Tracklist: A passion play A passion play (part 2)

Band members: Ian Anderson - Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Flute, Saxophones Martin Barre - Electric guitar John Evan - Piano, Organ, Synthesizers, Speech Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond - Bass guitar Barriemore Barlow - Drums, Timpani, Glockenspiel, Marimba

Rating:
With "A passion play" Anderson takes the "one-track-album" format a bit further, this time he's managed to create a song that has a more epic feeling than "Thick as a brick" due to the fact that no riffs or anything do return during the 40+ minutes song, and that's because this was originally written as a play but apparently he wanted to do an album of it instead. However, it's divided into two "acts" and between those there's a stupid pause act called "The story of the hare who lost his spectacles".
Anyways, enough background explaining. This is progressive rock on a major scale, there's acoustics, flute and lots of other "odd" but yet wonderful things on here. To me this album is another splendid proof of Anderson's genius as a composer. I dunno what influence my explaining (which isn't very describing I know that) could bring, so just buy the album ok. Then it's up to you to understand. If you want to get into 'Tull', then you need this.







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