Aqualung [Enhanced] [Import]

Product Description
Japanese reissue of 2002 album includes four exclusive bonus tracks, 'Else Matters', 'Over', 'When I Finally Get My Own Place', & 'Easier To Lie' (Real World Version). Epic. 2004.

Tracks:

Aqualung
Cross-Eyed Mary
Cheap Day Return
Mother Goose
Wond'ring Aloud
Up To Me
My God
Hymn 43
Slipstream
Locomotive Breath
Wind-Up
Lick Your Fingers Clean
Wind-Up (Quad Version)
Excerpts From The Ian Anderson Interview
Songs for Jeffrey
Fat Man
Bouree

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After veering sharply from the blues inluences of their debut, This Was, Jethro Tull's sound quickly coalesced around jazz-tinged English folk influences and the antics of frontman/flautist Ian Anderson. But it was guitarist Martin Barre's swaggering riff off the title track of the band's fourth album that would become Tull's indelibly clichéd trademark--and the band's entrée into a long reign as arena-rock perennials. But there's a lot more to Aqualung than the riffage of that cut and its cousins, "Cross-Eyed Mary" and "Locomotive Breath." In an era when pseudo-Christian spirituality was a de rigueur, if cheap, musical commodity (from the overblown operatics of Jesus Christ Superstar to one-hit pop wonders such as "Spirit in the Sky" and "Put Your Hand in the Hand"), Anderson and company openly challenged the value of organized religion with a thematic album savvy enough to layer its thought-provoking lyrics between heavy strata of FM-friendly guitar bedrock. A cliché, perhaps; a landmark, no doubt. And a record many maintain is still Tull's finest hour. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Great album, quality of sound re-production weak.......2007-07-12

Gotta love this album but very disappointed in the volume level it was reproduced at...granted my hearing has diminshed however you have to crank the stereo to the the highest levels ....:(

Bill

a classic, rythmical, mature piece of art.......2007-06-30

Luis Mejia (son) - This wasn't the first Jethro Tull album I heard; is really difficult to classify them depending on the album's era you heard, but when I first listened to it I considerated it nice, but not as a masterpiece as I'm telling here. Later, when I heard Thick As A Brick and the compilation Living In The Past, I started comprehending more and more their trayectory. Then I played it again, and how graceful it was to hear it! everything was cleared. This is such a masterpiece, so many aspects to say about it, so many comparisons.

Well, for starting the music composition is so incredible, in every song is expressed how they can change with grace from a blues-like face into more progressive rock and more experimentation, 'cause I think of it as progressive rock but there are so many styles in every song that it is difficult to classify, from the soft but firm sounds in Wondering Aloud, Mother Goose and the excellent Wind Up, to the fast, incredibly composed and more enjoyable sounds of Aqualung, Cross Eyed Mary, Up To Me, Locomotive Breath and Hymn 43.

The instrumentation is certainly the best one that the band ever had; mainly because they don't exagerate putting songs in a one instrument structure, they just added the sound perfectly, Ian Anderson's flute goes with the rythm of every song, Bare's guitar collaborates equally with all the other instruments, Clive Bunker may be one of the best batterists Jethro ever had, and Hammond organ is a key instrument in most of the tracks, mainly Aqualung, Cross Eyed Mary and Up To Me. Another excellent aspect is that Anderson's voice is at its perfect stage, you'll recognize it if you've heard later and earlier works.

When it comes to the album structure, I don't know why they had so much speculations about being a concept album about religion; as I know Anderson denied it and that's why they released Thick As A Brick, for stopping the anxiety about the concept album.

In conclussion this is certainly Jethro Tull's best album, I hope they release some day another one like this, apart from Thick As A Brick but I doubt it. The only not-so-good aspect is about the remastered version; not because of the sound sustractions is mainly because they shouldn't ruin such a great album adding such common bonus tracks.

Classic Tull.......2007-06-10

One of the best CDs I could have bought. Its a true classic with tunes that will forever be tied to the artist Jethro Tull, even if he has moved on to other modes of expression. I like this CD. It was a real classic in my time.

Bristling With the Anger of Youth.......2007-06-09

In retrospect, the masses are right. This is Jethro Tull's finest moment. The music has a real sense of immediacy and even urgency to it. At a point in his life that Ian Anderson was writing his best songs, he took on a giant-sized and very unusual topic - the asinine nature of the religious beliefs that most humans have and persist in.

It's a BIG album. And most of the songs on it are really quite great. My kudos to Mr. Anderson for his level of ambition. Glad it paid off.

I read complaints below about the fidelity on this issue, but it sounds just like the vinyl did back in the day - I suspect it's not possible to improve the sound, that's all there is. Anderson's liner notes refer to them having a heck of a time getting clarity and cleanliness at the studio they recorded this in.

"Wind Up" is a great, underheard song. "My God" is another great one. "Hymn 43" I sing in the shower all the time, it's a great blues screamer guaranteed to get a reaction from others. "Locomotive Breath" and "Cross-Eyed Mary" and the title track are fine stuff. Youthful anger and questioning here were focused here into something timeless.

