Aqualung [Bonus Tracks]

1	Aqualung 6:36
2	Cross-Eyed Mary 4:09
3	Cheap Day Return 1:23
4	Mother Goose 3:53
5	Wond'ring Aloud 1:55
6	Up to Me 3:14
7	My God 7:12
8	Hymn 43 3:19
9	Slipstream 1:13
10	Locomotive Breath 4:26
11	Wind Up 6:07
12	Lick Your Fingers Clean 2:46
13	Wind Up Quad Version 5:23
14	Excerpts from the Ian Anderson Interview / John Bungey 13:58
15	Songs for Jeffrey 2:51
16	Fat Man 2:56
17	Bouree 3:57

Barnes & Noble

Named after an innovator in the world of farm equipment and led by a codpiece-wearing flutist, this band seemingly had two strikes against it from day one. But Jethro Tull managed to craft some of the most enduring cerebro-rock of the '70s, highlighted by this still-bracing set. With its juxtaposition of power rock and bucolic folk, the twisting, turning title track distills the band's complex sound perfectly -- which helps explain its protracted reign on classic-rock radio. But that's not the whole story. Ian Anderson's complex, philosophical treatises -- characterized by "My God" and "Cross-Eyed Mary" -- delved deep into spirituality without engaging in proselytizing of any stripe. And for those who could care less about such tale spinning, Martin Barre unspooled scads of memorable, lapel-grabbing guitar riffs, like those that vein "Locomotive Breath" and "Wind-Up." That balance of darkness and light, heaviness and ethereality, brought Tull into the public consciousness, and -- that ill-fated Heavy Metal Grammy aside -- they reside there for millions to this day. David Sprague

All Music Guide

Released at a time when a lot of bands were embracing pop-Christianity (a la Jesus Christ Superstar), Aqualung was a bold statement for a rock group, a pro-God anti-church tract that probably got lots of teenagers wrestling with these ideas for the first time in their lives. This was the album that made Jethro Tull a fixture on FM radio, with riff-heavy songs like "My God," "Hymn 43," "Locomotive Breath," "Cross-Eyed Mary," "Wind Up," and the title track. And from there, they became a major arena act, and a fixture at the top of the record charts for most of the 1970s. Mixing hard rock and folk melodies with Ian Anderson's dour musings on faith and religion (mostly how organized religion had restricted man's relationship with God), the record was extremely profound for a number seven chart hit, one of the most cerebral albums ever to reach millions of rock listeners. Indeed, from this point on, Anderson and company were compelled to stretch the lyrical envelope right to the breaking point. As a compact disc, Aqualung has gone through numerous editions, mostly owing to problems finding an original master tape when the CD boom began. When the album was issued by Chrysalis through Columbia Records in the mid-1980's, the source tape was an LP production master, and the first release was criticized for thin, tinny sound; Columbia remastered it sometime around 1987 or 1988, in a version with better sound. Chrysalis later switched distribution to Capitol-EMI, and they released a decent sounding CD that is currently available. Chrysalis also issued a 25th anniversary edition in 1996. Bruce Eder