Jethro Tull Appreciation Thread

However, as the Brooklyn Record Club evolved, Moody learned something. Not everyone is ashamed of their musical tastes. Not everyone felt guilt when indulging in what was supposed to be a guilty pleasure. "The interesting friction of the evening was there are many members of the record club who feel absolutely no guilt about anything they've ever liked." Moody was not one of those people, admitting he's "a person who cleaves close to the shameful parts of the past," but thanks to the openness of his friends, he began to revisit his beloved bands and see the value in the music they made.

Moody found worth in the accomplishment of prog rock. After all, it was called "progressive" for a reason. The musicians accomplished technically difficult things and weren't afraid to do something different with their arrangements. For Moody, it's a refreshing alternative to today's Top 40. "There are all these tricky metrical changes," he said. "Oftentimes, there are really unusual instrumental timbres, like Skating Away on Thin Ice by Jethro Tull has a mandolin and a string section."

Revisiting the music of his youth showed Moody how far he's come, both as a music fan and as a person. He's no longer that "clod" holed up in his basement. He's an accomplished writer who has the confidence to tell the world that, yes, he likes Jethro Tull and, no, he's not ashamed to admit it. He wrote a book proclaiming as much. The Brooklyn Record Club taught Moody a valuable lesson, and now, through On Celestial Music, he wants to share that lesson with others.

"It's okay to listen to music that recalls the past," he said. "It's okay to love the music you loved in the past, however ungainly or ungraceful it might be."