Musical Musings From the Wild: Ranking the Jethro Tull Epic-Length Songs!

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

I somehow missed White Innocence from Catfish Rising...so, slot that into #14.

[@chanonnaluta7958]

This was a great idea. I suggest doing the ranking for their best singles and/or unreleased tracks that appear on various compilations or reissues. Cheers

[@handebarlas6248]

YaaaaaaYY!!!!❤

[@yankeefan1208]

Tull is one of those bands I got into late in life and man am I loving it. Thank you to that DJ who used to play Thick as a Brick in its entirety on the radio when I was driving overnights.

[@garyjoyce2160]

Absolutely love this series. Thanks again Pete for your time 👍💯

[@joseantoniomarmol6324]

Great episode and ranking Pete! Excluding TAAB I have to confess Baker St. Muse is my absolute favorite in the Tull catalog. What is impressive is that their catalog is so freaking amazing that a song like Budapest has 9 other songs above it… cheers!!!

[@chazblitz]

Well said brother!

[@billybishop1997]

My favorite epic length song by Jethro Tull is Thick as a Brick. It was parodied on The Simpsons when Martin Prince played the flute.

[@R2Zmedia]

Roots to Branches (the album) is an all time Tull classic, but my personal favourite Tull epic is Budapest, absolutely stunning. Big shout out to for Pibroch (Cap In Hand) from SFTW and of course Minstrel In The Gallery

[@jimfritz2087]

Budapest IS a standout track .

[@rightchordleadership]

A Tullerrific show, Pete! All hail the mighty Tull!!!

[@handebarlas6248]

Great selection!! And a great way to present them, Pete.Thank you so much.

[@kamranmalik8546]

On the subject of Tull, looks like we’re getting a new album 👀

[@kennbrown4638]

1. Thick as a Brick (saw them on this tour. They played it for 62 min. and included a section of the forthcoming A Passion Play) 2. My God 3. Minstrel in the Gallery 4. Heavy Horses 5. Baker St. Muse 6. Pibroch (Cap in Hand) 7. No Lullaby 8. Dark Ages 9. Flying Dutchman 10. A Passion Play 11. Budapest 12. Wounded, Old & Treacherous 13. The Whaler's Dues 14. At Last Forever

[@jerrypotente872]

I have absolutely loved Jethro Tull since 1970 from this was all the way through heavy horses, and then after that, I digested a lot of jazz fusion and other Prague and later became a professional songwriter and lost track of Tull and Ian for a long time about 12 years ago, I got a 2CD anthology of all the great tall hits and I realize that there were many wonderful songs that I missed out on that came from those later albums that you’re talking about so yeah Ian and Jethro Tull remain one of my favorite British rock bands and probably will be till the day I die excellent and John Evan was quite brilliant on acoustic piano as well. I seen them in concert twice with him and he was just fabulous. Stay all OK Pete great great review of a great great freaking bands.

[@yokerecords803]

"Baker St. Muse" is so great. Cannot get enough of this cut.

[@steelmonkey7609]

The *Flying Dutchman* was my choice, a *Masterpiece!* This was fun, great idea Pete, if I could, I'd hit the like button twice!

[@storm-sf5rj]

Thick as a Brick was my first Tull Concert in 1973 it was Amazing i saw them 9 times in total sadly the last one was Thick as a Brick 2 but it was only Ian Anderson, Martin Bar had left and he had new Band Members so in efect it was Ian Anderson's Jethro Tull it was still a good Gig but it was not the same without Martin

[@rmoriart7655]

Looking forward to seeing “Minstrel” in your “Best of 1975” series 😉

[@justamops]

1. Thick as a Brick 2. Minstrel in the Gallery 3. My God 4. Heavy Horses 5. No Lullaby 6. Pibroch (Cap in Hand) 7. Dark Ages 8. Flying Dutchman 9. Budapest 10. Baker St. Muse 11. Wounded, Old and Treacherous 12. At Last, Forever 13. A Passion Play 14. The Whaler’s Dues

[@douglasstruthers8307]

Great list. Nothing quite like vintage Jethro Tull. Sadly, these songs if released today, wouldn't stand a chance to get any airplay. Great tracks. Thanks for posting.

