Heathcliffe
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Post by Heathcliffe on Mar 11, 2014 22:40:02 GMT -5
Indulge me - I think I.A. is the modern day Shakespeare.
Critics of the Bard generally agree on his 4 greatest works 'The tragedies - Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.
If you had to choose Tulls 4 greatest works..... ?
For me Aqualung and Thick as a Brick choose themselves after that it gets a little tricky but I would add Broadsword and Heavy Horses.
Thoughts .... ?
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Post by Michael Crowe on Mar 11, 2014 23:45:06 GMT -5
Indulge me - I think I.A. is the modern day Shakespeare. Critics of the Bard generally agree on his 4 greatest works 'The tragedies - Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and King Lear. If you had to choose Tulls 4 greatest works..... ? For me Aqualung and Thick as a Brick choose themselves after that it gets a little tricky but I would add Broadsword and Heavy Horses. Thoughts .... ? I wouldn't put IA along side Willy Shakespeare, but objectively speaking I would go Benefit, TAAB, SFTW and A Passion Play as IA's best written albums overall. Lyrics only I think a dozen or so would would tie for the lead. Can't think of one in particular that screams best lyrics. As a whole I like the lyrics on HH best I think, subjectivly speaking. |
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Post by Lucas on Mar 12, 2014 5:33:20 GMT -5
For me it would be TAAB, APP, SFTW and Minstrel.
I did not put the the Chateau recordings in the list only because I guess you're talking finished and released works. Recently I am listening to it a lot and it is incredible. Just that LP side I posted the other day is breathtaking. Hope to hear it closer to what it would have been by the end of the year.
Minstrel for me is an incredible gem. I thought it a good album but generaly went for Minstrel, Valhalla and such, but a few months ago and got into the album pretty deep, and couldn't believe I hadn't appreciated it as it deserves for so long. Awesome work.
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homoDUNC78
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Post by homoDUNC78 on Mar 12, 2014 10:44:15 GMT -5
TAAB, Broadsword, A, Roots.  |
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Tullabye
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Post by Tullabye on Mar 12, 2014 10:51:13 GMT -5
Stand Up, APP, Minstrel and Horses
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Heathcliffe
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Post by Heathcliffe on Mar 12, 2014 17:16:28 GMT -5
Roots is another masterpiece in my view, tough to leave that out.
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Post by Morthoron on Mar 12, 2014 21:40:49 GMT -5
For me it would be TAAB, APP, SFTW and Minstrel. I did not put the the Chateau recordings in the list only because I guess you're talking finished and released works. Recently I am listening to it a lot and it is incredible. Just that LP side I posted the other day is breathtaking. Hope to hear it closer to what it would have been by the end of the year. Minstrel for me is an incredible gem. I thought it a good album but generaly went for Minstrel, Valhalla and such, but a few months ago and got into the album pretty deep, and couldn't believe I hadn't appreciated it as it deserves for so long. Awesome work. I wouldn't put Ian on Shakespeare's level (or Robert Burns, for that matter); however, I'd definitely put him in the upper echelon of rock lyricists. To appreciate his lyrics, I'd choose Minstrel, APP and the three pastoral albums SFTW, HH and Stormwatch. |
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Heathcliffe
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Post by Heathcliffe on Mar 13, 2014 6:12:23 GMT -5
I did say 'indulge me'.
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