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Thick As A Brick [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued]

Jethro Tull Audio CD
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Early in 1968, a group of young British musicians, born from the ashes of various failed regional bands gathered together in hunger, destitution and modest optimism in Luton, North of London. With a common love of Blues and an appreciation, between them, of various other music forms, they started to win over a small but enthusiastic audience in the various pubs and clubs of Southern England. ... Read more in Amazon's Jethro Tull Store

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  • Audio CD (8 Jun 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B00000AOUD
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,722 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Thick As A Brick (Part 1) (1997 Digital Remaster)22:40£4.49  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Thick As A Brick (Part 2) (1997 Digital Remaster)21:09£4.49  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Thick As A Brick (Live At Madison Square Garden)11:50£2.99  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Interview With Jethro Tull16:30£2.99  Buy MP3 


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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Tull are definitely not 'Thick'! 21 Feb 2000
Format:Audio CD
One of Jethro Tull's most impressive, memorable, yet strangest albums from the early '70s. The concept of a continuous song (but suddenly changing here and there), was clever at the time. Based upon the theme of a young poet acclaimed then denounced because of his 'strongly-worded' entry in a competition. The replica newspaper describing both articles - and much more besides! - was included with the original vinyl version. Yet two more extras were added to the 25th Anniversary of 'Thick As A Brick - LATE EDITION' CD: 'Live at Madison Square Garden' and 'Exclusive Interview with...'; the former can also be found on Tull's 20th Anniversary Video, (the first Live Transatlantic Recording) while the latter concerns Ian, Martin Barre, and Jeffrey Hammond offering insight to the uncertain, sufferable times during its creation in '72. Following the success of 'Aqualung', Tull were by this time sunning in the limelight, having achieved tremendous popularity in the music world, with one of the most important albums of their career. I deem this a five star classic wonder because of the Anniversary Package bonus tracks - although Jethro Tull really went to town by designing the realistic 'St. Cleve and Herald' community newspaper! Thus proving themselves multi-talented, Ian insisted that live performances resemble 'Monty Python' sketches, and add a little humour to the throng. Although Britain's audiences were doubtless rolling in the aisles, it was met with much puzzlement in Europe and Japan where early 70's bizarre British humour hadn't yet caught on. But that didn't matter - the band was there to earn money, perform (in more ways than one) to eager fans, and enjoy the good old days!
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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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I have been listening to my Dad's Vinyl collection and I asked my Dad about this particular record. He played it to me and I was astounded at how well the music was played. The strange time changes add to the superb playing of Anderson, Hammond, et al. The lyrics are so cleverly done (and in some places downright weird). I really like the sleeve that came with the vinyl, especially the way it really is like a local newspaper with poorly spelled words and bad typing, accompanied with a brilliant crossword (with which Me and my dad have struggled). Overall I have to say that this is, along with Aqualung, one of the best albums I have heard by Tull. I also recommend to any budding Tull fans to check out Gentle Giant ("In a Glass House" or "3 Friends"). Hope you enjoy this album (and others) as much as I did.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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When I was getting into Jethro Tull in the mid-to-late 70s, I was drawn to both the newer albums of the time ('Songs from the Woods', 'Heavy Horses' etc.) as well as the classic earlier albums ('Aqualung', 'Stand Up' etc.), but wasn't sure if buying an album with my prized pocket money with apparently no track listing, and a newspaper for a cover was going to be a major disappointment or not. I'm pleased I took the plunge, because for me it remains their best album and the one I return to even in my older years!

Firstly, the whole thing just flows... from its classic acoustic guitar start through all the guitar and keyboard-orientated sections (some amazingly powerful) and then takes you back home right at the end. Great recurring themes and tunes (very melodic at times), a variety of time signatures, and an engaging lyrical theme - make this not only a Prog Rock concept album masterpiece, but a Classic Rock one too!

Do I follow all the lyrics? - well, not really. But I can see it's about a boy's journey towards adulthood (autobiographical by Ian Anderson?) into the world where freedom is despised and conventionality is praised. In fact, I always think Ian did a better job with this album than Roger Waters did with parts of 'The Wall' in expressing this anti-establishment sentiment.

What the album really benefits from are some really great tunes that stay in your head and have you humming the notes for hours after listening to them (something lacking in the likes of 'A Passion Play' and some later albums). However, I agree with an earlier reviewer that despite this melodic accessibility for a concept album, the album needs to be focussed on (rather than played in the background) to get the most out of it.

On the new CD version itself and in recent interviews, Ian likes to treat it as a humourous attempt to make the ultimate 'tongue-in-cheek' prog rock concept album. Well I just don't buy that (well not all of it anyway) and think for credibility reasons he's trying to distance himself (in hindsight) from what is often a mocked concept by the music industry (to be fair some concept albums deserve it!). The idea of 'creating' a concept might have been a fun one for the band at first, but you only need to listen to the complexity and exhurbence of the playing and most importantly the acidity and bite in Ian's lyrics to know they were well into the concept. Whatever the thinking behind it, it's a 70s masterpiece and well worth a few pounds of anyone's money, especially those younger listeners rediscovering 70s prog via Yes and Genesis reissues or the likes of 'Spock's Beard'. It's just a shame the CD can't give you all the 'Monty Pythonesque' newspaper articles - but long live Gerald 'Little Milton' Bostock (wherever he is!)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Magic
Had the LP since early 70's and decided that there were too many scratches so bought the CD. Not disappointed in the slightest, still as good as it was.
Published 2 days ago by Mr. Ray G. Sheale
5.0 out of 5 stars Was Gerald Bostock a genius?
Yeh, I know that many critics have slated this masterpiece over the years, especially on release but it has stood the test of time well and ranks up there with the best. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Possum Pie
5.0 out of 5 stars Spin me back down the years, to the days of my youth...
What can one say that has not already been said about this timeless classic of twentieth century popular music? Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dean, London
5.0 out of 5 stars Present for partner
He has this on vinyl with no way to play it, so he was delighted that he now has a copy he can listen to.....! Excellent delivery service.
Published 4 months ago by Jenywenny
4.0 out of 5 stars Wildly Inventive
A classic in the era when prog rock was in it's hay day.
Setting out to mock the pomposity of prog, Jethro Tull produced an album celebrated
by prog rockers. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Andrew Holborn
5.0 out of 5 stars Tull at his best
I remember going to the ODEN in Exeter to see Tull. This brings it all back. I played it in the car for my trip from Bristol to Edinburgh and did not tire of it
Published 4 months ago by Donald Leatt
4.0 out of 5 stars alternative voting system makes this Number 1
Recently voted the world's Number 1 progressive rock album....by who I wonder, and by what method. On a traditional first past the post voting system this wouldn't have got... Read more
Published 6 months ago by F. M. Havicon
5.0 out of 5 stars Theeeeeeeee BEST !
If you are contemplating buying the best album on the planet, your contemplating days are over....this is possibly the most incredibly alluring,entertaining,wondrous,erm... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. V
5.0 out of 5 stars Exhibits extremely unbalanced views of life (or so they say), October...
If AQUALUNG, which I have not personally heard, established Jethro Tull critically and commercially, this album cemented Jethro Tull as one of the few bands that successfully... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mike London
4.0 out of 5 stars One of Jethro Tull's best
Having recently been to see Ian Anderson live, performing T A A B and T A A B 2 it made me realise that I had not listened to Thick as a Brick since I stopped using my record... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Richard M. Hughes
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