Aqualung

I think this is the album I've enjoyed most since starting these recommendations.

Not for me, although I'm sure it's great "classic rock."

Singing about the Cross-Eyed Mary accompanied by a flute – I knew then that I wouldn't be disappointed. I listened to the album with interest and had a great time, listening to its diverse range of instruments. The energy was fantastic.

Nothing about this album excited me.

Not really into progressive.

This is an album I listened to a lot 40 plus years ago but haven’t revisited in a long long time. It really is a great rock album maybe Jethro Tulls best or one of the best. The modern Steven Wilson mix is well worth a listen as well

Really great album overall. Many 5/5 songs, but there's just a few toward the middle that lose me a little, bringing the total down to 4/5. In theory, flute on a prog-rock record sounds like typical prog wankery, but in practive Ian's playing just feels so natural, it really doesn't come across an excessive or out of place in my opinion. I do wish Thick as a Brick was on the list as well, as it is my 5/5 Jethro record, and I think the concept of it being 1 long (absolutely bangin') song makes it so much more interesting than many of the other albums that made this list.

Aqualung sounds kinda rock but the rest are pretty indi-folk sounding.

I’ve never heard of this Jethro Tull guy before but this wasn’t a bad album. I don’t know why there’s a 15 minute interview as a bonus track included though

Didn’t care for this but props for adding flute into rock music. DNF (3)

A REALLY great album that I thought was okay.

The opening track is iconic, the rest of the album is quite good as well. All in all, quite fun and a great incorporation of interesting instruments and themes.

Haven’t heard much music with a flute solo before. It’s fascinating to listen to a combination of folk. Sounds like it could be put in a modern fantasy anime with slice of life or battle montages.

Certainly a very interesting album. Not sure i fully understood this even after 2 listens but I still think this was pretty great regardless. Enjoyed the flute playing a lot.

For prog rock it was pretty good. I know Aqualung is the famous song, but Hymn 43 outshined it and Locomotive Breath. But still, it's prog rock.

A classic from my childhood

Bra, men blir litt for ensformig til å være ei prog-plate.

Et band jeg aldri har hørt på før, og som jeg neppe kommer til å oppsøke igjen, selv om denne plata er full av god, gammal middelalderrock. Ikke min kopp med te, dessverre.

Banger

My POP liked Jethro Tull, and try as I might I could never get down with their peculiar progressive blend of folk and rock. Maybe it's the lyrics? Maybe it's the choices in instrumentation? Maybe it's the tonal inconsistency and jarring shifts across songs? Despite their solid musicianship, I subscribe to all three criticisms. The album is not a total abomination but I'd like to know if I'm listening to King Crimson or Cat Stevens and this record just can't decide. Sorry Dad.

Really enjoyed this one. Original tunes. Aqualung a classic and seems appropriate for our .PDF times. Overall a fun listen.

Αλμπουμαρα, μου το έμαθε ο Τάσος

Un álbum buenísimo pero no para cualquier momento

al principio fue onda "wow esto es como 4 o 5 estrellas", ya luego quedé onda "que estoy escuchando ya quiero cambiar el álbum a otro"

Too long and mostly boring songs.

Cool, liked wind-up, and post interview was really cool, never seen an album include that

"You play the flute? Play some Jethro Tull dudeeee"

wtf how have I not listened to this album before?!?! I knew just bit and pieces of a few Jethro Tull songs until today, and I always thought it was just generic boomer music, but... my mind is blown! this is amazing!!

Aqualung by Jethro Tull is a thematically-driven not-quite-a-concept-album whose creative instrumentation and varied styles give its sound range from medievally bardic to bluesy hard rock. It starts strong with an awesome titular track whose blend of styles sets listener expectations for what’s to follow. The album transitions into the rest of the first half with the wonderful intro to Cross-Eyed Mary but loses a bit of traction after this song until the second half. There’s plenty of beautifully colorful instrumentation here, but the sparser sections highlight where the album shines most—leaning into either of its best aspects: the more instrumentally creative sections, and the incredibly fun hard rock influenced sound. The album’s energy picks up again with the catchy Up to Me, and My God marks the beginning of the second half where the album truly finds its thematic footing in its anti-religious satire. Shoutout to the flute solo here, because the flute on this album is awesome; its choral section is also one of the most interesting on this album. The groovy hard rock sound briefly shifts into more of that beautiful orchestral color only for the punchy guitar and piano to bring us to the fun, bluesy Locomotive Breath. The final song thematically wraps the album up, making it easy to see how some see this as a concept album: perhaps the truly "poor" ones are not the slimy, destitute characters from the fairytale beginning but the Church of England’s spiritually impoverished priests and bishops, the singer realizing the church’s flawed vision of god and finding his own that doesn’t involve so much “pomp” and hypocrisy. This is a somewhat inconsistent album with high highs that tries to do a lot and succeeds to varying but almost always satisfying degrees, making for an overall quite enjoyable and fairly thoughtful album. Rating: ~6.5-7.0/10 _____ Album 4 / 1001+

i enjoyed this album as much as i’m not familiar with jethro tull, highlights were hymn 43, up to me, wondr’ing aloud and wind up. i appreciate the prog rock in this a lot!

It’s not often a flute makes me stank face

Come on what is this list? How can you have Jethro Tull but not Tenacious D? These creators clearly don't know musical influence if it slapped them in the face

Well, this is a tough one...I went down a rabbit hole here. Aqualung (the title track) is a very sad tale, but I was curious what others thought and looked up a couple of reviews on google. People were really, really critical of the titular character. I'm not convinced. He's not a disgusting letch, he's a poor homeless man that we see through the eyes of the people observing him - the young girls, the salvation army, the person wandering the park, people who look at him with disgust/contempt, and/or sympathy. Yet some of the reviews were VERY critical of the songwriting as trying to make us feel sympathetic to a pedo - something I did not get at all. Seems some reviewers can look past the actual disgusting behaviour of bands like Led Zep, Aerosmith, MJ, etc, but a writer asking us to have sympathy for a homeless person is a step too far. Similar can be said for Cross-eyed Mary - a young girl seeking validation through destructive means, but convincing herself she is above her peers because of it. I think this behaviour is far more common - if mostly not as extreme - in many youth. But instead of feeling sorry for Mary, and being critical of her environment, the reviews seem to think this was intended to be voyeuristic. Am I being too generous of the intent? I did not find it voyeuristic at all, I again found it sad and confronting. It's an interesting album. Some stuff is great, some is close. A lot is confronting and thought provoking. But is it something I'll come back to? I don't think so. Usually my metric is "3 stars means I won't turn it off if it comes on but I won't choose it" and "4 stars means I'll put this on when the mood strikes me". I might have to deviate a little because while I won't choose to put this on it DID make me think a lot more than most the other stuff I'm being fed here.

