I saw that tour too. It was quite an experience. People were not expecting this, they were there for Thick As A Brick and Aqualung.....still an incredible experience.
It was panned-harshly in almost every city they played. The criticism in the press was so bad that the band did the unusual move of putting out a statement to the press midway thru the tour saying that the band (Ian) were shocked by the intense criticism of the show and knowing how much the performance is disliked has made it hard to go out and perform it each night (this was US tour 1973). The band decided to take an extended break from music and focus on film instead.
@@mralex3197 Well They Both Deserve To Be In The Guinness Book Of World Records For Longest Tracks In Progressive Rock History...Along With MIKE OLDFIELD/Tubular Bells...
There is nothing terrible about this. It is very adventurous,at a time when the creative juices of Ian Anderson were still in full vibrant form.He has nothing to hang his head for,as I believe that he was given the green light by Reprise to express himself in any manner of creativity that he felt, due to the momentum he was building from his previous works and the subsequent touring, resulting in positive feedback and accolades as well as the growing curiosity from the legions of music lovers just wanting to know what this band was all about. And he did not disappoint. Like 'Thick as a Brick' before it, this one also charted at #1USA. From there,'War Child' placed #2, and 'Minstrel in the Gallery' at #7. The progression of his following efforts and the course that they took are alright with me,as I have enjoyed listening to just about everything he has released on his journey,over time. A prolific and proficient musician and songwriter,I'd say that we have been blessed to have him.
Jethro Tull - A PASSION PLAY (1973) - From Wikipedia - - A Passion Play is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in July 1973 in both the UK and US. Following in the same style as the band's previous album Thick as a Brick (1972), A Passion Play is a concept album comprising individual songs arranged into a single continuous piece of music (which was split into two parts across the original vinyl release's two sides). The album's concept follows the spiritual journey of a recently deceased man (Ronnie Pilgrim) in the afterlife, exploring themes of morality, religion and good and evil. The album's accompanying tour was considered the high water mark of Jethro Tull's elaborate stage productions, involving a full performance of the album accompanied by physical props, sketches and projected video. A Passion Play was negatively received by critics upon its initial release. However, the album was a commercial success, becoming Jethro Tull's second number one album in the United States. The album has since received a more positive critical reassessment. Background Following the release of the critically and commercially successful Thick as a Brick in 1972, Jethro Tull made the decision to record their next album at the Château d'Hérouville studios in Hérouville, France, known in the 1970s for being frequented by artists such as Pink Floyd, Elton John and T. Rex. The band were persuaded by their management and accountants to record their next album in tax exile outside of the UK in order to avoid what Anderson described as "a pretty scary tax regime" of the time.The band planned to make a double album, with concepts as varied as the meaning of life, music criticism and the comparison between the man and animal world. Upon arrival at the Château, however, the band faced a variety of challenges which made the recording sessions difficult, ranging from technical issues with the studio equipment to bug-infested beds and food poisoning epidemics, causing Anderson to give the Château the nickname "Château d'Isaster" Although the band had recorded enough material to fill three sides of the intended double album, the issues living in the studio convinced the band to abandon the sessions and leave the Château.The band considered moving the album's production to Switzerland, for they had just recently been granted Swiss citizenship; however, the decision was ultimately made to return to the UK and completely restart writing and recording of the album (although two tracks from the Château d'Hérouville sessions were later included on the band's 1974 album War Child). Recording Upon returning to the UK, the band began sessions for A Passion Play at Morgan Studios, the same studio where they had recorded most of their last four albums. Anderson felt that "it was better to start again and write a whole new album, instead of trying to somehow regenerate everybody's interest and commitment to something that had already struggled", in reference to the abandoned Château sessions and the decision to start over with new material.The album was written and recorded quickly, as the band had little time before their next tour began. As a result, recording sessions were often lengthy, in some cases lasting all