Jethro Tull : Thick As A Brick ( 25th Anniversary Edition )

Thick as a Brick

 is the fifth 

studio album 

by the British

 rock band

 Jethro Tull,

released in

 March 1972. 

The album contains a

 continuous 

piece of music,

 split over two sides

 of an LP. 

Thick as a Brick 

was deliberately 

crafted

 in the style of a 

concept album, 

as well as a

 "bombastic" 

and

 "over the top"

 parody of the

then-prevalent vogue 

for concept albums. 

The original packaging, 

designed like a newspaper,

 claims the album to be a

 musical adaptation 

of an epic poem 

by the fictional 

8-year-old genius 

Gerald Bostock, 

though the lyrics 

were actually written 

by the band's 

front man,

 Ian Anderson.

The album was recorded

 in in late 1971, 

featuring music 

composed

 by Anderson

 and arranged with

 the contribution of

 all band members. 

The live show

 promoting the album 

included the playing 

of the full suite, 

with various 
comic interludes. 

Thick as a Brick 

is considered

 by critics 

the first release by 

Jethro Tull 

entirely

 consisting of

 progressive 

rock music 

and received 

mixed reviews 

upon its release. 

Nonetheless,

 it was a 

commercial success

 and topped 

various charts in 1972. 

Today it is 

regarded as a

 classic of 

progressive rock 

and has received

 several accolades. 

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