I've been missing out big time...

[Jailtime]

Two bands delivered to my ears through the Fisher tubes today, Uriah Heep and Jethro Tull. Oh, I knew that they existed, but never gave either a listen. Oops. I've been missing out on some fantastic tunes. Heep's Demons and Wizards went from unknown to me to one of my favorite albums of the 70s in one listen. And a tune on 103.5 FM "The Arrow" reminded me of the riff in a Jethro Tull tune that I couldn't remember the name of. So a youtube search ensued, and the tune turned out to be Locomotive Breath. A complete listen of Aqualung followed the discovery. I must go buy these albums ASAP, youtube isn't going to cut it anymore. I should mention that the AK Rock and Roll playlist guided me to Heep.

 

[qdrone]

Yeah will listen to Look @ y4self and Salisbury by Uriah Heep for the whole initiation. Magicians Birthday their follow up to Demons and Wizards is pretty good to. Side two of Salisbury is great with their opus close to 15 minutes where Mick Box does some fancy guitar licks.
I give up on Tull ,almost everything they did was good,I mean I couldn't tell you where to start but if your buying CD's the re masters are worth it. If I had to suggest one it's Benefit. They have been through so many phases,Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play where basicaly one song on two sides of a record.

 

[Drybasement]

Are you telling me, up until this point, you've never heard ANY Uriah Heep or Jethro Tull?

 

[Jailtime]

Are you telling me, up until this point, you've never heard ANY Uriah Heep or Jethro Tull?

Ummm...sort of. ara: I had heard Aqualung (just the song, not the album) and Cross Eyed Mary on Alice Cooper's radio show. No Uriah Heep, ever. And I claim to be a classic rock fan. BTW, it was your post today in the R & R playlist (I think) that turned me on to Heep. :yes:

 

[Scuzzer]

I'd recommend anything up to and including Stormwatch for Tull. I have favorites on each of those albums but many (like Hunting Girl on Songs from the Wood) are favorites because of what we were doing while listening to the music 30 years ago. I'm not sure what I'd like if I heard them for the first time today. Probably nothing.

 

[Jailtime]

I'd recommend anything up to and including Stormwatch for Tull. I have favorites on each of those albums but many (like Hunting Girl on Songs from the Wood) are favorites because of what we were doing while listening to the music 30 years ago. I'm not sure what I'd like if I heard them for the first time today. Probably nothing.

I really like the vocal style on Aqualung, can I expect more of the same on most Tull albums? I've read that the early albums have different vocal style.

 

[elcoholic]

Ian Anderson is probably at his most energetic, acustaory, biting, ... tone on Aqualung. Heavy Horses and Songs from the Woods are very melodic with some nice harmonies. The rest are somewhere in between me thinks. Stand Up is another early favorite of mine. Too Old to Rock and Roll, But Too Young To Die is a complete, very well told short story. Enjoy them all, I do.

 

[Scuzzer]

Hmmm, never really thought about Ian's vocals sounding that different in the 70's era albums. Perhaps I'm not very perceptive.

Now that I think about it a bit more. I really liked Bursting Out because it was the best tunes done live. I always like Living the Past because it was so different from Aqualung which had been overplayed by the time I was listening. War Child was a waste of cash. Songs from the Wood might seem a little goofy now but back then it was a staple for drinking beer while camping in the middle of nowhere. Benefit is good. I'm a little sketchy on the first two albums so I'll have to drag them out and give them a listen.

Absolutely don't bother with Under Wraps. Worst Tull ever. Experimenting in modern 80's sound was not good for Ian and the boys.

 

[131east23]

Songs From The Wood is my favorite Tull album. It is earthy with many dirty little jokes in the lyrics and absolutely great music. It has a lot in common with Stormwatch and Heavy Horses. Aqua Lung really is a great album. There is a reason why so many of those songs became staples of Classic Rock. I like A Passion Play a little better than Thick As A Brick and I kind of feel that these two albums are Jethro Tull embracing progressive rock and really pulling it off. Highly recommend Living In The past. There is a lot to discover here.

