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Aqualung - CD, LP, SACD, DVD, Box Set

Jethro Tull

Rock | Progressive rock | Classic Rock

1971

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LP Jethro Tull: Aqualung

Gatefold Steven Wilson Mix 180g Vinyl

Chrysalis 26. May 2015 Europe

Album Reissue Repress Stereo

For many, "Aqualung" is Tull's masterpiece. The title track and "Locomotive Breath" with its catchy riffs will go down in rock history as classics along with "My God", "Cross-Eyed Mary" and "Hymn 43". There is no disputing its commercial success, having sold over seven million copies and still outselling every other title in the catalogue, yet "...

More ID: 2601 EAN: 0825646146604 Discogs ID: 7041910

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Title	Aqualung
Artist	Jethro Tull
More info	Gatefold Steven Wilson Mix 180g Vinyl
Format	LP (vinyl)
Labels	Chrysalis
Country of issue	Europe
Date of publication	26. May 2015
First released	1971
Weight	230 g
EAN	0825646146604
Product ID	2601
Discogs ID	7041910
Discogs reviews	4.75

Jethro Tull: Aqualung version on vinyl LP in Standard edition. This particular edition was published in Europe in publishing company Chrysalis on 26. May 2015.

For many, "Aqualung" is Tull's masterpiece. The title track and "Locomotive Breath" with its catchy riffs will go down in rock history as classics along with "My God", "Cross-Eyed Mary" and "Hymn 43". There is no disputing its commercial success, having sold over seven million copies and still outselling every other title in the catalogue, yet "Aqualung" is probably Tull's most misunderstood album. Critics label it a concept album, mainly because of Anderson's critical and skeptical views on organized religion, especially on the B-side ("My God"). Anderson disputed this assessment and almost disliked it, considering the album to be "just a bunch of songs". This label prompted the band to actually present a concept album to critics with their next studio album, "Thick as a Brick". "Aqualung" has a dominant theme, but is definitely more, much more than a concept album that deals with a single theme. Anderson explores the problems of the less fortunate in our society (e.g., "Aqualung," "Cross-Eyed Mary," "Up to Me"), teenage issues and the difficulties of formal education (e.g., "Wind Up," "Mother Goose"), and a return to parental themes in "Cheap Day Return," which incorporates Anderson's feelings during a trip to visit her ailing father. "Aqualung" also reinforced the exaggerated notion, especially among those who knew the band only in passing, that Tull was a "heavy rock" band. A few years later, the band won a Grammy for Best Heavy Metal Album (specifically for "Crest of a Knave"), officially confirming this false stereotype. However, it is on "Aqualung" that Anderson really begins to develop his distinctive style of acoustic guitar songs with "Cheap Day Return", "Mother Goose" and "Slipstream". "Aqualung" established one of the most notable features of Tull's music: songs that vary in intensity, mixing medium to heavy electric sounds with lighter acoustic passages (e.g., "Aqualung" and "My God"). In fact, every album until "Under Wraps" (1984) contained at least one number in this style. Finally, this classic is available again! Compared to the 25th Anniversary edition in a slightly slimmed down version, but still featuring quality extras compared to the regular CD: Digitally remastered, bonus tracks and full size booklet. AQUALUNG was and is a masterpiece by this great band.

Album spans genres Rock, Progressive rock and Classic Rock. 180g Steven Wilson Mix Gatefold Vinyl.

Track list

	Aqualung
A1	Aqualung
	Words By, Lyrics By [Lyrics Written By] Jennie Anderson
A2	Cross-Eyed Mary
A3	Cheap Day Return
A4	Mother Goose
A5	Wond'ring Aloud
A6	Up To Me
	My God
B1	My God
B2	Hymn 43
B3	Slipstream
B4	Locomotive Breath
B5	Wind-Up