Jethro Tull - Not Their Best But Still A Classic.......2007-06-08

"Aqualung" would turn out to be Jethro Tull's biggest studio album of their career. It contains the band's two huge classic rock anthems "Locomotive Breath" and the title track "Aqualung" that probably get as much airplay today on classic rock radio as they did back when they were released. The album was a bit of a transition for Tull. Their previous stuff had been mainly blues based, while this album moved the band in a more progressive / arena rock direction. Guitarist Martin Barre really comes to the fore front on this one and creates some of his all time best work. Ian Anderson begins to introduce his acoustic / folk leanings as well which would become an even bigger part of the overall Tull sound on later albums like "Songs From The Wood". The album is divided into two halves. The first have entitled "Aqualung" are songs themed around homelessness and general down and out characters of Aqualung himself and others like Cross Eyed Mary. The second half of the album entitled "My God" mostly concerns religion and Ian Anderson's reaction to it. The album is not really conceptual (especially when compared to later albums like "Thick As A Brick"), but has these central themes running through them. Many consider this disc their all time classic. For me I think that the band did better albums, but this certainly ranks up near the top. For a beginner looking to explore Tull I would think this would be an excellent place to start. One quick word on the recording, early Tull albums was not recorded very well. This re-master is better, but it is still not what I would consider great from an audio perspective.

Average customer rating:

Made a fan out of me, taking steps in the right direction
Innovative
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The memory stays
good, but not what I thought I was getting

Memory Man
Aqualung
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MV8CYI
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

Cinderella
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Something To Believe In
Glimmer
Vapour Trail
Rolls So Deep
The Lake
Black Hole
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Broken Bones

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Matt Hales, a.k.a. Aqualung, isn't much of a straight shooter--as a songsmith he's a natural meanderer, and as a one-man instrumentalist he's been known to pick up everything from a siren to a glockenspiel--but he's an expert at creating mesmerizing, sophisticated pop. On 2005's Strange and Beautiful, he twisted an overall outlook marked by murkiness and lethargy into something deeply pretty, and on Memory Man, his second U.S. release, he shows off a similar mastery of mood. The new disc starts with two relatively upbeat tracks, the love-tangled first single "Pressure Suit" and the guitar-heavy, un-Aqua-like "Cinderella," but by track three Hales is back to his bag of engagingly doleful tricks: for the most part on this disc, he's "scratching around for something to believe in," as the song goes. Philosophical bent aside, Memory Man has its share of loose and un-cerebral moments, too. Last track "Broken Bones" dabbles in heavy-duty radio fuzz, and "Rolls So Deep" sidles up to a never-before-heard musical space that's equal parts Bruce Springsteen, David Byrne, and every affecting '70s ballad singer you've ever heard. --Tammy La Gorce

Description

Memory Man, the eagerly-awaited sophomore release from British musical prodigy Aqualung arrives in stores on March 13th. Memory Man premieres 11 new Aqualung songs, each of them written or co-written by Matt Hales with his long-time collaborators Ben Hales and Kim Oliver. The first single, "Pressure Suit" is a gorgeous lo-fi, atmospheric masterpiece. Aqualung's 2005 US debut, Strange and Beautiful, reached #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart propelled by the wildly popular single "Brighter Than Sunshine."

Customer Reviews:

Made a fan out of me, taking steps in the right direction.......2007-06-12

I enjoyed Aqualung's first album, and his music that we didn't get to see in America. I decided to check out "Memory Man" to see which direction he would take from "Strange and Beautiful". I was extremely pleased from even just the first minute of the first track, "Cinderella". After listening to the whole album, I was really excited to play it all over again.

From the pop-sounds of "Something to Believe In" to the beautiful artistry of "The Lake", this is definitely something to check out. I was a casual listener with his first album, but "Memory Man" has turned me into a real fan.

Innovative.......2007-05-17

I love Aqualung (and this CD) because not only is Matt Hales a great singer, he is a great musician. He plays instruments and he knows what a supertonic half-diminished 6/5 chord is... So many famous musicians these days lack this essential quality. In a world of popular music dominated by tonic and dominant and lyrcis devoid of emotion (or at least unable to convincingly convey it), Matt Hales and company (Ben, Kim, etc.) are a refreshing group of truly talented songwriters. In Memory Man, Matt moves forward to explore new worlds of sound while still keeping true to the great Aqulaung sound. I think that this album is a huge success and would highly reccommend it to anyone, regardless of their individual musical taste.

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-05-10

Okay if you are a music LOVER and FAN and you don't alreay own this BRILLIANT Album kick yourself, and go get it, and buy it don't be cheap and burn it, spend some $$ and support this FINE artist. GO see them live, they are AWESOME live, they will NOT let you down. This CD is a MUST have for ANY TURE MUSIC LOVER. If you are a causual music lover you will more than likly still like it, but not appreciate it utter beauty and brilliance, go into it with and open heart, and YOU WILL LOVE IT~!!!!!!!!! So for all you haters, shut up alreay and go listen to your Barry Manalow cd's and leave us real musicians alone. (YUCK!!!) Give it up to Aqualung, they sound NOTHING like Coldplay, Kean, or Ben Folds, except for the fact that there is a piano, come on folks just because all of these bands use a piano doesn't make them all alike in sound...DUH, think for once!!! To say oh wait there is a piano...oh well then to me they sound like Tori Amos, (whom I love mind you) but come on folks that is plain silly, yes there is piano, and rightfully so, it has a beautiful sound, come off of the STUPID compairisons, and get real. This album is so good, you will listen to it time and time again go get it NOW!!!!!!!

The memory stays.......2007-04-21

Aqualung has been sort of dormant for the last few years. But now that Matt Hales has returned, his music has become even more strange and beautiful -- his fourth full-length album "Memory Man" is a beautiful swirl of wintry, misty Britpop, strung together on .

It opens with the trippy beats laid over plinky piano and gently cycling, fuzzy guitars. And sounding like he's singing through an old radio, Hales murmurs blearily, "I remember the night/No wet eyes, no crossroads/No mention of fate/Just a poor decision... Be careful what you hope and you pray for/You know you only get what you pay for."

