rock, progressive rock, folk rock, aor 39 min 10 tracks Chrysalis
The Broadsword and the Beast is the fourteenth studio album by rock band Jethro Tull, released in April 1982 by Chrysalis Records. The album's musical style features a cross between the dominant synthesizer sound of the 1980s and the folk-influenced style that Jethro Tull used in the previous decade.
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Grave, classical in form, spare and cool.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1Beastie3:59
- 2Clasp4:18
- 3Fallen on Hard Times3:16
- 4Flying Colours4:40
- 5Slow Marching Band3:41
- 6Broadsword5:07
- 7Pussy Willow3:55
- 8Watching Me Watching You3:41
- 9Seal Driver5:11
- 10Cheerio1:10
10 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Jethro Tull
- Label
- Chrysalis
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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