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1. Minstrel In The Gallery (2002 Digital Remaster)

2. Cold Wind To Valhalla (2002 Digital Remaster)

3. Black Satin Dancer (2002 Digital Remaster)

4. Requiem (2002 Digital Remaster)

5. One White Duck/010 = Nothing At All (2002 Digital Remaster)

6. Baker St Muse (Medley) (2002 Digital Remaster)

7. Grace (2002 Digital Remaster)

8. Summerday Sands (2002 Digital Remaster)

9. March The Mad Scientist (2002 Digital Remaster)

10. Pan Dance (2002 Digital Remaster)

11. Minstrel In The Gallery (Live) (2002 Digital Remaster)

12. Cold Wind To Valhalla (Live) (2002 Digital Remaster)

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Album Description

24-bit digitally remastered reissue of 1975 album with 5 added bonus tracks Summerday Sands', 'March The Mad Scientist', 'Pan Dance', 'Minstrel In The Gallery' (live) & 'Cold Wind To Valhalla' (live). Capitol. 2002.

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Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Tull Classic! While the Influences of Pre-Elizabethan English folk music abound, make no mistake, this is a complex hard rock record that pretty much coalesces all past Tull foibles into a recording formula that succeeds artistically and aesthetically. One cut (Baker St. Muse) is held to 17 minutes (unlike the side long tracks found on "Thick as a Brick"), While "Cold Wind to Valhalla" and "Requiem" are two of the sweetest songs JT ever recorded. This album marked the end of the Tull classical period, as events surrounding them would bring them back to the here and now for their next album....

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just One of The Many Fine Albums from Jethro Tull, April 29 2004

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Louie Bourland (Garden Grove CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minstrel In The Gallery (Audio CD)

Jethro Tull was definitely on a winning streak in the 1970's beginning with 1971's "Aqualung" through 1979's "Stormwatch". Their 1975 classic "Minstrel In The Gallery" continues on with the progressive elements and adds a heavy dose of medieval folk music into the picture. While there are more acoustic moments here than on previous Tull albums, there is still plenty of heavy electrifying rock and roll here as well.
The album's 8-minute title track effortlessly fuses the folk and rock elements with Ian Anderson's tender acoustic opening followed by a stellar hard-rock workout with great guitar work from Martin Barre and tight ensemble playing. "Cold Wind To Valhalla" and "Black Satin Dancer" feature similar musicality. Ian's flute work on the latter track is particularly striking. "Requiem" takes things down a notch with Ian's gentle acoustic guitar and vocal accompanied by a string and wind ensemble led by future Tull member David Palmer. Simply beautiful.

"One White Duck/010=Nothing At All" is also an all acoustic piece with a slight Irish Celtic vibe to it. Then, it's off into progressive rock territory once again with the nearly 17-minute "Baker Street Muse". This long piece is similar to "Thick As A Brick" in parts but is not a rewrite or retread of that famous epic. The entire band as a whole shines its brightest on this track especially Anderson, Barre and drummer Barriemore Barlow. David Palmer's orchestral arrangements further enhance the excitement of this piece.
The entire album closes with a brief 40-second epilogue entitle "Grace" which features Anderson singing in a echoing vibrato.
In addition to the original album tracks, the remastered CD of "Minstrel In The Gallery" includes five additional tracks, the all-acoustic "Summerday Sands" and "March Of the Mad Scientist", the instrumental flute tour-de-force "Pan Dance" (which once again features great orchestral arrangements) and brief live extracts from "Cold Wind To Valhalla" and the title track.
Without a doubt, this is a great album and is quite enjoyable. The album displays Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull expanding their musical pallette in a positive manner. With its fusing of hard rock with acoustic folk stylings, "Minstrel In The Gallery" is one of Jethro Tull's finest albums. Maybe, their best, perhaps.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best Jethro Tull album ever, Mar 19 2004

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Stuart (Briarcliff Manor, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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Minstrel in the Gallery is Jethro Tull's finest work, although it is unfortunately also one of the most underrated and underappreciated of their albums. In my opinion, there is not one weak song on this album- every work here is a masterpiece, and a uniquely beautiful blend of English folk/acoustic styles with progressive and hard rock. On no other album is this musical essence of Tull more apparent, although I definitely would recommend the following other great Tull albums as well: Songs From the Wood, Heavy Horses, Bursting Out (Live), Aqualung, Too Old To Rock and Roll, and This Was. But you MUST check out Minstrel in the Gallery, and please ignore all the critics who somehow miss all the incredible musical brilliance that exists on this record.

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5.0 out of 5 stars NO BODY SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND......., Feb 8 2004

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Thomas K-B�r "Student" - See all my reviews

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..... how great this Album really is.

I know ALL Tull Albums and i think, this is the best and most delicius one. Delicate string work, very heavy guitar playing, fleetest fingering on the acoustic guitar and fa'ntastic songs.

I don't know why so many fools just don't like this example for the best music a human brain can create.

Probably the most unplugged sounding Album, but still belonging to the Heavy Rock / Prog Rock genre, well balanced between epic Heavyness (Black Satin Dancer, Cold Wind to Vallhalla), acoustic ballads (One white duck, Requiem) and both (Title Track, Baker St Muse), the album is a fantastic showcase for Andersons talents, his voice never sounded better, his acoustic guitar playing is amazing, as well as his flute playing. Don't pay any attention to those who don't like the album. They are not able to understand the genius behind the songs.

Sit back, relax, put your feet up to enjoy the best and most virtous Tull Album!

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