While the album is devoid of a hit single, radio edits were issued and more popular theme of the extra long song were often heard on album radio – but rarely on Top 40 – in fact, had a commercial radio edit been issued in the US, the single probably would have been a top 20 release based on the commercial success of the album. Original copies of the Reprise release opened up to the dimensions of a full newspaper.
“Thick as a Brick” was a #1 charting album on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart. It was a departure for the band with the use of instruments heretofore not previously utilized by Ian Anderson and his companions.
While it started as a spoof, side two shows how Tull fit into the prog rock genre very well. The album/song features different time signatures and begs to be consumed in one listen. Although I bought the album much later (from a friend), I had the entire 44 minutes captured from an album feature that was played on WDVE in Pittsburgh. Even though side two is interesting, I favor side one most.
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