The Best of Jethro Tull

Performer: Jethro Tull
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Ian Anderson, Mick Abrahams, Glen Cornick, Clive Bunker, Martin Barre, John Evan, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Barriemore Barlow, John Glascock, David Palmer, Dave Pegg, Mark Craney, Gerry Conway, Peter Vettese, Doane Perry, Andy Giddings. Producers: Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, Terry Ellis, Robin Black, Paul Samwell-Smith. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Alongside Pink Floyd, art rock stalwarts Jethro Tull typify the bands of the "album rock" era. But while Tull's individual platters are plentiful and distinguished (especially 1970s classics such as AQUALUNG and THICK AS A BRICK), one would have to plunk down a considerable amount of cash to own all of Tull's best tracks. With 36 tracks, THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL offers up standouts such as "A Song for Jeffery," "Locomotive Breath," "Pussy Willow," and everything in between, making it a fine catch-all for anyone seeking a Tull overview. The 2008 reissue boasts beautifully remastered sound.

Led by the charismatic, flute-wielding Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull began as a somewhat Led Zeppelin-like, bluesy hard-rock band. Before long the balance tipped to courtly, Elizabethan-sounding progressive rock tinged with folk and marked by tricky time changes and long suites. Though they were masters of the concept album (THICK AS A BRICK, AQUALUNG), Tull was able to churn out hook-laden hard-rock riffs that guaranteed them a permanent place on classic-rock playlists the world over.

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