orion
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Post by orion on Mar 19, 2009 13:36:25 GMT
I'm a relatively new Tull fan, but I've managed to get my hands on every studio album, This Was through The Xmas Album, as well as Bursting Out, A Little Light Music, and Nightcap.
I'd love to hear suggestions on what I should pick up the next time a little spending money comes my way.
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Post by admin on Mar 19, 2009 14:08:13 GMT
I'm a relatively new Tull fan, but I've managed to get my hands on every studio album, This Was through The Xmas Album, as well as Bursting Out, A Little Light Music, and Nightcap. I'd love to hear suggestions on what I should pick up the next time a little spending money comes my way. If you haven't all ready got it I would make the 20 years box set top of your list, the full 3CD edition. Absolutely essential Tull! It's a whole mini Tull collection on it's own It's a bit difficult to come by now but it does crop up from time to time on ebay so keep an eye out for that. Unless you are going to collect everything I would suggest that for Living With The Past, Live at the isle Of Wight & Live at Montreaux you get the DVDs instead. The albums are all pretty good but I think they work better with the visuals The 25 years Box Set is well worth having too, the remixes are interesting, the Pot pourri live disc and beacons bottoms tapes ok but I don't play them much but it's worth seeking out for the live at Carnegie hall disc, Tull were on fire that night! In fact, barring a couple of best of compilations that only have stuff you've already got I'd get them all!
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Post by orion on Mar 19, 2009 14:33:20 GMT
Thanks, that helps. I'm not a "completist" per say, but I have all of the remastered editions, which makes that 20 year box set problematic. So much of it was rereleased on the remasters, yet there's a handful of stuff on it I may never hear otherwise. Tricky!
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Post by admin on Mar 19, 2009 14:51:48 GMT
Thanks, that helps. I'm not a "completist" per say, but I have all of the remastered editions, which makes that 20 year box set problematic. So much of it was rereleased on the remasters, yet there's a handful of stuff on it I may never hear otherwise. Tricky! Of course, sorry I didn't think of that. I never bought the remasters as I'd already bought them all on CD once and had the LP's so I forgot a lot of the box set was scattered across those! To make up for it may I suggest you spend some of your hard earned on Ian Anderson's solo albums too? The Secret Language Of Birds is IMO utterly wonderful and contains some of IA's best songwriting and acoustic playing ever. I love that album! Rupi's dance is very good too, some excellent material on that also. Divinities & Walk Into Light are more a matter of taste I think. WIL does sound very dated but again there are some excellent songs on it and Divinities you will like if you are into Classical music!
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Post by fatman on Mar 19, 2009 17:42:00 GMT
Thanks, that helps. I'm not a "completist" per say, but I have all of the remastered editions, which makes that 20 year box set problematic. So much of it was rereleased on the remasters, yet there's a handful of stuff on it I may never hear otherwise. Tricky! Of course, sorry I didn't think of that. I never bought the remasters as I'd already bought them all on CD once and had the LP's so I forgot a lot of the box set was scattered across those! To make up for it may I suggest you spend some of your hard earned on Ian Anderson's solo albums too? The Secret Language Of Birds is IMO utterly wonderful and contains some of IA's best songwriting and acoustic playing ever. I love that album! Rupi's dance is very good too, some excellent material on that also. Divinities & Walk Into Light are more a matter of taste I think. WIL does sound very dated but again there are some excellent songs on it and Divinities you will like if you are into Classical music! Secret Language is artistic, beautiful, sensitive, passionate...a complete masterpiece in every way. Far and away Ian's greatest solo album, and his greatest work since the late 70s. Each songs is a little painting. Mostly its a collection of sublime acoustic love songs. Songs about longing, lust and heartbreak. Jasmine Corridor is the sentimental bookend to Wondring Aloud, a sort of wistful sequel. Secret Language 1 and 2 capture, from a distincly male perspective, the exquisite pain of unrequited love. Circular Breathing does the same, and it may just be Ian's greatest acoustic song ever. The Habanero Reel and A Postcard Day have a relaxed sort of summer playfulness about them, but serious and sad topics are also treated here (Monteserrat, Sanctuary and Set-Aside). There's nothing I would change on this album. Jeff
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