night. Guitarist Martin Barre recalled the sessions as being "long" and "very intense" with Anderson stating that the album needed to be "written and recorded in one block, very quickly". The concept and most of the music were written in the studio by Anderson, with occasional contributions from other members of the band. Musical style Continuing the progressive rock style previously explored by the band on Thick as a Brick, A Passion Play featured the band playing a multitude of instruments, heavily toned with dominating minor key variation, resulting in an album described by author Martin Webb as "quasi prog-rock with complex time-signatures, complex lyrics and, well, complex everything, really". The spoken word piece "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles", has its relations in musical terms with Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Bruce Eder describes Anderson's singing in biblical-sounding references, interwoven with modern language as a sort of a rock equivalent to T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land with the music a "dazzling mix of old English folk and classical material, reshaped in electric rock terms". The album is notable for heavily featuring soprano saxophone played by Anderson, often in place of his famous flute playing. Anderson expressed distaste for the instrument, saying that "It wasn't difficult to learn to play it a bit, but I didn't practice enough, I wasn't trained and it hurt my lip. I hated the fiddling about with reeds, the fact that it was all wet and soggy, straight off I really didn't enjoy playing the instrument." - - - All songs written by Ian Anderson unless stated otherwise. 1973 original release Side one No. Title Length 1. "A Passion Play, part I I. "Act 1: Ronnie Pilgrim's Funeral - a winter's morning in the cemetery" a. "Lifebeats" (Instrumental) b. "Prelude" (Instrumental) c. "The Silver Cord" d. "Re-Assuring Tune" (Instrumental) II. "Act 2: The Memory Bank - a small but comfortable theatre with a cinema-screen (the next morning)" a. "Memory Bank" b. "Best Friends" c. "Critique Oblique" d. "Forest Dance #1" (Instrumental) III. "Interlude: The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" a. "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" (Jeffrey Hammond, John Evan, Ian Anderson) 23:09 Side two No. Title Length 2. "A Passion Play, part II I. "Interlude: The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" a. "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" (Hammond, Evan, Anderson) II. "Act 3: The Business Office of G. Oddie & Son (two days later)" a. "Forest Dance #2" (Instrumental) b. "The Foot of Our Stairs" c. "Overseer Overture" III. "Act 4: Magus Perdé's Drawing Room at Midnight" a. "Flight from Lucifer" b. "10:08 to Paddington" (Instrumental) c. "Magus Perdé" d. "Epilogue" 21:58 Total length: 45:07 - - - - Personnel Jethro Tull Ian Anderson - lead vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, soprano and sopranino saxophone Martin Barre - electric guitar John Evan - backing vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer Jeffrey Hammond - bass guitar, spoken word (on "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles") Barriemore Barlow - drums, percussion, timpani, glockenspiel, marimba Additional personnel - Dee Palmer - orchestral arrangements
The line 'Scented cathedral with spire pointing down' Is this a reference to Debussy piano piece?? Politely I bend at my knees..........Lyrics are phenomenal!
It's really painful to listen to this. It really isn't very good and one can feel how not easy it was to put together. I never get tired of listenning to Thick as a Brick.
Ian Anderson once said that he thought all his fans had listened to it once, and the brave ones might have listened twice. Actually, I love it. I do not listen to it as often as TAB or Aqualung, but still listen a few times a year.
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This is an incredibly underrated album. Takes more than one listen to get it. Always loved this album.
My favourite Tull LP, and one of my favourite LPs.
A passion play,,,,Thick as a brick,,,,Aqualung y Stormwatch los mejores discos de Jethro Tull
..."Sitting aside a twig of a bush.....a beeeeeeee'.
Marvellous.
Saw live show.....when the ballerina moved on the screen everybody gasped...great show a masterpiece.
I saw that tour too. It was quite an experience. People were not expecting this, they were there for Thick As A Brick and Aqualung.....still an incredible experience.
I too saw it. Mind Blown 🤯
It was panned-harshly in almost every city they played. The criticism in the press was so bad that the band did the unusual move of putting out a statement to the press midway thru the tour saying that the band (Ian) were shocked by the intense criticism of the show and knowing how much the performance is disliked has made it hard to go out and perform it each night (this was US tour 1973). The band decided to take an extended break from music and focus on film instead.
