#JethroHeepJourney 6/50

Moving back to Jethro Tull in 1970 when they released their third studio album called "Benefit".

Experiments are gone, prog is turned back, straight hard rock is on the menu. Benefit is a very riff heavy motorcycle ride without detours. We are staying on the main road.

And this is exactly my problem with it. It is too smooth for my taste, I was expecting them to lash out a bit more.

Still a very solid album and there is no bad song on it. But it just didn't excite me like "Stand Up"

⭐⭐⭐/5

Ranking:
1. Stand Up 4
2. Benefit 3
3. This Was 3

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_ly0gf7_8lNjyoWwP7YQmjHzDTn784Iuis

#JethroHeepJourney 7/50

In 1972 Uriah Heep release their 4th studio album called Demons and Wizards. With Gary Thain and Lee Kerslake joining, the classic #UriahHeep lineup was formed.

On #DemonsAndWizards Heep eventually move to fantasy themed prog rock. The Hammond organ sounds stronger than ever, the newly formed rhythm section shapes their sound significantly.

I saw Rainbow Demon and Easy Livin' live earlier this year, it was an experience of a lifetime.

Some say this is their best album. It definitely is a masterpiece: 4.5/5

Ranking:
1 Look at Yourself
2 Demons and Wizards
3 Salisbury
4 …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble

https://album.link/at/i/1439521840

#JethroHeepJourney 8/50

From one masterpiece to another. Belive it or not, but I have never listened to Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" in its entirety before. I only knew the title track and Locomotive Breath.

Listening through the whole album for the first time, I noticed that it is a bit back to the roots and gave me strong "This Was" vibes. You know, wandering through the Shire and stuff.

But they kept the heavier guitar sounds and it has to be pointed out that the guitar work by Martin Barre is outstanding! 🎸

Aqualung is a masterpiece. 4.5/5

#JethtroTull ranking:
1. Aqualung 4.5
2. Stand Up 4
3. Benefit 3
4. This Was 3

https://album.link/at/i/693298948

#JethroHeepJourney 9/50

Uriah Heep released 5 albums in only 2 years. So far, the first 4 have been great, but what about "The Magician's Birthday", album number 5?

Well, honestly id didn't grab me that much. It is very much on the proggy side, very colourful and mellow, but it lacks drive.

I very much like the title track with the psychodelic parts in the middle.

It is still a good album: 3.5/5

#UriahHeep Ranking:
1 Look at Yourself
2 Demons and Wizards
3 Salisbury
4 …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble
5 The Magician's Birthday

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_kBwO4bCoiBVztP_d79hkz9P8cUSGJm8rs

#JethroHeepJourney 10/50

If you ask 10 people about what they think are the best #UriahHeep albums, I bet that nobody would answer with "Sweet Freedom".

But Sweet Freedom is great. On their 6th studio album, released in 1973, Uriah Heep abandon the colourful path of magic and fly into space. This album has edges and corners, it's straight hard rock riffs, a move into a more heavier direction again.

Listen to Seven Stars!

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Ranking:
1 Look at Yourself
2 Demons and Wizards
3 Salisbury
4 …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble
5 Sweet Freedom
6 The Magician's Birthday

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mDUkLlTmOBuTs4JiBGGAc4NZrPs94aJJE
6 The Magician's Birthday

#JethroHeepJourney 11/50

Thick as a Brick is a concept album. Its concept is that it is a parody of a concept album.

The album is actually only one song that is split over two sides of an LP.

Musically, the album consolidates their first 4 albums. They take the best bits and pieces and put them together to this wonderful masterpiece. I think "wonderful" is the word that describes it best.

4.5 out of 5 poem writing schoolboys saying fruity words on television and getting their prices revoked.

#JethtroTull ranking:
1. Aqualung 4.5
2. Thick as a Brick 4.5
3. Stand Up 4
4. Benefit 3
5. This Was 3

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_lfa0R_nw6RAzutpXSjtKam8NNDviysjpc

#JethroHeepJourney 12/50

Now that I covered all the classic Uriah Heep albums, the most interesting path on my journey begins: the one where I don't know anything at all, so everything from now on is completely new to me. Well, except the last 2 albums, but we'll come to that later.

