The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 27, 2007)
• Original Release Date: March 12, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000NHG73Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,250 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

On this Compilation of Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson Music, You Will Find a Variety of Styles, Tempos and Moods, Presented in a Chronological Order. Ok, Train Spotters - Jack Frost was Recorded in 1982, but Not Released Until 1988. The Tracklisting was Compiled by Ian Anderson who Picked Some of the Obvious and More Audience-friendly Songs as Well as Putting in Some of his Personal Favorites.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite side of Tull, May 8, 2007

By	Ashton "informed consumer" (New York State, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Being a devoted Jethro Tull fan for 30 ++ years, I have always been partial to acoustic Tull, and I believe in his pre-golden years, Ian is too!! The set list could not be better. I highly recommend this collection to anyone who knows there is more to Jethro Tull then Aqualung and Locomotive Breath!

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars genuine and eccentric , May 9, 2007

By	haregrog "haregrog" (Wilmington, NC United States) - See all my reviews

If you're looking for just the greatest hits, you wouldn't go for this one first. But the acoustic side of Tull is an essential part of the Tull canon, and this collection represents an idea that has been decades overdue. The acoustic format allows for a combination of genuine expressiveness and Tull's patented eccentric creativity. That said, some of these great acoustic pieces are latter-day re-workings, and they tend to be inferior to the originals, interesting primarily to collectors. But many of these songs are the original tracks, beautifully remastered. So there's a lot here for the afficionados, and it's not a bad place to start for the curious.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hoping for more, June 11, 2007

By	James Malatich - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I heard that Jethro Tull was coming out with an all acoustic CD, I could hardly wait. I was hoping for a nice flow of some re-mixed and/or updated acoustic material. But alas, the quality is as if the songs were taken right off the "older" albums and put directly on the CD. It's nice to have a lot of my favorites on one CD, but I just can't get past the fact that I was "hoping for more crispness" in the guitar strings.