Minstrel in the Gallery

by Jethro Tull

Minstrel in the Gallery cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1975
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 57:33
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: John Glascock, Gerry Conway, John Evan, Barriemore Barlow, Martin Barre, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Jeffrey Hammond, Dave Pegg, Clive Bunker, Dee Palmer, Darryl Way, David Palmer, Ric Sanders, Peter John Vettese, Doane Perry, Ian Anderson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Returning to their signature blend of aggressive electric guitar work and Elizabethan acoustic arrangements, Jethro Tull delivered one of their tightest mid-70s statements. 'Minstrel in the Gallery' is a fiercely melodic, remarkably complex progressive rock triumph, framing Ian Anderson's intensely sarcastic lyricism within wonderfully epic, highly intricate medieval fantasy suites.

Genres

Descriptors: fantasy, medieval, progressive, complex, uncommon-time-signatures, melodic, male-vocals, acoustic, folk, flute, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. Minstrel in the Gallery (8:11)
  2. Cold Wind to Valhalla (4:19)
  3. Black Satin Dancer (6:52)
  4. Requiem (3:42)
  5. One White Duck / 0" = Nothing at All (4:36)
  6. Baker St. Muse (Medley) (16:39)
  7. Grace (0:36)
  8. Summerday Sands (3:43)
  9. March, the Mad Scientist (1:47)
  10. Pan Dance (3:23)
  11. Minstrel in the Gallery (2:09)
  12. Cold Wind to Valhalla (1:30)

Credits

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