In 1977, Tull was pretty much a folk-rock band. They had slowly
\nbeen progressing away from the prog-rock genre, and
\nSongs From The Wood<\/i> would galvanize their position as a
\nfolk-rock band.<\/p>\n
This is quite possibly Anderson and co.’s most “fun” album to
\ndate. Songs like “Jack-in-the-Green” and “The Whistler” are laid
\nback folky tunes that still retain a powerful melody.<\/p>\n
Anderson’s flute is used quite liberally throughout the record,
\nadeptly showcasing his talent on it. While not as up-front or
\naggressive as some of his passages on Aqualung, they’re beautiful
\nin a whole different way.<\/p>\n
However, for all the good found on this album, it has some
\nshortcomings. The one that I find most obvious is the lack of
\nMartin Barre’s electric guitar assault. The only song where it can
\nbe heard in abundance is on the eight-minute “Pibroch (Cap in
\nHand),” which I find to be a disappointing song. While we do get a
\ntaste of Barre’s guitar prowess, the actual track is very slow and
\nuninteresting.<\/p>\n
Fans of harder rock will definitely be turned off by this album.
\nAll of that edge that Tull had on albums like
\nAqualung<\/i>,
\nThis Was<\/i> and, to a lesser extent,
\nMinstrel In The Gallery<\/i>, is replaced with flute flourishes
\nand placid acoustic guitar riffs. But for either die-hard Tull
\nfans, or people who like mellow music, this is the album for
\nyou.<\/p>\n
Though many purists will crucify me for saying so, I believe
\nthis album hosts Tull’s best song to date. Is it the upbeat,
\nfull-of-life title track? The melodic “Cup of Wonder”? The epic,
\nkeyboard-laced “Velvet Green”? Nope. I’m talking about the album’s
\nclosing track, “Fire At Midnight.” A song that has a soft, Celtic
\nintro, complete with Anderson’s romantic singing, and a beautiful
\nflute in the background. It’s followed by the bridge, which
\ncontains a brilliant flute solo, and even has an electric guitar
\nlead by Barre, something that is sorely missed on this album. All
\nin all, it’s the perfect song.<\/p>\n
As I’ve said before, this album isn’t for everybody. Hard-rock
\nfans will be instantly turned off, as will people who don’t care
\nfor the more folky part of Tull. However, for those who enjoy
\nexperimentation, you will not be disappointed at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":26756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5643],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-38039","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-jethro-tull","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=38039"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=38039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}