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Post by Dan on Sept 25, 2009 23:43:00 GMT -5
After making my own one millionth 'best of' compilation, I can't think of any Tull song that is so musically complete as Warchild's , Back Door Angels.
Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play are excluded as 'songs'.
For the last three days while dropping the kids off at school, I circle the block to finish hearing that song.
Passionate vocals, flavor enhancing, non-overwhelming flute, extra guitar crunching Martin, thumping Jeffrey bass, John Evan keyboard accents, Barrie Barlow drumming everywhere, throw in a little acoustic guitar strumming and sax and I can't think of any other Tull song that has it all.
Not saying it is my favorite, but easily cracks the Top 10.
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Post by bobo the monkey on Sept 25, 2009 23:54:31 GMT -5
Back door angels is an excellent example of a complete Tull song...is baker St Muse too long and almost excluded like brick and play? Otherwise it too needs to be in the finalists of most complete. Budapest is a no brainer...Dark Ages feels like it could have been written anytime between benefit and rock island...i find Strange Avenues to be very 'complete' as well.
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Post by Dan on Sept 26, 2009 0:31:19 GMT -5
Back door angels is an excellent example of a complete Tull song...is baker St Muse too long and almost excluded like brick and play? Otherwise it too needs to be in the finalists of most complete. Budapest is a no brainer...Dark Ages feels like it could have been written anytime between benefit and rock island...i find Strange Avenues to be very 'complete' as well. I'll allow Baker St. Muse because it has David Palmer orchestra string splashes that Back Door Angels doesn't have. The rest are disqualified because of no saxophone and since A Passion Play is excluded, Best of 2's Glory Row is the only other one considered. Just kidding! Still like Back Door Angels over any of them. Poll anyone?
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Post by Nonfatman on Sept 26, 2009 10:19:47 GMT -5
Heavy Horses gets my vote in this category because its got beautiful acoustic + electric + flute + orchestration + superb lyrics and imagery and a pastoral Tull theme. Jeff
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Post by Nonfatman on Sept 26, 2009 11:02:05 GMT -5
Dan I know just what you mean about circling the block to hear the entire Tull song. Another trick I use is taking the longer route home. Posting from a blackberry is a pain.
Jeff
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Post by TM on Sept 26, 2009 19:43:35 GMT -5
After making my own one millionth 'best of' compilation, I can't think of any Tull song that is so musically complete as Warchild's , Back Door Angels. Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play are excluded as 'songs'. For the last three days while dropping the kids off at school, I circle the block to finish hearing that song. Passionate vocals, flavor enhancing, non-overwhelming flute, extra guitar crunching Martin, thumping Jeffrey bass, John Evan keyboard accents, Barrie Barlow drumming everywhere, throw in a little acoustic guitar strumming and sax and I can't think of any other Tull song that has it all. Not saying it is my favorite, but easily cracks the Top 10. It's funny you mention it, because I was just listening to Warchild last night. It is a great track that became a Tull classic in 1977, when it was included in a medley with Wind Up during the encore. Great song though - possibly underrated? It's got everything, including Ian's vocals at their finest.
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Post by bobo the monkey on Sept 26, 2009 20:24:21 GMT -5
Let's don't forget how important and re-assuring Back Door Angels was...coming to us a few days, or even hours, after 'Bungle in the jungle ( it was the B side so the radio stations postponed it a bit)...I mean...Bungle was a bit scary, if not downright disappointing...luckily Back Door Angels was a restoration of hope and trust that Tull had not indeed shot their wad on the Play!
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Post by TM on Sept 26, 2009 21:37:36 GMT -5
Let's don't forget how important and re-assuring Back Door Angels was...coming to us a few days, or even hours, after 'Bungle in the jungle ( it was the B side so the radio stations postponed it a bit)...I mean...Bungle was a bit scary, if not downright disappointing...luckily Back Door Angels was a restoration of hope and trust that Tull had not indeed shot their wad on the Play! I can see that. Bungle must have threw Tull fans for a loop at the time.
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Post by bobo the monkey on Sept 27, 2009 10:46:33 GMT -5
After TAAB and APP there was no reason to not expect Tull's next offering to be another album length epic...so the return to songs...especially such a spazzy, lightweight song as Bungle (it's grown on me since) required an adjustment period.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2009 7:23:50 GMT -5
Oooh! Far too many to chosse from. first up Minstrel, quirky Tull like mix, Ian's solo piece, Martin's guitar break...then the second half band picking up the pace, but it doesn't have Tull's signature abrupt time changes, so I can see where it might fail.
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Post by Max Quad on Sept 29, 2009 19:55:12 GMT -5
I believe the most complete Tull song is yet to be released and will in fact be on the next CD. The title of the song will be "In the Grip of Martin Barre". It's a 16 minute song about a dream that Ian recently had and utilizes bamboo flute, gong and a new instrument Ian recently mastered, the sitar. I'll leave the subject matter to your imagination.
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