Name: Songs from the Wood [40th Anniversary Edition] [CD/DVD]
Brand: Rhino (Label)
SKU: 141370249
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Performer Notes

Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, flute, whistles); Martin Barre (electric guitar, lute); John Evans, David Palmer (keyboards); Barriemore Barlow (marimba, glockenspiel, drums, bells, nakers, tabor); John Glascock (bass, background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Jakko M. Jakszyk.
Audio Remixer: Ian Anderson .
Liner Note Author: Don Needham.
Recording information: Boston Garden, Boston, MA (04/1976-12/1977); Capitol Centre, Landover, MD (04/1976-12/1977); La Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (04/1976-12/1977); Morgan Studios (04/1976-12/1977); Boston Garden, Boston, MA (11/21/1977); Capitol Centre, Landover, MD (11/21/1977); La Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (11/21/1977); Morgan Studios (11/21/1977); Boston Garden, Boston, MA (12/06/1977); Capitol Centre, Landover, MD (12/06/1977); La Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (12/06/1977); Morgan Studios (12/06/1977).
Photographers: Phil Smee; Martin Webb; Brian McLaughlin; Scutty Lee; Larry Lent; Chris Fenger; Carrie Ohne.
In terms of rustic, tights-wearing, elf-loving, flute-heavy, British/Celtic folk-tinged '70s prog-rock, SONGS FROM THE WOOD is the most Tull of all Jethro Tull albums. By 1977 the band had ventured far enough from its heavy blues-rock beginnings to create a completely unique, idiosyncratic sound, filled with European folk mythology, rural imagery and an endearing combination of art-rock and British folk-rock. Elaborate synthesizer fanfares mix with delicate acoustic guitar tapestries, complex arrangements and odd time signatures. SONGS FROM THE WOOD strikes the perfect balance between the proggie ambition of THICK AS A BRICK, the storytelling style of AQUALUNG and the courtly, medieval air of MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY.

Professional Reviews

Uncut (6/03, p.138) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...There's no doubting the band's ability to combine awesomely complex time signatures and effete fife-tabor-mandolin-and-bells effects while rocking out..."