[@747jono]

We love all these songs Pete ❤

[@green6string434]

Great episode, Pete. NO BAND has a greater 12-album run than Jethro Tull... Stand Up (1969) Benefit (1970) Aqualung (1971) Thick as a Brick (1972) A Passion Play (1973) War Child (1974) Minstrel in the Gallery (1975) Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (1976) Songs from the Wood (1977) Heavy Horses (1978) Stormwatch (1979) A (1980) Ridiculous...

[@rightchordleadership]

If you're going to include A, you need to include TBATB which is a superior album. So that's a 13-album run.

[@green6string434]

@ i'm 59. lifelong musician. my brother is 67. 'aqualung' was one of my bro's first albums when he was 14, and i was 6. he played it constantly. by the time i started playing gtr at 12, that was already an important record in our lives. 'songs from the wood' and 'heavy horses' became my faves in middle & high school. 'this was' is great, only not included because its missing barre. and 'broadsword' really is great, but i really dislike the production and keyboard sounds. makes it a difficult listen because of that, despite the great steven wilson remix. thats why i stopped there. (oddly, i absolutely love under wraps). agree with you, though. posted my tull reply, then thought about zappa, who i love, who has an insane personal favorite 23-album run from '72 'grand wazoo' thru '83 'man from utopia' :)))

[@John-fc7wc]

I agree but I would remove A from your list and replace it with Living in the Past. I know it is a compilation album but it did have a bunch of good songs not found elsewhere.

[@colinbrown7010]

Pete really enjoying the content especially the December memories associated with albums the best of 1974 and now this fantastic

[@nrhn9254]

My Favorite Prog band. As always great show Pete!

[@kevinnicholas1228]

like your love for roots and branches!

[@jimiswartz2648]

I’ve been listening to Heavy Horses a ton lately. That lineup was phenomenal.

[@LarryG-jo6bf]

Great show, Pete. I'm with you on Dark Ages.

[@jamesgeckle489]

An obsessive Tuller here who leans toward Passion Play over Brick, obviously for personal reasons. ✌️🤘

[@peterock4210]

It really makes my day that JT is still being discussed and enjoyed on SoT. Lifelong fan, first show Stormwatch tour @ MSG.

[@rogerdavis3454]

Thanks for this video, Pete. And thanks for reminding me that there are some great songs on "Roots to Branches."

[@rogertemple7193]

This is really a good episode epic length albums and Jethro Tull is one of those bands with epic albums thanks Pete.x🎶🎶📻🎶🎶

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Many records to revisit, thanks Pete.

[@Glenn-x9s]

Just letting you know from your reviews on Jethro Tull and their albums i took your advice as a newbie and thought i gotta check these guys out and listened to Aqualung amazing album! I remember seeing this album back in the day and always wanting to hear the whole album but for some reason never checked it out I'm definitely gonna check out the rest of their catalog! Thanks for recommending this band! Your show is awesome! Thanks again

[@donaldanderson6604]

I remember the fuss in the UK about Passion Play when it came out. The management concocted a story about JT giving up and of course the publicity did sales no harm. Yes had also just received a critical kicking for TFTO. The crtics are all forgotten but we still listen to the music.

[@anthonybernard3689]

I enjoy these videos!

[@stevenbruno2752]

Lots of fun, thanks for this, Pete. Late to the party here - I have 13 I'll rank for me. And I LOVE Stormwatch as well. One of my top three favorite albums for Tull. 1. Thick as a Brick 2. Heavy Horses 3. Flying Dutchman 4. Minstrel in the Gallery 5. Dark Ages 6. My God 7. Baker St. Muse 8. No Lullaby 9. Critique Oblique Pt. 1 10. Pibroch (Cap in Hand) 11. White Innocence 12. Budapest 13. Wounded, Old and Treacherous

[@Nitramessahc]

Surprised at first not to see Aqualung but I realized I'm used to the live versions almost always streching out to 8 minutes!

