What Are You Listening To?

[Mrrusty1]

[quote=Music Head]from my library (vinyl)



Almost worth it for the cover art alone. Plus the cute little pop up on the inside. Man I miss vinyl covers. I
didn't really latch on to Tull until Benefit. From there on, brilliant. This is their second album, good but not
great for me. Two great tracks in A New Day Yesterday and my favorite, We Used To Know. One instrumental, Bouree,
that I can't make up any lyrics to, so all I can do is tap my foot to some cool music and picture Anderson with
some cool moves. Didn't know that was a reworking of a Bach composition. Martin Barre replaces Mick Abrahams on
lead guitar. A welcome addition who would become a mainstay for Tulls duration. This album was a #1 in the U.K. and
#20 in the states. For me the best was yet to come. Tull has always been one of my favorites of the 70's.
Interesting 1969 Bell Telephone ad at the end of the live clip of Bouree.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Bouree

Best Track - We Used To Know

Whenever I get to feel this way,
try to find new words to say,
I think about the bad old days
we used to know.

Nights of winter turn me cold --
fears of dying, getting old.
We ran the race and the race was won
by running slowly.

Could be soon we'll cease to sound,
slowly upstairs, faster down.
Then to revisit stony grounds,
we used to know.

Remembering mornings, shillings spent,
made no sense to leave the bed.
The bad old days they came and went
giving way to fruitful years.

Saving up the birds in hand
while in the bush the others land.
Take what we can before the man
says it's time to go.

Each to his own way I'll go mine.
Best of luck with what you find.
But for your own sake remember times
we used to know.

1) A New Day Yesterday ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm0XT2cqzLI
2) Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyD_uQ9IXM
3) Bouree *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5_hZV9U4aA
4) Back To The Family **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRLYOFRK_rA
5) Look Into The Sun **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jG6wEXSCUY
6) Nothing Is Easy **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoSOuYNNXjU
7) Fat Man **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYRgQ9tYSg
8) We Used To Know ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sJA_VF5c7U
9) Reasons For Waiting **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnuCo6jAgz0
10) For A Thousand Mothers **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OpQZJwC9fM

3's - 2
2's - 7
1's - 1

Grade - 2.1

so many albums, so little time[/QUOTE
I would say that this is one of my favourite Jethro Tull albums (unique band Tull)