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has a wry and satisfied smile on his face as he holds his pen before him ready to sheath it at his side a final drop of black blood (ink) about to drip off. Worse, if you convince anyone else to go along with your belief in the existence of God, without proof, then you must perpetuate that white-lie. Are you going to accept responsibility for your actions or are you going to pass the buck? Make your will and testament. Thick as a Brick was deliberately crafted in the style of a concept album, as well as a "bombastic" and "over the top" parody of the then-prevalent vogue for concept albums. And you wonder who to call on. Designed Aston Villas kit during a previous life as a sportswear designer. The soldier, envious of the poets accomplishment is preparing to wage war to show off his own greatness. Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. News and weather reports were read halfway through the show, and a man in a scuba diver outfit came onstage. Ian discusses the mechanism by which society/religion imprints its morals on all citizens. The responsibility (load) of being ever-vigilant against the Establishment is lifted from his shoulders. Why do we perpetuate our ancestors sins? the moral melee. To be thick as a brick. And you laugh most ruthlessly as you tell us what not to be. [75], While TAAB 2 was a follow-up about Gerald Bostock, the 2014 Ian Anderson solo album Homo Erraticus was presented as a follow-up work by Gerald Bostock. Where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last Saturday? Its lyrics are built around a poem written by a fictitious boy, "Gerald Bostock" a.k.a. The truth was that three or four songs were linked by questioning the nature of religion. This insult is intended for a much wider audience for all of societys leaders and elders. and the whirlpool turns you `way off-beam. "Thick as a Brick" is perhaps Jethro Tull's definitive progressive rock album. Father to John: Bread and water is good for you. Really don't mind if you sit this one out. Your sperm's in the gutter - your love's in the sink. If you choose to believe that God exists then it becomes your responsibility to prove that God exists. Well! in the sharp and frosty morning of the day. Whereas the 40th Anniversary Aqualung was a total turd, they didn't make the same mistake with the 40th Anniversary TAAB. Its okay for me to say those things about my own work, Anderson reasons, but I dont think its too cool if somebody else tries to do it, because Im already well aware of it. Chris Welch of Melody Maker praised the musicianship of the band and Anderson's flute playing, writing also that "the joke at the expense of a local newspaper wears thin rather rapidly, but should not detract from the obvious amount of thought and work that has gone into the production of Thick"; he described the music as a creative effort where "the ideas flow in super abundance" but that "needs time to absorb" and "heard out of context of their highly visual stage act does not have such immediate appeal". This structure allows the opportunists to assume power by feigning to have connections which mere mortals dont have and by absolving the sins of the lower classes, thereby gaining their gratitude and loyalty. [8] Unlike previous albums, where Anderson had generally written songs in advance, only the initial section of the album had been worked out when the band went into the studio. cats are on the upgrade . My mother took my copy of the lp because of the girl lifting her dress. [11] To compensate for a lack of material, Anderson got up early each morning to prepare music for the rest of the band to learn during that day's session. Myth has it that Anderson was angry about this misconception. "[49] Rolling Stone's Alan Niester gave it 2 out of 5 stars in The Rolling Stone Record Guide, judging it had "relatively undifferentiated movements". / "From the Upper Class" 5:25, "You Curl Your Toes in Fun" / "Childhood Heroes" / "Stabs Instrumental" 6:48, "See There a Man Is Born" / "Clear White Circles" 5:58, This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 04:44. Lets see what happens. Thick as a brick is a concept album that builds with very good vocal performance by Ian Anderson, very strong acoustic parts and excellent drumming by Barriemore Barlow, replacing Clive Bunker. You curl your toes in fun as you smile at everyone you meet the stares. So, I stood apart from others of my age, and drew on this for the character of Gerald Bostock. 