Wonderworld was released in 1974 and Uriah Heep are upping their Hard Rock game. The Hammond organ is very reduced, there are no psychodelic elements. I like it, it's a good album.

3.5 out of 5.

#UriahHeep Ranking:
1 Look at Yourself
2 Demons and Wizards
3 Salisbury
4 …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble
5 Sweet Freedom
6 Wonderworld
7 The Magician's Birthday

https://album.link/at/i/1441029726

#JethroHeepJourney 13/50

When Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick was an ironic concept album the successor "A Passion Play" is a proper concept album where only the title is ironic.

Although.. I am not sure how serious they were with this. "The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" is hilarious.

Musically they continue where they left with Thick as a Brick. "quasi prog-rock with complex time-signatures" as Martin Webb described it. I agree.

4 out of 5 animals helping the hare find his spectacles.

#JethtroTull ranking:
1. Aqualung 4.5
2. Thick as a Brick 4.5
3. Stand Up 4
4. A Passion Play 4
5. Benefit 3
6. This Was 3

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_lbSNncxyaFH8kQ9q3qMiv1JPES-ES46EY

#JethroHeepJourney 14/50

Return To Fantasy is Uriah Heep's 8th studio album.

The album starts off great, but then it is a bit all over the place. I really didn't like Prima Donna, I don't think it fits on the album. With the last tracks they pick up the thread again and return to what they are best at.

3.5 out of 5, good album!

#UriahHeep Ranking:
1 Look at Yourself
2 Demons and Wizards
3 Salisbury
4 …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble
5 Sweet Freedom
6 Return To Fantasy
7 Wonderworld
8 The Magician's Birthday

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_m8kbm5x5GPqTzLMQAzAdkmR-5T29Erbys

#JethroHeepJourney 15/50

Following two concept albums Jethro Tull returned to the classic album format with their 7th release War Child (1974).

First impression: what is this album cover?

To the music: I find this album difficult to rate. Similar to Heep's "Return to Fantasy" I am missing a common thread.
I didn't know that I know "Bungle In The Jungle".

Overall I guess it is a good album, so 3.5 out of 5.

#JethtroTull ranking:
1. Aqualung 4.5
2. Thick as a Brick 4.5
3. Stand Up 4
4. A Passion Play 4
5. War Child 3.5
6. Benefit 3
7. This Was 3

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_nsvBDFtS_27tmTy0ofr-cteLNkQbsWn1Y

#JethroHeepJourney 16/50

Here comes the first bummer.

Uriah Heep's 9th studio album "High and Mighty" lacks almost everything that makes Heep's music so good.

It even opens in a weird way with John Watton and Ken Hensley on vocals, instead of their iconic lead singer David Byron. High and Mighty is actually the last album that features David Byron, he was fired because of personal issues.

2 out of 5

#UriahHeep Ranking:
1 Look at Yourself 4.5
2 Demons and Wizards 4.5
3 Salisbury 4.5
4 …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble 4.5
5 Sweet Freedom 4
6 Return To Fantasy 3.5
7 Wonderworld 3.5
8 The Magician's Birthday 3.5
9 High and Mighty 2

https://album.link/at/i/1441013576

#JethroHeepJourney 17/50

Minstrel in the Gallery is Jethro Tull's 8 studio album in 7 years.

There's the classic flute and really catchy heavy riffs. Unfortunately I don't have much more to say. This is a Jethro Tull album and you get everythin that's expected from a Jethro Tull album.

3.5 out of 5. Good, but not their best.

#JethtroTull ranking:
1. Aqualung 4.5
2. Thick as a Brick 4.5
3. Stand Up 4
4. A Passion Play 4
5. Minstrel in the Gallery 3.5
6. War Child 3.5
7. Benefit 3
8. This Was 3

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_lDukwJSQAHn7fHou51bO-olaTfINT2jHQ

#JethroHeepJourney 18/50

Up next on my Uriah Heep x #JethroTull journey is Heep's 10th studio album ...and we're still in the 70s!