Other things you might like:

Camel, Rain Dances
Fairport Convention

 

[onepixel]

Yeah will listen to Look @ y4self and Salisbury by Uriah Heep for the whole initiation. Magicians Birthday their follow up to Demons and Wizards is pretty good to....

Yup... my favorites from Uriah Heep.

Whenever I think of Uriah Heep, I think of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Different but good rock n foll.

 

[Permanent Waves]

Don't like Heep, but Tull rocks! (Although I do need his complete discography, but I do have all the "classics" and a few others). Been a top band of mine for close to 20 years. "Minstrel in the Gallery" is probably my favorite (especially the expanded edition).

It's always great when you discover some new artist that you missed out on for years and you grow to love them. I discovered Queen through my gf 7 years ago and really got into them about 5 years ago. Since then they have become my favorite band after Rush. Quite a feat! I can't believe I missed out on them (I thought they were cheesy only hearing their radio hits mostly over the years) until age 25ish!

 

[dodog]

Ummm...sort of. ara: I had heard Aqualung (just the song, not the album) and Cross Eyed Mary on Alice Cooper's radio show. No Uriah Heep, ever. And I claim to be a classic rock fan. BTW, it was your post today in the R & R playlist (I think) that turned me on to Heep. :yes:

Don't fee bad, I'm with you. I actually picked up "Demons And Wizards" at Goodwill because I wanted to frame the Roger Dean cover. I decided to give the LP a spin since it no longer had a jacket and I had nothing better to do. Wow! is all I can say. Luckily I found another copy soon after with scratched-to-hell LP that I tossed and donated the jacket to the former orphan. Less than a week later, I had the same experience with "Aqualung".

 

[www.records]

Another classic rock album you ought to seek out to see if you like it is Ten Years After "A Space in Time." I really like both albums you mentioned and the Ten Years After album also took it's toll on me.

 

[Jailtime]

Another classic rock album you ought to seek out to see if you like it is Ten Years After "A Space in Time." I really like both albums you mentioned and the Ten Years After album also took it's toll on me.

Oh yeah, I already really like TYA. It's difficult to find their albums though. My local record/CD stores have nothing for TYA.

 

[finnbow]

I see mention of Aqualung (of course), a passing mention of "Stand Up" (a great album), but no mention of "Benefit" (also very good). These are my 3 favorite Tull albums.

I gave away my Uriah Heap albums long ago. Mistake perhaps.

 

[33&athird]

Both are fantastic bands. Discovered Uriah heep at a local resale shop, saw their "best of", tried it out...and wow, instantly hooked. I need to pick up more of theirs, but the "best of" is a great mix, it also has a complete graph of band members through time...most complicated chart i've ever seen. As for tull, I own Aqualung on vinyl, and formerly listened to my dad's copy of the unoffical "best of" cd (can't recall the name), also have the "best of" vinyl "war child". Locomotive breath is one of the best 70's rock songs nobodys heard of, very heavy, and very under-rated. Glad to hear of someone else picking up a couple of great bands...they must sound great through the fisher:yes:.

 

[Snade]

I see mention of Aqualung (of course), a passing mention of "Stand Up" (a great album), but no mention of "Benefit" (also very good). These are my 3 favorite Tull albums.

Agreed. Back in the day we listened to these albums a lot, as much as any records of the time.

Snade

 

[DaWoofer]

Those two bands were my initial foray into hard rock in the early 70's and have remained favorites, soon after was Deep Purple and Black Sabbath and I've never looked back to the AM radio.

 

[superdog]

I too dug Demons and Wizards after one listen back in the 70's.I think it was on 8-track.Funny how it was never played on fm classic rock radio around here.The music was lost for twenty years until I found a clean thrift lp.As for Tull I think songs from the Wood may be my fav.Was lucky to find a clean lp of that too thrifting.

 

[Cactus Bob]

Uriah Heep's "Look at Yourself" LP is a must just for the song "July Morning" alone!! I saw them in concert in 1975 and finished their show with that song. It was epic to say the least. Magician's Birthday is really good too as is Demons, enjoy :thmbsp: