DPRP CD-Review; Rolling Stone Review; Ausführliche Informationen über die einzelnen Versionen der Tonträger bei musik-sammler.de ; Liedtexte bei cupofwonder.com (Archivversion) Informationen zu den Liedtexten bei cupofwonder.com (englisch, Archivversion) Einzelnachweise. You can pop those pills and visit some psychiatrist who’ll say I’ve tracked down 24 including the 10 original Broadsword and I just through them all in a playlist to shuffle when I’m in the mood for this era of Tull. I’m a big Tull fan. I like almost everything they've done, but these two strike the right chord with me and are my "go to" albums when I pull out Tull. This is my favourite of their 80's albums. Even the final vignette "Cheerio" is lovely. He could have avoided it by delaying the first syllable and turning the melody into a diminuendo. The Broadsword And The Beast was the CD release that most direly needed a remaster—now it's done. So stand as one defiant, yes, and let your voices swell: Ian plays his character with sensitivity to text and subtext, making this one of his best theatrical performances. . The album sounds better than its immediate predecessors, an improvement in recording quality directly attributable to the choice to have Paul Samwell-Smith produce the album, a choice that also provided the band with a detached perspective on the quality of the music. I won’t remind you. Leave it to Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull to anoint the Eighties with a concept album about the erosion of old values in today's rapidly devolving world. Klingt nach BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST zu ihren schlechteren Zeiten. Don’t say goodbye, love. Now, let's move on to the subject of my review. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1982 Terre Haute Press Vinyl release of The Broadsword And The Beast on Discogs. Oh, and never mind the words: The fears and instincts that drove our ancestors still live within us today. ( Log Out /  The Broadsword and the Beast has a satisfying, holistic feel, a record that successfully links the medieval with the modern from both a musical and thematic perspective. He was already a huge fan, when commissioned to do the art for the band’s 14 th studio album. We’ll settle old scores now, and settle the hard way. Die Texte und Kompositionen stammen, wie bei Jethro Tull üblich, von Ian Anderson, jedoch wirkte auch Vettese als Komponist mit. Dave Pegg’s bass part is a work of art in itself, a combination of melodic counterpoint, bluesy moans and relentless drive at all the right moments. 1. There are a couple of spots where Ian Anderson’s lyrics set my teeth on edge, but generally these lyrics rank as some of his best. Album Rating: 4.0excellent return to form; the 20 anniversary box set had leftovers which were good enough to make this a double. Fallen On Hardtimes 4. Stare that beastie in the face and really give him hell. Songs still have the Jethro Tull … I think it’s partially the stripped back, basic four on the floor of most of the the drumming after the virtuosic Barlow drumming of the past. Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn ; Pinterest; Beginning in 1968 Jethro Tull had released a studio album every year for thirteen straight years until 1981. The different filters applied to his voice oscillate between a sense of closeness and a feeling of distance, and are very effective in reinforcing the theme of essential human loneliness. ( Log Out /  Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Interesting take on Broadsword! The Broadsword and the Beast is easily the strongest album of this period, especially from a musical perspective. As you can tell, I have a definite preference for the “Beastie” side of the coin, but I still think that The Broadsword and The Beast is one of Tull’s better efforts. Beastie 2. The Broadsword and the Beast comes to a fitting conclusion with the sentimental pub song, “Cheerio.” My only regret is that it doesn’t have more verses, because I think it would make a great replacement for the always tiresome “Auld Lang Syne” with the added bonus of not having to remember what the Scots title means when you’re three sheets to the wind. This is clearly a song about the sadness experienced at the end of a relationship, when you know it’s time to separate despite the still-simmering remnants of feeling for the other person. “Beastie” deals with the fundamental fears that form the primary obstacle to our development as human beings. whoops – *Threw* them in a playlist. Ian Anderson. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Share: Tweet. Forum > Musik machen > Genre-Diskussionen > Progressive Rock, Art-Rock > CD / DVD Reviews > Jethro Tull / The broadsword and the beast / 1982 / CD. If Ian Anderson didn’t want public attention, he could have pulled a Salinger and disappeared from view. Hi! When I was going through a particularly challenging time with my beasties, I did go see a shrink. Learn how your comment data is processed. Album Rating: 3.5Broadsword and Seal Driver are excellent, that I remember. Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite – Get Up! It features a heavy emphasis on synthesized sound and I really only like one song: “Fylingdale Flyer.”. So, you might be wondering by now: why the low rating to Broadsword if Planets for you is great and you say they are not quite different in how they sound?. You played for me; that’s all for now, James Brown & The Famous Flames – Live at the Apollo, Update on Life, International Relations and the American Boycott, Book Review: Sleeping with Patty Hearst by Mary Lambeth Moore, The Temptations - The Definitive Collection - Classic Music Review, Alex Chilton - Like Flies on Sherbert - Classic Music Review, Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood - Classic Music Review, Fleetwood Mac - Future Games - Classic Music Review, The Shirelles - 25 All-Time Greatest Hits - Classic Music Review, King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King - Classic Music Review. Gerry Conway’s contributions on drums are also worthy of mention, as he introduces splashes of syncopation and hints of funereal drum rolls while avoiding the impulse to take things too far and turn the song into a tedious military procession. There are a few tracks I really enjoy though. Jethro Tull. The Broadsword and the Beast has many features that clearly identify it as part of this meandering period in Tull history, especially the greater reliance on the synthesizer and the concern with socio-political trends. I make those kinds of mistakes all the time! “Beastie” is a fabulous, tone-setting opener of power and nuance. No one has reviewed this release group yet. Contentwise, the original rated three stars, max; to swap out at least half the songs for a few from the extra eight would yield a four star album, which is what I'm giving this remaster. Album Rating: 3.5There's not really any kind of order you're doing these in? 8.60 ∅-Bew. “Pussy Willow” is essentially a more detailed character description of the office worker described in Paul McCartney’s “Another Day.” This girl Friday has fantasies of being rescued from her humdrum existence by a medieval prince, who will shuffle her off to the mystical east. Typ: Album: Genre(s): Rock: Blues Rock, Hardrock, Progressive Rock « A. And I look great in leather. I’ll probably get back to Tull someday, as I’d like to complete the discography from This Was through Crest of a Knave, but this year I’m trying to do more early 21st century stuff—the music from my generation. Pussy Willow 8. Once during a summer hiatus from college, my mother hooked me up with a New Age psychic who gave me a “reading” of my eternal soul that proved to be surprisingly accurate about my deepest fears (though I still think it was more of a lucky shot than astral wisdom). Το The Broadsword and the Beast είναι το 14ο άλμπουμ του αγγλικού ροκ συγκροτήματος Jethro Tull, το οποίο κυκλοφόρησε στις 10 Απριλίου του 1982 μέσω της δισκογραφικής εταιρίας "Chrysalis Records". There are indeed bad tracks - Beastie is pure silliness and Watching Me Watching You tries too hard - … Ratings . I would describe the period between Songs from the Wood and Crest of a Knave as a period dictated by Ian Anderson’s changing circumstances and ever-fluctuating interests.

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