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Track Listings
| 1. Living In The Past (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Aqualung (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. Sweet Dream (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. The Whistler (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Bungle In The Jungle (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. Witches Promise (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. Locomotive Breath (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Steel Monkey (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 9. Thick As A Brick (Edit No 1) (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 10. Bouree (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 11. Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 12. Life Is A Long Song (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 13. Songs From The Wood (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 14. A New Day Yesterday (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 15. Heavy Horses (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 16. Broadsword (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 17. Roots To Branches (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 18. A Song For Jeffrey (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 19. Minstrel In The Gallery (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 20. Cheerio (2001 Digital Remaster) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Another Best Of compilation? Presumably, serious Jethro Tull devotees will already own--several times over--every single note that the squire Ian Anderson has ever puffed and grunted on that omnifarious flute of his. And with at least five Best Ofs previously available, even the inquisitive novice has been handed a good few "point of entry" opportunities down the years. So why release another? Although the veteran prog-folk rockers have hardly churned out enough studio albums in the last few years (modernity has been a bit of a struggle) to warrant a complete rethink on what constitutes their greatest moments (thus the vintage likes of "Aqualung", "Thick As A Brick", "Witches Promise", "Bouree", etc. are all entirely non-contentious inclusions) this latest career overview, featuring tracks selected by Anderson himself, isn't entirely repetitious. After all, fresh bait is dangled in the "previously unavailable" shape of three judicious, single-length edits of Tull evergreens "Heavy Horses", "Too Old To Rock n Roll" and "Minstrel In The Gallery". --Kevin Maidment
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
You rarely, if ever, find an album that pleases everybody, and perhaps because of this you may find reviews of this collection elsewhere saying "this is a weak song" "that's not up to standard" and so on. I prefer to take a slightly different view.
What you actually have here, (and I think Ian Anderson said as much in the sleeve notes), a kind of Jethro Tull "try before you buy" sales brochure introducing you to their back catalogue. The CD spans JT's illustrious career, starting with their single "Living in the Past" and progressing in a fairly non-chronological order through some classic Tull and some less obvious choices.
I think this gives Tull newcomers a chance to dip a toe tentatively into this unique band and get a feel for their various musical directions, prior to taking the plunge proper. Once you've found a track that grabs you, all you need do is a little research to find out what album it came from, then go get that album if you want to find out more.
For example, if folk rock is "your thang", you may find "Heavy Horses" or "Songs from the Wood" do it for you, and as luck would have it, these are title tracks from their respective albums. Aqualung, with it's changing time signatures, is more prog rock and the album it's from went in an entirely different musical direction.
That's not to say you may not grow to like either style, but with such a diverse back catalogue to choose from, why waste time trying to get into something that doesn't quite do it for you at first listen? In this respect, it's almost an ideal "first" Tull album.
The other way of viewing this album, is that it's almost like a live Jethro Tull gig in layout. I bought this album after seeing Tull live in 2001, and for me, it's like having a Tull gig in my living room everytime I put it on, with the added benefit I can sit in a comfortable seat and don't have to queue for the bar! I put it on when I'm in the mood for some Tull, but don't necessarily want to hear a whole CD of similar songs - much the same feel as when you go and see a gig.
If you're a long time Tull fan, and have all their previous albums, you might only want this CD if you feel you absolutely have to have everything they ever put out, in chronological order, for the sake of completing you collection. However, you might just want it to put in the car so you can have a bit of Tull without having to carry loads of CD's around with you.
What you actually have here, (and I think Ian Anderson said as much in the sleeve notes), a kind of Jethro Tull "try before you buy" sales brochure introducing you to their back catalogue. The CD spans JT's illustrious career, starting with their single "Living in the Past" and progressing in a fairly non-chronological order through some classic Tull and some less obvious choices.
I think this gives Tull newcomers a chance to dip a toe tentatively into this unique band and get a feel for their various musical directions, prior to taking the plunge proper. Once you've found a track that grabs you, all you need do is a little research to find out what album it came from, then go get that album if you want to find out more.
For example, if folk rock is "your thang", you may find "Heavy Horses" or "Songs from the Wood" do it for you, and as luck would have it, these are title tracks from their respective albums. Aqualung, with it's changing time signatures, is more prog rock and the album it's from went in an entirely different musical direction.
That's not to say you may not grow to like either style, but with such a diverse back catalogue to choose from, why waste time trying to get into something that doesn't quite do it for you at first listen? In this respect, it's almost an ideal "first" Tull album.
The other way of viewing this album, is that it's almost like a live Jethro Tull gig in layout. I bought this album after seeing Tull live in 2001, and for me, it's like having a Tull gig in my living room everytime I put it on, with the added benefit I can sit in a comfortable seat and don't have to queue for the bar! I put it on when I'm in the mood for some Tull, but don't necessarily want to hear a whole CD of similar songs - much the same feel as when you go and see a gig.
