Album
Thick As A Brick
1972 · Rock
78 collectors on Gatefold own this
Thick As A Brick is a Rock album by Jethro Tull, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 368 pressings tracked, owned by 78 collectors.
About
Coming off the great success of the conceptual juggernaut <i>Aqualung</i>, Jethro Tull decided to try something even more expansive: a single track that would take up both sides of an LP while musically and lyrically weaving around a multitude of themes. The album cover art (a fictitious newspaper article championing and excoriating a poem by a child prodigy) skewers the composition's "grand statement," which, if pressed, has something to do with how "wise men don't know how it feels to be thick as a brick." Leader Ian Anderson's stream-of-consciousness lyrics <i>sound</i> phenomenal, and the band's ability to shift dynamics on hairpin stylistic curves has never been more pronounced. Organ and flute chase one another through dexterous rampages, while the guitars store their energy for the epiphanic power-chord moments. Due to its 45-minute length, the track is hardly the most accessible in the group's catalog. However, it repays with every listen. A progressive rock high point.
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Tracklist
Side A
- AThick As A Brick22:40
Side B
- BThick As A Brick21:15
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- dense
- pastoral
- intense
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barriemore BarlowARRANGED BY, PERFORMER DRUM, TIMPANI, PERCUSSION DRUMS
- David PalmerARRANGED BY ORCHESTRATED BY
- Ian AndersonARRANGED BY, PERFORMER FLUTE , VOCALS FLUTE, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, SAXOPHONE, TRUMPET, VIOLIN
- Jeffrey Hammond-HammondARRANGED BY, PERFORMER BASS BASS GUITAR
- Jethro TullARRANGED BY, PERFORMER OTHER , ARRANGED BY
- John EvanARRANGED BY, PERFORMER KEYBOARDS ORGAN, FORTEPIANO, HARPSICHORD
- Martin BarreARRANGED BY, PERFORMER ELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, FLUTE
78 collectors on Gatefold own this · 368 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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