Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick and a Passion Play: Inside Two Long Songs

by Timothy J. Smolko and Tim Smolko

Book Overview

Since the 1960s, British progressive rock band Jethro Tull has pushed the technical and compositional boundaries of rock music by infusing its musical output with traditions drawn from classical, folk, jazz, and world music. The release of Thick as a Brick (1972) and A Passion Play (1973) won the group legions of new followers and topped the Billboard charts in the United States, among the most unusual albums ever to do so. Tim Smolko...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253010314
• ISBN13: 9780253010315
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher