Fifty years ago today, on March 3, 1972, Jethro Tull released "Thick as a Brick."

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1972 – The British rock band Jethro Tull released Thick as a Brick, a parody concept album allegedly adapted from an eight-year-old boy's epic poem.

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (live in London 1977)
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Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull, live in Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England in February 10, 1977.
The concert was covered live by BBC, and later released on various bootleg DVD versions by fans.
This version is the best quality one, produced by "Room 101".
The strange thing about it is that Ian Anderson's speaks between songs are subtitled in Japanese.
All material is visually remastered by BigDaddyAEL1964.

[lastlib]

1. "...and your wise men don't know how it feels......"

[yonder]

2. Wow, time flies. I always liked that band.

The flute guy got most of the attention but Martin Barre's guitar work was where my ear was focused.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Matin Barre Is In My Top 5 ...

...most underrated guitar players in rock history.
But, the "flute guy" (Ian Anderson) was focused upon for good reason. He was a multi-instrumentalist who wrote nearly all the material.
Notable exception was the main riff in Locomotive Breath, which was Martin. Ian wrote lyrics to a musical plan Martin already had fleshed out.

[yonder]

4. Yes, criminally underated.

I'd add another Englishman to the underrated guitarist/musician list - Richard Thompson. But as with most lists, I wouldn't be able to stop at five.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. My #1 Is Elliott Easton

Band sold 50 million records, and even most fans couldn't identify him by name.