SITTING ON A PARK BENCH absolutely insane transition to song 2 top fucking ten. I don't even care. MY GOD!!!! MY GOOODDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a beautiful rejection of the status quo. A send up of religion that I didn't know I needed.

Flutes and elfs. This is the worst prog rock. When I listened to terrestrial radio, any hint of these buffoons was an automatic station change. The worst classic rock has to offer.

This was awesome! Jazz flute was a great addition but just beautiful songwriting all round. Locomotive breath is a classic that I'll listen to many times again!

Fuck w the flute

The crime here isn’t the amount of flute usage, it’s the first two song subjects. You can sing whatever you want over prog rock songs that are this explorative and whimsical, and you choose that to open up the album? Man. Getting over the uneasy lyrical content of the first two songs, there’s some solid instrumentation throughout. “Cheap Day Return” is a short little track that hammers home the fact that this will be folksy in nature, not unlike Zeppelin IV. Another thing I can appreciate about this record is how it doesn’t get lost in the explorative sauce as much as many ‘prog’ rock records do, if you could really even call it that (I’m looking at you, Yes). Jethro Tull will actually hold onto a melody and time signature if they find it to be in service of the song over all. “Wond’ring Aloud” was very pretty, those light little pianos and strings dancing around behind the guitar and vocals were a nice touch. It stoped as quickly as it started, I wanted a resolution or at least another stanza of the same acoustic guitar passage. While side 2 gets surreal and explorative right away with those choral vocals behind the dueling flutes on “My God”, I’m not too sure it’s worth calling this thing some stroke of genius, dense, concise concept album. Do I want to be stuck in an endless loop of focusing on bunches of white dudes noodling around ok instruments 50 years ago? No, but this list corners me into doing so. At least this bunch had some ideas and execution. Soft 4/5, I won’t be back with this one very often, but I respect it enough

Heard it recently on vinyl. Still good as ever.

Led Zeppelin with flutes. Brilliant.

Of course this album sounds incredibly 70s but it's very coherent and it conveys the feeling of a whole unifying concept which I quite liked.

Classic prog, love this album 5/5

More rock albums should have sick as hell flute music, anti religious lyrics, and deep prog commitments. I really enjoyed this record, having heard part of it before. I liked the range and the vocals and the huge span of instruments. Got a little samey in the back half, but still managed to be great

There was a weird kid at my High School in the late 70s who was into Jethro Tull. I thought they were pretentious and crap. Now after giving this album a decent listen, I still think they are pretentious and crap and that kid was definitely a weirdo. Moral of the story, trust your instincts.

Heard Before? Several times. I've gone through more than one prog phase. Notes: - the lyrics are always cheesy (sometimes outright awful) and the concept is stupid. so what? - what does bother me is the try-hardy vocals which utterly fail to sound heavy and edgy. much better on the acoustic songs. - I'm in the minority surely, but i could go for less vocals overall, and maybe more piano or organ. or other winds? - all the flute parts remain a highlight, even the extended solos. - that said, the focus here is on the songs themselves and not on wanky solos for their own sake, which i very much appreciate. - sequencing is wonderful and the album really hangs together as a whole, getting more cohesive with every listen. - i adore how these songs are structured. yes i want to take notes and analyze, but at the same time they are still fun and exciting. it never feels academic or overcooked. Verdict: The proggiest prog, with lots of folk influence and a ridiculous but ignorable story. I love it almost as much as Harmonium's "Les Cinq Saisons". Listen Again? Next time I feel the prog urge, certainly.

321/1089 some of the fluting etc in My God is pretty nice otherwise it was decent, glad i listened but didn’t really excite me personally 48/100

Distest it already... and that was a prejudice...

This just isn't for me.

2/5.

It was ok

Jethro Tull were the last of the big prog bands I discovered for myself. I’d already been familiar with the other big bands – Yes, Genesis, King Crimson and ELP, even Van der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant – since I was a pre-teen, thanks to my older siblings; I only really got to know Tull in the late 1980s; before that, I’d only heard their hits on the radio. “Aqualung” was the first proper studio album of theirs that I heard, and to this day I find this very distinctive blend of folk rock, blues rock, hard rock and progressive rock utterly captivating. The album also defines the band’s musical framework: acoustic folk numbers, riff-driven hard rock passages, bluesy solos and complexly arranged, unusually structured prog numbers featuring classical and jazz quotes, often with witty, biting lyrics. And although the album sounds hopelessly old-fashioned, it is at the same time timeless, because it has, in any case, fallen out of time since its release.

Amazing shit. I need more listens to absorb it but really good first impression. Not exactly my style so no 5 stars.

The guy who called this goblin rock is so right. This is the kinda shit wizards would listen to while pondering the orb. Wtf why are people hating on the flutes, they are sick.

Enjoyed a few songs a lot but it’s too long and at times annoying.

What an absolute pile of 💩

Not my thing but interesting

Progerokkia. Lopussa haastattrlu albunista.

First concert ever. Mind blown.

Its an okay rock album that didnt grab me, its fine but dont understand why its in here. Feels like filler almost

You can have a little flute as a treat. I don't care what other reviews say, any instrument can rock if you play it with attitude and that's exactly what this band does. This record went by in a flash. It doesn't suffer from the common prog rock pitfall of being too grating at times or including 10 min interludes of ambient sounds. It's more on the normy side of prog rock, but that still makes it more interesting and experimental than 95% of the music on this list so that's fine by me. A wonderful combination of a broad array of instruments and sounds with a variety of interesting messages about how we view the homeless, religion and more. 5/5

This feels like an album I should've known before being quite a prog fan. But that makes it all the more fun to discover it now, for the early 70s it is surprisingly hard sometimes, but simultaneously the more folk elements for very well. A great album I'll remember.

Nice. Begint erg sterk, klinkt uniek.

Okay, not memorable

Very fun!

Hovered between a 3 and a 4. On first listen I thought it was often good, sometimes great. Will give it the benefit of the doubt and a few more listens.

Surprised that I liked this one! I’ll return back to it.

Surprisingly more folk rock than hard rock

The title track is a dynamite opener that sets up the rest of the album perfectly. Locomotive Breath is the other standout track on a solid album that I don't listen to enough.

One of the best prog albums of all time, flute solos go crazy

Really cool. How people are displeased by the flute I don’t even know; it’s the best part!

