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Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick



9.1 | 227 votes |
Release date: 3 March 1972
Style: Folk rock, Progressive rock

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01. Thick As A Brick (Part I)
02. Thick As A Brick (Part II)
03. Thick As A Brick [Live at Madison Square Garden] [bonus]
+ Interview With Jethro Tull [bonus]

Guest review by
AndyMetalFreak
Rating:
9.2
Thick As A Brick could well be one of the most ambitious albums ever made; certainly back in its day it was. Although this kind of concept was not entirely original, it had never been done before to this extent. It combines every aspect of rock material with truly clever and humorous lyrics, making Thick As A Brick such a special album within the progressive genre.

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published 30.01.2022 | Comments (7)

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07.05.2010 - 22:38
Rating: 10
Zhao
The Arkaholic
The work of masters. Perfect in every way.
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22.02.2011 - 09:38
wormdrink414

Where have I been for the past 39 years?
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26.06.2011 - 18:53
Rating: 10
Deny Reality

Absolutely phenomenal. Blends all of Jethro Tull's music into a 2-20 minute song masterpiece..
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26.06.2011 - 20:29
IronAngel

Written by Deny Reality on 26.06.2011 at 18:53

Absolutely phenomenal. Blends all of Jethro Tull's music into a 2-20 minute song masterpiece..


I can't say I agree. Brick represents one very specific style and era for Jethro Tull. It's hardly representative of their entire back catalogue. That said, it's my favorite of the albums that I know by them. I'm not an expert nor a huge fan, but it's probably my favorite prog rock album of its time (or ever, maybe).
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01.02.2012 - 02:08
Introspekrieg
Totemic Lust
The countdown on the official website finally ended... they are releasing a sequel to Thick As A Brick plus playing it in it's entirety on tour!!! http://www.jethrotull.com/
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01.02.2012 - 02:13
JohnDoe
Account deleted
Written by Introspekrieg on 01.02.2012 at 02:08

The countdown on the official website finally ended... they are releasing a sequel to Thick As A Brick plus playing it in it's entirety on tour!!! http://www.jethrotull.com/


why a sequel to TAAB? this will rise up people's expectations too much; and JT does not deliver the great music they used to. I'm skeptical already.
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01.02.2012 - 02:17
Introspekrieg
Totemic Lust
Written by Guest on 01.02.2012 at 02:13

Written by Introspekrieg on 01.02.2012 at 02:08

The countdown on the official website finally ended... they are releasing a sequel to Thick As A Brick plus playing it in it's entirety on tour!!! http://www.jethrotull.com/


why a sequel to TAAB? this will rise up people's expectations too much; and JT does not deliver the great music they used to. I'm skeptical already.


I fear the results as well, but dammit I've been waiting for that countdown on the website to end for months! I'm not writing the band off just yet, who knows?
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19.03.2012 - 15:17
Rating: 10
musicalkaratekid

This album is the work of a band at their creative peak. You can hardly ignore the intensity of the drum solos and insane use of the keyboards, not to mention the other instruments each playing their own part beautifully. Anderson's vocals fit the nature of the lyrics perfectly, and though some may argue he doesn't favour the flute as much as on earlier releases, i believe you really have to listen to the whole of the through and through to see that the use of the flute is significant. Roll on part 2 of Thick as a Brick this year...
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21.11.2012 - 22:47
megadeath13
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One of the best albums created by mankind. One spectacular song with a length of 43 minutes. Genious!!!
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03.09.2013 - 13:32
Rating: 10
Lethrokai

By far my favourite prog rock album of all time! Absolutely incredible musicianship that can be topped by very few.
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Sometimes you just need to roll the dice and look away.
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21.11.2014 - 11:38
Rating: 9
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
This is incredible
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21.11.2014 - 20:15
Rating: 10
Diverge

Written by LeKiwi on 21.11.2014 at 11:38

This is incredible

C'mon, man. You don't think this is 10-worthy?
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21.11.2014 - 20:20
Rating: 9
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by Diverge on 21.11.2014 at 20:15

C'mon, man. You don't think this is 10-worthy?

I want to! I have to listen to it properly though, I only really concentrated on about 2/3 of it
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26.10.2015 - 12:20
Rating: 8
sahand

Masterpiece
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15.12.2015 - 19:38
Rating: 10
Netzach
Planewalker
Essential progressive rock. Arguably even quintessential.
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25.11.2016 - 16:25
Rating: 9
Sang Dalang Abu

As Prog Fan, I will never sell this fuckin' greatest stuff.
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27.07.2018 - 19:50
Rating: 10
AndreMarcos

One of the best prog albums of all time, which is ironic consider they made the record with intentions of making fun of the prog scene
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03.05.2019 - 09:55
Rating: 9
Joppe
Steelemeister
Not fully convinced that having these long ass songs is the best format for this music. HAving the album in digital, though, enables to do some splittin'
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29.10.2019 - 17:12
Rating: 9
Joppe
Steelemeister
Listened to it a few more times and now it's pretty safe to say that the album definitely has some of the best JT material ever. However with this song format and a few skippable moments it doesn't feel like a real masterpiece to me. Still I can see myself listening to it again
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31.10.2020 - 01:37
Rating: 10
Metal Rasputin

This one's a legit prog classic, despite actually being a parody of one. Maybe the latter's the reason why it's so inspired and witty and feels very tight and whole even if it only has two ridiculously long songs. It actually gets even funnier if you bother to invest some time and pay attention to every little detail it has to offer. The cover art is the best part, every story is as smart, wacky and surreal as it gets and the title literally mean "dumb as f**k" but back in the day people really didn't understand the language and took the whole thing very seriously.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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