War Child is their seventh studio album, released in 1974. Much of the music from it was derived from past recording sessions of the band. “Only Solitaire” and “Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day” were left over from the summer 1972 writing sessions for what was to have been the follow-up…

At first I was going to choose one of their songs that included the letter “x” but I didn’t like either one of them. Then I thought, why not do another bonus entry with the whole “A Passion Play” album? A Passion Play is their sixth studio album, released in July 1973 in both the…

  The Witch’s Promise is a single, released in January 1970, on the Chrysalis label. It reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart, and was promoted by an appearance on the British chart show Top of the Pops. The B-side was “Teacher.” Both songs later appeared on the 2001 US release of the album…

Peter from Prog Archives says of the album, Songs from the Wood: Singer/songwriter Ian Anderson, in keeping with the recording’s title, revels in his folkier side here, with terrific, spot-on accompaniment from his band (comprised of Martin Barre on guitar and lute, John Evans on keyboards, Barriemore Barlow on drums and percussion, and John Glascock…

Crest of a Knave is their sixteenth studio album, released in 1987. It was recorded after a three-year hiatus caused by a throat infection of vocalist Ian Anderson, resulting in his changed singing style. Following the unsuccessful electronic rock album Under Wraps, Crest of a Knave had the band returning to a more hard rock…

  ClemofNazareth said of the song: Reasons for waiting is a bit of a jam song, just a little bit of pretty much every instrument on the album finds its way into this one. Here again the bass is surprising prominent for a folk album. The Whistler says: Reasons for Waiting is another lush ballad,…

Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young to Die! is their ninth studio album, recorded in December 1975 and released in 1976. It is the first album to include bassist John Glascock who also contributes with backing vocals. Ian Anderson explains that the concept came from the turmoil of the rise of the punk…