Thick as a Brick (1972)
Thick as a Brick is a 1972 blues rock album by Jethro Tull.
Thick as a Brick is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released on 3 March 1972 on Chrysalis Records. The album consists of a single continuous piece of music, split across the two sides of the original LP record, and was conceived as a parody of concept albums and the progressive rock genre. Its original packaging took the form of a 12-page newspaper, which presented the album as a musical adaptation of an epic poem by a fictional eight-year-old prodigy named Gerald Bostock, although the lyrics were actually written by the band's frontman Ian Anderson.
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What is Thick as a Brick about?
Thick as a Brick is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released on 3 March 1972 on Chrysalis Records. The album consists of a single continuous piece of music, split across the two sides of the original LP record, and was conceived as a parody of concept albums and the progressive rock genre. Its original packaging took the form of a 12-page newspaper, which presented the album as a musical adaptation of an epic poem by a fictional eight-year-old prodigy named Gerald Bostock, although the lyrics were actually written by the band's frontman Ian Anderson.
When was Thick as a Brick released?
Thick as a Brick was released in 1972.
Who made Thick as a Brick?
Thick as a Brick is by Jethro Tull.