Prog Album of the Week - Week 87 (06/21/2015): Jethro Tull - Roots to Branches

As always, we encourage participation from everyone - if you've never heard the album, there's a YouTube link provided! Go check it out and report back!

Welcome to the eighty-sixth week of r/progrockmusic's Album of the Week! Last week we discussed Steve Hackett's Wolflight and that was lovely.

If you'd like to peruse previous weeks' discussions, please visit the archive.

Now that the Hard Rock Period of Tull is (thankfully) over, Ian decides it's time for some World Music! This one gets my vote for must underrated Tull record...

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###Jethro Tull - Roots to Branches (1995)

Track Listing:

Track listing: 1) Roots to Branches; 2) Rare and Precious Chain; 3) Out of the Noise; 4) This Free Will; 5) Valley; 6) Dangerous Veils; 7) Beside Myself; 8) Wounded, Old and Treacherous; 9) At Last, Forever; 10) Stuck in the August Rain; 11) Another Harry's Bar.

• Album on YouTube
• Album on Wikipedia
• Progarchives review (3.62)

####Potential Discussion Questions:

• World influences galore. This one compared to their previous effort (Catfish Rising) is basically an entirely new animal. New personnel, too. How do you like this marked change of sound from the gritty, sentimental Tull to the new-look Tull?

• How would you personally rate the album?

• Are there any moments on the album you consider particularly strong or particularly weak (i.e., favourite/least favourite moments)?

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