Thick as a brick

"Meget er sagt og skrevet om Jethro Tulls Thick as a Brick, som i år fejrer 40 års jubilæum ... Nu føjes endnu flere ord til, i den knap 100 sider lange booklet i nærværende fine boks, som indeholder en nymikset version af det originale album, samt en audio-dvd ... Indpakningen er unægteligt flot, og tilbage er der da også næsten kun at konstatere, at Thick as a Brick stadig er et fremragende album".

"Today, free from the irrelevant context of misdiagnosis and derision that dogged it on its original release, the album sounds like nothing less than an Olympian feat of composition and musicianship. Note the stern acuity of Anderson's lyrics, the lockstep precision of the ensemble interplay and the way the main acoustic guitar motif is subtly threaded through the piece like a silver seam. The second part's haywire four-minute intro - with drummer Barriemore Barlow flaying his kit into neutrinos - still represents a thrilling throwdown".