{"product_id":"jethro-tulls-thick-as-a-brick-and-a-passion-play-inside-two-long-songs-profiles-in-popular-music-9780253010315","title":"Jethro Tulls Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscusses the band's influence on popular culture and why many consider Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play to be two of the greatest concept albums in rock history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[D]elves deep into the past in this new work to bring us the story of these two albums as well as a painstaking analysis that allows us to see not only the particular genius of Tull but the important role both records played in shaping '70s rock. . . . Smolko's passion for the subject matter and ability to wax enthusiastic about the smallest details makes this volume worth reading. . . . A volume that excites with its intelligence and sense of observation, two of the many qualities that will actually find you giv[ing] this book more than one read.\u003c\/p\u003e * PopMatters *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[R]ather than offering yet another biography, Smolko takes a musicological—as well as a cultural— approach to just two of Tull's albums [] an endorsement from such a notebale authority [as Adrian Stone-Mason] surely makes this worth reading for those of a scholarly bent.\u003c\/p\u003e * Rock n' Reel *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e1: Providing a Context for Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play\u003cbr\u003e2: Galliards and Lute Songs: The Influence of Early Music in Jethro Tull\u003cbr\u003e3: Geared Toward the Exceptional Rather than the Average: The Album Cover and Lyrics of Thick as a Brick\u003cbr\u003e4: The Music of Thick as a Brick: Form and Thematic Development\u003cbr\u003e5: The Music of Thick as a Brick: Other Features\u003cbr\u003e6: The Château d'Isaster Tapes and the Album Cover and Lyrics of A Passion Play\u003cbr\u003e7: The Music of A Passion Play\u003cbr\u003e8: Monty Python, Reception, and Live Versions\u003cbr\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: The Complete Lyrics to Thick as a Brick\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: The Complete Lyrics to A Passion Play\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3: Analysis of the Instrumental Passages\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400537055575,"sku":"9780253010315","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253010315.jpg?v=1730470923","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jethro-tulls-thick-as-a-brick-and-a-passion-play-inside-two-long-songs-profiles-in-popular-music-9780253010315","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}