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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | May 5th 20 |
Massive improvement over the debut adding in a plethora of new influences, and moving sturdily towards proggy waters. Anderson whips out his Mandolin, and the blues, while still quite present, is lessened to give room to folk and more jazz influences. The many different sounds make the album very enjoyable and varied, though all of them aren?t inplemented as well yet.
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| 4.0 excellent | Deadwing2112 | March 8th 20 |
Ian Anderson gains control and directs Jethro Tull towards a more progressive rock sound. Martin Barre's guitar is featured and the difference is noticeable. Anderson's vocals still lean blues however elements of rock and folk sprinkle throughout, providing hints of greatness to arrive soon. The band is remarkably tight, a hallmark to continue down the road.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | February 17th 16 |
What is often heralded as the peak of bluesy first years of Jethro Tull, Stand Up is a practically seamless combination of riffy, catchy blues and dexterous, enthralling progressive rock. Whereas songs like opener "A New Day Yesterday" and "Look Into The Sun" are perfect examples of the former qualities, tracks like "Back To The Family" and "Nothing Is Easy" encapsulate the latter features. There are also a couple of tracks utilizing ideas and progressive qualities that are pretty interesting for their time. For instance, the flute-driven cover of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Bouree" is quite lovely, and the use of a mandolin in "Fat Man" further exemplifies the band's penchant for using unorthodox instruments in rock. In retrospect, Stand Up was the last album on which Jethro Tull played from blues rock roots, but it remains one of the best pieces of work the band put its name to.
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| 4.0 excellent | smaugman | January 26th 15 |
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| 4.5 superb | Lodger | September 3rd 25 |
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