28-04-2014, 08:30
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IAN ANDERSON "thick as a brick-II/taab2" cd 2012
career stats:
studio albums(solo):6
single releases.......:nil
this album stats: #35 UK, #55 US
fifth solo album from the mastermind behind Jethro Tull...
this one is his solo effort to make a return to the classic "thick as a brick"...
the album chronicles the adult life of Gerald Bostock,the young lad who was the lead character in that original Jethro Tull album.
the whole concept of it is very good with Anderson giving various scenario's to exactly how Gerald grew up depending upon which paths in life he took.
there are several possible routes as to how Gerald evolved as an adult from a banker right through to being a street bum.
the music is typical JT stuff,encompassing everything from their folky flute music and on to their rock sounds.
unfortunately though, i cant see any of these tracks standing on their own outside of the album,it is a story and to listen to individual tracks would be like trying to get the feel of a book from reading one chapter!
theres a couple of parts of the album that i dont like, and a couple i love but...
all up, a very good album, but it must be treated as such to work!
im not posting links here because solitary tracks dont do the album justice IMO.
so im giving this one a score of 2.1 or 7/10
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.