Firefly was released in 1977 and it was the first album with new singer John Lawton and new bassist Trevor Bolder.

Where's the prog gone? Where's the iconic Hammond organ? Gone, we got stripped-down forward 70s hard rock instead.

Solid album: 3/5

#UriahHeep Ranking:
1 Look at Yourself 4.5
2 Demons and Wizards 4.5
3 Salisbury 4.5
4 …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble 4.5
5 Sweet Freedom 4
6 Return To Fantasy 3.5
7 Wonderworld 3.5
8 The Magician's Birthday 3.5
9 Firefly 3
10 High and Mighty 2

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mcJFUaG-q0tCYEqDJqYfEjgWZD_8FcF_Y

#JethroHeepJourney 19/50

Ian Anderson was 31 years old when he wrote "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" for the Jethro Tull album with the same name in 1976. But this album isn't about him but a fictional ageing rock star.

The album is a concept album, again. It is less proggy and more straight forward rock, almost pop rock at parts. Still a great listen and a great album (again).

4/5

Ian Anderson at 77 is still young enough for Rock 'n' Roll.

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mVEghcjCG93WY4a20w9jGT8sUk_Fn80e8

#JethroHeepJourney 20/50

Innocent Victim is Uriah Heep's 11th studio album, and according to Wikipedia "The eyes of drummer Lee Kerslake were used for the snake on the cover artwork." 🤔🤔🤔

Anyhow, with this album #UriahHeep go full pop rock. One of their hit singles "Free Me" is a perfect example for that.

There's onyl one song that made me bang my head, it was this one 👇

🎵 Free 'n' Easy
💿 https://song.link/y/zX9fxkISB0k

The rest is rather forgettable.

Edit to add: Choices is also quite ok.

2,5 out of 5, just because of Free 'n' Easy, otherwise it would have been a firm 2.

#JethroHeepJourney 21/50

Songs from the Wood sounds exactly like you wood expect.

Almost 10 years after they released their debut album #JethroTull take their music back to their folky roots.

But Songs from the Woods is so much better than their debut album.
It is incredible to be honest. The mix of lovely folk melodies and the finest guitar riffs is something else.

And on Hunting Girl they have doublebass drums on a folk song? What???

🎵 Hunting Girl
▶️ https://song.link/y/royymUiwItI

The album is a masterpiece, 4.5 out of 5

#JethtroTull ranking:
1. Aqualung 4.5
2. Songs from the Wood 4.5
3. Thick as a Brick 4.5
...

#JethroHeepJourney 22/50

Fallen Angel is Uriah Heep's 12th studio album in 8 years. It is the last one to feature John Lawton on vocals.

It follows the path they have taken with Innocent Victim: straight forward hard rock/rock 'n' roll. No experiments, no lashing out, no demons and wizards.

The album starts off really good, but soon enough it loses me. The most remarkable thing about this album is the boob on the cover, and even that one is just meh.

I think that's dad rock 🤔

2/5 and dead last on my #UriahHeep Ranking.

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_my4EVtV5oeObK4JbfBWXSGosi5t1X_13Y

#JethroHeepJourney 23/50

While Uriah Heep loses me in 1978 with their dad rock album, Jethro Tull keeps on entertaining me.

Heavy Horses, their 11th studio album is yet another great one. It's #JethroTull boiled down to its core. And I very much like that. It is less strolling through the woods like "Songs From The wood" as it is a nice walk in a park. But it is a very nice park with cute squirrels and a fox. And someone is riding their horse.

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_lNDvdsetmf-1Cg0UjPyDKnPvhxJHFH18s

#JethroHeepJourney 24/50

1979 was the first year in 9 years that didn't have at least one album by Uriah Heep. And - spoiler alert - Heep should have waited a bit longer for their 13th studio ablum because: Conquest is bad. Really bad.
It starts off like a classic 80s rock album which is ok, I guess, but then it is... just... disposable?

The new vocalist John Sloman isn't really good, the songwriting is lackluster and the ballads are just cringeworthy.

Is "Conquest" the worst #UriahHeep album ever? Dear Lemmy I hope so...

