In terms of rustic, tights-wearing, elf-loving, flute-heavy, British/Celtic folk-tinged '70s prog-rock, Songs From The Wood is the most Tull of all Jethro Tull albums. By 1977 the band had ventured far enough from its heavy blues-rock beginnings to create a completely unique, idiosyncratic sound, filled with European folk mythology, rural imagery and an endearing combination of art-rock and British folk-rock. Elaborate synthesizer fanfares mix with delicate acoustic guitar tapestries, complex arrangements and odd time signatures. SONGS FROM THE WOOD strikes the perfect balance between the proggie ambition of THICK AS A BRICK, the storytelling style of AQUALUNG and the courtly, medieval air of MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY.
Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, flute, whistles); Martin Barre (electric guitar, lute); John Evans, David Palmer (keyboards); Barriemore Barlow (marimba, glockenspiel, drums, bells, nakers, tabor); John Glascock (bass, background vocals).
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock, Folk
- 180 Gram Pressing
- Black Vinyl
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TRACKS
A1 Songs From The Wood 4:55
A2 Jack-In-The-Green 2:31
A3 Cup Of Wonder 4:34
A4 Hunting Girl 5:10
A5 Ring Out, Solstice Bells 3:48
B1 Velvet Green 6:05
B2 The Whistler 3:31
B3 Pibroch (Cap In Hand) 8:35
B4 Fire At Midnight 2:27