It's followed by the softer, more mournful "Pressure Suit," which sounds like the Flaming Lips got drunk and depressed: "I'll be your four leaf clover/I'll be your pressure suit/I'll be your angel wings/I'll be your parachute." The songs that follow are similarly mournful and wintry, but different styles, like soaring pianopop, mellow guitar folk.

The second half is when the album really takes off, with heartbreaking little ballads and tightly-woven indiepop, though they both have the doleful lyrics and voicals. And it finishes where it began -- "Broken Bones" returns to Hales singing through static and fuzz, "Oh please, just a little more time with you..."

You can't really label "Memory Man" as either being happy or sad. Just like the experience of being in love, it's full of beauty laced with sadness, and the hope that it will last just a little longer. Even when the music is peppy and catchy, Hales still sounds like someone who loves love, but knows that it won't last.

The music itself is a beautiful, frosty swirl, which borders on psychedelic but never quite crosses the line. It's full of ringing, cycling guitars, solid drums, a rattly tambourine, and some piano that plinks through some songs instead of the guitar. And the delicate synth-- it shimmers, buzzes, chimes, and forms an ambient sweep over the delicate Britpop tunes.

Hales' smooth voice always sounds like he's singing out his woes to himself, about relationships that are gone, or about to vanish. But he doesn't exaggerate the importance of what he's singing, just dwells on how it felt: "There's only so much that our heart can grow/Then everything else starts to overflow/And you're young and in love/Back then there was no way of knowing..."

Mournful love is at the heart of "Memory Man," wrapped up in Hales' solid trip-Britpop. The first half is a bit weaker than the second, but it's still a lovely little album.

good, but not what I thought I was getting.......2007-04-21

My first introduction to Aqualung was with David Gray on tour and when the lights went up and that piano wrang out I was in awe. I had their new C.D. within the week. I loved the overall mood of Strange and Beautiful and felt it had some (bordering on) very good song writing. Memory Man took almost everything I liked about Strange and Beautiful and turned it on it's head. I give them full permission to explore and reinvent...but this is not the direction I had hoped they would go. We already have this sort of thing out there - and done very well by Radiohead thank you. I would still call it a good albumn though, just wish it were their first so I could be a little less biased.

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Peaceful yet brooding
Shame the US version is so different from the Original UK Version
This kid has talent!
Not "Brighter Than Sunshine" - Coldplay on Thorazine
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Falling Out Of Love
Good Times Gonna Come
Brighter Than Sunshine
Breaking My Heart
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You Turn Me Round
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Aqualung is Matt Hales, a Brit popster whose ethereal, plangently lovely stateside debut is all knotted up in the sounds of now. Cribbing from Keane, Coldplay, Radiohead, and the Beatles, Hales is a U.K. sensation who staves off staleness by way of his exceptional talent. (Volkswagen dropped the title track into one of its uber-hip European ads in 2002, sparking a who's-the-artist frenzy not seen since the company revived the catalog of Nick Drake.) "When the sun sets around me/my daydreams confound me/and the long night surrounds me," he whimpers compellingly on "You Turn Me Round," a brief ache of a song. Though we feel for him—here's an artist with a gift for getting empathy in a chokehold—we can't help hoping his long, melodic night meanders endlessly. Fans of "The O.C." and Garden State soundtracks should dip in. And don't worry: all Jethro Tull ties end at his handle, meant to evoke the strange and beautiful murkiness of the music. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Peaceful yet brooding.......2006-10-08

If you're in a melancholy mood, this is the perfect CD to listen to. If you're not, then this CD will make you wistful. The music and lyrics have a calming affect and his voice lulls you to slow down.
Comparisons to Coldplay? Perhaps it's the just piano and falsetto--I don't know if Aqualung does uptempo music. Aqualung and James Blunt are the newest additions to the sensitive angsty singer category. I liked this CD. Is it destined to be a classic. I think not. But, will I buy another Aqualung CD? If he comes across as sensitive and not whiny then more likely than not.

Shame the US version is so different from the Original UK Version.......2006-08-11

How could they leave out songs like... If i fall, Everything Changed.... Gentle, Nowhere, Can't get you out of my mind... there are only 4 tracks the same.. it's like a different album and I think is more disjointed because of it.

Seek out.. track down the original Album on B-Unique records and be rewarded

This kid has talent!.......2006-06-17

Beautiful yes...strange? No.
And it doesn't sound anything like Coldplay.
But this is one beautiful assemblage of music.
Makes me feel like kissing my wife...all night long. ;)
Keep it up Matt, you're on your way to stardom!

Not "Brighter Than Sunshine" - Coldplay on Thorazine.......2006-06-03

I bought the CD because I had heard and liked the track "Brighter Than Sunshine." Unfortunately, there are no other songs on the CD that have the same tempo; everything is so slow that it sounds like whining. Not for me.

Audio Valium.......2006-04-14

To be fair, I got this late in the day on a rainy gray Seattle afternoon when I was already tired. I slipped it into my car CD player and almost immediately felt my eyes starting to close.

I think it was my expectations and not the album's fault. I really like the song Brighter than Sunshine and figured I'd take a chance on the album based solely on it. I was expecting that the song was sort of like Boulevard of Broken Dreams on Green Day's American Idiot and would be the exception, rather than the rule.

Was I ever wrong. Brighter than Sunshine is one of the more rousing songs on the album. My 18 yo son was with me (I am a 46 yo female)and remarked that it was "sort of a Cold Play album". Which for many people is a recommendation. For us it is not.