Along with “Minstrel…” this is one of the most “jethrotullish” of all albums written by Anderson.
This is a brilliant masterpiece! Maybe the best album from Tull.
And Thick As Brick...
Without maybe, this album is the BEST!
And Thick As Brick... Of course. But Passion is a little bite better.
@@mralex3197 Well They Both Deserve To Be In The Guinness Book Of World Records For Longest Tracks In Progressive Rock History...Along With MIKE OLDFIELD/Tubular Bells...
The prog Tull's masterpiece!
There is nothing terrible about this.
It is very adventurous,at a time when the creative juices of
Ian Anderson were still in full
vibrant form.He has nothing to
hang his head for,as I believe that he was given the green light by
Reprise to express himself in any
manner of creativity that he felt,
due to the momentum he was
building from his previous works and the subsequent touring,
resulting in positive feedback and accolades as well as the growing
curiosity from the legions of
music lovers just wanting to know what this band was all about.
And he did not disappoint.
Like 'Thick as a Brick' before it,
this one also charted at #1USA.
From there,'War Child' placed #2,
and 'Minstrel in the Gallery' at #7.
The progression of his following efforts and the course that they took are alright with me,as I have
enjoyed listening to just about
everything he has released
on his journey,over time.
A prolific and proficient musician and songwriter,I'd say that we
have been blessed to have him.
Short lines
don't make it
poetry
you know.
This is brilliant!
A Splendid Follow Up To Thick As A Brick...
Pełny pasji doskonały album
Jethro Tull - A PASSION PLAY (1973) - From Wikipedia - - A Passion Play is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in July 1973 in both the UK and US. Following in the same style as the band's previous album Thick as a Brick (1972), A Passion Play is a concept album comprising individual songs arranged into a single continuous piece of music (which was split into two parts across the original vinyl release's two sides). The album's concept follows the spiritual journey of a recently deceased man (Ronnie Pilgrim) in the afterlife, exploring themes of morality, religion and good and evil. The album's accompanying tour was considered the high water mark of Jethro Tull's elaborate stage productions, involving a full performance of the album accompanied by physical props, sketches and projected video.
A Passion Play was negatively received by critics upon its initial release. However, the album was a commercial success, becoming Jethro Tull's second number one album in the United States. The album has since received a more positive critical reassessment.
Background
Following the release of the critically and commercially successful Thick as a Brick in 1972, Jethro Tull made the decision to record their next album at the Château d'Hérouville studios in Hérouville, France, known in the 1970s for being frequented by artists such as Pink Floyd, Elton John and T. Rex. The band were persuaded by their management and accountants to record their next album in tax exile outside of the UK in order to avoid what Anderson described as "a pretty scary tax regime" of the time.The band planned to make a double album, with concepts as varied as the meaning of life, music criticism and the comparison between the man and animal world.
Upon arrival at the Château, however, the band faced a variety of challenges which made the recording sessions difficult, ranging from technical issues with the studio equipment to bug-infested beds and food poisoning epidemics, causing Anderson to give the Château the nickname "Château d'Isaster" Although the band had recorded enough material to fill three sides of the intended double album, the issues living in the studio convinced the band to abandon the sessions and leave the Château.The band considered moving the album's production to Switzerland, for they had just recently been granted Swiss citizenship; however, the decision was ultimately made to return to the UK and completely restart writing and recording of the album (although two tracks from the Château d'Hérouville sessions were later included on the band's 1974 album War Child).
