Jethro Tull were like amazing  medieval troubadours who somehow  landed in the 20th century and went electric. Thick as a Brick - an incredible masterpiece!

There's no rockstar I envy more than Anderson. His professional, musical, and theatrical detachment is unique in the arena rock genre. Too many rockstars sink down into their own minds. Too many turn to drugs because they're so miserable and/or spoiled. Ian, on the other hand, is always a man in the flow of the show, like a great Shakespearean actor -- engaged, disciplined, knows how to play with every beat and line, always exudes the all-important awareness of the audiences' experience, and NEVER takes himself too seriously.

In the 70s, we took all these great bands for granted. Looking back, the depth and breadth of talent was simply amazing.

"Thick As A Brick" is a deliberate over the top and overly pretentious "prog" concept record with heavy handed lyrics and corny themes. ....oh yeah, and it is a complete and utter masterpiece. One of the best sounding and perfectly executed records of the 1970s.

To me Jethro Tull represents the British folk-rock music at its best.

Ian Anderson is probably the most unique frontman in the history of rock music.  Most people don't even know the names of the other band members, albeit I personally am also a big fan of Martin Barre's musicianship.  But Ian's iconic creativity, stage antics, facial expressions, flamingo stance, and excellence with the vocals and the flute made him a 20th century rock minstrel.

The greatest Rock and Roll HOF snub is Jethro Tull. Not even close

The only thing I can say about Jethro Tull. ( They are in their own category) Can't be compared to any other Band! Plus Ian Anderson is the greatest front person from any Band!

Every musician that ever played in Jethro Tull were exceptional at what they did, it's the only way their lives shows could have worked ! Ian Anderson is such a perfectionist that he put heavy expectations on the others who worked with him. He's the best frontman in rock n' roll history.

From the first time I heard Jethro Tull, being about 14 in the mid 70's, I have loved them for one reason; from the music to the theatrics to the facial expressions, Ian is the travelling minstrel telling stories to amaze the children of the village. It's as if they came 500 years into the future and said "Electricity... Fantastic!"

I literally played the grooves off of this album. My middle son asked me to take him to see Jethro Tull for his 6th birthday. All these years later we still have at great musical bond.

Can we also remember that the categorizations came later.  When living at the time, it was all rock.  The Allman Brothers had a "sound".  It was their sound.  Classifying them as "Southern Rock" came later.  Jethro Tull had a sound.  The Who had a sound.  Steppenwolf had a sound.  The identity of each group was "their" sound.   Fitting them in a nice box, i.e., category, came later.  There is a lot of revisionism that goes on when talking about music at that time.  Most people who lived back then, just remembered them as great Rock 'n Roll bands.

Jethro Tull, never dull…

Played them to death with the release of Aqualung from 72' on. Loved this band.

Ian is one of the best frontmen, fantastic performance!! Thick As a Brick is a phenomenal prog record!! I love the album cover😂 Martin Barre is one my favorite guitarists🤘🏻

I saw Jethro Tull in 1972 in concert and Ian and company played "Thick and a Brick" for over an hour and then left the stage like the show was over. Of course, they came back and did all the other songs from Aqualung and Benefit. It's a top 5 concert in my over 50 years of concert going.

Let's not forget Barriemore Barlow, a genius drummer in my opinion

The most unique front man in Rock history.

Alright Fil you've hit upon my favorite performance group.  As I've mentioned before I partly designed their lighting system including the first lighting computer used for Rock and for Touring.  I spent 2 weeks on my back redoing cables because I'd designed the connectors to a US Military standard Mil Spec.  Not knowing our British light equipment manufacturers had done theirs in Metric....oh boy.  The whole time the band was working up the show.  For fun Ian would stand over me picking his nose...to annoy and help my confusion at my work.  But at his work the Head Master was all work.  He choreographed the show in every way.  He had me design a Parabolic strobe light so with all lights off, he could jump up as he played his flute, the sensors would setoff and present a "flash photographic " image that would burn into the audiences retinas for an instant.  He did that for an entire interlude.  It was quite mad..and brilliant.  He is in my mind the hardest working lead artist of all times.  I saw several nights of that tour from the Board while supervising the lighting crew.  Unforgettable.  I saw Jethro Tull and Ian alone maybe 15+ times.  Never, ever getting tired of it.

Ian Anderson, THE GREATEST ROCK PERFORMER OF ALL TIME. NO ONE COMES CLOSE