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Minstrel In The Gallery

a Studio Release
Release Year:
1975
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Added To Proggnosis on: 01 Dec 2000

Track Listing 

  1. Minstrel In The Gallery
  2. Cold Wind To Valhalla
  3. Black Satin Dancer
  4. Requiem
  5. One White Duck/Nothing At All
  6. Baker St. Muse
    - i. Pig Me And The Whore
    - ii. Nice Little Tune
    - iii. Crash Barrier Waltzer
    - iv. Mother England Reverie
  7. Grace

Performer Credits  


Ian Anderson
lead vocals, flute, acoustic guitar
Martin Barre
electric guitars
John Evan
piano, organ
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond
bass guitar, string bass
Barriemore Barlow
drums, percussion

with
    Patrick Halling (leader), Elizabeth Edwards, Rita Eddowes, Bridget Procter
    violins
    Katharine Thulborn
    cello
    David Palmer
    orchestra arrangements, orchestra conductor

Reviews


review by: NunoThe exquisite mix of medieval/folk music with complex progressive structures, heavy guitar riffs and a true minstrel spirit makes this album one of the greatest Jethro Tull contributions for the magic Prog 70's.
The first 2 songs (Minstrel in the Gallery and Cold Wind to Valhalla) perfectly mix those folk and ancient leanings with a tremendous rock attitude, mainly driven by the almost metallic guitar distortion.
Black Satin Dancer begins more calm and then fastens up, perfectly balancing the symphonic feeling of Thick as a Brick with glorious medieval textures and the groundbreaking rock tendencies of Aqualung. In its almost 7 minutes the music covers a whole lot of ground, like a true rhapsody.
Requiem is an acoustic piece of extreme good taste. It is most sedating, as its calmness conquer back to our control a deep sense of inner peace.
The acoustic set continues with One White Duck, perpetuating the relinquished feeling by the prior song. It is most relaxing listening to the violin beautifully basing Ian's comfortable voice. The music's structure turns a bit more complex (though still acoustic) in the second half, called 0=Nothing at all.
Baker St.Muse is the true opus in this album. The song, passing 16 minutes, is a true classic. It comprehends the variety of all the aspects comprised in the remaining of the album. Orchestrated and Folkened, semi-acoustic/semi-electric, it has flute/violin/guitar soloing aplenty. A treat to the fans of this reference band.
It is really an album that grows on you. Though it didn't sound quite fantastic at first impressions, after a few more listens turned out to be one of my favorite Tull's releases.
Impressive!

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