50 years after Jethro Tull released Thick As A Brick, the album is still revered as one of rock's and progressive rock's most pioneering titles.It featured a rock first: one continuous song on both sides. Then the guys would dutifully grapple with it and wed try to recap on what we did yesterday and the day before. Wont your rise up from the pages of your comic-books We put together a lot of silly stories and also used lyrics from the album itself. you make all your animal deals and dont let others do the thinking for you. How does Anderson react to the fact that Thick As A Brick is frequently cited as the ultimate prog rock album? The live show promoting the album included the playing of the full suite, with various comic interludes. [46], Contemporary reviews were mixed. Seagulls tend to feed on the detritus at the edge of the shore. I picked up on the parody of local newspapers and the general Monty Pythonish nature of some of the notes. When progressive rock started out, it was all about bands such as ourselves moving beyond merely being influenced by American blues. That never appealed to me. I suppose I have to admit that I really imposed the whole idea on the other guys, laughs Anderson, a benign dictator in this instance. "[40] According to Modern Drummer reviewer Adam Budofsky, "that it remains so elevated in progressive rock fans' hearts and minds forty years later is a testament to its quality. The centrepiece of the album was a poem, ostensibly written by 12-year-old Gerald Bostock. Youre responsible for that.. by Bruce Eder. (Note: This argument doesnt state that God is Dead. The whole idea happened very quickly. [12] The lyrics were written first, with the music constructed to fit around them. 2" and more. But, for me, thats beauty of true prog rock it must have both.. Yes, the songs were connected by a common theme of penury but that was all the concept that existed. I like it! Come on ye childhood heroes! When you slipped off the outer plastic wrap, the cover opened up into a full-sized, 12-page . What are you going to do now?! My words but a whisper - your deafness a SHOUT. BA1 1UA. who lets you bend the rules. at its launch in 1981. "[51] Paul Stump's History of Progressive Rock commented of the album, "The 'concept', a somewhat self-conscious and mannered lionization of individual genius against caricatured bourgeois Philistinism, scarcely sees the light of day through the thickets of Anderson's imagery, but this doesn't detract from what, in hindsight, is quite a respectable, if periodically water-treading, stab at advanced extensional technique. Your mileage may vary. Current Bid: GBP 50.00 . It is sunset at the beach. I believe that Ian is this young man and that these ideas are illustrations of his opinions of whats wrong with the world. If so, youll become brainwashed with the rest of the masses (the whirlpool which sucks you down to the lowest moral level) and youll fall off of the beam. Playing at the hard case, you follow the example of the comic-paper idol [10], Recording started in December 1971 at Morgan Studios, London. 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They nicknamed him Little Milton because of his poetic and literary prowess. 50 years on and the album is still revered as one of rock's and progressive rock's most definitive and pioneering albums. [22] The band's record company, Chrysalis Records, complained that the sleeve would be too expensive to produce, but Anderson countered that if a real newspaper could be produced, a parody of one would also be practical. This topic is too deep for them. $5.90. I discovered Jethro Tull. The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995) Immediately recognizable, the dreamy, Victorian-esque cover of The Smashing Pumpkins ' landmark 1995 album captures a woman . It was funny because we had a laugh. [59] This edition lists part one at 22:45 and part two at 21:07. The three-minute pop song had become pass. Mark the precise nature of your fear. But your new shoes are worn at the heels Ian feels that basic religion is good, but that abuse of Religion leads to many of the evils in our society. It would seem to me that Gerald Bostock was invented for the album cover, i.e. Wont you rise up from the pages of your comic-books Thick as a Brick is the fifth studio album by Progressive Rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1972.Surprised that critics called Aqualung a concept album, bandleader Ian Anderson sought out to create "the mother of all concept albums" with Thick as a Brick.The album is supposedly an adaptation of an epic poem by a child prodigy named Gerald Bostock, who was disqualified from a poetry . C hord U. . Aqualung sold steadily, so either Thick As A Brick was going to take off, or wed just sink. So, we set out with Thick As A Brick to show up this side of the genre.. It might seem a little odd to mention the influential British comedy troupe as we begin a journey through the story of the groundbreaking album Thick As A Brick. LATER all gone into service and A fourteen year old schoolgirl this week blamed her pregnancy on Gerald Bostock, the eight year old poet at the center of this week's major St. Cleve controversy. Or, do you rely on others to help you think? All lyrics are written by "Gerald Bostock" (Ian Anderson); all music is composed by Anderson. In the backstory Anderson created for the album, the now middle-aged Bostock came across an unpublished manuscript by one Ernest T. Parritt (18731928), entitled "Homo Britanicus Erraticus". Then wed meet as a band and go through not just the new part Id written, but everything from the beginning. 