1,5/5 (mostly bad album)

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_lT-Hry0Cw8u8Lh5SfZt1SQP7uD0cFM2HA

#JethroHeepJourney 25/50

Jumping back to 1979 to a pre "Conquest" disaster world, #JethroTull release Stormwatch which is basically about Ian Anderson moving to an island in the North Sea.

And in contrust to Uriah Heep at that time, Jethro Tull really delivered! This album is magnificent and a great listen. It's a nice boat ride accross a somewhat calm sea with cute little beluga whales swimming along.

It's another ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_lXm-9YKgU0AMpTIoh28GJxhfngrtoofDk

#JethroHeepJourney 26/50

Back to #UriahHeep who delivered a very disappointing album entering the 1980.

Instead of poorly drawn boobs they opt for adding horns, elven ears and pointy teeth to an ape, paint it red and call the album "Abimong".

And things changed for the better. If you like 80s hair metal and glam rock that is.
I certainly do, so Abimong - for me - is the best Uriah Heep album in a while.

3.5 out of 5 bad 80s album covers, which means: good album!

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_krCMvrKRR6m24uCAv_xvn1WWkH948AjyQ

#JethroHeepJourney 27/50

Uriah Heep's first album of the 80s was a letdown. And what does Jethro Tull do in 1980?

They go full Electric Light Orchestra with their album "A".

Ian Anderson discovered the synthisizers and made an electronic rock album. And I say Ian Anderson because this was supposed to be his first solo album, but the label had other plans. (Seventh Star anyone?)

This must have been a shock for the fans back then, but I quite enjoyed it. It sounds like if #JethroTull took the Shire to space.

3.5 out of 5, good album!

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_kZTMR9cDXJXIT_KIDmkrspWEA4KkwpK20

#JethroHeepJourney 28/50

Uriah Heep went full 80s with Abimong and in 1983 they go even further down the hair metal road with "Head First".

It really doesn't get more 80s than that and I love it! 🤘

3,5 out of 5 good album.

#UriahHeep ranking:

1 Look at Yourself
2 Demons and Wizards
3 Salisbury
4 …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble
5 Sweet Freedom
6 Return To Fantasy
7 Wonderworld
8 Head First
9 Abimong
10 The Magician's Birthday
11 Firefly
12 Innocent Victim
13 High and Mighty
14 Fallen Angel
15 Conquest

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mlheK3XP4KYxWpIOpTLFS9mPk1LuTQAyA

#JethroHeepJourney 29/50

Jethro Tull went to space in 1980 with "A". In 1982 they return to earth but brought the synths with them.

I am a sucker for everything 80s so this album totally hits a sweet spot for me. The synthesizer in combination with the flute... for some reason I had to thinkg about Gwildor from the "Masters of the Universe" movie from 1987. AFAIR a Synthesizer played a major role there as well.

I guess this was a rather controversial period for #JethroTull fans, but I am all in!

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 great album!

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_n7VZ_GlDyBhxQ9zYjFRyrLubwud4TEBZ0

#JethroHeepJourney 30/50

I did not expect Uriah Heep to go down the glammy hairy 80s AOR path to be honest. And what I am reading in reviews that fans did not like this at all.

One reviewer wrote: "Cheesy 1980's AOR rock. Put this in the category of Survivor, Quiet Riot, Triumph, and Poison."

I say: yes please!

Let the people have fun for Lemmy's sake, life's hard enough!

3,5 out of 5 hair sprays.
Good album!

https://album.link/at/i/404141227

#UriahHeep

#JethroHeepJourney 31/50

The synths have taken over. I repeat: the synths have taken over!

While I did enjoy Broadsword and the Beast I cannot say the same about the next Jethro Tull album called "Under Wraps".
I found it incredibly difficult to listen to and it really made me uncomfortable. I don't know why, because I do enjoy 80s synth pop. But this... hard no.