No es mi estilo

Tää on semmonen bändi mihin on pitänyt tutustua jo pitemmän aikaa. Sopivan erikoisia taustahommeleita ja kuulee selvästi miten Leevi & the leavingsin gösta ottanut vaikutteita omiin projekteihinsa. Ihan kelpo menoa

Ihan kivan monipuolista ja pari hyvääkin biisiä, mutta ehkä kokonaisuutena kolkki kuitenkin.

Tää on kyl hyvää veivausta, vaikka joskus muistan kun mainittin jossain tilaisuudessa jetro tullin niin joku repes ja sano että "SEHÄN ON JOTAIN METSÄLÄISMUSIIKKIA".

Tää vaatisi ehkä enemmän keskittymistä kun että kuuntelee vaan työpäivän taustalla. Ihan kovaa ajoa kyllä paikkapaikoin, mutta sitten taas kyllä aika raskasta soutua suurilta osin. Posin kautta kuitenkin kolmosella.

Wasn't a fan of this one... sorry :(

Cool pre-heavyrock era music, loved the flute 4/5

5/5. A masterpiece and it's not even their best album in my opinion. An incredible hard rock album with signs of the prog powerhouse this band would become very soon after.

Not my kind of thing at all

Had been a long time, liked it more than I expected

Aqualung didn’t really do it for me.

Aqualung carries the album

Liked this more than I thought I would. Fun flutes and instruments. Favorite was Locomotive Breath.

Number: 142 Date: 05/25/2026 Artist: Jethro Tull Album: Aqualung Year: 1971 Style: Prog Rock Familiarity: Extremely (5) Rating: 5 Before: ======= I've listened to this album dozens of times over the course of my time here, mostly during my high school years in the late 70's. I still like it a lot but rarely listen to it nowadays so this will be a real treat. It always reminds me of a good friend from HS who turned me on to this. We used to listen to it a lot on trips to go backpacking in the mountains of western NC. The music seemed to really fit with the majestic views as we zoomed along the Blue Ridge Parkway. During: ======= Right off the bat, I give the first two tracks, Aqualung and Cross Eyed Mary a 5. The final track "Wind-Up" is the only one that is a little weak, imo. 5 Aqualung 5 Cross-Eyed Mary 4 Cheap Day Return 5 Mother Goose 4 Wond'ring Aloud 5 Up To Me 4 My God 4 Hymn 43 4 Slipstream 5 Locomotive Breath 3 Wind-Up ----------------------------------------------------- 4.55 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= So, it turns out that this is was my 4th favorite album from 1971, the last time I checked. It was beat out 2 Yes albums, The Yes Album and Fragile, and Led Zeppelin's, IV. 5 my personal rating 5 suitability for this list 4 impact ----------------------------------------------- 4.7 composite rating

Maybe my third listen ever and I always really enjoy it but I never return for whatever reason. Probably because I’m an idiot.

I've never been a fan of JT, but never really knew why. After listening to this record I know why. They are an English folk act cosplaying as a rock band. And I really don't like English folk. Also, I don't like Ian Anderson’s vocals, Martin Barre’s playing or the flute in general. There are a lot of nopes here for me. It's essentially Ren Faire music with an electric guitar randomly thrown in, sometimes. But I have to admit that it's a decent record and I enjoyed a few songs, mainly Hymn 43 and Locomotive Breath

I have a sort of a soft spot for Jethro Tull. Maybe it's just this album, this is the only album of theirs that I really like. I remember hearing this way back when I was a kid and it was the first time I realized that rock music didn't just have to be guitars, drums, and bass. Who would have thought a flute would be the perfect addition to a pretty heavy album? And I was always blown away with how great a drummer Clive Bunker was. He may not have been super flashy but everything he did was the right thing to do. And that still holds up listening to this album now. This is still a good album and I feel like it has aged pretty well. It does sound a little dated maybe but not in a bad way. And it so so unique - there is no one else that sounds like this. Maybe thanks to Ian Anderson for that? I'm struggling to rate this one though because it is really on the line between 4 and 5 for me. I think it will have to be 5/5 because I'd feel bad for giving it less.

Flooty tooty. Good riffs, should be heavier

“Aquaaalung” Ron Burgundy Only 20 years later I now get the reference. Completely over the top. But I got into it.

First time listening to this and thought it was great. Will be back for more

This album quite a medieval tone to it. I appreciate the fact that this fair amounts of complexity to it, whist having catchy elements. Usually in a lot of music it's one or the other, but no with this album it's both. This album is not afraid to tell it how it is, there's mentions of actions that the disgusting titular character Aqualung might do to under-age people, there's mentions of prostitution and drug use. It's all delivered in a blunt way, which is definitely ahead of it's time. The title track has such a cool vibe to it, with it's menacing riff and it's so so ominous. Another sinister riff I like is in the song "My God." I quite Ian Anderson's singing style, this album for sure opened me up to him and his band. At the start I wasn't the keenest, but by the end I've come to the conclusion that I will give this album a deserved re-listen. It's a cool album overall. Highlight Song/s: "Aqualung"

Fun album, great prog rock. No complaints.

Not my style. but decent

Good

Menudo tostón. Arquetipo de cierta música insoportable de la era postbeatle

Loved this album. Really freaking great.

i hate prog rock

Progressive tic at its finest …Ian Anderson on the flute ladies and gentelmen

I cringed when I got this assignment. I change the channel every time Jethro Tull is played. This wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Stand out tracks are Mother Goose and Up To Me.

Pied piper in Shrek 4 type beat

i didnt really like it

La complejidad de los 70, la "doble escalera" musical, la riqueza de la flauta y los cambios de ritmo. Un disco con dos pisos, con subidas y bajadas constantes: la sofisticación conceptual mezclada con algo muy terrenal y medieval.

4.6

An astonishing tour de force that makes you feel both disgusting and all powerful, much like the titular character. I really like ever single track on this album. Fun fact, my parents bought a Concert DVD of this band for my brother, and I thought that they were just trying to pass some random ass band off as legends in order to convince him that the flute he played was cool and rock and roll. I now know the error of my judgement. Also, for the record, I listened to the Steve Wilson remixes because I adore his production generally, and specifically on this record. It gives the album a new life that helps it to feel a lot more timeless. Standout Tracks: Aqualung, Up To Me, Hymn 43, Locomotive Breath 4.6

Knew this would be a 4 going in, and I think I'll stick with that knowledge. Love the vibe on the album, jazz flute, vocals, it's all pretty tight and consistent while staying interesting. Missing something truly standout to make it a 5. And has a bit of filler.

I was not looking forward to this album. I’d heard a lot of JT as a child of a dedicated hard rock dad in the 70’s. I really enjoyed the gritty hard rock tracks like Aqualung and Locomotive Breath. I did not enjoy the folksy tracks. I can truly appreciate this as a pioneering album that seems pre-metal, pre-progressive rock. They definitely paved the way for what came in the rest of the 70’s and 80’s. This is a long review for a band I don’t like!

