Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood
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Free Music Review: Possibly the greatest album ever, by anyone!
Hit: 5 Stars
Jethro Tull fuses rock, heavy metal, classical, folk, and traditional music (among others) into a seamless whole. Although this album is considered one of their "folkier" ones, it's more do to an overall feel and folklore-inspired lyrics; they're not doing rock versions of traditional music like Steeleye Span or Fairport Convention (although some of the music here gets kind of jiggy at times). What they are doing, however, is brilliant! This album immerses you in the feel of the English countryside. It's a very uplifting and wonderful album, and sounds like nothing else I've ever heard (well, until Blackmore's Night came around, maybe).
I may also note that most of the "new" Tull fans I know (that is, those who don't like a particular era of Tull because of nostalgia of when the albums came out) consider this their best release, myself included.
Free Music Review: A Trip Through The English Countryside
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the side of Jethro Tull that I really dig. I loved this CD from the very first listen, which is unusual for me. As much as I enjoy Aqualung, I have to admit it took some time for some of the songs to grow on me. Not so here. Ian Anderson's voice was made to accompany acoustic guitar strumming (which he is very adept at both.) Alot of acoustic guitar, flute and an ample smattering of Martin Barre's brilliant electric guitar colorings. I feel like I'm in "Jolly Olde England" while listening to this. Tull were a unique, pioneering band and I feel this recording is their crowning achievement and testimony to their greatness and individuality. Not a weak or dull moment. Truly captivating and my number one recommendation for a Jethro Tull recording. Also check out Thick As A Brick, Aqualung and Minstrel In The Gallery. Very addictive!Free Music Review: One of Tull's greatest achievements!
Hit: 5 Stars
What an album this is!!! It's hard even to begin talking about it. A mixture of unbelievable arrangements, harmonies, time-signatures - and one of the best group of musicians ever assembled - Songs From The Wood was released in 1977 and marked a shift in direction with Ian Anderson's new-found love for the British countryside. Full of mystical, powerful green imagery, the music speaks for itself in rich, crispy textures. British music at its very best without a doubt. Funny to think England was then all littered with punks who could never even grasp the deeper meanings contained herein.
Songs From The Wood may well be Jethro Tull's greatest achievement... But, of course, there are at least five others which would be at the same level: everything from Stand Up to Thick As A Brick and also Minstrel In The Gallery!!!
Free Music Review: Add it to your Tull-ection
Hit: 5 Stars
This review is more to defend Tull in general and this remastered album in particular, than to split hairs about its finer points (esp. after having read some reviews ripping into it).Tull's music has always been DIFFERENT. You either love it or you don't. To all you Tull fans out there: this album is a good buy. The remastering has made the music more crisp, and you can now hear notes and complexities that weren't apparent before. However, I have to agree with some of the other reviewers in saying that the live version of Velvet Green doesn't really add anything to the album.
Yes, there are many Tull albums that are insipid. But Songs from the Wood is NOT one of them. It is a masterpiece. To some of you who've thrown brickbats at it, I have only this to say: Cloth Ears!
Free Music Review: SFTW A Veteran Tull Fan's Perspective
Hit: 5 Stars
'Hunting Girl', the third track from this album, was the among the first JT songs I heard. A few years later, when I got my hands on the album, I finally understood the meaning of the term 'lush orchestration'. Brilliant right through, with nary a flaw anywhere.
The legendary Tull arrangement is right up there. Ian never sounded and played better, Martin simply rips his way through 'Hunting Girl' and 'Pibroch' (BTW, what a beautifully melancholy composition!).
Make no mistake, every track here is a killer, though I would recommend it for new fans only after they have heard a couple of the new JT albums.
Buy it anyway, and keep listening to it. One day, the meaning will dawn, clear as day!