Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Favorite Jethro Tull Songs - Addendum to Jethro Tull Album Ranking List

 Favorite Jethro Tull Songs Songs

As a follow-up to my recent ranking of the studio albums from Jethro Tull, here is a list of my current top 25 favorite Jethro Tull songs. Of course, this may change from time to time as different songs become more or less favored with subsequent listens. And of course, there are many more good to great songs that just did not make the list, but this, in general shows my favorites. Thus, this list represents what I am thinking today, and would probably change if reconsidered next week, month, or year (although the very top are pretty solid and probably won't change much). Anyway, here is a list of my current top 25 favorite Jethro Tull songs (with album indicated in parentheses-see key below). Although I like many different styles of their music, including the harder-rocking songs, as will be obvious from my list, the more acoustic songs tend to be my very favorites. As with my album rankings, the songs list also is weighted very heavily toward the 1970's albums (in fact, all of the top 25 are from 1970's albums), as this was their most productive period), and no songs from the later albums made the top 25 (but still contain many very good songs). Anyway, here are my favorites, which is just the tip of the iceberg, as their catalog is filled with great songs.
 
25. Acres Wild (HH)
24. Crazed Institution (TOTRR)
23. Cross-Eyed Mary (A)
22. The Third Hurrah (WC)
21. Nursie (LITP)
20. A Passion Play (APP)
19. Aqualung (A)
18. Jack-in-the-Green (SFTW)
17. One Brown Mouse (HH)
16. Living in the Past (LITP)
15. Salamander (TOTRR)
14. Wind-Up (A)
13. Cold Wind From Valhalla (MITG)
12. Locomotive Breath (A)
11. Dun Ringill (SW)
10. Songs From The Wood (SFTW)
9. Baker Street Muse (MITG)
8. The Whistler (SFTW)
7. One White Duck/Nothing At All (MITG)
6. Skating Away... (WC)
5. Mother Goose (A)
4. Velvet Green (SFTW)
3. Thick as a Brick (TAAB)
2. Wond'ring Aloud, Again (A, LITP)
1. Life's A Long Song (LITP)

(A) - Aqualung (1971)
(TAAB) - Thick as a Brick (1972)
(LITP) - Living in the Past (1972)
(APP) - A Passion Play (1973)
(WC) - War Child (1974)
(MITG) - Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)
(TOTRR) - Too Old to Rock n Roll (1976)
(SFTW) - Songs From The Woods (1977)
(HH) - Heavy Horses (1978)
(SW) - Stormwatch (1979)
 
So, what are your favorite (or not favorite) Jethro Tull songs?

3 comments:

Iowatullfan said...

Top 10
1. TAAB
2. Passion Play
3. Aqualung
4. My God (how could you leave off your list? one of greatest live songs of the 70's)
5. A New Day Yesterday
6. A Minstrel in the Gallery
7. Songs From The Woods
8. Jack in the Green
9. Hunting Girl
10. Heavy Horses

Notable Songs Missing From Your List
1. We Used To Know
2. With You There to Help Me
3. A Time For Everything
4. To Cry You A Song
5. Dark Ages
6. No Lullaby
7. Cup of Wonder
8. War Child
9. Orion
10. Black Sunday
11. Quizz Kidd
12. Taxi Grab
13. Budapest
14. This is Not Love
15. Rocks on the Road
16. Roll Yer Own
17. A Song For Jeffrey
18. Sweet Dream
19. Up The Pool
20. The Witch's Promise

Very pleased to see the recent attention you have given to Jethro Tull. It's unbelievable that they have not been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

Iowatullfan said...

OOPS. Need to squeeze one more into my Top 10.
6(A) Locomotive Breath

Derek said...

Just one out of all these songs, for me is

A Minstrel in the Gallery

Shivering inside since the first time I heard it on... yes of course, Bursting Out LP

Nice evening,

Derek from Paris