I’d consider this a bit of a guilty pleasure. Yes it’s prog rock with a flute, but I still enjoy it quite a bit

this has the exact amount of prog rock I tolerate

GENRES: Hard Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock FAVs: Aqualung, Up To Me, My God, Locomotive Breath, Wind-Up FIRST LISTEN RATING: 8.5/10

A flute. What other band brings a flute into rock and roll so well. Just a couple of weeks I put on Jethro Tull driving around the Portuguese countryside, only for my family to ask to switch the music. Not for everyone, but I enjoy. Other than a few songs, I had never listened to a full Jethro Tull album, and Aqualung was a great discovery, with JT at its best. Fun, good lyrics, jazzy, folky, awesome guitar (from Cheap Day Return’s acoustic to the bigger belters like Up to Me and Locomotive Breath), variety in the heavy/soft (of course well balanced by the FLUTE, bringing medieval vibes in a non ironic way). An album I can imagine was fun creating, and excellent for a roadtrip. Ian Anderson’s vocals provide more variety than I thought, turning raspy in Cross Eyed Mary.

It is such a unique and iconic album. Beyond the flute usage, it does bring a lot of things to the table and remains a quintessential prog rock album. Cannot fathom that there is only 1 JT album in the list with as many Morrissey and Elvis Costello albums that it contains. 10/10 [KEEP]

Great album!

Aqualung and Locomotive Breath are great tracks. The whole album flows nicely. Love the rock flute solos. Excellent album.

Describe this album: “Proggy Sabbath lite with extensive, extensive flutery” Sounds awful. It’s actually alright 🤷🏻‍♂️. 3

I like this more than I thought I would. The flute is annoying. But the musicianship is excellent and it's got some great hooks and sections throughout. I reckon I like a lot of what this band have influenced.

Prog rock seems to walk a fine line between artistic masterpiece and dumb bullshit. This album lands in the latter for me

SITTING ON A PARK BENCH -- had a bass playing friend who was so obsessed with this album and in particular aqualung the song that this album is a little tainted for me but it is phenomenal all the way through. Someone had to bring flute to rock classic. There are plenty of moments on this album that had me go "oh shit, that's sick" for it to be deserving of a 4, and it really is reaching up at 5. Hymn 43 pushes it over the top for me I think. Also iconic album art that looks just about nothing like it sounds. The interview is a dumb addition but turns out that’s not in the original track listing so I’ll let it slide.

I think this is my favourite of the few prog albums I’ve listened to (or endured). Lyrics are more engaging (less nonsense). The brief Cheap Day Return the highlight of side 1. And maybe Locomotive Breath for side 2. Good mix of folk and proper rock. That said I’m unlikely to revisit.

I actually found this pretty interesting. Maybe we've found my 70s prog concept album sweet spot. Or maybe twas the flute

And now, back to our regularly scheduled prog-jamming

This was not what I was expecting. I thought there would be more folk influence, more whimsy, more woodwind, more middle earth if you would. Why would I not expect that from the inventor of the seed drill? The album is hard to pigeonhole, it has those expected folksy elements, then again it also delivers some banging blues. Sadly, and all too often though, it wanders in to prog rock nothingness and ends up sounding like The Who on a bad day. Decent enough but not one to ever revisit.

Niet voor mij.

Ren faire Rick

der titel ist interessanter als die musik, viel zu lang auch

I don't need to praise how great this album is. The ones who know it is, know it is! Of course I am listening to the Steven Wilson Mix on vinyl which sounds amazing. This was so good, when side two finished. I flipped it back over and started it over again! Classic!

Prog Rock masterpiece, i love Jethro Tull

Great album

Zepp IV if it was made by Sabbath.

If I had to summarize Aqualung (1971) in one sentence, it would be this: It is a brilliant album, but not a perfect one—and its imperfections are part of what make it feel so human. It was the record that established Jethro Tull as one of the defining rock bands of the 1970s, blending hard rock, folk, and progressive elements in a way that very few bands could match at the time. Ian Anderson writes about people, not heroes The first half of the album introduces us to society's outcasts: a homeless man ("Aqualung"), a teenage prostitute ("Cross-Eyed Mary"), and other ordinary people. There is no glamour or moralizing. Instead, Anderson observes these characters with a mixture of compassion, discomfort, and social criticism. The second half shifts its focus toward religion and spirituality. Many listeners describe Aqualung as a concept album, but Ian Anderson himself has repeatedly said that this was never the intention; the thematic connections emerged naturally during the writing process. That transition works far better than it sounds on paper. The album moves from grounded human stories to profound existential questions almost seamlessly. Rating: 9.5/10 Not because every single song is a masterpiece, but because Aqualung accomplishes something remarkably rare: it feels intelligent without becoming pretentious, powerful without sacrificing sensitivity, and sophisticated without losing its accessibility. It also serves as an excellent introduction to Jethro Tull. If you enjoy Aqualung, you'll likely appreciate the greater ambition of Thick as a Brick, or the richer folk atmosphere found on Songs from the Wood and Heavy Horses. My only reservation is that, despite its reputation as one of progressive rock's greatest albums, I see it primarily as an extraordinary rock album with progressive touches, rather than a quintessential progressive rock record. Ironically, that may be exactly why it has remained so influential, approachable, and timeless for more than fifty years.

Es como que arranca con un medio rocksito medio blusero. Me gusta. Bien mezcla. Buenas baladas. Arranca con cositas de los beatles, y un rock muy tranka. Ya después se empieza a poner un poco más pesadito Me gusta. 7/10

Siempre me sonó a música de mi hermano. La flauta me sacaba de onda con el ambiente rockero, peor escuchándolo después de mucho tiempo, hay cosas muy interesantes como Wondering aloud, Up to me, Hymn 43 que no recordaba. Qué bueno el trabajo de la guitarra en My god, por ejemplo. y bueno, el inolvidable riff de Aqualung.

Una mezcla de bowie en ziggy stardust con medieval core y la duracion de canciones al estilo pink floy. Yo digo: sí.

[Album #4] i honestly didn’t really know much about jethro tull before listening to this, just hearing the name and i had heard the beginning of the title track before (without knowing that’s what it was). i wasn’t excited to listen because i just had a kind of negative connotation associated with them for no reason i guess. i was actually pleasantly surprised with the album once i got into it. it felt really cohesive without being repetitive (which was a problem i had with my first couple of albums on this project). i liked how the instrumentation, vocals, and lyrics all meshed very well and i did like the flutes. it might not be the type of album that i would listen to all the time but i thought it was a pretty good album and i wouldn’t be against revisiting it. i don’t see myself listening to any of the songs outside of an album context though. Rating around 3.5

Nej, detta var inte för mig. Tråkigt och för mycket flöjt. Några låtar gillade jag dock: Aqualung, Cross-eyed Mary och Locomotive breath. Förstår att det här var nydanande för sin tid men för mig känns det inte så spännande idag. Men visst... Musik kan de skapa bara inte för mig.

