{"product_id":"aqualung-steve-wilson-mix","title":"Aqualung (Steve Wilson Mix)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MdRemovedH1\"\u003eJethro Tull\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAqualung (Steven Wilson Mix)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eon 180g LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MdRemovedH2\"\u003eNew 2015 Pressing Mastered from Steven Wilson's 2011 40th Anniversary Stereo Mix  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1971's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAqualung\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto many is\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJethro Tull's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emasterpiece. The title track and \"Locomotive Breath,\" with their catchy riffs, would be joined by \"My God,\" \"Cross-Eyed Mary,\" and \"Hymn 43\" as classic rock staples. There’s no arguing with its commercial success, having sold more than seven million copies and continuing to outsell anything in Jethro Tull's back catalog. Yet,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAqualung\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis arguably Tull’s most misunderstood album. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCritics dubbed it a concept album, particularly for Anderson’s critical, skeptical views of organized religion, mostly on side B (“My God”). Anderson has disputed, almost resented, the assessment seeing the record as “just a bunch of songs.” The labeling lead the band to really give the critics a concept album with the following studio release\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThick as a Brick\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAqualung\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas a dominant theme but is certainly much more than a concept album hinging on a solitary subject. Anderson explores the struggles of the less fortunate in our society (“Aqualung,” “Cross-Eyed Mary,” “Up to Me”), teenage angst and formal education difficulties (“Wind Up,” “Mother Goose”) and returns to his parental themes with “Cheap Day Return, a tune encompassing Anderson’s feelings while traveling to visit his sick father.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAqualung\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis where Anderson really begins to develop his personal style for acoustical guitar songs with “Cheap Day Return,” “Mother Goose,” and “Slipstream.” It also established one of the most notable features of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJethro Tull’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emusic: songs varying with intensity, mixing medium to heavy electrical sounds with lighter acoustical passages. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis new\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2015 vinyl edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJethro Tull's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1971 masterwork,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAqualung\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewas\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emastered from Steven Wilson's 2011 40th Anniversary stereo mix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand is pressed on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180g LP with an accompanying 24 page booklet in a reproduction of the original gatefold cover\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJethro Tull\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAqualung (Steven Wilson Mix)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1.  Aqualung\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2.  Cross Eyed Mary\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3.  Cheap Day Return\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4.  Mother Goose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5.  Wond'ring Aloud\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6.  Up To Me\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7.  My God \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8.  Hymn 43\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9.  Slipstream\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10. 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