I am sure there will come a perfect time for me to listen to this album again and appreciate it, maybe a Saturday afternoon after a hectic week and morning when I feel like mellowing out. Unfortunately, last night it was the wrong album at the wrong time.

It is not bad. I found no fault with the lyrics or the musicianship of technical aspects. It is simply not what I want to listen to for an entire album.

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REAL FOLKS;REAL ARTISTS
I listen to it more often than the original!
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Album Description

When Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson was offered the chance to re-record the album by US radio station XM he and the band took to the task with relish. This recording, which includes the Tull signature tune "Locomotive Breath," also features exclusive insights into this and the original recording from Ian and Martin Barre, the guitarist who played on the original also. This is a must have for all Tull fans. The band will be donating all their royalties from this release to help a number of charities for the homeless.

Customer Reviews:

REAL FOLKS;REAL ARTISTS.......2007-05-14

YOU JUST DON'T FIND ANY ARTISTS THAT ARE AS MUSICALLY,LYRICALLY,AND
CONSISTENTLY SUPERB AS THE FOLKS IN JETHRO TULL....YEARS AGO PRIOR TO A "WARCHILD"CONCERT at the Baltimore Civic Center in maryland....JOEY B.,
"SOLITAIRE"-STEVE, and ME..got into IAN ANDERSON'S holiday inn hotel room
(via badddd english accents and the maid) and left him a copy of"DEMIAN"
a necklace(a rare and precious{emotionally} chain ! ) and my very first
original song "AN ANDERSON SHUFFLE" ! AFTER THE SHOW i sat next to him as he ordered a STEAK n'EGG SANDWICH and COFFEE to take up to his room while the others drank and partied in the lounge ! This was the true consumate
professional "MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY" I vowed to become someday !
As for MARTIN BARRE....he was uproariously funny while searching futiley
for ....(our wee secret).... NO MATTER WHO ELSE IS IN THE BAND THEY ARE
CONSISTENTLY THE FINEST CLASSICAL ROCK MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD...then and
now ! SEE THEM BEFORE YOU DIE ! EVEN THE MORTICIAN WON'T BE ABLE TO REMOVE YOUR SATED SMILE ! Instead of simply "SKATING AWAY" and leaving
us to drown starving for real music under the thin ice of a new day
they throw us a new-life line....AQUALUNG LIVE !.....GREATNESS AND
HUMILITY AND CHARITY AND JOY ! are portrayed in every word and note of this CD ! It doesn't get any better than this , folks ! heck! the interviews alone are worth the price of this CD ! SUPPORT THE HOMELESS
BUY THIS MASTERPIECE....it will renew your heart and teach you how
"ROCK" is done ! As for me, i'll keep driving through NASHVILLE-towne.....
TO CRY YOU A SONG !
NASHVILLE RECORDING ARTIST :
GARY SPARKS c.2007
[...]

I listen to it more often than the original!.......2007-04-02

The best thing about this new update of the legendary Aqualung album is that it shows Ian's dramatic improvement in vocal ability over the last 20 years. This return to form is something Tull fans have been waiting a long time for. I think most people will agree that his singing in the late 80's and early/mid 90's was rather cringe-inducing. However, those days are clearly at an end and, ironically, Ian is singing better than he has in a very long time. As far as the flute goes, the man does not disappoint. Although more restrained than his maniacal youthful self, he now has a much more confident and subtle command of the instrument. Martin Barre is, of course, excellent, although this does not contain any career defining moments for him. The rest of the band is great, surely the best Tull lineup since the A album. Another thing I noticed is how nice it is to hear a real grand piano with these songs, since they normally tour with electric keyboards.

Although the versions on this recording are largely true to the originals, some of the songs have been done up in wonderful new arrangements, notably Mother Goose and Hymn 43. Mother Goose is particulary lovely, and actually surpasses the original quite easily in my opinion. Overall, this little collection is definitely the most exciting live Tull release since Bursting Out, and collectors won't want to miss it.

Top tunes.......2006-11-03

I had the oiriginal of this album some time ago. This version is excellent.

Aqualung Dead.......2006-09-02

The quintessential Tull that I knew growing up rests in pieces of my ill-gotten youth. I have seen Ian and company 4 times, and each time they brought down the house. Aqualung Live, however, couldn't bring down a dog house much less a full stadium of screaming Tull fans.

Although the music on the Album is crisp and lively, Ian seemed out of sync with the band except for Cheap Day Return, Wond'ring Aloud, and Slipstream.

For those of us that know the real Tull, I would hate for any newcomer to hear this album as it would taint them from ever listening to the classic original.

I give this CD 1 star only because they had no ratings of zero.

A Fitting Homage, With Some Nice Surprises.......2006-08-23

AQUALUNG LIVE; well sort of. This album was recorded before a small audience at the XM Radio studio in Washington D.C. When I heard there was a new "live" album coming out I was hoping it would be more in the line of BURSTING OUT, where thousands of rabid Tull fans could be heard cheering, clapping and singing along on the quite bits. Instead we are privy to a very intimate setting in which the band performed this landmark album in arrangements familiar to most concert goers of the last few years.

So, while the musicians were undoubtedly ALIVE, and the songs they played were the current concert versions, there is a certain lack of excitement one associates with a concert recording. This is especially true of the quintessential show stopping tune, LOCOMOTIVE BREATH, which usually draws deafening applause and shouts in a concert, yet here only garners the praise of a very small group of people. Don't get me wrong, I would have given my right arm to be among the two score of fans who were lucky enough to attend this performance. As you would expect, the track list is exactly that of the original album.