1972. [13] Anderson recalls the album took about two weeks to record and another two or three for overdubs and mixing. Your morals have sunk to the lowest point possible (the gutter) and your ability to think and to love has disappeared (gone down the sink)., So you ride yourselves over the fields He drops his guard and gets sucked into becoming a part of the Establishment. This is the sign of our times. Thus, was written Thick as a Brick, a parody of a concept album, just an year after Aqualung. For the purpose of the album, the focus centred around a poetry contest. It was part of the absurdity., It was written very much as I went along, and was a very natural, organically evolving piece of music. He had intended to rebel against society. History repeats itself. I also loved science fiction stories of the era (the 1950s), because they told of a different, exciting future. So is Thick As A Brick a song, or an album? If not physically, then hes mentally missing. I appeal to those of you who can still make decisions about your own lives. According to the Jethro Tull website, the sequel is "a full length Progressive Rock 'concept' album worthy of its predecessor. Cecil the Sealion has entered the building. And these days all of us and I include the likes of ELP here know that there was a sense of fun about it. It is just fine. You have to preserve the fiction to some extent, because thats your starting point the absurdity of precocious youth and complex ideas; that somehow Thick As A Brick is an album about what this youth might become and the distortion of his ideas as a prepubescent child. It was done in a fast and furious period of time. I get this impression because of the music associated with the Spin me back verse I perceive it as a bit laid-back, floating (echo-y) and a segue to the next section of music. So come all ye young men who are building castles! [23], The satirical newspaper was heavily abridged for conventional CD booklets, but the 25th Anniversary Special Edition CD cover is closer to the original, and the 40th anniversary boxed version contains most of the content from the original newspaper. These are the choices which the child has. John describes his surroundings (with disdain). societys ills feed and grow on themselves. TV, our educational systems, our political systems and our religious systems aim to please the lowest common denominator. Hes following his own life-line to see where he became brain-washed. You have to make up excuses for why theyre not here, instead of just admitting that they dont exist. [76], Car maker Hyundai used the song in one of their commercials in 2001. Those who lose their lifes balance, miss out on the beauty of life. [8] The final work spanned the entire length of an LP record, split over two sides. Do you believe in the day? Progressive rock is a purely British phenomenon. to be thick as a brick. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, I see you shuffle in the courtroom with Theyre all resting down in Cornwall These are the role-models for the child. Which one will he choose? Draw the lace and black curtains [18] Although the finished album runs as one continuous piece, it is made up of a medley of individual songs that run into each other, none of which individually lasts more than 35 minutes. Is it better to fight or to run? With Thick As A Brick, he ended up fulfilling his ambition and then some. To follow the style of the mock newspaper on the original Thick as a Brick, a mock online newspaper was set up. And the oldest of the family is moving with authority. Its often been said that the seeds for 1972s Thick As A Brick (the bands fifth album) were sown when its predecessor, 71s Aqualung, was wrongly perceived as a fully-blown conceptual piece. Thick As A Brick (Part 1) [Side 1] - 22:39 minutes 2. Stream songs including "Thick As A Brick, Pt. This was music with a default setting of challenging. And they all wear bulges to attract the ladies Another Ian Phrase-Twist, a simple word substituted into a common phrase. Thick as a Brickis the fifth studio album by the rockbandJethro Tull. He also comments on Free Will vs. God-driven pre-destiny by likening Life to a stage upon which the sole actor (you, me, us) goes out onto without a script and has to improvise. The two sides of the album are a continuous piece of music. Tull elected to work out the album during two weeks of intense rehearsals using the Rolling Stones mobile studio. And the poet sheaths his pen while the soldier lifts his sword. twenty years too late. Television last Monday night. Repeated for emphasis. They seemed to believe the whole record was a major religious story. Chrysalis Records, the bands record company, complained that the sleeve would be too expensive to produce, but Anderson countered that if a real newspaper could be produced, a parody of one would also be practical. In 2012, Ian Anderson announced plans for a follow-up album, Thick as a Brick 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?. This page includes Thick as a Brick 2 (aka: TAAB2)'s : cover picture, songs / tracks list, members/musicians and line-up, different releases details, free MP3 download (stream), buy online links: amazon, ratings and detailled reviews . Malcolm Dome had an