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Minstrel in the Gallery was Tull's most artistically successful and elaborately produced album since Thick as a Brick and harked back to that album with the inclusion of a 17-minute extended piece ("Baker Street Muse"). Although English folk elements abound, this is really a hard rock showcase on a par with -- and perhaps even more aggressive than -- anything on Aqualung. The title track is a superb showcase for the group, freely mixing folk melodies, lilting flute passages, and archaic, pre-Elizabethan feel, and the fiercest electric rock in the group's history -- parts of it do recall phrases from A Passion Play, but all of it is more successful than anything on War Child. Martin Barre's attack on the guitar is as ferocious as anything in the band's history, and John Evan's organ matches him amp for amp, while Barriemore Barlow and Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond hold things together in a furious performance. Anderson's flair for drama and melody come to the fore in "Cold Wind to Valhalla," and "Requiem" is the loveliest acoustic number in Tull's repertory, featuring nothing but Anderson's singing and acoustic guitar, Hammond-Hammond's bass, and a small string orchestra backing them. "Nothing at All" isn't far behind for sheer, unabashed beauty, but "Black Satin Dancer" is a little too cacophonous for its own good. "Baker Street Muse" recalls Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play, not only in its structure but a few passages; at slightly under 17 minutes, it's a tad more manageable than either of its conceptual predecessors, and it has all of their virtues, freely overlapping hard rock and folk material, classical arrangements (some of the most tasteful string playing on a Tull recording), surprising tempo shifts, and complex stream-of-consciousness lyrics (some of which clearly veer into self-parody) into a compelling whole.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin - Dee Palmer, Conductor, String Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin - Dee Palmer, Conductor, String Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin - Dee Palmer, Conductor, String Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Jeffrey Hammond, Double Bass - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin - Dee Palmer, Conductor, String Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin - Dee Palmer, Conductor, String Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin - Dee Palmer, Conductor, String Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Guitar, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Accordion, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Patrick Halling, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion, Marimba - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Bridget Procter, Violin - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass - Katharine Thulborn, Cello
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Albumbeschreibung
Minstrel in the Gallery was Tull's most artistically successful and elaborately produced album since Thick as a Brick and harked back to that album with the inclusion of a 17-minute extended piece ("Baker Street Muse"). Although English folk elements abound, this is really a hard rock showcase on a par with -- and perhaps even more aggressive than -- anything on Aqualung. The title track is a superb showcase for the group, freely mixing folk melodies, lilting flute passages, and archaic, pre-Elizabethan feel, and the fiercest electric rock in the group's history -- parts of it do recall phrases from A Passion Play, but all of it is more successful than anything on War Child. Martin Barre's attack on the guitar is as ferocious as anything in the band's history, and John Evan's organ matches him amp for amp, while Barriemore Barlow and Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond hold things together in a furious performance. Anderson's flair for drama and melody come to the fore in "Cold Wind to Valhalla," and "Requiem" is the loveliest acoustic number in Tull's repertory, featuring nothing but Anderson's singing and acoustic guitar, Hammond-Hammond's bass, and a small string orchestra backing them. "Nothing at All" isn't far behind for sheer, unabashed beauty, but "Black Satin Dancer" is a little too cacophonous for its own good. "Baker Street Muse" recalls Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play, not only in its structure but a few passages; at slightly under 17 minutes, it's a tad more manageable than either of its conceptual predecessors, and it has all of their virtues, freely overlapping hard rock and folk material, classical arrangements (some of the most tasteful string playing on a Tull recording), surprising tempo shifts, and complex stream-of-consciousness lyrics (some of which clearly veer into self-parody) into a compelling whole.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:27
- Main artists: Jethro Tull
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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