I recognize aqualung, couldn’t get into the album

Wth is die fluit??? Ik denk dat het idee achter dit album als rockgroep met een fluitist nog wel cool is, maar het slaagde er maar niet in om mijn aandacht te grijpen.

NOt really a fan of these guys...

While the title track, "My God," and "Hymn 43" provide some much-needed momentum, the rest of Aqualung simply didn't do anything for me. The constant presence of the flute was an interesting choice that gave the album a distinct folk-style flair, but that novelty couldn't mask the fact that the record felt way too long and bloated. Overall, I felt like I wasted my time on a listening experience that didn't justify its runtime.

Not a fan of his voice, dig the guitar style and see the influence today though

No notes.

BANGER, THAT IS ALL Many musicians have and can shred on the guitar but only the GOAT Ian Anderson can shred on a flute

Gave up. Jazzy folky prog is just not for me. Good on you if it is your thing though. Also, I've only now just realised Jethro Tull and Judas Priest are two different bands.

Nah

Really enjoyed this classic album. It's somewhere in between Fairport Convention and old Genesis. Great production and sounds wonderful. I can definitely see myself listening to this more.

Fucking Awesome

Nothing like good ol' flute rock. Not my favorite Jethro but it still has a couple of their best songs

They should’ve just given the Grammy to Spinal Tap.

eh

not my cup of tea

Great brit rock album. Not necessarily my cup of tea, but can respect the musical vision. Lots of great guitar riffs. Main themes were religious doubt and breaking from the church. Again, not my cup of tea but it’s an original story to tell.

Bij sommige albums weet je halverwege dat je dit niet een second opinion gaat geven. Dat is ook bij deze. Het is niet de dwarsfluit die stoort, het is het theatrale eromheen, melodramatisch en vervelend gezongen. Krijg beetje Jack Black vibes. Wel een mooie albumhoes

Ik vond het album niet echt een vibe, als iemand dit op zou zetten, zou ik vragen of we iets anders kunnen luisteren. Ik vind z’n stem niet heel nice. Ik vind religieuze thema’s in de meeste gevallen ook niet heel erg leuk om naar te luisteren, ongeacht wat het standpunt is.

This is the only prog rock you'll ever catch me listening to with anything adjacent to enjoyment, probably owing to its heavier-than-usual guitar riffs. But there's only so much flute a girl can take in one sitting.

cool rock favs: aqualung 3.75/4

Listenable.

I've never encountered a bad Tull song. One of their most popular albums, full of hits. Classic rock with flute

Accidentally listened to the Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree, I assume?). It's admittedly a little long and Ian Andereson's critiques of organized religion are a little hackneyed and still oblique. On the other hand, it's pretty rad. The interplay between the drums and the guitar riff throughout 'Aqualung' is worth the price of admission. A lot of acoustic guitar and flute but somehow still a fresh-sounding rock album, 55 years later. 'Up To Me' is surprisingly cool, to this day. Actually a pretty good listen. It's a 4/5 and maybe a kind of weak one for me (might be a 3.8 or 3.9) but it's a worthwhile inclusion in The List.

snurk...

Helt åreit litt kjedelig prog rock. Hadde sikkert fått mer ut av å høre igjennom dette et par ganger, men fenga ikke så mye at jeg har lyst til det - har 40+ album å komme meg igjennom 🙃 Hørte Steven Wilson remixen.

Likte dette. Satte meg ikkje så veldig inn i tekstane men høyrer nok fleire gonger.

Band jeg har hørt om mange ganger, men aldri dykket ned i. Syntes dette var mye kult. Jeg hører nok gjennom flere ganger. 3-4

Album qui peut être ressorti dans une soirée JdR, ce qui est un très bon avantage !! Des sonorités qu’on entends pas trop et qui donne l’album un vrai style

Unmelodiious and hystronic. Sometimes painful to the ear.

Definitivamente um disco da década de 70. Um dos álbuns mais anos 70 que já setentou na história. Totalmente um produto de seu tempo, e isso não é algo negativo. O seu tempo era legal! É um disco descolado, repleto de Riffs eletrizantes, e instrumentalização neo-folk fascinante de se ouvir, com instrumentos de sopros quase que medievais ou místicos. Uma sonoridade super fascinante que te pega muito bem, junto das letras enigmáticas. Rock progressivo com flautas. O tipo de coisa que você usaria pra encantar criaturas folclóricas em uma montanha da scandinavia. Claro que, às vezes, esse pastelão pode ser cansativo, mas hoje estou de bom humor e consequentemente o charme do álbum me conquistou bem. A canção titular é absolutamente clássica, e merecidamente, que Riff tesudo. Excêntrico, peculiar, fantástico. Ótimo disco, preciso me familiarizar melhor com o trabalho de Jethro Tull. 5/5

11/05/26 a semiótica desse álbum sempre foi interessante para mim, mas eu nunca tinha parado para ouvir a primeira música é interessante, mas tem mta subida e descida que é meio monótono a segunda faz um blend in interessante de voz e instrumental agitado o vocal deles é foda, é tipo um filho do ozzy com o vedder o clima mudou do nada wtf não me agradou de faixa a faixa muda de agitado pra calmo, inconsistência chata pra cacete locomotive breath a melhor aqui, mas faz parte desse cu de inconsistência, sendo o ponto agitado depois do calmo que solo pika eles usam essa flauta asiática de forma bem única wind up mto igual a anterior tem outro wind up que é um closer mto bosta se n fosse a inconsistência e a duração excessiva, esse projeto seria muito melhor daria 3.5/5 / 7/10, pelos defeitos vai 6

Best Track - "Aqualung"

Aqualung - 4.5/5 Cross-Eyed Mary - 4/5 Cheap Day Return - 4/5 Mother Goose - 4/5 Wond'ring Aloud - 4/5 Up to Me - 3.5/5 My God - 4/5 Hymn 43 - 4/5 Slipstream - 3.5/5 Locomotive Breath - 4.5/5 Wind-Up - 4/5 This album has a little bit of everything that was coming out of the English rock scene in the 70's. Prog rock, hard rock, and folk rock come together here to create a fairly complete package. And they also have a guy that can give a killer flute solo. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Aqualung, Locomotive Breath

Una maravilla

I listened to the Steven Wilson mix of this album. It’s been a while since I listened to the older mix of it, so I can’t do a comparison, but this mix is clear and powerful and sounds great. This is a great album. While arty/proggy, Jethro Tull has some huge riffs, putting this at the heavier end of that spectrum. This is balanced with folkier songs, and, of course, Ian Anderson’s flute. More rock flute, please. The opening riff on Aqualung is a beast. Locomotive Breath is excellent.

