Original Masters [Gold CD, Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Jethro Tull | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD, Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Dcc Compact Classics
• ASIN: B000009PZM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #435,302 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Living in the Past

2. Aqualung

3. Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young to Die

4. Locomotive Breath

5. Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day

6. Bungle in the Jungle

7. Sweet Dream

8. Songs from the Wood

9. Witch's Promise

10. Thick as a Brick

11. Minstrel in the Gallery

12. Life Is a Long Song

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Spellbinding ALbum Of Jethro Tull's Monster Hits!, August 19, 2000

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Barron Laycock "Labradorman" (Temple, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Original Masters (Audio CD)

Anyone alive in the sixties remembers Juthro Tull's magical music as part of the soundtrack of their young lives. Under the strong influence of leader Ian Andersen, they produced a series of memorable classic albums, and many of the best songs from that enduring effort is here. From "Living In The Past" to "Thick As A Brick" to "Minstrel In The Gallery", all of their distinctive musical melodies and thoughtful and provocative lyrics are delivered with their unique steamroller-like brand of stunning electric music. My own personal favorites include "Aqualung", one of Andersen's most satiric songs, with its soaring electric guitar and baneful reminders that it is time to finally get one's act together. I also especially like "Locomotive Breath", another song along the same rueful lines, and "Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day", a reminder of how superficially and carelessly most of us live our lives. This album is a rich witches' brew of British magic, boiled specially for us in the iron cauldron of one of the most exciting group's to ever grace the stage. Long live Ian Andersen and Jethro Tull. And remember, no matter what Ian may sing to you, you're still not too old to rock and roll! Enjoy!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost Classic of Rock, April 18, 2000

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Libertyman13 (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Original Masters (Audio CD)

It is a tragedy in the world of music that Jethro Tull is not a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, not to mention their most glaring and idiotic oversight (including their oversight of Aerosmith). Listen to this album and you will most certainly agree. "Aqualung", "Locomotive Breath", "Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die", "Bungle in the Jungle", and other classics abound on this cd. It is nearly unrivaled in the world of rock and roll, and it is so greatly underappreciated that I am sickened.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This cd belongs in any classic rock collection, July 31, 2000

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"mr_comment_person" (Greenville, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Original Masters (Audio CD)

This cd is where I first remembered hearing Aqualung, and ever since then I've liked practically every song on the cd. I have a friend who listened to my cd on a trip once and said that Aqualung just flat out scared him. I still tell him that maybe he would like Locomotive Breath. All of the songs on this cd are cool, but I especially like "Aqualung," "Locomotive Breath," "Bungle in the Jungle," and "Minstrel in the Gallery." I think a part of the reason that Jethro Tull is such an important classic rock figure is the eerily cool way that he regularly integrates flute, a instrument not usually associated with rock, into his songs. Also in the way that many of the songs will switch from electric guitar to acoustic or vice versa all of the sudden. I would have to say that this cd should be in every serious rock and roll fan's collection.