1.5/5

#JethroTull ranking:
1 Aqualung
2 Songs from the Wood
3 Thick as a Brick
4 Stormwatch
5 Stand Up
6 Heavy Horses
7 A Passion Play
8 Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll
9 Broadsword and the Beast
10 Minstrel in the Gallery
11 War Child
12 A
13 Benefit
14 This Was
15 Under Wraps

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mv5q9SdYRbDV8aKLRzvdPj4uI-3x5j5oM

#JethroHeepJourney 32/50

The year is 1989 and Bernie Shaw joins Uriah Heep as their new lead singer.

I saw them earlier this year and let me tell you: this dude is amazing!

The album "Raging Silence" not so much, unfortunately. It is by no means bad, but a bit too cheesy at parts (looking at you When the War is Over). There are some good 80s rock moments though. Over the top hair metal is mostly gone.

2 out of 5 (some highlights, but overall not my cup of coffee)

Now if #UriahHeep go full Grunge in the 90s, that would be a surprise.

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mrCtuuro1MSfqFdygl4cQsOSkeRerVO0g

#JethroHeepJourney 33/50

I did not have Jethro Tull go full Dire Straits on my bingo card. But that's what they did on "Crest of a Knave". I had to remind myself that this isn't a Dire Straits album while listening to it.

It does not get more Dire Straits than "She Said She was a Dancer" and
"Budapest". Heck, the latter might even be one of the best Dire Straits song ever.

Lucky for me, I love Dire Straits so I enjoyed this album a lot.

3.5 out of 5 Grammy shows they did not attend but ended up winning despite Metallica being the hot shit back then.

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_lCWwKvuJisWpDT8ZnCUY7RyJc0bE_Cs3U

#JethroHeepJourney 34/50

#UriahHeep released 12 albums in the 70s and 5 in the 80s.
In 1991 they released "Different World" and I hate to say it, but it is not much better than Raging Silence. It is very generic stadium rock.
I really miss the "old" Heep by now. Where are the wizards, where are the demons? And for god's sake, bring back the Hammond organ!

Different World gets 2.5 out of 5. It's solid, but I won't pick it up again.

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_m3U9qJ7ik8_V_xTrCBxgaVJFl5tAGGu4s

#JethroHeepJourney 35/50

After an underwhelming album (Under Wraps) and an enjoyable Dire Straits album (Crest of a Knave) Jethro Tull deliver Rock Island. And the title fits.

After some lashing out #JethroTull return to progressive rock. It's not the strolling through the woods prog rock they are known for though, but that doesn't matter, I think Rock Island is great!

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Edit: the last song "Strange Avenues" is yet another Dire Straits song 😬

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mx_56lsG42shX4rfVbvNCu1o2t5LFaYaQ

#JethroHeepJourney 36/50

I was quite underwhelmed with Uriah Heep's output of the late 80s and early 90s.

And then they just blow me away with Sea of Light. Against the Odds might be the most aggressive album opener in Heep's discography.

The guitars are on fire and the energy is high. #UriahHeep never sounded so heavy before!
Yes, there are some few cheesy tracks, but overall, Sea of Light is a banger!

3.5 out of 5, good album!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE3S8xh7Vqecu9Wh_QkB7_6Dj4rElD88h

#JethroHeepJourney 37/50

Do you wann a hear an odd album name? Because the name of Jethro Tull's 18th studio album is quite uniqe.

In 1991 #JethroTull released "Catfish Rising" and with that album, they return to their roots.

Wiki says that "the album continues the hard rock and blues sound of the previous two albums". Honestly I don't hear that. Yes, it is bluesy, but also way more accoustic and folky, it's closer to Songs from the Wood than it is to Rock Island.

But what do I know? 🤷

I know this much:

3,5 out of 5, good album!

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_l0tRcqHd9Q4KoFjpB_fCit1UEPqFSZPNk

#JethroHeepJourney 38/50

A bucket full of grease. This is where Uriah Heep fell into before they started recording their 20th studio album "Sonic Origami".

The album would be good if every second song wasn't a tearjerker. But every second song is a tearjerker. So one half of the album is solid dad rock, the other half underwhelming soft rock.

Sonic Origami is also the last album to feature long time drummer Lee Kerslake who would semi retire from #UriahHeep due to healt issues.

