by
Jethro Tull
- Record Label: Rhino
- Release Date: Nov 18, 2016
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Dec 15, 2016Steven Wilson has remixed the entire original album for this “Elevated Edition,” so Tull trainspotters will no doubt thrill to the opportunity to debate, anew, the myriad sonic nuances, nooks, hooks, hobbit-holes and crannies afforded by contemporary studio technology compared to a decade and a half ago. In one sense, the Swedish show is the main draw here--it’s been bootlegged extensively, but never with sound quality this superior.
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MojoDec 15, 2016Stand Up blueprinted the sound that would carry Tull ringmaster Ian Anderson and his troupe through the next decade, [Dec 2016, p.105]
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UncutDec 15, 2016It was a landmark in prog rock. [Dec 2016, p.47]
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Dec 15, 2016Recorded just weeks after Barre’s arrival, the album shows Tull still clinging to a blues root although reaching for something entirely new.