Really interesting album. I'm not sure if everything on this project suits me well, but I'll definitely need to give this another spin a couple more times to fully grasp this LP 7/10 Will I add this album to my library? yes

Wasn’t for me

Enjoyed this one better than previous 70s rock.But won't remember too much about it

What?!

Classic prog flute.

me parecio que sonaba muy bien, me sorprendio porque le tenia 0 fe la vdd, pero un 8/10 le pondria o por ahi

Na

Not for me, not in this mood.

This one is not for me.

19/1001 Aqualung - Jethro Tull (1971) Mad breathy flute, riffs that rival even some metal riffs, and erratic bursts of piano - and it all comes together beautifully. It also deserves credit for being so accessible for a prog album, which doesn't hold it back as much as being accessible might for other groups or projects. The pendant swings between heavy riffs and a quiet clean folksy sound and never settles for too little or too much time on one or the other. The blend of rock and blues stops it from becoming too noodly or boring like prog can sometimes be. I loved every track, even if I felt that the mix and vocals could both threaten to bring a few tracks down, although I think this is just the album's age showing. A smooth and satisfying work of art, whether it's a concept album or not. Prog is hit or miss for me but this is definitely a hit. ★★★★½

Relatively good album, maybe nothing new in 'Old Dad Music' era, although i liked it? Solid 3.

Prog rock meets hard rock in this Jethro Tull album. The prominent flute caught me by surprise, but I quite enjoy the unique feel it adds, as well as the prominent lead guitar. I was also presently surprised in its dynamic changes of mood and feel; it is more than wild playings or long guitar lines.

1/10 Had to turn it off after a few songs

Such an emotive and powerful album. I hadn't heard of Jethro Tull until today, I really resonate with the religious and politicaI themes. Wind-up is one of those songs that expresses a feeling, experience or situation which you have never been able to vocalise. It's positively lost in translation. Very ahead of its time and reminds me of early Alice Cooper - Love it to Death. Aqualung is so captivating and completely charismatic. A masterpiece in storytelling and genre bending. Incredible album, thank you for introducing me.

Interesting album for sure. Had some cool parts. 6.1/10

old in a way I don't like

Wasn’t expecting to enjoy this at all, so imagine my surprise when I found out it was decent! Don’t think I’m a convert, but I won’t be as dismissive in the future. Favourite track: Wond’ring Aloud

A really interesting listen. I enjoyed having it on, it was the perfect zoning vibe.

Merda che bello, ricorda king chrimson

I dug this.

Ok este álbum estuvo bien fino pero coño acaso el 90% de esta lista es puro rock? Y además es rock que suena casi igual no me jodas

It's nice music and the title track is great. Flute mixes well with the rock. Reminds me of Christmas because they have the Christmas song. Wasn't really in the mood for this today though, and it got a wee bit samey I fear.

Buen sonido ambiente

High 2 This sounds like not very gifted people trying to make a really good album. Its high stakes, low results. Sorry boys.

3.5/5

As everybody knows, the country of England is a dreadful place, rampant with poverty, inequality, racism and corruption. A constant race to the bottom as the population is driven to eat itself. A deeply horrible place to exist. A rat scurries across a street urchin’s shoe… in Scunthorpe. A biting, cold wind blows the last leaf off the pathetic looking tree in a desolate wasteland… in Scunthorpe. A street urchin steals the only loaf of bread a baker is able to bake due to a lack of flour… in Scunthorpe. The gloominess of life in England comes to the fore when winter arrives… in Scunthorpe. A wolf gnaws on a tree branch, desperate for a single morsel of food… in Scunthorpe. “Why?!” asks the general population. “Because of this horrible album.” I reply.

Такой зубастый фолк. И прогрессив, если угодно.

Du rock plutôt sympa et dynamique

Franchement, j’ai trouvé ça pas mal Un mélange entre Neil Young, Led Zep et Tenacious D (groupe de Jack Black)

Sympa mais sans plus

Ugh. No.

Meh

My fave Jethro Tull album. I had the privilege of seeing him perform a couple of these songs live, admittedly a few decades late.

kinda questionable

*Didn't think I liked would like this as much as I did *Love the flute mixed in with the prog rock

Eh

This album is paced perfectly imo. No individual song felt too long not the album as a whole which has so far been a feat in this challenge. I'm not the biggest fan of the vocal performance or lyrics but sometimes it hits and the instrumentation is very good.

My God & Hymn 43 great combo

Impeccable atmosphere and scene setting on each song. I especially loved how on Locomotive Breath the instrumental mimics the chugging of a train. Super super cool.

I want to like this more but it just is not clicking with me. Eh.

a lot of wonderful stuff going on here. every instrumentalist is in top shape, that flute is an MVP. great lyrics all-around, i love how terribly honest the title track is towards how the average person sees the homeless, alternating between a poor helpless victim and this nasty gollum-esque creature of evil; those opening verses are just cruel and i think (or hope lmao) that its by intent. my god and hymn 43 are great anti-organized-religion pieces, "he is the god of nothing if thats all that you can see" goes crazy. going beyond individual compositions, this album is arranged perfectly, alternatively between aggressive blues rock and folksy ballads so cleanly. prog rock has always known how to use an album and this is no exception. not a fan of locomotive breath, it just felt a bit flat compared to the rest of the album. gonna be a hard choice between 4 and 5, this is really strong stuff...

FLUTEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 3.75

Lowkey kind of fell off after the first song but it was still an overall great album with a creative depth and balanced sound. 7.5/10, Favorite Song: Aqualung

Always aware of this album throughout my life but never actually heard it. Maybe if I listened to it at the time I was barely getting into classic basic prog or glam rock this might have been more of interest to me, but for now i'm not. Don't get me wrong, its a fantasticly recorded executed album, the flow is great, but speaking of the style, it just escapes me why this is big other than the weirdness of adding flutes to the mix. Borederline meh.