illustrious and celebrated career which stretched back to working forRecord Mirrormagazine in the late 70s andMetal Furyin the early 80s before joiningKerrang! Think! We were like Vikings! Note the usual craftsmanship in Ians choice of words the word elastic describes the motion of the waves, yet at the same time alludes to the malleable (plastic/elastic) nature of fickle morals and religious beliefs. In TAAB and Roots to Branches, Ian examines how society and organized religion spread (by imprinting children before they become old enough to think for themselves). History repeats itself. The mock newspaper, was dated 7 January 1972 and includes the entire lyrics to Thick as a Brick (printed on page 7), It is presented as a poem written by Bostock,whose disqualification from a poetry contest is the focus of the front-page story. how to fool the rest. They are sneered at by the Wise Men, who do not understand them and view them as inferior. Well have Superman for president He re-appears later. Yet did it in such a way that made us all laugh while celebrating it. The Hippies, thinking that they were anti-Establishment and Individualists, slouched to show their disdain for the Establishment. Jul 15, 2013 - A concept album with the lyrics written on the in the form of a news paper Thick as a Brick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I was actually mildly irritated and wryly amused. But I was also drawing very much on the world of the eight-year-old Gerald Bostock. " THICK AS A BRICK " (1972) by JETHRO TULL was my favorite JETHRO TULL album that I bought back in 1972 . and signal for the crack of dawn. Put your stake in the ground and resist! I have a 1st pressing UK Chrysalis that slays any Reprise copy. Sarcasm, again: I guess that its a good idea to let super-heroes and figments of our imagination rule our lives, nest pas?. I dont actually think that an artist, e.g. . Use the pen and the mind or use the sword and brawn. , 8 , 6 , , a a, , - , , , , aa aa a, , , , a a a 8 a, a 8 a , 9 , - , a 9 a, , 6 , aaa 5 a a aa, , a a aa, 11 , 10-11 , 8 a a a , , , , , 8 , a a a , , 5 , 8 1 2, 8 , aa 5 a a, , a aa , . . 9 , a a 9 a, 9 , , 6 a aaa, . after the lyrics and music were written and, hence, Bostock did not affect the perspective of the original lyrics themselves. I may make you feel but I cant make you think. Mixing hard rock and English folk music with classical influences, set to stream-of-consciousness lyrics so dense with imagery that one might spend . Il Disco :.Thick as a brick il quinto album dei Jethro Tull, pubblicato nel 1972.Thick as a Brick generalmente considerato il primo album strettamente progressive dei Jethro Tull, pur mantenendo, secondo lo stile del gruppo, forti connotazioni rock, blues e folk. You must start inventing Miracles and other mechanisms that indicate the existence of an all-powerful, personified being. And all the while the child sees where this is all headed and still thinks that hes going to escape from the pattern. "[52], In 2014, Prog magazine listed Thick as a Brick at number 5 in the list "The 100 Greatest Prog Albums of All Time", voted for by its readers. Jethro Tull - Thick As A BrickLabel:Reprise Records - MS 2072Format:Vinyl, LP, Album Country:USReleased:Mar 1972Genre:RockStyle:Classic. He does not drive a Hyundai indeed he has never held a driving licence calling himself a "professional passenger". It sold by the bucketload, sealed their reputation at home in the UK and made them big stars in America. wise men endorse the poets sight. We decided to bring all the characters mentioned on the album and in the cover newspaper to life, and it was quirky, very British. By the end of 10 days wed rehearsed to a performance level all the elements of Thick As A Brick. God I miss covers like this. BA1 1UA. Vietnam was still daily news when TAAB was written. His voice (of self-righteousness) is just one, pitted against many. The wise men endorse my vision. I.e. A corrected replacement edition was issued later, with only a horizontal line beneath the "album duration" note on the disc label to identify it. P.S. And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away The whole moral (fad) movement collapses (and is forgotten) when the sadistic ruler finally disappears. your love and the cut of the knife They promise a new day. Had the Mo-Fi. subscribe The very reason why I hate Cds. and he pees himself in the night. Dont let yourself become Aqualung. Advanced info_outline. and take your place in a wiser world of bigger motor cars. album. Arguably just as ambitious as the music within, the "newspaper" was named The St Cleve Chronicle & Linwell Advertiser.The band had gone to painstaking lengths to craft a 16-page editorial . At a critical and commercial peak after Aqualung, Tull frontman Ian Anderson created an album that split one epic track over two sides - parodying prog and rock poetry. See there! Soft Venus (lonely maiden) brings the ageless one. So you ride yourselves over the fields and But Jethro Tull mainman Ian Anderson believes theres a common thread. in the seagulls call. 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