Roby86

I also think it's a good album... maybe it's still a bit raw and slightly impersonal. Not a big deal: they'll find their unique style in the next "Salisbury." Many tracks, however, are excellent: the oceanic "Gypsy" will become a staple of Uriah Heep... also brilliant are "Dreammare" and "I'll Keep On Tryin'" - Good review.

Well done, Poletti, a chance to stay silent wasted. Today they've kicked your ass in two reviews. There's no two without three.

I found it some time ago on eMule... but I really struggled before I could download it! Anyway, I've seen that the vinyl often goes for a song (most of the LPs from the '80s, being of low historical interest, can be found for less than 10 euros). However, in the LP version of "Trans," I read that "Like An Inca" is one minute shorter... but since I don't have it, I can't tell you if it's a different version or just a simple printing error.

You may be one of the few to consider it valid, but you’re not alone: I fully agree... and I’ll raise it with a full 4 stars - Returning to the album... your hypothesis is fully confirmed: the more traditional tracks are taken from the discarded project "Island In The Sun". The most famous is "If You Got Love"... definitely nice (often played on the "Trans" tour) and mistakenly included in the titles (even though it wasn't on the record!) of the first copies of the LP. The version of "Sample And Hold" is so long because the CD features the 12' mix... instead of the original version, which is less danceable but much more electrified, lasting about 5 minutes. - Congratulations on the review.

Great rediscovery! I haven't listened to the album in a while... but from memory, I remember it being really well made. "On The Road Again" is immense!

Great album... perhaps the best of their 80s, as well as one of the peaks of the Tullian discography: it's really a shame it didn't achieve the success it deserves (except in Germany, where they go crazy for this album)! The record perfectly manages to combine the immediacy of the 80s with the Jethro Tull trademark... note the division into two thematic areas ("Beastie" the side A, "Broadsword" the side B) reminiscent of that used in the great "Aqualung". I'm going out on a limb and giving it the highest score! - The review seems a bit inconsistent with the score assigned... anyway, it seems that JethroZappa has already clarified the misunderstanding with his post. One last thing... but it's really a nitpick that doesn't influence the score: the album title is "The Broadsword And The Beast"... you probably took it from the old CD version that erroneously omitted the article (on the side panel).

I pass the nomination. I hope they update the page of human cases as soon as possible.

Another gem from Poletti and another chance to remain silent thrown down the toilet.

Certo! Inviami il testo che desideri tradurre e provvederò a farlo.

I, to be honest, didn't find it bad at all. In my opinion, the opening ("Vrooom" and "Coda: Marine 475") and the closing ("Vrooom Vrooom: Coda") of the album are great expressions of the power of the double trio... even the other two instrumentals, namely the title track and "B'Boom," are top-notch. There's still great depth with the two ballads "One Time" and "Walking On Air." Perhaps the less successful songs are those that come closest to the pop style (although "Dinosaur" isn't too bad). - As for the review... it's well-written, but I don't agree with much: however, as always, maximum respect for others' opinions and tastes...