4/5 guitar going crazy

sick

Things I thought I knew about Jethro till prior to listening. Aqualung the song, use of flute/recorder, beat metallica for first heavy metal Grammy (or some such category; not sure which album). After listening to this album, I might recognize the locomotive song. Tried to whistle along to a few parts, which definitely does not belong in the same category as Metallica; they get head bangs or air drums. The recorder or whatever wind instrument was used made me picture frolicking at a ren fair. The album did have some chords that sounded cool, or possibly fun to play. Listened to remaster which included an interview with the front man, who went on to state he wasn't sure this album was the seminal Jethro Tull the label thinks it was. HAHAHAH. Cool, I wasn't all that impressed either, it's okay but did I need it before I die? Up until that interview wasn't interested in listening to another Jethro album; afterwards, alright, I might check out the one he thinks is in a higher category of works

Didn't really expect to like it, but it was very enjoyable. Prob won't listen again though

I really like the combination of rock with music that makes me feel like I’m in a tavern somewhere in 17th-century Great Britain. I didn’t really listen to the lyrics because I’m not a native speaker, but musically, classic rock will always have a place in my heart. 7/10

Some amazing riffs on this album. Has a lot of the things that I don’t like about prog rock in general, mostly that it takes itself too seriously, and sometimes makes me think that I’m at King Richard’s Faire instead of listening to rock music. However, when the riffs on Hymn 43 or Locomotive Breath kick in that all goes out the window, and I’m along for the ride.

Not bad. ★★★

this album mihgt be 4 star material upon future review but im giving it a high 3. 75/100

Wtf you guys, Jethro Tull are amazing??! How has this never come up before?!

9/10. But couldn't quite justify rounding up to 5 stars

weird, next

The flute is nice, overall a mit meh 3/5

Not my jam.

I don't like this.

Didn’t think I would like it but better than anticipated

Good vibez

I thought it was supposed to be progressive, but it actually sounds medieval. What a horrible album. I am blown away that people are ok with this, let alone can be public in liking it.

Sounded like some whiney folk-tock thing.

Why tf does this have a full-blown 14min interview at the end, lmao? Otherwise, okayish album. One of those that I will maybe hear one day can won't be able to remember who performs this.

Lo escuché sin prestarle demasiada atención pero me pareció un álbum bastante escuchable. Al principio lo juzgue bastante mal por su portada, pero no me molestaría que suene algún tema de ellos en una playlist. Sigue sin ser algo muy de mi estilo, pero bastante decente.

that flute got me amazed. wow

Had a old friend over for breakfast today. Its been a while since I listened to this album. I must make a note to get it out more often. It's a brilliant album there's not a duff track on it, though some are better than others. My personal favourite is Wind Up. It puts into words many of my feelings about religion. But rather than boring you by waxing lyrical about it I'll just get on to scoring it. Bet you can't guess. It's a 5

Flute rock, who knew!? After a dodgy opening 3 minutes or so, the guitars kicked in and I was interested. I wasn’t expecting what I went on to hear and I loved it!

I bet people who know me were expecting this dated piece of hippy crap to be treated with contempt. Well I'm going to surprise you all by saying how good this actually was. Great musicianship and very good songwriting. Nothing too over the top, but it is still a product of its time. I wish I could have appreciated the lyrics more, but that may happen if it ever gets another listen. However I draw the line at extolling the virtues of pan pipe solos. It will never happen.

Really liked this, flute worked surprisingly well especially locomotive breath, lot of fun

Not for me

Quite enjoyed this. Didn’t have time to listen to disk 2 yet. 7/10

4.5 you're all wrong tbh, the flute is sick

Awesome album! Rock/folk/heavy metal mix. Highly recommend!

I’m not really sure how much I’ll return to this, but this was pretty great prog rock. There were some great riffs and I liked the flutes throughout.

the flute is killing me

I'm pretty bummed out that I didn't manage to really listen to this all in one sitting. Life kept getting in the way, and it took about five or six goes before I just gave up and listened to it in pieces, rather than from start to finish in one go. I have heard the whole thing, but I don't feel like I properly got to enjoy it as one experience. Part of why I'm bummed out is this is definitely a 5 for me, even under those circumstances. Holy heck this was great. Never listened to Jethro Tull before, honestly thought I might be in for some country music with a name like that. Unbelievably good. Gonna have to listen to more of them for sure.

I don't think I've ever listened beyond 'Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Aqualung' with a picture of Will Ferrell in my head. Unfortunately, nothing really grabbed me throughout. I enjoyed all the instrumentation and quite a few songs, I'm just not going to want to put it on most of the time.

Lindo sonido, medio monótono; no terminé de conectar con él de forma completa.

Toujours réconfortant d'écouter du Jethro Tull.

Ces gars-là ont écouté Stairway to heaven et se sont dits: "trop fort, on fait un album complet comme ça AVEC PLUS DE FLÛTE" un solide 4, mais j'ai toujours eu de la difficulté à m'aventurer du côté du 2e side (c'était un vinyle de mon père que j'écoutais ado). Quoi qu'il y en a quand même des solides (j'aime Wind-Up) et même curieusement les singles sont sur le B side...

Tout ce que je savais de Jethro Tull c’est leur nom rigolo, leur flute très présente, et le fait qu’ils on battu Metallica pour le Grammy du meilleur album metal en 1989, ce qui avait fait SCANDALE! Mais bref encore une fois le prog c’est pas trop mon affaire. Agréable à écouter!

It's pretty average. I don't hate it and I don't love it. Some of the guitar is very inspiring and well done. There's three great songs which are going on my playlist "Cross-Eyed Mary", "Mother Goose", and "My God" are all great tunes. "Mother Goose" in particular reminds me of a Led Zeppelin song because of how whimsical and fairy-like it is. Overall it's a fluty 5/10

I am absolutely in the pro-flute camp on this one. This was totally tolerable, but I think this whole thing would've benefited from being less progged out

buen album, me recuerda a los indigenas

5/10

FLUTES. enough said.

Listened to this a few times previously and liked it. A solid and easy 4.

Probably better on relisten, but not sure I've got the motivation to listen again.

Pallid

I really enjoyed it. Will revisit

classic rock album, a bit too much "school girls" in the lyrics, but different times I guess.

An quoted taste that is not mine.

Locomotive Breath and Aqualung are simply classics <3

omg okay album art. I still don’t know what to make of this album and I’m nearly done with it! The songs surprise me and the order surprises me, even if it’s not quite for me Cool voice cool vibe Flute on locomotive breath 🙌🏼

Que buen album de rock y dios mio como toca la flauta este hombre???? Y encima hacer que quede bien con canciones de rock clasico, un twist con el que acertó me gusto mucho 8/10

He has a good voice. But I won’t listen again.

While reading about the album, I really wanted to like it. But it's just too divided for me. High and lows.

Love the instrumental

Absolutely fuckin rips

I'm in my 50s and partially balding. Thus, four stars. All kidding aside, I enjoyed this way more than I should have. We all know the title track, but the rest of it was max bonkers. Great guitar tones. And das flute!!! Only Moe Koffman can rock a flute like that. (Canadian reference yo)

A great album, even if it didn't age fantastically.

