tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598694453639649893.post8105806528109404574..comments2023-11-03T08:02:25.082-07:00Comments on Progressive Rock Hall of Infamy: Jethro Tull: THE BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST (1982)Timothy Readyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18330489391127893662noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598694453639649893.post-83427246043995735682010-07-08T21:39:12.522-07:002010-07-08T21:39:12.522-07:00TECH NOTE: "Hard Rock/Heavy Metal", not...TECH NOTE: "Hard Rock/Heavy Metal", not just metal. I.e., anything that might have a power chord in it. A guy from <i>Billboard</i> at the time suggested that it was simply the world of '70s arena-rock--IOW, long-haired white guys with guitars--finally getting some sort of due from the Grammys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598694453639649893.post-72259247302560477632009-06-04T13:57:58.581-07:002009-06-04T13:57:58.581-07:00Broadsword is a fine album and one that - as I bou...Broadsword is a fine album and one that - as I bought it when it came out - has sentimental value as well as a few damned fine tunes.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135702706785062282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598694453639649893.post-85855721079750374992009-05-24T06:53:52.563-07:002009-05-24T06:53:52.563-07:00I can't decide which is the worst; "A", this one, ...I can't decide which is the worst; "A", this one, "Crest of a knave" or "Catfish rising". Seems to me that during the 80ies they run a marathon of crap!spacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315987091677142847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598694453639649893.post-88996993097081375382009-03-28T15:50:00.000-07:002009-03-28T15:50:00.000-07:00I actually listened to 10 Tull albums as an ethica...I actually listened to 10 Tull albums as an ethical requirement before slandering them. Absolute torture. But this one is indeed reeking. Everything about it is bad. The sound comes from a production the label knew would be meaningless; Tull partisans would buy it anyway, the rest of the public would be like me, revolted. This whole record was done for probably $50,000. Cyncism like this defines corporate rock and leads to miserably Bad Prog.<BR/> Interesting to note: the infamous album "Crest of a Knave" which was awarded the first "Heavy Metal" Grammy and set off an avalanche of criticism because of the blatant "don't-get-it-ness" of the voters is almost as worthless a record as this one. It is indeed incredible how being long-lived is often mistaken for a band being redoubtable and worthy; one decent album in 1973 leading to 35 years of sub-mediocrity is an extreme example. No one has coasted this long on their rep without actually doing anything since Jesus of Nazareth.Timothy Readyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330489391127893662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598694453639649893.post-32879000914389101952009-03-27T15:38:00.000-07:002009-03-27T15:38:00.000-07:00"I've got a Beast upon my shoulder" ...lets name o..."I've got a Beast upon my shoulder" ...lets name our demon "Beastie" clever lyrics indeed.<BR/>The worst thing about this recording is the recording. Sounds like analogical crapola.Mychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094553933252875392noreply@blogger.com