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Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! (Deluxe) (2015)

Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! (Deluxe) (2015)

BAND/ARTIST: Jethro Tull

This album was summarily dismissed by reviewers, who universally invoked their handbooks of hackneyed "critic speak." Cop-out terms like "indulgent" and "pretentious" were bandied about, employing the popular critics' method of simply discrediting an album due to its concurrent release with the arrival of punk rock -- as if that were an intellectually sound critique given the virtually unrelated style of Jethro Tull's music. The main knock on this album is the ill-conceived concept involving an aging rock star. That is a valid observation, but what rock concept albums are deserving of literary accolades? Precious few, if any. Lyrical themes notwithstanding, Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll is a fine collection of independent rock songs that marked a return to the classic Tull style carved out on Aqualung and Benefit. Absent here are the muddled epic-length pieces synonymous with Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play, the pop leanings of War Child, and the complexity of Minstrel in the Gallery. So despite being the target of disparaging reviews, this album achieved modest chart success and boasted several quality rockers like "Quizz Kid," "Taxi Grab," and "Big Dipper." Martin Barre's unheralded lead guitar style remains a force, rescuing a couple of tracks from the doldrums. David Palmer's orchestral arrangements are, at times, a bit overblown, but this album is far from the colossal disaster it's been portrayed as. Jethro Tull's third bassist, John Glascock, made his debut on this record, and Maddy Prior makes a guest appearance on the title track.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Jethro Tull - Prelude (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (0:53)
1.02 - Jethro Tull - Quizz Kid (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (4:04)
1.03 - Jethro Tull - Crazed Institution (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (4:36)
1.04 - Jethro Tull - Salamander (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (2:53)
1.05 - Jethro Tull - Taxi Grab (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (3:51)
1.06 - Jethro Tull - From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (4:12)
1.07 - Jethro Tull - Bad-Eyed and Loveless (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (2:11)
1.08 - Jethro Tull - Big Dipper (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (3:33)
1.09 - Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (5:34)
1.10 - Jethro Tull - Pied Piper (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (4:37)
1.11 - Jethro Tull - The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (5:23)
1.12 - Jethro Tull - From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser (Monte Carlo Studio Recording, January, 1976) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (4:10)
1.13 - Jethro Tull - Bad-Eyed and Loveless (Monte Carlo Studio Recording, January, 1976) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (2:12)
1.14 - Jethro Tull - Big Dipper (Monte Carlo Studio Recording, January, 1976) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (3:36)
1.15 - Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (Brussels Studio Recording, November, 1975) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (5:43)
1.16 - Jethro Tull - The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive) [Brussels Studio Recording, November, 1975] [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (5:24)
1.17 - Jethro Tull - Quizz Kid (Version 1) [Monte Carlo Studio Outtake, January, 1976] [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (4:39)
2.01 - Jethro Tull - Salamander's Rag Time (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (3:23)
2.02 - Jethro Tull - Commercial Traveller (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (3:31)
2.03 - Jethro Tull - Salamander (Instrumental) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (3:21)
2.04 - Jethro Tull - A Small Cigar (Acoustic Version) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (3:39)
2.05 - Jethro Tull - Strip Cartoon (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (3:18)
2.06 - Jethro Tull - One Brown Mouse (Early Version) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (3:32)
2.07 - Jethro Tull - A Small Cigar (Orchestrated Version) [Original Rough Mix] (4:32)
2.08 - Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (Demo) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] (6:05)
2.09 - Jethro Tull - Prelude (0:55)
2.10 - Jethro Tull - Quizz Kid (4:14)
2.11 - Jethro Tull - Crazed Institution (4:49)
2.12 - Jethro Tull - Salamander (2:52)
2.13 - Jethro Tull - Taxi Grab (3:54)
2.14 - Jethro Tull - From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser (4:10)
2.15 - Jethro Tull - Bad-Eyed and Loveless (2:12)
2.16 - Jethro Tull - Big Dipper (3:36)
2.17 - Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (5:45)
2.18 - Jethro Tull - Pied Piper (4:33)
2.19 - Jethro Tull - The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive) (5:27)

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