Tull's masterpiece
5
By lie2me
I wore the vinyl LP out.
One of the Classics
5
By FredPinHotlanta
This album features many songs that were the mainstay of Rock stations in the 70s. And yet for some unknown reason, Jethro Tull is not in the rock and roll hall of fame. That is one of the puzzles of our time.
What a string of classic albums
5
By blumenbach
The only thing more remarkable than this classic work of rock is that it's sandwiched in among a group of equally incredible albums: Benefit, Thick as a Brick, Passion Play, and Minstrel in the Gallery. This was Jethro Tull's glory years, and Aqualung is packed with now classic songs. As others have pointed out, Aqualung belongs with a handful of other rock albums of that era that have now attained legendary status, and which belongs on any list of greatest classic rock albums of all time. This would definitely be in my top ten.
off center
5
By warbaby43
But some of the best rock ever.
Aqualung71
5
By dominicapollo
I am in so love with this album!! ❤️😘
An Improvement in Sound Quality
5
By Sal1956
Let me start by saying that I do still have my vinyl copy, I had it on 8 track, cassette and finally on CD. That being said the question for me wasn't is this an album I should get because it is great, but rather, is the sound quality any better than the CD copy that I have transfered to my iTunes library that has a very muddy sound? Well I am here to say that YES it is remarkably better, a huge improvement over my CD copy. Who ever was incharge of the Re-Mastering did a GREAT job. So if you are like me and already own all the previous lesser quality versions you will not be wasting your money if you purchase this copy. One noticeable difference is in the song Aqualung that almost sounds like it might be a different version because it does sound so much clearer and cleaner, maybe it is, but still great.
Made Tull a Household Name
5
By #1 Zappa Fan
The album that made Jethro Tull a household name...well, maybe not a household name, but a very well known name among the rock and roll public.
Theme of the album lyrically centered on God. But not anti-God, just anti-religions. And how organized religions had screwed up many people's individual lives and messed with entire countries outlook on the rest of the world.
Strange for an album with such a message to be that popular, but it was released around the time of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and religion, God, Peace, Love, etc. were the fashion of the day.
Some of their hardest rocking numbers ever are included on this.
(But still not heavy enough to warrant the Heavy Metal Grammy they received years later--late 80's:-)
But beside Ian Anderson's trademark flute as a lead instrument, Martin Barre's guitar work is some of his most blistering ever.
Everything seemed to work on Aqualung---songwriting, singing, musicianship, lyrics, and it brought Jethro Tull to the attention of millions of new listeners.
BB3563
5
By BB3563
Always one of my fave albums.
Change of heart
5
By baldwookie3440
Ian Anderson said he wanted to be a guitarist until he heard Hendrix ... Thankful he found the flute ... Great musician in a great band!
A Must-Have
5
By uberstank57
For the hard-core fan of rock music, there are certain albums deemed to be a must-have in the collection because they stick out among all the others. For those of us fortunate enough to have grown up during this period, the early '70's produced a disproportionate share of these albums. We can quibble over some but albums such as Who's Next, Dark Side of the Moon, The Captian and Me, all of Led Zeppelin's work and Jethro Tull's Aqualung are indisputable. There is nothing quite like this album in the annals of rock 'n roll and nothing Tull did before or after really compares to it either. Buy it and listen to it!
