my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Mr. Toad has Under Wraps in the #1 slot! (I can see how you might have overlooked that, since you were probably scanning the bottom of people's lists ) ... it has some great songs, and Ian sounds fantastic, but like I always say: Gimme Walk Into Light any day.
Four of us have now listed "A". LOVE that album, always have. There are a number of JT albums that could be considered 'most underrated', but that's my pick.
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measured by how often I listen to them
Thick As A Brick
Stand up
Benefit
Minstrel
Songs from the Wood
Aqualung
Passion play
Heavy Horses
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It's a testament to Jethro Tull that we can pick out 10 top albums and not be scaping the barrel at the end. Most bands never had 10 great albums alone.
Under Wraps is a great album dragged down by a couple of bad songs and a drum machine. As a Tull fanboy, I still love it, though. Just wish it had Doane instead of Dr. Beat.
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Walk Into Light, fellas.. it trumps Under Wraps (which again, I do like).
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Walk into Light has some good stuff for sure, but I give the edge to UW for Nobody's Car, Heat, Saboteur, and Tundra alone.
Ian Beabout
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Haven't listened to 'Under Wraps' in years. Had it, and probably still do, on cassette. I remember not liking the first song a whole lot, but really liking around the 3rd and 4th songs. Will have to revisit it. I do remember liking it more than 'Walk Into Light', personally, and more than some other Tull albums.
Ian Beabout
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My Top 10 here!
My favorites:
1) Benefit
2) Thick as a Brick
3) Minstrel in the Gallery
4) Aqualung
5) Stand Up
6) A Passion Play
7) Heavy Horses
8) Songs From the Wood
9) War Child
10) A Broadsword and the Beast
Mine are
1) Thick As A Brick
2) A Passion Play
3) Benefit
4) Chateau D'isaster
5) Aqualung
6) Minstrel In The Gallery
7) Songs From The Wood
8) A
9) Stand Up
10) Thick As A Brick, Part II (yes, I actually like this)
There aren't many BANDS that have ten great albums. Even the legendary ones. Most peter out ofter 6-8.It's a testament to Jethro Tull that we can pick out 10 top albums and not be scaping the barrel at the end. Most bands never had 10 great albums alone.
Bob
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