Many of the songs are nearly indistinguishable from versions available on other live albums. The title track is perhaps the weakest on the album; I much prefer the recent live version on IAN ANDERSON PLAYS THE ORCHESTRAL JETHRO TULL. (Check that one out if you can, it's worth the money!) The real departure on this album is a Celtic gigue version of HYMN 43 that moves along at a brisk pace and includes some very creative flute improvisation. Some bonus chatter is included at the end of the disc.

This is a nice, but not necessary addition to any Tull collection. If you're on the fence as to buying it or not, note that all the band's proceeds are being donated to various charities for the homeless - a fitting homage to a character forever associated with this band and this album.

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What a Jip and a Waste of Plastic!
1997 Toshiba EMI Remasters
A Rock Great
Aqualung Baby! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
4.5 stars - Their most successful album

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Wind Up

Album Description

Japanese remastered reissue of 1971 album, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. Includes 5 bonus tracks, 'Lick Your Fingers Clean', 'Wind Up' (Quad Version), 'The Ian Anderson Interview' (Excerpts), 'A Song For Jeffrey', 'Fat Man' & 'Bouree'. Picture disc.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered in 1997 with Bonus Tracks, Including a 13 Minute Interview with Ian Anderson, a Different Version of 'wind Up'and Three Various BBC Session Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

What a Jip and a Waste of Plastic! .......2006-11-01

What a tremendous waste! There is no disputing that as a classic rock masterpiece, this, Jethro Tull's best known album is a force to be reckoned with. The MVP of this album is not so much Anderson although the flautist does some brilliant work on this but the real reason this album rocks is the work of the underrated but excellent guitarist, Martin Barre. Every track is a riff fest and how he comes up with great riff after great riff is beyond me! It's been said that between Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, all the great riffs of classic rock had been exhausted but try telling that to Martin Barre! Simply brilliant guitar work!

But what a great pity! The mini-lp cardboard replica sleeve is one of the better ones that I've seen; the cardboard is felt and of very good sturdy build and quality and the artwork is simply stunning. You also get all the lyrics in English and Japanese but is that alone worth the extremely high price? The answer is it would be if the sound quality of this allegedly remastered disc was anywhere near decent.

I have heard many, many cds in the many, many years that I've been a fan of all kinds of music but I have to struggle to recall a disc that is so poorly mastered. The sound quality is even worse than the non-remastered version that I got years ago! This is a great sin given the excellent material that Aqualung represents and as a musician, I'd be ashamed to admit that this is my cd as it currently sounds on this version of the album. The volume levels are ridiculously low and when you raise the volume all you hear is extremely muddy sound which makes you wonder what the heck they actually "remastered"! I can only conclude that this album hasn't been remastered from the best possible available master tape from the vaults. The laughable irony of it all is that the only time the sound becomes relatively better is on the last couple of filler tracks which of themselves are totally unnecessary and even detract from the overall album which to its defense is probably why it's called "filler" to begin with.

Ian Anderson, I hope you are reading this and if you are, please, please please take control of your material and prevent the incompetents from killing your brilliant work. Take charge and commission another TRULY remastering project using the best possible masters and ensure that you yourself would be proud of the output.

In the meantime, give this very expensive and terrible-sounding version a very wide berth. The phrase, "you can't judge a book by its cover" certainly holds very true here.

1997 Toshiba EMI Remasters.......2006-09-10

Aqualung is a true classic album. I disappointed The sound quality, is the same of 1997 version, say print on CD: "Digital Remasters © 1997 Toshiba-EMI Japan. The CD was released in 2003 with the same sound of 1997 version. The package is beautiful, in gatefold mini Lp, with lyrics and a Aqualung cart. Maybe in future, the Remasters quality for this album be better than this, a classic album can may a better treatment.
Unless you want a collectors item....don't waste your time if your looking for a better sounding cd.

A Rock Great.......2006-06-04

Up until "Aqualung," Jethro Tull was known for their eclectic music that went from English-folk to blues and jazz-flavored rock. While some of that music occasionally bordered on harder rock, typically Jethro Tull's music was relatively light and mellow. "Aqualung" pushed Jethro Tull into hard rock in 1971.

The album opens with the title track. The opening guitar riffs are immediately recognizable to anyone familiar with classic rock. As the song progresses, Ian Anderson uses reverberation on his vocals. The combination of guitars and drums with Ian's vocals placed this song solidly into some of the hardest rock being created at the time. The lyrics are about an old, homeless man with lecherous thoughts. The lyrics are very descriptive and poetic, intelligently written and executed. While the topic could have delved into a moral tale, the lyrics are descriptive rather than lamenting or accusatory or a social policy.

"Cross-Eyed Mary" follows, a story about a lady of the night (or day, apparently). As in "Aqualung," to which this song refers, the guitar riffs drive to a rock beat, along with Ian Anderson's enthusiastic vocals. Again, the lyrics are descriptive rather than judgmental. In an era when many songs exhorted compassion and care, these lyrics observed and described.

After the first two harder sounding songs comes "Cheap Day Return," a return to the acoustic English folk sound typical of Tull's earlier albums. This short song is almost an interlude between the previous song and "Mother Goose." "Mother Goose" is surrealistic and poetic, mixing references to fictional characters and plays on names. The song is largely acoustic and heavily folk influenced, Ian's flute lending a medieval sound to the music. At one point the vocals also harmonize in a folk-like fashion. Near the end of the song an electric guitar provides occasional accompaniment to provide a slightly harder edge to this folk-sounding piece.

