Jethro Tull - Stand Up
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Free Music Review: "Whenever I get to feel this way, have to find new words to say" - IA
Hit: 4 Stars
This one takes me back to my high school days which were good times. Some of the best memories from those days of my youth were spent discovering new musical sounds and nothing was as unique as Jethro Tull. Who in their right mind would name their band Jethro anything? These guys were not only tight rockers but they also had a flute player! The vocals were unique as well almost demanding the listener's attention. Nice grooves kept my feet tapping thanks to some great up front bass and drums and that guitar player just flat out smoked. They also had a good twisted sense of humor (Fat Man). A lot of people like to rave about the classical cum rock tune Bouree and I concur that it is infectious much like chocolate. These wonderful tunes represent a fruitful musical time in history. There were many talented fellows coming out of England in my opinion and Jethro Tull helped make a name for themselves with this album. I will not attempt to categorize their style of music because that category would only include one band. Well done lads. Highly Recommended! - CiaoFree Music Review: They put the classic in classic rock
Hit: 5 Stars
I was a freshman at Valley Jr. College in Van Nuys, CA and one fine warm winter morning I heard the opening chords of "We Used to Know" ringing out on a 12 string guitar. A very lovely young lady was sitting on the grass strumming those chords with her eyes closed. She was dressed in sandals, blue jeans and a peasant shirt. When she opened he mouth to sing I thought that Joan Baez had taken possession of this girl's body. But it was better than Baez. It was ethereal and magical. I sat down to better appreciate the moment. It was a moment that stays with you your entire life. I drank i n the entire scene-- every note, every chord, every word right down to the last verse, "Each to his own way, I'll go mine/Best of luck with what you find/But for your own sake remember the times we used to know." I stood up and want to go thank her but I was afraid if I did everything would vanish and I would wake up to discover that it was all just a dream. In a way it was. The entire era seems very dream like. So if you missed it or older music fans, if you miss it, Stand Up is a very nice souvenir of that time and the music still stands. Free Music Review: This is really the first "Tull" album
Hit: 5 Stars
If you're a Tull fan and have decided to amass their discogrpahy, I recommended starting here, and not with "This Was." "This Was", Tull's first album, has a much more disorganized bluesy feel that the band slowly started to lose in favor of a more progressive folk-hard rock sound. This Was, while good, does not do Tull justice as far as giving the listener an idea of who Jethro Tull was at the height of their popularity in the 1970's. The album is clearly separated into its more bluesy songs that their original guitarist favored, and the folksy flute-led instrumentals that would become a component of the band's trademark progressive-folk sound. Stand Up, the band's second album lays the groundwork that Tull would build upon in their classic albums "Aqualung" and the concept album "Thick as a Brick." I especially recommend the whimsical "Look Into the Sun" as it is probably my favorite Tull song.Free Music Review: blues boogie classical folk rock
Hit: 4 Stars
Jethro Tull's 1969 release, Stand Up, was the band's second album officially, but the first to feature what came to be the classic Tull lineup. This is probably my 2nd favorite Tull album, number one being Aqualung. Stand Up reminds me of two other bands that were making outstanding music during that same time frame- Stand Up to me sounds kind of like a mix of Cream and Black Sabbath, but with the addition of a classical influence and a dash of folk thrown in. This album has some great lead guitar playing, a few cool drum solos, and Ian Anderson's vocals- he was in his prime here vocally and also becoming comfortable in his lyrics and writing. This is also the debut of the true instantly recognizable "Jethro Tull sound."Free Music Review: Best for living in the past of Jethro Tull
Hit: 5 Stars
Luis Mejia (son) - Jethro Tull's official first true album obviously starts in Stand Up, here is where they stand as truly talented and recognizable musicians, with the adding of long time guitarist Martin Barre (after Mick Abrahams' departure) the band was already launching into brilliant success, while This Was is a comfortable album with certain notorious features, they were still amateur musicians, so Stand Up demonstrate a much more comprehensible musical talent in its songs. Still keeping a strong british blues basis, they've also moved forward into the aspects of hard, blues rock, more cohersive and melodic songs, a theatrical, castle-like mood and an interest into more orchestrated/classical influenced pieces, with also soft, calm pieces present. This is the closest album they've released to Aqualung, of course, the set of songs here are less meaningful or conceptual as Aqualung, but this is such a brilliant piece just because there's no need to possess an acquired taste to appreciate the album. The band was still in search of their unique sound, and, even when this album seems a little bit insecure, there's an accessible listen in each song, swinging gracefuly from their blues roots, the hard, blues rocking opening "A New Day Yesterday" marks their definitive inclination into rock territory, while the most acclaimable "Back To The Family" and "Nothing Is Easy" are both true very moody, blues songs, these two may be in the best preferences for This Was lovers. An exentric aura can be notorious on the celtic influenced, exotic, foreign flavoured "Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square", its soft, light mood mixed with its theatrical moods make it one of the bests, while the famous, moody instrumental piece "Bour?e", recognizable for its catchy flute riffs and for being a J.F. Bach classical arranged by Jethro, along with the calm, soft, atmospherical, orchestrated "Reasons For Waiting" show the band's best classical interests, also marking a long partnership with arranger David Palmer. "Look Into The Sun" and "We Used To Know" both stand as incredibly dramatic, calm, soft emotional songs, two of their most potential ones. In more fame matters, the catchy, uncompromising and humorous "Fat Man" you may have seen it as a bonus track on other remasters, while two bonus tracks from this album got to be big, acclaimable songs; the fierceful, war-like "Sweet Dream" and the charismatic "Living In The Past". Jethro Tull's true fierceful power starts in Stand Up, don't doubt on buying it, is one of their best pieces, here they already got to be real, serious musicians so don't expect any performance debilities, and believe me this is the closest to Aqualung; if you like their blues phase you'll like the serious "A New Day Yesterday", "Back To Family", "Nothing Is Easy" and "Living In The Past", if you like more soft, calm songs you'll enjoy "Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square", "Bour?e", "Look Into The Song", "We Used To Know" and "Reasons For Waiting", or if you like more the famous ones but with catchy melodies or interesting sounds but still fierceful, you may choose "Fat Man", "Sweet Dream" or "For A Thousand Mothers". Don't miss this one, is their third best, but in terms of comprehension and enjoyable songs, this is their top #1.