⭐⭐/5, we are deep in "meh" territory.

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mq2eKX3R8ksidIlGuQVQpGhkk-atQozS4

#JethroHeepJourney 39/50

At this point in my #JethroTull x #UriahHeep journey I can already draw one conclusion: despite their controversial 80s area, Jethro Tull is more consistent when it comes to good quality releases.

"Roots to Branches" is yet another very good album. It pretty much follows the recipe of "Catfish Rising".

And just like Catfish Rising, #RootsToBranches gets a 3.5 out of 5. Good album. Not more, not less.

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_kC5aiMuFcdzH0vq-lw_GWJMnJ2W2Hg988

#JethroHeepJourney 39/50

From the mid 70s to the late 90s Uriah Heep have released 15 studio albums. They have been hit and miss in this period, honestly. Some were good, but a lot were just meh.

From 1998 onwards they took a break from recording albums, but they continued to tour.

In 2008 they came back with "Wake The Sleeper", and what a comeback that was.

Wake The Sleeper is full of energy and power. They sound modern and never boring. I think their new drummer Russell Gilbrook plays a major role in reviving #UriahHeep

⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 great album!

https://album.link/y/PL4wr0X29zkWIAnyIxjDgAOcJaR9i3K8Pu

#JethroHeepJourney 40/50

4 years after Roots to Branches Jethro Tull continue their journey with "J-Tull Dot Com". The album was released in 1999 before the Dot-com bubble burst.

Stylewise I'd say it is "classic" #JethroTull, it is a strolling through a park one. You can pick that album up any time, it's a good one:

3.5 out of 5.

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_n6GKOUOrUcplFAAzwPPAt-c7WtXxL0JEw

#JethroHeepJourney 41/50

We're getting closer to the end of this long journey, lassies, lads and lanxes.

Good thing Uriah Heep released another great album after Wake the Sleeper.

Into The Wild (released in 2011) is again very heavy, dancing on the border between hard rock and heavy metal.

This is a no filler album, and I even like the ballads (Trail of Diamonds, Kiss Of Freedom). And it has to be mentioned: Bernie Shaw is in excellent shape.

Well done #UriahHeep

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 great album! 🤘

https://album.link/y/PLE3S8xh7VqeccUefWqVwztoQo7OQ4QJMy

#JethroHeepJourney 42/50

What do you do on October 29 at 5:30am? Listening to The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, of course!

I expected lots of bells and choral harmonies. But while all of that is there, it is very very reduced.

In fact, as someone who usually doesn't pay attention to lyrics, you barely notice that this is a Christmas themed album at all.

It is a very relaxed folk rock album though, it remided me of Songs from the Wood.

It is a good album and instantly became my favourite Christmas album. I am not sure if I had one before, but now I do, thanks to #JethroTull

3.5 out of 5

https://album.link/at/i/1749114175

#JethroHeepJourney 43/50

10 years ago #UriahHeep released their 23rd studio album "Outsider". That's a lot and you keep wondering, do they have anything left to say?

Yes they do!

Outsider pretty much follows the path of Into the Wild and Wake the Sleeper. But it's a bit of a tamer horse. I like em wild though, so this'll get a 3 out 5 album covers that look like Wetten Dass...? stage designs (Germans will know).

3/5 means: solid, might pick it up again.

https://album.link/y/PLE3S8xh7Vqef4iDyp0qTH4MAuEPkIlLyQ

#JethroHeepJourney 44/50

After a 19 year hiatus Jethro Tull released The Zealot Gene in 2022. The album was 5 years in the making with a completely new lineup. Some songs of the album don't have a drum track, because a pandemic happened and drummer Scott Hammond was unable to record at home.

But honestly, these songs don't need drums. They are just great.

In their simplicity, the songs on The Zealot Gene wrap you in a warm blanket of cheerful feelings.

I think this album was the first #JethroTull album I listened to in full and I thought that this was a remarkable folk album. My verdict still stands.

⭐ ⭐⭐⭐/5 ...great album!

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_kJaPc5ZqCIM4aKO-LVZsMRZBuk7BidwyI