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Jethro Tull – War Child (VG+/VG+)
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War Child is an LP by Jethro Tull from 1974 released on the Chrysalis label.
About this album
War Child finds Jethro Tull sharpening their prog-rock instincts into something leaner and more immediately melodic. Released in 1974, the album followed the concept-driven A Passion Play and marked a return to more concise, song-led writing without losing Ian Anderson’s trademark wit or the band’s restless musicianship. Backed by the group’s tight arrangement sense and varied textures, it moves between biting commentary, folk-tinged passages and hard-driving rock. ‘Bungle in the Jungle’ became one of Tull’s best-known songs, while ‘Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day’ showed the band could be thoughtful without sounding ponderous. It remains a key mid-’70s Jethro Tull release.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Jethro TullLabel: Chrysalis – L 35259Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1974Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Classic Rock, Prog RockA1 War Child
A2 Queen And Country
A3 Ladies
A4 Back-Door Angels
A5 Sealion
B1 Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
B2 Bungle In The Jungle
B3 Only Solitaire
B4 The Third Hoorah
B5 Two Fingers