Jethro Tull: Thick As A Brick CD remix 2012)

The band, founded in 1967, still has an exceptional status in the music scene. One reason for this is certainly the ever-present flute of frontman Ian Anderson, his distinctive voice, and the band's sophisticated songwriting. While the first three albums already hinted at the band's potential, it was with "Aqualung" in 1971 that the Brits first managed to perfect their very own style On "Thick As A Brick", released only one year later, the band went even went one step further. It consists of a single song spread over two LP sides (respectively two tracks on the CD). The arrangements are even more balanced, the transitions between the different song fragments much smoother and the melody line simply sensational. The lyrics of the song, which are in poem form (written by Gerald Bostock - Anderson's alter ego), are carried by an immediately catchy and ever-recurring melody, so that despite all the instrumental intricacies that the album contains, there is always a thread to which the listener can orientate himself. The album reached number 1 in the American album charts at the first go and also had great success internationally For the "40th Anniversary Collector's Edition" of 2012, the album was remixed by Remixed by producer Steven Wilson and personally authorized by Ian Anderson authorized. With a remix, one often has the experience that the original Character of the music is distorted, especially when in the new release there is suddenly a dynamic and clarity in the recordings, which the Recording technology at the time of the release of the original album. Steven Wilson has not done that here, however, and as a result this album, which was groundbreaking at the time, retains all of its charisma and character. Steven Wilson has broken everything down into its component parts and somehow completely dusted it off. Class Now this fantastic STEREO remix is also available individually on CD and LP.