Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play: Inside Two Long Songs
- Author: Smolko, Tim
[D]elves deep into the past in this new work to bring us the story of these two albums as well as a painstaking analysis that allows us to see not only the particular genius of Tull but the important... — More…
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Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1: Providing a Context for Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play
- 2: Galliards and Lute Songs: The Influence of Early Music in Jethro Tull
- 3: Geared Toward the Exceptional Rather than the Average: The Album Cover and Lyrics of Thick as a Brick
- 4: The Music of Thick as a Brick: Form and Thematic Development
- 5: The Music of Thick as a Brick: Other Features
- 6: The Chateau d'Isaster Tapes and the Album Cover and Lyrics of A Passion Play
- 7: The Music of A Passion Play
- 8: Monty Python, Reception, and Live Versions
- Conclusions
- Epilogue: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?
- Appendix 1: The Complete Lyrics to Thick as a Brick
- Appendix 2: The Complete Lyrics to A Passion Play
- Appendix 3: Analysis of the Instrumental Passages
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index