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ProfessorGAC

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7. Terrific
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 10:55 AM
Yesterday

That album was epic.
Every song is great. No weak links.
The studio version of this has one of most underrated guitar solos ever.
It's melodic; it builds as it goes; forms a cogent thought. Plus it's executed flawlessly & it was a first take.
Fun Tull Fact: Martin Barre, the guitarist, played flute, just like Ian. The internal agreement was Ian was better at flue, Martin was better at guitar (especially lead), so they stayed in their respective lanes for the good of the band.
But, on some rough demos, Martin played a flute solo, but then passed the baton to Ian for the album.

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