Jethro Tull were a unique phenomenon in popular music history. Their mix of hard rock; folk melodies; blues licks; surreal, impossibly dense lyrics; and overall profundity defied easy analysis, but that didnâ™t dissuade fans from giving them 11 gold and five platinum albums. At the same time, critics rarely took them seriously, and they were off the cutting edge of popular music since the end of the 1970s.
Original Album Series box set from the prog rock/folk greats rounds up five complete albums. First up is 1977â™s Songs from the Wood, which is the first in a trio of fan-favorite folk-centric releases that included Heavy Horses (1978) and Stormwatch (1979), both of which are also included in the package. 1980â™s A embraced a more synth-based style, an approach that the band also utilized on their 1982 follow-up and 14th studio long-player, the largely critically panned Broadsword and the Beast.
1976- Songs From The Wood
Tracklist:
01 Songs From The Wood
02 Jack-In-The-Green
03 Cup Of Wonder
04 Hunting Girl
05 Ring Out Solstice Bells
06 Velvet Green
07 The Whistler
08 Pibroch (Cap In Hand)
09 Fire At Midnight
1977- Heavy Horses
Tracklist:
01 And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps
02 Acres Wild
03 No Lullaby
04 Moths
05 Journeyman
06 Rover
07 One Brown Mouse
08 Heavy Horses
09 Weathercock
1979- Stormwatch
Tracklist:
01 North Sea Oil
02 Orion
03 Home
04 Dark Ages
05 Warm Sporran
06 Somethingâ™s On The Move
07 Old Ghosts
08 Dun Ringill
09 Flying Dutchman
10 Elegy
1980- A
Tracklist:
01 Crossfire
02 Fylingdale Flyer
03 Working John; Working Joe
04 Black Sunday
05 Protect And Survive
06 Batteries Not Included
07 Uniform
08 4.W.D. (Low Ratio)
09 The Pine Martenâ™s Jig
10 And Further On
1982- The Broadsword And The Beast
Tracklist:
01 Beastie
02 Clasp
03 Fallen On Hard Times
04 Flying Colours
05 Slow Marching Band
06 Broadsword
07 Pussy Willow
08 Watching Me, Watching You
09 Seal Driver
10 Cheerio
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