Recording
Upon returning to the UK, the band began sessions for A Passion Play at Morgan Studios, the same studio where they had recorded most of their last four albums. Anderson felt that "it was better to start again and write a whole new album, instead of trying to somehow regenerate everybody's interest and commitment to something that had already struggled", in reference to the abandoned Château sessions and the decision to start over with new material.The album was written and recorded quickly, as the band had little time before their next tour began. As a result, recording sessions were often lengthy, in some cases lasting all night. Guitarist Martin Barre recalled the sessions as being "long" and "very intense" with Anderson stating that the album needed to be "written and recorded in one block, very quickly". The concept and most of the music were written in the studio by Anderson, with occasional contributions from other members of the band.
Musical style
Continuing the progressive rock style previously explored by the band on Thick as a Brick, A Passion Play featured the band playing a multitude of instruments, heavily toned with dominating minor key variation, resulting in an album described by author Martin Webb as "quasi prog-rock with complex time-signatures, complex lyrics and, well, complex everything, really". The spoken word piece "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles", has its relations in musical terms with Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Bruce Eder describes Anderson's singing in biblical-sounding references, interwoven with modern language as a sort of a rock equivalent to T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land with the music a "dazzling mix of old English folk and classical material, reshaped in electric rock terms". The album is notable for heavily featuring soprano saxophone played by Anderson, often in place of his famous flute playing. Anderson expressed distaste for the instrument, saying that "It wasn't difficult to learn to play it a bit, but I didn't practice enough, I wasn't trained and it hurt my lip. I hated the fiddling about with reeds, the fact that it was all wet and soggy, straight off I really didn't enjoy playing the instrument." - - -
All songs written by Ian Anderson unless stated otherwise.
1973 original release
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "A Passion Play, part I
I. "Act 1: Ronnie Pilgrim's Funeral - a winter's morning in the cemetery"
a. "Lifebeats" (Instrumental)
b. "Prelude" (Instrumental)
c. "The Silver Cord"
d. "Re-Assuring Tune" (Instrumental)
II. "Act 2: The Memory Bank - a small but comfortable theatre with a cinema-screen (the next morning)"
a. "Memory Bank"
b. "Best Friends"
c. "Critique Oblique"
d. "Forest Dance #1" (Instrumental)
III. "Interlude: The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles"
a. "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" (Jeffrey Hammond, John Evan, Ian Anderson)
23:09
Side two
No. Title Length
2. "A Passion Play, part II
I. "Interlude: The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles"
a. "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" (Hammond, Evan, Anderson)
II. "Act 3: The Business Office of G. Oddie & Son (two days later)"
a. "Forest Dance #2" (Instrumental)
b. "The Foot of Our Stairs"
c. "Overseer Overture"
III. "Act 4: Magus Perdé's Drawing Room at Midnight"
a. "Flight from Lucifer"
b. "10:08 to Paddington" (Instrumental)
c. "Magus Perdé"
d. "Epilogue"
21:58
Total length: 45:07 - - - - Personnel
Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson - lead vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, soprano and sopranino saxophone
Martin Barre - electric guitar
John Evan - backing vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer
Jeffrey Hammond - bass guitar, spoken word (on "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles")
Barriemore Barlow - drums, percussion, timpani, glockenspiel, marimba
Additional personnel -
Dee Palmer - orchestral arrangements
The line 'Scented cathedral with spire pointing down' Is this a reference to Debussy piano piece?? Politely I bend at my knees..........Lyrics are phenomenal!
Crestive ways for a young Pawtucket kid with his first car.
31:56-39:20
The hare has lost his specticals
Occorrerebbe una pena di buona sofferenza a chi ha staccato barbaramente la coda finale
It's really painful to listen to this. It really isn't very good and one can feel how not easy it was to put together. I never get tired of listenning to Thick as a Brick.
Ian Anderson once said that he thought all his fans had listened to it once, and the brave ones might have listened twice. Actually, I love it. I do not listen to it as often as TAB or Aqualung, but still listen a few times a year.
@@marcusstreets9887 I tried, I really did, over the decades. I don't enjoy it at all. But I'm thankful for generating Warchild, so....
@@pedrorocha9722 Whereas I cannot listen to Warchild. To each their own.
saw them in kc mo. beautiful🌷🦋🪴☮🎼