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02 May, 2018
Great remix of a classic Tull album
2 of 2 found this helpful For those of you who are familiar with this classic Tull album from 1975 I won't spend too long eulogising about it. This was the first Jethro Tull album that I bought back in 1979. I bought it because I liked the sleeve and saw that it came out in the mid-70s when bands like JT were at their peak. As it turned out it was a good choice. 'Minstrel in the gallery' is a good starting point if you're new to the band and want to try one of their albums. It contains a nice mixture of rocking bombast (title track), a longer, more ambitious track (Baker Street Mews) and acoustic folk (One white duck). It is a nicely balanced album with lots of strong melodies and some acerbic, typically Ian Anderson, lyrics.
The 2015 Steven wilson remix is an improvement on the rather thin, toppy remaster from the early noughties. It benefits from a sweeter treble, a little more bass and a more spacious mid-range with better definition and articulation of the different instruments and vocals. When listening to Martin Barre's crunching guitar chords in the title track it is so genuinely thrilling I have to remember to breathe! It is not quite as bassy and trebly as the more recent SW remixes of 'Songs from the wood' and' Heavy horses', but I think it gets the balance spot on.
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08 Mar, 2018
Great remaster of a classic album
'In a glass house', released in 1973, is one of the best Gentle giant albums and was recorded during their most creative period of 1972-75. As with most Gentle giant, the album mixes storming tunes with quirky, irregular, intriguing little sections of music providing an enthralling musical experience. For a progressive rock band bombast is keep to a minimum and the emphasis is very much on good songs, clever musical ideas and great levels of invention.
The 2009 remaster is punchy with great, bouncing bass and a nice top end. Audiophile purists probably won't like it because it is slightly juiced up in terms of volume and EQ, but it sounds fantastic on my budget hi-fi -- much better than the 2000 release which sounded tepid and a bit drab. Although I already owned a copy of this classic album, I am glad I bought this 2009 remaster. It has really added to my enjoyment of the album.