If you're a long time Tull fan, and have all their previous albums, you might only want this CD if you feel you absolutely have to have everything they ever put out, in chronological order, for the sake of completing you collection. However, you might just want it to put in the car so you can have a bit of Tull without having to carry loads of CD's around with you.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Tull have been making records now for over 30 years. In all of that time, however, there has never been a single cd which fully represented their entire distinguished recording career. The long wait is finally over with the release of this disc. Featuring songs from their very early years, like "Song For Jeffrey," "Bouree" and "Living in the Past" up through their next to last studio album, "Roots to Branches," this cd constitutes an excellent sampler of the band's work. Long-time fans of the band will, of course, already have several copies of the songs on this disc, but the convenience of having them all together more than makes up for it. My only quibble with the album is that it nowhere mentions Ray Davies and I believe that the inclusion of a more complete informative booklet on the history of the band and the songs on the album would have been a plus for those fans who already have these songs. Still, this is definitely a must have cd for new fans and old. Hopefully, in ten years time, we'll be able to look back on this cd and say, like the band did on their first album, "This was how [Tull] were playing then--but things change....don't they."
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There are a lot of compilations out there showcasing the wonderful Jethro Tull. The best compilation is by far the box set 25th anniversary that coincides with the DVD release. This little snippet of Tull being reviewed here is of course only 1 CD attempting to jam in all the best of Tull and failing miserably. Tull is so good though that I can listen to snippets of the great band anytime so it deserves at least recognition for that. Though I don't know who this CD is aimed at. All true Tull fans would own all these songs. Non Tull fans may come across this in a bargain bin and decide to check out the band but would they? Really in all honesty it contains a lot of the quintessential Tull classics such as Living In The Past, Aqualung, Bungle In The Jungle, The Witch's Promise, Bourée, Life Is A Long Song, A New Day Yesterday, Locomotive Breath and A Song For Jeffrey. All of these of course have made their way to just about every Tull compilation known to man. Furthermore these songs come from Jethro Tull's best albums so are worth purchasing.
Once again those who think they know better decided to throw on a criminally edited version of Thick as a Brick that never works so I don't know why they bother. Oh, and the obligatory edited Minstrel in the Gallery raises its ugly head. For some reason there is an edited version of Heavy Horses as well. The edited songs are really useless, and why did they tack on Cheerio? It seems the powers that be were trying to jam in as much Tull as possible editing here and there to make the cut. It would have been way better to leave these tracks off all together and add others such as Teacher or some of the early stuff from Benefit or This Was or at least more of Aqualung. In any case this is really a dire compilation compared to others available. It looks pretty in its packaging, but comes off as really just another cash-in for the uninitiated.
Once again those who think they know better decided to throw on a criminally edited version of Thick as a Brick that never works so I don't know why they bother. Oh, and the obligatory edited Minstrel in the Gallery raises its ugly head. For some reason there is an edited version of Heavy Horses as well. The edited songs are really useless, and why did they tack on Cheerio? It seems the powers that be were trying to jam in as much Tull as possible editing here and there to make the cut. It would have been way better to leave these tracks off all together and add others such as Teacher or some of the early stuff from Benefit or This Was or at least more of Aqualung. In any case this is really a dire compilation compared to others available. It looks pretty in its packaging, but comes off as really just another cash-in for the uninitiated.
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Sensational
Haven't heard Jethro for years and the album took me a back quarter of a century. The album was fantastic then, it's sensational now! The music even inspires Weller.
Published 1 month ago by chilled
jethro at its best
Old but still fantastic, all their greatest ever tunes on one album, I love it. What more can you say aboit one of the best groups from the 70's
Published 3 months ago by Mr. John Cuthbertson
Excellent Remastered Album
I have always been a big fan of Jethro Tull since I was a schoolboy in the Seventies. They have become one of
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the most played bands in all aspects of the media. Read more
Published 6 months ago by jamma57
What d'you mean "you put them in the loft"?
A good digest from a long career with multiple high points. I'd be surprised if this collection made any new fans, but at less than four quid (current price Nov 2011) it should... Read more
Published 6 months ago by G. Owens
Jethro tull newby
Since I started listening to planet rock on a regular basis I have been enjoying music that I was too young to appreciate first time around. Read more
Published 6 months ago by marags
jethro
This takes me back. Some of the songs i hadn't heard for a very long time but still sounded very good. Chart toppers amongst them and sound better than rap music anyday.
Published 9 months ago by bykerbill
The Very Best of Jethro Tull
This is a must buy for anyone who is a Jethro Tull fan. I can really recommend it. Just Great.
Published 22 months ago by Margaret Butler
Nostalgia
I never saw Jethro Tull first time round, although did see them at the Brighton Dome recently.
I enjoyed this CD; it is good late night listening. Read more
I enjoyed this CD; it is good late night listening. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Pete Fountain
The mean flute player
Catching up on Jethro Tull in a Greatest Hit's package is a wonderful experience, it sounds so far away musically from todays dross and yet so refreshingly simple and clear. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2009 by Mr. M. Field
a good jethro tull hits cd too start with
ive been a fan since i was a kid there style is unique love it folk rock and prog too love it ian anderson doesant have the best voice but for this style of music its fine its like... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by Mr. S. L. Smith
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