I’ll have to revisit this after only getting the chance to play it once. I really enjoyed it, more rock than I expected and the flutes just gave it something else Yeah good one

Cant get into it

Aqualung // Wond’ring Aloud // Up to Me // My God // Wind-Up //

I remember watching a video of a live performance of this band with a sheet music on top where someone transcribed the flute solo that was playing in the background. I thought it was really cool So when this album got recommended, I had expectations for a very fun and energetic experience. Turns out this was a quite flaccid and inoffensive progressive rock with a heavy influence of folk. This album might have a very clear production (or at least the 2011's Steven Wilson's mix sounds very good), a voice that both sounds pleasant and with attitude, and a very distinct use of the flute, but I feel the more energetic moments, where the electric guitar riffs are predominant, aren't that hard hitting, and the soothing ones, being the acoustic and folk passages, not that captivating. So in the end, there wasn't really anything here that was doing it for me, except for the cool flute solos. I still going to give this a positive score, as there are some enjoyable aspects, but I wasn't really feeling this.

4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/jethro-tull/aqualung/ Listened to this before, when I wanted to hear the full top 200 of RYM. Was surprised then by how much I liked this, and upon second listen, this feeling remains. I'm not usually a prog fan much, but then again, maybe I just base that on not caring too much for Pink Floyd. This is just nice, and I dig the flute.

When to listen: on a journey to Middle Earth. I liked the random influences infused with rock, I liked the weirdness. If you can't have fun making music when are you supposed to have fun?

Speaking as someone who is often turned off by the twists and turns of prog rock, this album flows really well. The title track drifts between different sections fluidly, and in a lot of cases the transitions between songs are so smooth as to be unnoticeable. The harder tracks, like the title track and "Locomotive Breath," have some good riffs. I'm less of a fan of the folkier songs though, as they meander a bit and lack those interesting riffs. They also reveal that the entire album is a bit hookless, relying instead on constantly evolving songs to draw you in. If I liked the lyrics more - they alternate between silliness and not-as-deep-as-they-think religious musings - it might succeed. But as a whole there's not enough that interests me to get past those lyrics and difficult songwriting.

It takes real skill and artistry to make the flute a viable rock n' roll instrument.

I'm violently partial towards Prog. A lot of my all-time favorite albums are Prog. Any era, doesn't matter. As early as Genesis or King Crimson and as new as King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard or The Mars Volta. If I had to pick any genre as my absolute favorite, it would probably be Prog. At a certain point I thought it would turn into me having really high standards for the genre, but I'm 312 albums into this god-forsaken list and I've only become more partial to the genre. If it has ridiculous storyline, ridiculously long songs, ridiculous time signature shenanigans, or a combination of the 3, it's basically a minimum of 4 stars. Anyways, this gets the bonus points of being the most whimsical album about a homeless pedophile I've ever heard. That and the absolutely wild flute solo in Cross-Eyed Mary. Woodwinds in rock will never not be a great thing. If you're saying "man, I really wish there wasn't a flute in this song, it's really killing the vibe," consider the following: 1) you're probably not saying that. 2) if you are, please stop talking and let me enjoy my flute riffs without your negativity. Thank you for your time and consideration of the following.

an amazingly creative tour de force from a time when rock had some truly original artists

I Like it Track 1 and 7 are my favorites so far.

waited until pretty late to get to this. i’ve heard of it but i haven’t listened to it yet. also listening stoned. i have listened to a jethro tull album before, one that came out in 2025. i remember a lot of flutes, not much else. the title track for this is fucking awesome so far, unfortunately it is so tied to family guy for me. holy fuck the bass line during that guitar solo was awesome. cross eyed mary. holy flutes. holy shit this song is awesome. this is like an album of the most mythical led zeppelin songs, i’m living for it. the whimsy is palpable. i don’t generally comment on the guitar work bc guitarists get enough attention as is. but goddamn i gotta give props to the acoustic work on this. gorgeous stuff. i’m saying this at the start of my god.

Very interesting listen, I loved it. I think I've heard some at least from this before but this was fun and one I'll listen to again and again

The rest of the day will have me repeating the words "Sitting on a park bench... I don't know the words except park bench" in my head endlessly as 30 Rock continues to bleed into this activity for me. Anyway, I thought this album was fine. I was familiar with some of it from when my friend and fellow band geek Josh Wilson got super into the concept of a rock band with a flute in high school. I thought it was much cooler then. By the end of the album I was just waiting for it to be over because I was getting bored with it. There are still some really fun parts on here but overall it left me feeling pretty meh.

I knew of aqualung but had never listened to much of Jethro till. This album was a great listen. I'm not sure if they had just faded a bit relative to other bands of their era but it's not for a lack of talent. Great listen, listened twice over the weekend.

Most long albums feel like they go on for ages, with repetition killing any chance of engagement. This album, however, was different. It ranged between different intensities, use of instruments, etc. I liked the singing and loved the guitar and other instruments due to the high quality of the musicians. I was engaged the whole time, and enjoyed the whole 1 hour 28 minutes of the album. Finally, a long album where I can understand why it was made so long. It wasn’t perfect; I don’t think I would listen to many of its songs again, but still good.

One of my all time favorite albums. Favorite Track: My God

Really good progressive rock, I prefer thick as a Brick but this is also very good with plenty of memorable songs

Ensikertaa kunnolla Jethro Tullin kuuntelua. Hyvä ja hieman erilaisuutta tuo huilu.

👍🏼

Got a lyric about noncing kids 10 seconds into the album. Great

Good album

Sometimes Jethro‘s thing works sometimes, it’s ponderous and stupid Irish prog . But this album works nearly perfectly.

No-one's about to deny the level of Musicianship on this. Top notch playing with some killer riffs and solos. Two things I find jarring. One is the general "I'm so much smarter than you" smart arsed attitude. There's a sort of Upper Middle class English sneering going on. The other is a very 70s interest in school girls. There's a song about a school girl sex worker that is just unsavoury, post Jimmy Saville. The stuff about God and Religion isn't anywhere nearly as deep as it would like to think it is and the whole thing seems a bit... up itself.

Great album

Great album....good solid rock and Tull is so unique in lyrics, style and voice.

Some quality hard rock and blues amongst the prog and flute.

Flutes, flutes everywhere

- nimibiisi oli ihan jees mut muuten aika tasapaksua puurtamista

Wow… just wow. Como es posible que nadie me dijo de esto? Yo conocia del Title Song pero el resto del album esta salvaje. Great fucking sound, killer lyrics, FLUTE! 5/5