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Far and away the prettiest record Jethro Tull released at least since Thick as a Brick and a special treat for anyone with a fondness for the group's more folk-oriented material. Ian Anderson had moved to the countryside sometime earlier, and it showed in his choice of source material. The band's aggressive rock interplay and Anderson's fascination with early British folk melodies produce a particularly appealing collection of songs -- the seriousness with which the group took this effort can be discerned by the album's unofficial "full" title on the original LP: "Jethro Tull With Kitchen Prose, Gutter Rhymes, and Divers Songs from the Wood." The group's sound was never more carefully balanced between acoustic folk and hard rock -- the result is an album that sounds a great deal like the work of Tull's Chrysalis Records labelmates Steeleye Span (though Nigel Pegrum never attacked his cymbals -- or his entire drum kit -- with Barriemore Barlow's ferocity). The harmonizing on "Songs From the Wood" fulfills the promise shown in some of the singing on Thick as a Brick, and the delicacy of much of the rest, including "Ring Out, Solstice Bells" (where the group plays full out, but with wonderful elegance), "Hunting Girl," and "Velvet Green," set a new standard for the group's sound. "Pibroch (Cap in Hand)," which is dominated by Martin Barre's electric guitar -- in a stunning array of overlapping flourishes at full volume -- is the only concession to the group's usual hard rock rave-ups, and even it has some lovely singing to counterbalance the bulk of the song.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Lute - John Evan, Piano, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Piano, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Piano - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion, Marimba - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Lute - John Evan, Piano, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Piano, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Marimba - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Lute - John Evan, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Marimba - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Marimba - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Keyboards, Organ
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Far and away the prettiest record Jethro Tull released at least since Thick as a Brick and a special treat for anyone with a fondness for the group's more folk-oriented material. Ian Anderson had moved to the countryside sometime earlier, and it showed in his choice of source material. The band's aggressive rock interplay and Anderson's fascination with early British folk melodies produce a particularly appealing collection of songs -- the seriousness with which the group took this effort can be discerned by the album's unofficial "full" title on the original LP: "Jethro Tull With Kitchen Prose, Gutter Rhymes, and Divers Songs from the Wood." The group's sound was never more carefully balanced between acoustic folk and hard rock -- the result is an album that sounds a great deal like the work of Tull's Chrysalis Records labelmates Steeleye Span (though Nigel Pegrum never attacked his cymbals -- or his entire drum kit -- with Barriemore Barlow's ferocity). The harmonizing on "Songs From the Wood" fulfills the promise shown in some of the singing on Thick as a Brick, and the delicacy of much of the rest, including "Ring Out, Solstice Bells" (where the group plays full out, but with wonderful elegance), "Hunting Girl," and "Velvet Green," set a new standard for the group's sound. "Pibroch (Cap in Hand)," which is dominated by Martin Barre's electric guitar -- in a stunning array of overlapping flourishes at full volume -- is the only concession to the group's usual hard rock rave-ups, and even it has some lovely singing to counterbalance the bulk of the song.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:37
- Main artists: Jethro Tull
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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