Foolonthehill
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Thick As A Brick defines concept album. In fact, it goes above and beyond by having only one song. Tull frontman Ian Anderson wrote Thick As A Brick in response to critics' calling Aqualung (their previous release) a "concept album". Anderson disagreed with this label, saying
His intention was to "spoof" prog acts of the time.Ironically, Thick As A Brick placed Jethro Tull amongst the greats of prog rock. It epitomized everything prog: time signature changes are everywhere, the instrumentation is varied, the lyrics are oblique, and, of course, it consists of one 43 minute epic.
The concept even extends beyond the music and lyrics: TAAB's premise is that it's lyrics were penned by a (fictional) 8 year-old, Gerald "Little Milton" Bostock as an epic poem entered into a children's writing contest. The story of his entry, triumph, and subsequent disqualification are detailed in the liner notes, which consist of the newspaper of a small town (also fictional). The lyrics themselves are printed, along with numerous articles, all of them written by Ian Anderson, who has a great sense of humour. This furthers the "spoof" idea, mocking small-town journalism.
All in all, it's a great album, and the concept holds together very well. Also, its humourous presentation helps to stop it from seeming pretentious as many great prog albums might.
is this good? This is just what I wrote earlier, with a couple changes.
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what exactly is parasetametadol? is it the same as paracetamol/acetaminophen?
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I don't know any of these:
I was joking, that's the most random lyric I could think of.
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Great list!
I was pretty surprised too to see so many votes for TAAB.
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As we roll down the highway towards the setting sun, I reflect on the life of the highwayman. Yum yum.
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Yeah, I agree with Lee, it isn't that bad, just inconsistent.
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...free high!
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1. Thick As A Brick
2. Dark Side of the Moon
3. In The Court of the Crimson King
4. Pet Sounds
5. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
6. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
7. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
8. Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
9. Songs for the Deaf
10. Berlin
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If he seems to be intentionally avoiding his friends though, he might just be depressed. That happens to pretty much every teenager too.
EDIT: To clarify, I can identify with sleeping all the time to avoid social situations when I felt like being away from people.
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I went through a phase like that, I'd say it's pretty normal.
Aside from that, though, I'll second what Ron said. Does he get much exercise? I get really lethargic when I don't run or swim for too long.
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good...now I have a Pink Floyd album I can vote for. I never did like The Wall.
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yeah, I guess the '60s were mostly solid in that regard.
there was some pretty crappy bubblegum pop though. I'd say that every era had it's share of bad hit music
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Thanks!
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What's the best Tribe Called Quest album to start with?
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I would usually either go for a run, or spend some time doing something trivial but attention consuming (World of Warcraft (I've quit now, but it was good for that), something technical on guitar, Math)
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I wouldn't say that they were "progressive rock" by 1983...
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I really liked the Beach Boys too when I was younger. I still do, of course.
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Happy Birthday Kevin!
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hahahaha yeah
has the whole Dziekanski-Taser incident made news elsewhere in the world?
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The ad's pretty funny. I love the single token fleur-de-lys there.
I'm not really sure why Canada always wishes to associate itself with the RCMP. They have a pretty nasty history, and they aren't doing so well these days either. I guess they're just recognizably Canadian.
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I'll give you that. Or if not, then it's at least as good as Top 40 stuff from any other era.
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Happy Birthday, Martin!
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Great song, but the worst fade-out of all time.
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or curandero
but I think that's more medicine man