For whatever reason I keep thinking I have this "over" rated in my collection. It's not a masterpiece is it? Yea - it is. I didn't even bother to keep Aqualung after a recent listen, and Benefit is barely hanging on. Starting to think that Thick as a Brick is an outlier versus a progression. To my ears they were great underachievers, which is sort of a backhanded way of saying they're very good but they should have been the best of the best along with Yes and Genesis. My opinion of course, I know many feel Jethro Tull were just that - the top tier. Anyway, this album continues to blow me away, some 40+ years since first hearing it. Had Tull put together a four or five album run like this, I would consider them as one of the all-time greats. This album, however, is first division.Ownership:
2001 Chrysalis Japan (CD). Papersleeve edition with all the original goodies. Has two bonus tracks including an interview.
1972 Reprise (LP). Gatefold with newspaper. Acquired in 2020.
First copy: 1985 Chrysalis (LP). Gatefold. Acquired in 1985.
1985; 2005; 2/19/23 (review)4/18/23 (new entry)
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