Continuing the mellower music is "Wond'ring Aloud," with strings and acoustic instruments. The music is folk; the lyrics are mellow and an enjoyment of life. Before we think the album is going to stay in the folk vein for the rest of the album, "Up to Me" returns to the guitar-laden music of the opening songs. The guitar riffs are recognizable as being from the late 60s/early 70s, but the Ian Anderson lyrics continue to be obscure and poetic.

The next five songs together make up "My God," a concept within itself that questions religion and the hypocrisy of people that style themselves believers in God. Included are questions regarding buying salvation and the role of religion in war and life, and whether people in the church are as pure and holy as religion would have you believe. Given current events, these lyrics are as relevant today as they were in 1971.

"My God" begins with guitar riffs that may remind you of Black Sabbath. The song is complex, however, and later the vocals are chants that may be intended to invoke an image of monastic chants to the listener. While the lyrics of "Aqualung" were observatory and descriptive, these lyrics are accusatory, demanding to know why religion isn't living up to its own ideals. The remaining songs of the original album, "Hymn 43," "Slipstream," "Locomotive Breath" and "Wind-Up," all have a common theme based on religion, questioning the role and morality of organized religion.

There are several versions of this album available. This import from Japan is a remaster with six bonus tracks. The cost of these various versions varies. The bonus tracks exist on some of the other versions, and their principal value is adding more bulk to the original vinyl album, which was a bit more than 43 minutes long. Be sure you see which version suits your needs the best before buying.

This album has two faces, "Aqualung" and "My God." "Aqualung" is relatively objective observation. "My God" questions religion. Much of the music is rock, often with a harder edge. The lyrics are inspired, occasionally obscure, often poetic, and always intelligent. If there was a category in rock called intellectual rock, this album would be in it. While this album is unlikely to appeal to many mainstream rock fans, the music and lyrics at the time were avant-garde, keeping in the tradition of Jethro Tull, and thus having substantial progressive rock elements. A must have for fans of cutting edge classic rock music.

Aqualung Baby! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !.......2006-01-30

Jethro Tull's 1971 classic....when I hear this CD it gives the image of a low budget Sci-Fi Movie.....and that's not meant to be rude, that's meant as a compliment to J-Tull....This is one of my absolute favourite Tull CDs along with Minstrel In The Gallery....Pure Theatrics and deserves its rightful place next to The Who's 'Tommy'.......2 words to describe this CD.....ABSOLUTE CLASSIC

4.5 stars - Their most successful album.......2004-05-19

Aqualung (1971.) Jethro Tull's fourth album.

The sixties found Jethro Tull trying to find their sound. Their first album, This Was, featured them doing blues rock, while their second album, Stand Up, incorporated elements of progressive rock. Their first release of the seventies, Benefit, is where the band truly came of age, combining a plethora of styles and creating one of the finest sounds in rock and roll. But, come 1971, and the band would release what would ultimately go on to become their most popular album of all - Aqualung. Does the band's fourth album live up to the hype that so many people built around it, or is it just an overrated and overhyped album? Read on for my review.

To put it simply, there is a reason that this is Tull's most popular album - it's one of the best. Though not my personal favorite (that honor would have to go to the previous year's release, Benefit), it's an excellent record nonetheless. The album is broken into two parts - Side A: Aqualung, and Side B: My God. Kicking off Side A is the title track. This has gone down as one of the band's most popular tracks, and why not? The hard rocking intro and outro is one of the finest in classic rock, and it helps to make this song priceless. Track two, Cross-Eyed Mary, is another hard rocker that would become very popular (although oddly enough, the band rarely puts it on their hits compilations!) This is an excellent song that has stood the test of time, no questions asked. Next up come two softer and more melodic songs, Mother Goose and Wond'ring Aloud. If you've got an open mind, these two tunes won't fail to please. Side A closes with the excellent Up To Me. The guitar stylings are a typical seventies rock breed, but Anderson's lyrics are distinctly poetic, as only he could do. And then, Side B begins. The title track of Side B, My God, kicks it off. This was an excellent way to kick off this side of the album. While the songs on Side A were descriptive and to the point, those of Side B accuse religion of not living up to its own standards - and do a damn good job of it. Among the tracks are are the legendary Locomotive Breath, which became every bit as popular as the two hits from the A Side. Although I personally prefer the A Side of the album, the B Side is solid nonetheless. In the end we are left with an album that stands the test of time as a true rock classic. Ian Anderson is a musical genius, as are his bandmates, and it really shows on this album.

Like the other Tull remasters, here you get remastering, expanded liner notes, and bonus tracks. But, like many others, I feel that the record company "overdid" it a bit on the remastering process, and ended up doing more harm than good in the process. The bonus tracks include an interview, outtakes from the Aqualung sessions, and some BBC session versions of Song For Jeffrey, Fat Man, and Bouree (the "final" versions of these songs were featured on the band's first two albums.) However, like many of the bonus tracks included on the Tull reissues, many of these (especially the BBC sessions) don't belong on THIS album. Why didn't the record company just include the early versions of the songs on the respective albums that included the final versions? That would have made more sense.

Tracks:

Aqualung
Crosseyed Mary
Cheap Day Return
Mother Goose
Wond'ring Aloud
Up to Me
My God
Hymn 43
Slipstream
Locomotive Breath
Wind-Up
Riffs -- Another Monkey
Recording the Original
Choosing My Words with Care
Hummmmmm 43
Different Kettle of Very Different Fish
But Is It Any Good?

