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Top 5 Albums from Last.FM
Aqualung
Original Masters
The Very Best Of
Living In The Past
Stand Up
For years there has been a lack of Progressive Rock acts in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The bulk of that genre originated in the United Kingdom and it is there where we make our next selection, Jethro Tull. However, like many other British Progressive Rock bands they are on the outside looking in.
Incorporating elements of Blues, Folk and Rock (not to mention a flute solo here and there), Jethro Tull had a great run in the early part of the 70’s. Their work in that time frame (Aqualung, Thick as a Brick) was critically revered and commercially successful. This combined with a stellar live act has generated a very loyal following that still exists to this day. Although they forayed into Electronic and harder Rock elements, which produced weaker efforts in the 80’s, their early work was solid and difficult to ignore. Should Progressive Rock get another look from the Hall, Jethro Tull is a viable contender to get in.
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The Bullet Points
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Previous Rank: 2010: #12
2011: #10
2012: #9
2013: #7
2014: #5
2015: #4
2016: #3 - Eligible Since: Friday, 01 January 1993
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom (Blackpool, England)
- Why they will get in: They have a solid fan base and they were certainly unique.
- Why they won't get in: Progressive Rock remains ignored by the Hall.
- Nominated in: Never
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Essential Albums: Aqualung (1971)
Thick as a Brick (1972)
War Child (1974)
Songs from the Wood (1977) -
Our Five Favorite Songs as Chosen by Each Member of the NIHOF Committee: Aqualung (From Aqualung, 1971)
Locomotive Breath (From Aqualung, 1971)
Hymn 43 (From Aqualung, 1971)
Teacher (From Living in the Past, 1972)
Bungle in the Jungle (From War Child, 1974)
Should Jethro Tull be in the Hall of Fame?
Definitely put them in! - 92.2%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 2.6%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 1.5%
No opinion. - 0.5%
No way! - 3.3%
JETHRO TULL AT COUNT BASIE THEATRE IN RED BANK, NJ
Nov 01, 2017
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JETHRO TULL AT BEACON THEATRE IN NEW YORK, NY
Nov 03, 2017
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JETHRO TULL AT THE MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS IN MASHANTUCKET, CT
Nov 04, 2017
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JETHRO TULL AT HIPPODROME AT FRANCE-MERRICK PAC IN BALTIMORE, MD
Nov 05, 2017
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Tull's best albums, Jethro Tull, Stand Up and Benefit, before Aqualung.
Am I the only person that remembers Led Zeppelin as Jethro Tull's opening act at tue Forum around 69 or 70?
...and multiple nights at NYC's Madison Square Garden. I saw them with 10,000 or more others for three separate and equally excellent shows in in Greensboro, NC. How can someone this creative, prolific, energetic, longstanding, and still contributing the the world of rock (writing, performing, "putting it all out there") after damn nearly half a century not be inducted ages ago, let alone now? Mr. Anderson, as a songwriter, instrumentalist , vocalist, and composer more than deserves this honor asap.
BTW, you list among prominent songs "Teacher" and indicate that it appears on the Living in the Past album. While it does, in fact appear on LitP, it was originally on Benefit. LitP is an album mostly of previously released pieces which do NOT appear on an album (some were on British EPs, some were just singles" as well as 1 song from each of the band's 4 pre-Thick as a Brick releases. Teacher was the song from Benefit.
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