A Passion Play [Bonus Tracks]

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All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
The last Jethro Tull album with any ambition beyond getting enough songs together for a full LP and a tour, A Passion Play evoked a violently mixed response from fans and critics alike when it first appeared. In the decades since, it was generally neglected by the record label that owned it as well as most rock historians, until the spring of 2003, when this remastered and expanded version showed up, its first generally available upgrade a Mobile Fidelity gold-plated audiophile disc had shown up for a short time near the end of that label's existence. It literally runs circles around previous editions of the album, the guitars, keyboards, flute, sax, percussion, and bass all...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
The last Jethro Tull album with any ambition beyond getting enough songs together for a full LP and a tour, A Passion Play evoked a violently mixed response from fans and critics alike when it first appeared. In the decades since, it was generally neglected by the record label that owned it as well as most rock historians, until the spring of 2003, when this remastered and expanded version showed up, its first generally available upgrade a Mobile Fidelity gold-plated audiophile disc had shown up for a short time near the end of that label's existence. It literally runs circles around previous editions of the album, the guitars, keyboards, flute, sax, percussion, and bass all sounding incredibly close and loud, without any of the hiss that marred the earlier Chrysalis CD release, while every nuance of Ian Anderson's singing is evident as though one were listening to his vocal track alone -- indeed, this CD sounds the way this reviewer who loves this album always wished the LP could have sounded; when the saxophone comes in on the various musical climaxes and resolutions, it's one of the most vivid appearances of the instrument this side of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man." The annotation by Anderson explains how difficult getting the record together was, though he misses the chance to direct serious listeners to the Nightcap compilation to hear the abortive early sessions. The remastered CD comes with a Quicktime presentation of the four-minute video "The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles," which was an integral part of A Passion Play's presentation on-stage; it's a clever and engaging pantomime, involving dancers and actors, that at last makes sense of the audio that one always heard on the LP and earlier CDs. It's all very easy to access and play, even for a computer illiterate like this reviewer. Overall, this release makes all prior editions of the album, including Mobile Fidelity's edition, obsolete and irrelevant.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 5/20/2003
  • Label: Capitol
  • UPC: 724358156904
  • Catalog Number: 81569
  • Sales rank: 1,337

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 A Passion Play, Pt. 1 (45:08)
  2. 2 A Passion Play, Pt. 2
  3. 3 The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles (19:20)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Jethro Tull Primary Artist
Ian Anderson Flute, Guitar, Soprano Saxophone, Vocals
Martin Barre Guitar
Barriemore Barlow Percussion, Drums, Glockenspiel
John Evan Organ, Synthesizer, Spoken Word
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond Background Vocals
David Palmer Synthesizer, Conductor, Keyboards, Saxophone
Chris Amson Synthesizer
Technical Credits
Ian Anderson Composer, Liner Notes
Jethro Tull Audio Production
John Evans Composer
David Palmer Orchestral Arrangements
Jeffrey Hammond Composer
Jim Bacon Scenic Design
Roger Jordan Assistant Management
Jennifer Ann Program Design
Colin Beale Director
Geoffrey Dowlatshahi Program Design
Alan McKenzie Stage Manager
Mark Ridley Contributor
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    outstanding

    definitely among the best, beautiful and sad sometimes and cheerful other times.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Not for the close-minded!

    This album is my favorite Jethro Tull album, or at least it has been for the last two years. My brother gave me a copy of this in the late 70's and I listened once, then shelved it because I felt it was too weird. Most of the music I listened to at that time followed a pre-set formula: verse 1, verse2, chorus etc. Not Passion Play! This is a one of a kind work of art. Each part of this work is very unique and does not follow any formula. For this reason, the first listen or two may rub one the wrong way, but keep playing it and you too will be hooked. My particular favorite parts are: Best Friend Crtitique Oblique Overseer Flee the Icy Lucifer Passion Play tells a story, but that doesn't get in the way of the music. The story can be construed to mean many things, but I just like the pure instruments and the vocals. Five Stars all the Way!

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