Jethro Tull - Very Best of Jethro Tull (2001)

The back of this 20-track retrospective's booklet pictures 23 men (not a single woman, interestingly) who've been members of Jethro Tull at one time or another since the group emerged in the late '60s. And, of course, rock's only flute-playing frontman, Ian Anderson, is pictured (where else?) at the center of 'em all. Anderson's haughty vocals and eccentric vision (the '70s were a time of excess, but few could top a single song filling two sides of a studio album--and this on the follow-up to a hit album) made Tull unlikely stars after the release of their 1971 breakthrough opus, Aqualung. The band was in retreat by the late '70s, but has soldiered bravely on through the decades. This hits collection allows more casual fans to forgo some of the ungainly maneuvers in Tull's lengthy history in favor of what Anderson characterizes as "a broad representation of the big picture"--meaning the likes of "Living in the Past," "Locomotive Breath," "Minstrel in the Gallery" and a three-minute version of "Thick as a Brick," the aforementioned two-sided song. --Steven Stolder



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Tracklist:



01 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past

02 Jethro Tull - Aqualung

03 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream

04 Jethro Tull - The Whistler

05 Jethro Tull - Bungle In The Jungle

06 Jethro Tull - The Witch's Promise

07 Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath

08 Jethro Tull - Steel Monkey

09 Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

10 Jethro Tull - Bourée

11 Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll- Too Young To Die (Edited Version)

12 Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song

13 Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood

14 Jethro Tull - A New Day Yesterday

15 Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses (Edited Version)

16 Jethro Tull - Broadsword

17 Jethro Tull - Roots To Branches

18 Jethro Tull - A Song For Jeffrey

19 Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery (Edited Version)

20 Jethro Tull - Cheerio