Album Description

When Tull leader Ian Anderson was offered the chance to re-record the album by US radio station XM he and the band took to the task with relish. This recording, which includes the Tull signature tune 'Locomotive Breath' also features exclusive insights into this and the original recording from Ian and Martin Barre, the guitarist who played on the original also. This is a must have for all Tull fans and the first 5,000 copies will be numbered, enhancing their collectability.The band will be donating all their royalties from this release to help a number of charities for the homeless. Random. 2005.

Album Details

A Classic Album Re-recorded Live at Us Radio Station Xm in Washington November 2004. The First 5,000 Copies Will Be Numbered.

Customer Reviews:

JETHRO TULL is my favorite but:.......2007-01-03

I was not too happy with the sound quality of the CD

This is not your fathers Aqualung.......2006-06-01

I bought this in the middle of a cross country trip with my daughter and only got to give it one cursory listen in between Ashanti and whatever the other stuff was she was listening to. When I got home it sat on my shelf for several weeks until I finally got it out last week. Verdict-surprisingly good if you can forget the original.

The sound is much more like Thick As A Brick than the original disc. Martin Barre still plays excellent electric guitar, but several of the songs are much more acoustic driven. This is most notable on Hymn 43 which was always a personal favorite. This adds depth to songs like the title track. Locommotive Breath is excellent and Wind Up finishes it beautifully.

The additional stories and discussion have been moved to the end of the disc and cast some light on the discussions we had about Tull and religion 35 years ago as well as the making of the record itself.

Highly recommend this disc, if you think you can accept it for what it is

Aqualung Live.......2006-03-28

I'm a major Anderson fan since the beginning and have always respected his abilities to entertain. I've also learned you can never go backwards. Don't buy this. His voice is shot. The music is excellent as it drags him along. If you need to donate to the homeless, do it on your own.
This is the first review I've written, I hate being ripped off.

Then and Again...Again...and Again...and Again!.......2006-02-14

If you are like me (haven't been able to get enough Jethro Tull since I was about 15...Aqualung era) this album is a must to add to your Tull collection. I was not so fortunate as to attend the recent concert where this was given away...however I got MINE right here at good ole amazon.com! I've hardly stopped listening to it!

Some folks are overly conservative when it comes to their favorite tunes having to conform to the original sound...if you fall into that category you may have a little difficulty with a few of the songs...like our friend whose review you see a few posts back. Quite honestly...I thought the little folksy twist added to the beginning of Hymn 43 was very delightful and quite Tullish. I will not do a review of each song because I don't wish to taint your own first impressions...but I will say this is certainly worth having.

And for those of you who seem to have a great knack for being critical of IA's singing...you can only hope that you, too, would be able to continue to rock and roll when everyone else thinks you are too old! GO IAN!

LC

Something to listen to while sitting on a very different park bench.......2006-02-01

Let me get this through to you as soon as possible; This is not your (insert relative here)'s Aqualung LP. This is not your Aqualung CD. If you really must know, this is more like Living with the Past, but featuring only the songs from Aqualung and a few commentaries.

1. AQUALUNG - 8/10 Above average, but just that. I prefer the studio version to this one.
2. CROSS-EYED MARY - 9/10 I especially enjoyed the flautistry in this track, though the vocals aren't the best, yet it's not bad enough to make you wish to stick a pike in your ear.
3. CHEAP DAY RETURN - 9/10 On par with the original. Here the vocals are actually not a major detriment to the material.
4. MOTHER GOOSE - 8.5/10 Above average, but not up to par with the studio version.
5. WOND'RING ALOUD - 10/10 This is an excellent version, especially if you enjoy the track, as I do.
6. UP TO ME - 8/10 Nowhere near up ti par with the original; the vocals kind of foul this one up.
7. MY GOD - 7.5/10 The first few times, I kind of lost interest in this one; it was never one of my favorites. However, I prefer the Nothing is Easy or studio version of this song to this one. I guess you have to listen to it many times before you start to really appreciate it.
8. HYMN 43 - 6/10 Here, the album starts to slump. Ian mentions that it was amended; indeed, it was, but not for the better here. I preferred the studio version to this, by far.
9. SLIPSTREAM - 9/10 This an excellent version of one of the most excellent songs that are shorter than two minutes on the original album. "Sounds almost the same as the original, doesn't it?" asks Ian; indeed, I have to agree, it does sound mostly the same.
10. LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - 10/10 Locomotive Breath has always been an excellent song, and this is a most excellent live version; I prefer the Bursting Out live version a little more, but this is still the high point of the actual music.
11. WIND UP - 8/10 A very good live version, but it's a bit different than the original version (if I remember the original correctly, I haven't listened to it in a while)

OVERALL: 8.5/10 Above average, but definitely far from perfect.

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Quiet and never better.

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Album Description

Aqualung the solo project of Southampton-born Matt Hales, the former frontman of indie quartet, The 45s. 'Aqualung' was recorded in Hales' home studio and its lead track was featured on the 2002 VW Beetle TV/cinema ad campaign. B-Unique.

Album Details

Debut CD from UK Pop Project by Matt Hales. Includes the Song 'strange and Beautiful' from the Vw Beetle TV Ad. Moody Atmospheric Pop That's Along the Lines of Coldplay,turin Brakes, Radiohead and Elbow. Was Top 20 on the UK'S Top 75 Album Chart October 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Strange and Beautiful has been everywhere.......2005-03-21

Matt Hale, like Chris Martin can really put his emotions into song. Amazing... although I'm not liking his second album, he should really stick to heartfelt and leave the fast catchy stuff to others.

touches me.......2003-12-25

I havent got to listen to the whole thing but what i have listened to has proven to be very well harminized and sung. The lead singer has a unique voice and can sing a wide variety of scales. it's something thats rare to hear now a days. i would recommend purchasing this CD and their other to anyone. They're a mix of Phantom Planet and Cold Play. Either way you chose to look at these guys this band is an excelent choice to listen to.

