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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1972 - March: Jethro Tull “Thick as a Brick”
Description: For it's fifth studio album, Jethro Tull decided to satirize the concept album which was popular amongst prog rock acts like themselves, Yes, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Thick as a Brick is a single piece of music spread across two album sides, and takes inspiration from Monty Python, poking fun at the critics, the audience, and the band itself. Ian Anderson wrote much of the album, but the entire band contributed to the songs.
The "concept" of this concept album is that the lyrics are written by an 8 year-old genius named Gerald Bostock, and the album is a m...