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| 1. Songs From The Wood (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Jack In The Green (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. Cup Of Wonder (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. Hunting Girl (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Ring Out Solstice Bells |
| 6. Velvet Green (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. The Whistler (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Pibroch (Cap In Hand) (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 9. Fire At Midnight (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 10. Beltane (2003 Digital Remaster) |
| 11. Velvet Green (Live) |
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4.0 out of 5 stars
4.5 Stars... Overlooked in the Jethro Tull Catalogue,
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This review is from: Songs From The Wood (Audio CD)
"Songs from the Wood", originally issued in 1977, is overlooked in the Jethro Tull catalogue. Perhaps this (very welcome) reissue (11 tracks; 53 min.) will reignite attention to this gorgeous collection.I hadn't listened to this album in probably more than 15 years when I recently saw that it was reissued in a remastered version, and with liner notes from Ian Anderson to boot! I knew I had to buy it. "Songs from the Wood" boasts no hit singles (apart from the minor Christmas hit "Ring Out Solstice Bells", which happens to be a very fine Christmas tune). It can be vaguely be described as a concept album, with songs celebrating life in the English country side. Musically, this album reminds me of the electric rock-folk of Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention, but of course with Jethro Tull's unique twist and Ian Anderson's instantly recognizable flute preminent. Stand-out songs include the title track, "Jack-in-the-Green" (Anderson in the liner notes: "It was all played by me one rainy Sunday afternoon, I wrote the piece in the morning, had lunch, and beetled off to record it while the idea was still in my head. I think we even mixed it in the same evening. Wow!"), "Ring Out Solstice Bells" and "Pibroch (Cap in Hand)", the only "hard" rocking song on the album, with Martin Barre's guitar upfront, but with an equally mesmorizing flute solo by Anderson. This reissue comes with 2 bonus tracks: "Beltane" is from the same sessions, but not nearly as delightful as the original album songs. "Velvet Green" is a live version of the album track. If your idea of Jethro Tull is focused on/limited to "Aqualung", "Locomotion Breath" and the like, then "Songs from the Wood" is not for you. If, however, you are looking for a great album featuring Jethro Tull music, then by all means buy this! You will not be disappointed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply a great album,
By Graboidz (Westminster, Maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Songs From The Wood (Audio CD)
If you are a Tull fan, or just a music fan in general, it doesn't get much better than Songs from the Wood. Jethro Tull are in the prime here and present what is basically an acoustic album that is just beautifully written and performed. If you enjoy stripped down, acoustic music there is no other album needed. I won't even bother reviewing each song because each one is fantastic in it's own way. Even if all you have is just a passing interest in Tull, or only know the band because of Aqualung, pick this disk up. After one listen you will understand why there are still legions of Tull fans after 4 decades!! This is one of the best Tull albums, and interesting I always thought Songs from the Woods had a wintery or holiday feel, and it was nice to see a couple songs recently included on Tull's A Christmas Album. Finally, this has nothing to do with Songs from the Woods, but after listening to that album I decided to pull out a newer Tull album and give it a listen. I just finished listening to Roots to Branches, and was going to review it as well, but I cannot find it listed here??? Amazon has like 30 different versions of "A" and "Aqualung" individually listed, but no Roots to Branches? Does anyone know why this Tull record is MIA?
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best damn Tull CD period !,
By Bob (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Songs From The Wood (Audio CD)
I saw Jethro Tull in concert when this ablum was released. I still consider this to have been my All-Time best rock concert ever! Best performance, sound, showmanship. Ian Anderson was awesome. They played 4 or 5 songs off this masterpiece. I ran out and bought the album the next day. I love Aqualung and Benefit, but this will always be my favorite Tull Album. I have the original CD, but now I need to get this remastered version. I work with a lot of gen-x-er's who just don't "get' Tull. Too bad, their loss. PS: This is a "must" have for any Tull fan.
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