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Record ID
1662
Artist
Jethro Tull
Title
Aqualung
Field / Genre
Rock
Year Recorded
1971
Label
Crysalis
Pressing
Eng
Rating
****
Discs
1
Media
CD
Date Bought
17 Jun 2005
Cost
¤10.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<p>The lyrical concept -- the hypocrisy of Christianity in England -- is stronger than on most other '70s conceptual efforts, but it's ultimately the music that makes it worthy of praise. Tull's winning way with a riff was never so arresting as on the chugging "Locomotive Breath," or on the character studies "Cross Eyed Mary" and "Aqualung," which portray believably seedy participants in Ian Anderson's story. The fable imagery of "Mother Goose" and the vitriolic anti-authoritarian sentiments of "Wind Up" both serve notice of Anderson's willful iconoclasm and his disillusionment with the spiritual traditions to which he was born. Varied but cohesive, Aqualung is widely regarded as Tull's finest hour.</p><p>—<strong>Rovi Staff</strong></p>