[@davecourlang1]

Great list Pete. Tull is my favorite band and get a kick out of every episode you feature them. I would add the following to your list is Old Aces Die Hard (from 40th anniversary edition of Songs from the Wood, Critique Oblique (from Nightcap) and The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes: Scenario/Audition/No Rehearsal (from 20 years of Jethro Tull). My top 10 Tull epics are: 1 The Passion Play 2 Thick as a Brick 3. Baker St. Muse 4 Old Aces Die Hard 5. My God 6. Chateau D'Isaster Tapes: Scenario/Audition/No Rehearsal 7. Heavy Horses 8. Pibroch 9 Minstrel in the Gallery 10 Budapest

[@donhadfield2835]

Can't argue with any of your choices or order. I might have let Passion Play slide lower, it never caught me at all. Back in 1972, I remember being a 17 year old kid running home with Thick as a Brick being astonished by it and going through that newspaper cover to cover wondering what it was all about.

[@peerayuthcharnsethikul5122]

1: Thick as a Brick 2: A Passion Play 3: Baker St. Muse 4: Thick as a Brick II 5: Homo Erraticus 6: Budapest

[@powrnap]

Budapest is my favorite.

[@dannylgriffin]

Chris Squire is also one of my favorite bass players. He was so fun to watch live! As was Jaco. RIP both of them.

[@johnw706]

A good ranking . This would be my ranking , starting with my favourite : Thick as a Brick Minstrel in the Gallery My God The Flying Dutchman A Passion Play Baker Street Muse Heavy Horses The Whaler's Dues Budapest Dark Ages. (. I actually like the longer alternative version on the Stormwatch box set ) Pibroch Wounded Old & Treacherous No Lullaby Al Last Forever Thanks !

[@Veaseify]

Before I watch this - my top 3 would be 1. Dark Ages 2 Minstrel In The Gallery 3. Baker Street Muse

[@jeffbowman1225]

Heavy Horses for me

[@markholmes2357]

I have split their 2 epic albums by sides: 1. Thick As A Brick side 1 2. A Passion Play side 2 3. Baker Street Muse 4. Minstrel In The Gallery 5. Dark Ages 6. Thick As A Brick side 2 7. A Passion Play side 1 8. Budapest 9. Pibroch (Cap In Hand) 10.Flying Dutchman

[@metal_maniac_68]

I'd reckon 7-8 mins in length is suitable for epic songs at a minimum. "Thick As A Brick" is my favourite epic length song as it was the first ever song that I heard from this band

[@giamo645]

I may appear heretic but Baker St. Muse is my #1. I would have ranked Flying Dutchman higher but your ranking resonate in general with my taste 👋

[@maxthepupp]

Petes talking to me - I'm the guy who never got From Roots To Branches! I just kinda forgot...🤦

[@oliverl.5834]

"Passion Play" is one song?!

[@747jono]

Love Tull oh yes Anderson is a genius

[@PsychiatricExile-channel]

Maybe you can rate the epic Metal songs? Maybe 15 minutes or longer?

[@SteveAuger2021]

I’m anxiously awaiting your Dream Theater epic tracks. I’m sure it’s coming.

[@JeanPierreBoonen]

Indian restaurants curry my brain🔥

[@didiervandijk9713]

What about "Part of the Machine"?

[@sunsin1592]

You skipped "White Innocence" from Catfish Rising....

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Not sure how I missed that one...sigh...well, I'd slot that into #14.

[@MarcosAlmeida-ko7tf]

You could activate KZbin dubbing, I'm from Brazil and it would be much easier to follow your videos.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Not quite sure what you mean by 'dubbing'...the CC option is available to anyone.

[@Amptronique]

Dharma for one ?

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

I didn't pick any live songs.

[@williambaldridge1203]

Yeah Crystal and Dave one for Hard Rock. the category was Heavy Metal/ Hard Rock. The truth is Metallica is not a hard rock band they're heavy metal band they should not even have been in the category Tull is a hard rock band and deserved to win. The bottom line since it's covered two categories it was whichever was the best and tolls crest of a knave was better than Metallica's whatever, I forgot what their album was. Speaking of Baker Street Muse that's probably my favorite long track but do you know of any reason why they never played any of it live or if they ever did ?

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Metallica's And Justice for All should have one...plus, the Grammy win was in 1989, and Crest came out in 1987. Epic fail. Crest is a great album, but it should not have even been in the picture.

[@danaaronmusic]

Chateau > Passion!