Very Best of Jethro Tull [Original recording remastered]

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The back of this 20-track retrospective's booklet pictures 23 men (not a single woman, interestingly) who've been members of Jethro Tull at one time or another since the group emerged in the late '60s. And, of course, rock's only flute-playing frontman, Ian Anderson, is pictured (where else?) at the center of 'em all. Anderson's haughty vocals and eccentric vision (the '70s were a time of excess, but few could top a single song filling two sides of a studio album--and this on the follow-up to a hit album) made Tull unlikely stars after the release of their 1971 breakthrough opus, Aqualung. The band was in retreat by the late '70s, but has soldiered bravely on through the decades. This hits collection allows more casual fans to forgo some of the ungainly maneuvers in Tull's lengthy history in favor of what Anderson characterizes as "a broad representation of the big picture"--meaning the likes of "Living in the Past," "Locomotive Breath," "Minstrel in the Gallery" and a three-minute version of "Thick as a Brick," the aforementioned two-sided song. --Steven Stolder

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Very Best of Jethro Tull [Original recording remastered]

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Very Best of Jethro Tull
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Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ASIL
Release Date: 2001-07-03

Tracks:

Living In The Past
Aqualung
Sweet Dream
The Whistler
Bungle In The Jungle
The Witch's Promise
Locomotive Breath
Steel Monkey
Thick As A Brick
Bouree
Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die (Edited Version)
Life Is A Long Song
Songs From The Wood
A New Day Yesterday
Heavy Horses (Edited Version)
Broadsword
Roots To Branches
A Song For Jeffrey
Minstrel In The Gallery (Edited Version)
Cheerio

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The back of this 20-track retrospective's booklet pictures 23 men (not a single woman, interestingly) who've been members of Jethro Tull at one time or another since the group emerged in the late '60s. And, of course, rock's only flute-playing frontman, Ian Anderson, is pictured (where else?) at the center of 'em all. Anderson's haughty vocals and eccentric vision (the '70s were a time of excess, but few could top a single song filling two sides of a studio album--and this on the follow-up to a hit album) made Tull unlikely stars after the release of their 1971 breakthrough opus, Aqualung. The band was in retreat by the late '70s, but has soldiered bravely on through the decades. This hits collection allows more casual fans to forgo some of the ungainly maneuvers in Tull's lengthy history in favor of what Anderson characterizes as "a broad representation of the big picture"--meaning the likes of "Living in the Past," "Locomotive Breath," "Minstrel in the Gallery" and a three-minute version of "Thick as a Brick," the aforementioned two-sided song. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

What a Tull order this is.......2007-06-10

Its got the more familiar tunes on it, but missing a couple of his better hits. Overall, a good collection.

Best of Jethro Tull .......2007-05-21

It's excellent for any Tull Fan---Ian Anderson put together the tracks himself; what he considers the best of the best

Always the Best.......2007-03-08

Very Best is what you can always expect from Jethro Tull. These are the classics to be enjoyed as in days gone by. For those of you seeking good classic rock, or just want to reminisce, this is a great album to buy.

Not quite best of.......2007-03-02

Jethro Tull has had so many best of's that by now you'd hope that they would have a definitive single disc collection. This collection is too broad and does not present the tracks in any order. Narrowing the scope to '68-78', in chronological order, I have come up with my own track listing:

1. Song for Jeffrey
2. Living in the Past
3. Sweet Dream
4. Teacher
5. Witches Promise
6. Aqualung
7. Locomotive Breath
8. Cross-Eyed Mary
9. Thick as a Brick (edit)
10. Life's a Long Song
11. Bungle in the Jungle
12. Skating Away...
13. Minstrel in the Gallery
14. Too Old to Rock and Roll...
15. Songs from the Wood
16. Heavy Horses

Just my opinion!.......2007-01-09

If you ever heard Jethro Tulls Auqualung, and enjoyed the musical tallents in that song, you should buy The Very Best of Jethro Tull; it certainly has the best of his music you'll find, all on one CD