Customer Reviews
I'm sitting on the park bench - By: Mark Kibble, 06 Nov 2008 
For their fourth offering Tull continued with the folk tinged rock, introduced on 'Benefit'. Viewed by many as a concept album, I prefer to class it as split themed, as each side of the original vinyl contained songs that were about a subject rather than building up to tell a story.
Tracks 1 - 6 (side 1) features an even split of electric & acoustic numbers, dealing with destitution & homelessness. Title track 'Aqualung' with it's superb opening riff which immediately grabs your attention, followed by the uptempo 'Cross eyed Mary' provide a lively opening before the acoustic numbers kick in, 'Cheap day return', 'Mother goose' & especially 'Wond'ring aloud' are the best Tull acoustic fayre to date, while 'Up to me' has more than a little humourin evidence.
Tracks 7 - 11 (side 2) deals with the more controversial subject of English religious denominations. 'My god' part acoustic, electric & choral, opens the ball, followed by the rocking 'Hymn 43' while the acoustic 'Slipstream' leads into what must be the ultimate Tull encore number, 'Locomotive breath' more than chugs along. 'Wind up' closes the original album at a more leisurely pace before exploding into life mid section.
Bonus material is ok especially the IA interview.
Brilliant - By: AJ, 23 Feb 2008 Brilliant album by Jethro Tull I suppose of the early works by the band this album is the benchmark where the band grew into the superband we know & love.Well done Amazon for the great price you are asking here for Aqualung it is a steal.Buy it you will love this fantasic piece of work.I have 12 Tull albums im my collecion & without doubt Aqualung is my favourite sure its early Jethro Tull & its just fantastic.I would also recommend these excellent albums by Tull as well &in no specific order,Songs From The Wood,Heavy Horses,To Old To Rockin Roll,Rock Island,and the wonderful Jethro Tull Xmas albumin fact all there albums are great you will decide yourself which ones are your own favourites.Hope review helps you.
And still going strong - By: Benny The Bouncer, 29 Mar 2007 I was converted to lifelong Tull fan on the original release of this Album. It still contains some excellent material - some of which they still perform live to this day. As i write Tull are moving round the UK then heading off for another world tour - combining Acoustic (for the UK) & full Electric for most other places.
They still stand out as one of the most creative bands of not just their time - but of all time. Excellent is the only way to describe this album. If you want beyond excellence listen to the Passion Play.
Old hippy stuff? - By: Neil Attrell, 29 Dec 2006 
Hands up, I've listened to this, on & off, since it was first released. But I'm amazed at your two-star reviewer's inability to bridge the 35-year gap between now & the original release.
Far from being happy hippy idealism, Anderson's songs (apart from the odd bit of whimsy) address his discomfort with the hypocrital aspects of organized religion, & the lot of those at the bottom end of the social scale ("Aqualung", "Cross-Eyed Mary").
Yes, the vehicle is rock music - but these subjects are still fuelling the best of (for instance) French rap today.
Why is anyone still listening to this old tripe? - By: J. Edwards, 15 Jun 2006 
I've heard a couple of other Jethro Tull albums & they weren't so bad at easy-going folk-rock, but on Aqualung they over-reach themselvesin the most overblown, bombastic, pompous way. Ian Anderson's voice is so grating, growling his extremely pretentious lyrics. In its time, perhaps it had some meaning for old hippies, but who could possibly want to listen to music like this now? It's horribly outdated.
