Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick 1 & 2 (2LP Vinyl) 40th Anniversary Steven Wilson Mix: Deluxe Box Set
Chrysalis Records (1972 & 2012 / This Pressing 2012)

2 reviews for Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick 1 & 2 (2LP Vinyl) 40th Anniversary Steven Wilson Mix: Deluxe Box Set
Chrysalis Records (1972 & 2012 / This Pressing 2012)

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   5 out of 5

   AMG – February 13, 2015

   Jethro Tull's first LP-length epic is a masterpiece in the annals of progressive rock, and one of the few works of its kind that still holds up decades later. Mixing hard rock and English folk music with classical influences, set to stream-of-consciousness lyrics so dense with imagery that one might spend weeks pondering their meaning -- assuming one feels the need to do so -- the group created a dazzling tour de force, at once playful, profound, and challenging, without overwhelming the listener. The original LP was the best-sounding, best-engineered record Tull had ever released, easily capturing the shifting dynamics between the soft all-acoustic passages and the electric rock crescendos surrounding them. Some 40 years after the release of Jethro Tull's prog landmark Thick as a Brick, chief Tull Ian Anderson crafts a sequel. Sensibly titled Thick as a Brick 2, this 2012 set brings us up to speed with the life of Gerald Bostock, who was a mere lad of 10 at the time of TAAB but is now an adult shouldering a myriad of responsibilities. His disappointments and mild triumphs make him a different man than he was, yet underneath it all he's still that recognizable child, and the same can be said for Anderson's music: it's cleaner and streamlined, not as indulgent or idealistic as his younger work, boasting a more sensible structure, yet it still bears all of his signatures from the flute to rambling folk-rock.
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   5 out of 5

   Geoff – February 12, 2015

   This is superb Deluxe Vinyl Edition of Ian Anderson's masterwork & companion follow-up LP. Steven Wilson's mix of ‘Thick as a Brick’ is astounding -- you have got to hear this! The entire package is absolutely brilliant! Reissue of the century!