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Toni B. (twintoni) from ORANGE PARK, FL
Reviewed on 8/24/2006...

The rest of the best of Jethro Tull, you'll find tracks here you forgot you loved to listen to!!

A great compilation

B. Drexler | 03/25/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great 2 CD set if your new to this band or if this is your favorite which in my case Tull is my favorite band. All of their albums are represented up until Catfish Rising. I have all of the bands studio albums and from time to time put these discs in my player when I don't feel like listening to the proper studio albums. It is unfortunate that this album is an import and really expensive.



Buy it buy it buy it you won't be disappointed."

One of the Best Compilations I've Ever Heard

jansley | Vernon, Texas | 02/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This has over 77 minutes on each CD. Within the constraint of a 2-CD format, you can't ask for much more. I like EVERY song on this collection. I was 18 when "Aqualung" came out in 1971 and really liked the heavier Jethro Tull songs on "Stand Up", "Benefit" and "Aqualung." I eagerly purchased the "Thick As A Brick" LP when it came out in 1972 but found it somewhat tedious and really lost interest in this band after that. So I was familiar with most of the songs on CD-1 in this collection and love having them together on one CD. Maybe one other 3 minute excerpt from TAAB would have been nice as well as the Aqualung ballad "Wond'ring Aloud" but what do you cut out?



I had not heard most of what was on CD-2 except the great "Minstrel In the Gallery" and I like the edit on this - it's still over 6 minutes. But I have to say I LOVE the other CD-2 tunes. "Farm On the Freeway" is an unbelieveable Dire Straits-sounding rocking epic of over 6 minutes. "Jump Start" has a kicking flute and guitar interplay and rips for almost 5 minutes - wow!! The music on "Pussy Willow" is fantastic, a beautiful transition of lilting woodwinds with driving guitar and drums - I just wish Ian had come up with something besides the phrase "Pussy Willow" - sounds kinda dorky, sorry. How about "wishing you well" or "missing my hell". Sorry, it's just hard to tell my rocker friends (yep - and we're over 50!) that I found a great new song called "Pussy Willow!" But I digress....



Great, great stuff overall. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Too bad there are no liner notes about the songs, but at least it says what album and year each song came from. Also, it would have been nice if the songs were numbered in the booklet. Can't tell you how many times I've had to count down the list to see if it's song 10, 11 or 14. There are a few booklet essentials that should be mandatory such as that in spite of all the needs for "artistic" expression of booklet designers. But I digress again - just bring me my broadsword and clear understanding (wow, what a devastating line from "Broadsword" - sums up the whole torment of going to battle - pretty relevant today isn't it?). Thanks, Mr. Anderson!!

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