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Re: NOT the "Never Knew That" Thread [Your top 10 Tull studio albums...]

Postby Matt Wilson » 09 Dec 2021, 01:31

Thick as a Brick or Aqualung
Stand Up
Benefit
This Was
Songs from the Wood
Heavy Horses
A Passion Play
Minstrel in the Gallery
War Child
Stormwatch
Too Old to Rock and Roll...
Broadsword & The Beast
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After that I lose interest. If I were to put Living in the Past in there, it would possibly be tied with the first two.

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Postby Charlie O. » 09 Dec 2021, 02:25

Oh, I forgot about Stormwatch! I've amended my post.
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Re: NOT the "Never Knew That" Thread [Your top 10 Tull studio albums...]

Postby trans-chigley express » 09 Dec 2021, 03:51

Matt Wilson wrote:Thick as a Brick or Aqualung
Stand Up
Benefit
This Was
Songs from the Wood
Heavy Horses
A Passion Play
Minstrel in the Gallery
War Child
Stormwatch
Too Old to Rock and Roll...
Broadsword & The Beast
A


After that I lose interest. If I were to put Living in the Past in there, it would possibly be tied with the first two.

My list is identical, which saves me having to write it out :D

oh except I like Broadsword more than Too Old and Stormwatch

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Re: NOT the "Never Knew That" Thread [Your top 10 Tull studio albums...]

Postby robertff » 09 Dec 2021, 09:51

Stand Up
This Was
Aqualung
Benefit
Thick As A Brick
Passion Play
Songs From The Wood
Heavy Horses
Too Old.......
Minstel


and then the rest.

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Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 10:49

Hightea wrote:my order up thru Songs from the wood don't listen to anything else.

Thick as a Brick
Benefit
Aqualung
Stand Up
War Child
Songs from the Wood
Minstrel in the Gallery
This Was
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!
A Passion Play


No love for Broadsword Steve?


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Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 10:51

Matt Wilson wrote:If I were to put Living in the Past in there, it would possibly be tied with the first two.


But the live side is dreadful!

Whatever we’re they thinking!




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Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 10:53

trans-chigley express wrote:My list is identical, which saves me having to write it out :D

oh except I like Broadsword more than Too Old and Stormwatch


Goes of to check dictionary definition of ‘identical’…..





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Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 11:23

Very difficult

but (today) Top 10

Thick as a Brick
Stand Up
Benefit
A Passion Play
War Child
Aqualung

Heavy Horses
Songs from the Wood
Broadsword & The Beast
Minstrel in the Gallery


I have difficulty ordering these three



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Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 11:24

I'm off to see Neil Jung and Slim/Huw now

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Postby ChrisB » 09 Dec 2021, 12:12

1. Thick as a brick
2. Benefit
3. Minstrel in the gallery
4. War child
5. Stand up
6. Passion Play
7. Aqualung
8. Songs from the wood
9. This was
10. Too old to rock n roll. It makes up the ten, although it's piss poor

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Postby Matt Wilson » 09 Dec 2021, 15:04

C wrote:
Matt Wilson wrote:If I were to put Living in the Past in there, it would possibly be tied with the first two.


But the live side is dreadful!

Whatever we’re they thinking!




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I just skip the live stuff.

Can't decide what my next thread should be. I was thinking of Tull or Zappa.

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Re: NOT the "Never Knew That" Thread [Your top 10 Tull studio albums...]

Postby Hightea » 09 Dec 2021, 15:37

C wrote:
Hightea wrote:my order up thru Songs from the wood don't listen to anything else.

Thick as a Brick
Benefit
Aqualung
Stand Up
War Child
Songs from the Wood
Minstrel in the Gallery
This Was
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!
A Passion Play


No love for Broadsword Steve?


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I've never heard a song from it, unless Ian played a song live when I saw him a few years ago. :lol:
I gave up Tull after Heavy Horses which I hated.

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Re: NOT the "Never Knew That" Thread [Your top 10 Tull studio albums...]

Postby Mike Boom » 09 Dec 2021, 15:50

Top 10

Thick as a Brick
A Passion Play
Songs from the Wood
Minstrel in the Gallery
War Child
Benefit
Stand Up
Aqualung
Stormwatch
Heavy Horses

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Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 16:00

slightbreeze wrote:10. Too old to rock n roll. It makes up the ten, although it's piss poor


What about Heavy Horses or Stormwatch or Broadsword....?





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Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 16:02

Mike Boom wrote:Aqualung


I struggle positioning this one.

Is it over-familiarity the reason we mark it down....?

I try to think back the the day it was released

It probably deserves better....




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Re: NOT the "Never Knew That" Thread [Your top 10 Tull studio albums...]

Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 16:04

Hightea wrote:
C wrote:No love for Broadsword Steve?


I've never heard a song from it, unless Ian played a song live when I saw him a few years ago. :lol:
I gave up Tull after Heavy Horses which I hated.


Give it a try my learned friend

Yes, give it a try






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Postby Mike Boom » 09 Dec 2021, 16:06

C wrote:
Mike Boom wrote:Aqualung


I struggle positioning this one.

Is it over-familiarity the reason we mark it down....?

I try to think back the the day it was released

It probably deserves better....
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Yeah agree totally, its the over familiarity for me, but when you take another look at the songs it should probably be in the top 2 or 3. But with that first era of Tull its an embarrassment of riches innit!

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Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 16:12

A stumbled upon this

Unusual:



[ignore the test which is sweet]




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Postby ChrisB » 09 Dec 2021, 16:36

C wrote:
slightbreeze wrote:10. Too old to rock n roll. It makes up the ten, although it's piss poor


What about Heavy Horses or Stormwatch or Broadsword....?





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Never bought another album by them after "Songs from the wood" so my choices were basically those ten plus "Living in the past", "Bursting out" and "Nightcap". Hold on, I've got the Xmas album....perhaps that should be number 10.

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Re: NOT the "Never Knew That" Thread [Your top 10 Tull studio albums...]

Postby C » 09 Dec 2021, 17:31

slightbreeze wrote:
C wrote:
slightbreeze wrote:10. Too old to rock n roll. It makes up the ten, although it's piss poor


What about Heavy Horses or Stormwatch or Broadsword....?





:o


Never bought another album by them after "Songs from the wood" so my choices were basically those ten plus "Living in the past", "Bursting out" and "Nightcap". Hold on, I've got the Xmas album....perhaps that should be number 10.


If you like Songs from then you'd definitely enjoy the other two - particularly Heavy Horses which is more similar.

The three albums were known as the 'folk trilogy'




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