Jethro Tull - Best of Acoustic
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Free Music Review: Was Owen wrong?
Hit: 4 Stars
Where is "Bouree"?
Why are there two tracks from Ian Anderson's solo albums? I thought the whole point of his solo career is that he's not Jethro Tull. Did Owen Wilson risk his credibility--nay, his reputation!--on the silver screen when he declared that Jethro Tull was a band, not a person?
And of the two previously unreleased tracks, "Pastime with Good Company" has been done better by Blackmore's Night (studio and live). I would have preferred several tracks, any number of acoustic tracks, from Tull's catalogue (especially 'Songs from the Wood') to those three.
Also, as wonderful as this album sounds, the songs are even better in the context of their original albums.
Still, this is a welcome and useful album to me. When I bought it at my favorite music store--Forever Young, Texas (huge, with enough vinyl, CDs, and intelligent management to satisfy any music lover)--both clerks remarked that they too wanted to get it. They're my age, late 40s, with a lot of musical history and knowledge between them. My wife commented that she liked the music. That's recommendation enough for me.
Thanks as always to Ian Anderson for his forthright, courteous, and charming liner notes.
Track origins are as follows:
1-13, 15: original studio albums
14: '20th Anniversary' box
16-17: '25th Anniversary' box
18: 'Night Cap'
19: 'The Secret Language of Birds'
20: 'Rupi's Dance'
21-22: 'The Jethro Tull Christmas Album'
23: previously unreleased
24: (live in Denmark) previously unreleased
Free Music Review: Meanwhile back in the year 1
Hit: 4 Stars
From wildhaired Edwardian rock minstrel to elder-statesman of the unplugged generation, Ian Anderson and his cohorts of Jethro Tull have kept the unamplified in their music even as they dropped classic rock riffs that have stood for decades. ("Aqualung" and "Locomotive Breath" to name a pair.) But what has always been the main variable to set Jethro Tull apart has been their steadfast loyalty to acoustic music and Anderson's beloved flute.
This collection narrows that field even more. "The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull" strips away any plugged in instruments. No electric leads, no synths. Nothing here that couldn't be played in the round with a group of like minded friends. Yet from "Wond'ring Aloud" (a personal favorite) to the more recent "Under Wraps," the sound is stunningly consistent. The remastering brings all the songs up to a modern sound and an equal footing. There are plenty of favorites here (and some I miss, but the full running time means Anderson obviously had to leave a few off the final list), so I am content to let this CD play as a de-stressor.
The reason I give "The Best Of Acoustic" only 4 stars is that it doesn't give a full representation of what Anderson and Jethro Tull are capable of. There are other best ofs (Very Best of Jethro Tull) or even "Thick As A Brick" to give you examples of the breadth of Jethro Tull's almost 40 year career.
Free Music Review: + 1/2 stars...Hits Most of the Highlights
Hit: 4 Stars
This 24-track collection hits most of the acoustic highlights in Jethro Tull's forty-year history from 1969's STAND UP through their most recent studio album, 2003's seasonal album THE JETHRO TULL CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
There are the usual suspects, such as "Fat Man," "Life Is a Long Song," "Mother Goose"--heck, just about everything here from the Seventies (tracks 1-13) is required listening. But this collection also covers such latter-Tull chestnuts as "Under Wraps 2" (from 1984's UNDER WRAPS), as well as a pair of gems from Ian Anderson's recent solo albums--"The Water Carrier" (from 2000's THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRDS) and "Rupi's Dance" (from 2003's RUPI'S DANCE). There are also two tracks that first appeared on earlier albums (LIVING IN THE PAST and HEAVY HORSES respectively) that were reworked for their Christmas album--"A Christmas Song" and "Weathercock." The last two tracks appear in a previously unreleased form--"One Brown Mouse" and "Pastime with Good Company."
For fans that have long waited for a collection of the best of the acoustic side of Jethro Tull, this is a real treat. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED [Running Time - 77:56]
Free Music Review: Great cd!!
Hit: 4 Stars
Lots of great songs, there are a few acoutic numbers I would have liked added also or swapped with one or two. All in all Lots of great songs, many you wouldn't find on a compilation album! If your a Tull fan you'll like this!Free Music Review: Mostly excellent
Hit: 4 Stars
The first 17 tracks on this album are great snippets of Tull, and after that things get a little random. I would rather have had him include the full song of some of the older numbers and omit some of the newer, weaker ones.