Great Great Great Great Album.......2003-10-19

This the album of the year. Every person in the planet should own a copy of this cd. Please buy it

glasswerk review.......2003-04-09

Here's Aqualung aka Matt Hales' debut album, and the subject matter of romance and unrequited love comes up again and again in this record, while the feeling of helplessness and chilled-out aura is created primarily by minimal piano sounds, acoustic guitars and lavish string productions. Hale's brittle vocals are bound to be compared to Thom Yorke's, and songs such as 'Just For A Moment' could easily be lifted off OK Computer. However, Hale's lonesome lyrics add to the desolate feel of the album, and his depressing and self-conscious songwriting is repeatedly moving. The anguish and heartbreak that surrounds the Volkswagen-sponsored 'Strange and Beautiful' makes it the stand-out track of the album, with Hales' recurring minimalist use of instruments in effective form. The whole album drips with melancholy and dryness, with 'If I Fall' and 'Gentle' as prime examples of that. However, this may be the where the shortcomings of the album is found. Despite the sad atmosphere that hangs around the whole record, Hales never really pushes the boundaries, and we are left with a record that genuinely moves the listener, but never truly inspires. An open and honest look into the fragilities of the heart, Matt Hales has provided a mesmeric debut brimming with bleak beauty and reflections, and he must be praised for that.

Ricky

Quiet and never better........2002-12-21

I absolutely adore this album. None of the songs are really all that upbeat and most even lack a drum track, but it couldn't have been done any better. I feel that the album focuses on Matt Hales' astounding voice and is right on the money in doing so. From the signature waltz 'Strange and Beautiful' to the haunting 'Halfway to the Bottom', Aqualung hits every correct note. If you are a lover of beautiful voices, quiet, down-tempo waltzes and ballads, and simply gorgeous music, check Aqualung out.

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One of British pop's new breed of moody and introverted post-Thom Yorke baby boomers, Still Life finds Southampton's classically trained Matt Hales--Aqualung's songwriter and frontman--succeeding in selling both himself and his omnipotent piano as a more erudite and self-absorbed version of Coldplay. Beginning with the mitigated optimism of "Brighter than Sunshine"--a gloriously simplistic pop song spruced with cloudy strings and therefore redolent of a more sullen ELO--and climaxing with the muttered, moribund lulling of "Good Goodnight," Still Life frequently attains levels of mumbled intensity via songs as alluring and bitterly withered as "Easier to Lie" and "Extraordinary Thing." The latter not only utilizes a harpsichord and paraphrases one of Churchill's famous wartime speeches but goes on to satirize Radiohead's oeuvre with the classic--and practically comedic--opening line "Cheer up, it may never happen." It was always going to take something special to trump Aqualung's eponymous debut but Still Life really does do the job in atypically melancholic fashion. --Kevin Maidment

Album Description

Second album from singer-songwriter Matt Hales, who shot to fame in 2002 with his self-titled debut after the track 'Strange & Beautiful' was used in a Volkswagen commercial. With 'Still Life' he has refined his songwriting skills to come up with an album of epic pop, full of soaring strings & catchy melodies. Features 10 tracks including the singles 'Brighter Than Sunshine' & 'Easier To Lie'. B-Unique. 2003.

Album Details

An Immaculate Slice of Pop Genius, "Still Life" Hold all the Promise of the Deub and More.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2005-07-03

This album is beautiful and heart felt. Great song writing ability is seen and heard in each song. I was trying to make a mix cd recently and looking to put one of these songs on there and I couldn't decide on one because they are all so great. Please take the time to listen to this album and also check out Strange and Beautiful.

Heart wrenching.......2005-03-05

I love Aqualung. I became hooked when I was backpacking through Spain two years ago and met two English guys and we were exchanging music. One of them had this album and I was totally spellbound! I've been trying to spread the word to all my friends since being back in seattle. Then to my surprise recently it showed up on some show like 'the OC.' I was really happy they are getting some recognition in the states like they deserve. Two amazing albums in a row. I was bummed I missed they while they were touring with Dido. Definetly check this album out!!!!!!

In Pain.......2004-06-14

I once read a review of Aqualung where the reviewer describes Matt Hales as sounding like he was in exquisite pain. That's true, he does, but in a very listenable way. This is not an upbeat album in any way, but the lyrics and the sentiment are very cathartic (sorry for the cliche). It's a quiet, intimate album that you're almost afraid to listen to with any one else around. I would recommend this album over the first Aqualung CD.

Absolutely amazing........2004-05-22

I discovered Aqualung through the WB's show Smallville. They played Strange and Beautiful (I've never been much of a commercial watcher, so I missed it when that happened). I searched, and listened to some of the other songs and I've fallen absolutely in love. A worthwhile investment, all around!

Where most Artists release a song, and then the other tracks are increasingly different from the sound you fell in love with, Aqualung is refreshingly (instead of stagnantly) consistent with their mesmerizing sound.

mad about aqualung.......2004-02-15

I discovered Aqualung surfing the web, since then I've been hooked. Nowadays, whenever I walk into a GAP store, I hear *Brighter than Sunshine* and I swoon. If you love Coldplay, you'll like Aqualung. The import CDs are pricey but well worth every cent. No regrets here.

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