Title: This title should not be out of print!
Product review: This is Jethro Tull's second album, but their first album with a new guitarist, Martin Barre, who replaced blues purist, Mick Abrahams. So, in a way, this is a transitional album, but it is also the first album in which Ian Anderson is given all songwriting credits, as with every album there after. Blending blues with light folk elements, it's the original Jethro Tull album. This album and "Benefit" are equal to more well known albums like "Aqualung" and "Thick As A Brick." "Stand Up" features "Fat Man" with a mandolin churning inside a tribal rhythm, "Reasons For Waiting" with full company orchestration, and "Bouree", a jazzy coffee house instrumental with some of Ian Anderson's finest flute playing, clearly marking a departure from their blues roots.
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