Stand Up: Remastered

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Even as they began to fancy themselves as codpiece-wearing Elizabethan minstrels in the gallery, Jethro Tull was a blues-based hard-rock group, and an explosive one, at that. On Stand Up, they enjoy the best of both worlds, with lighter fare such as "Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square" and a jazzy instrumental take on J. S. Bach's "Bouree" mixing nicely with the blistering rock of "A New Day Yesterday", "Nothing Is Easy", and "For a Thousand Mothers". On Stand Up, the group's second album, you can hear the band, and the grand scheme behind it, begin to solidify. --Daniel Durchholz

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Customer reviews

review by: Underground man date: 2008-08-10 rating:
Outstanding
The replacement of Mick Abrahams with Martin Barre enabled Tull to play a much wider range of music, and they didn't waste any time in doing so. The only blues track is the opener 'A new day yesterday', a nice link with "This was". Lighter acoustic numbers 'Jeffrey goes to Leicester square' and 'Fat man' mix with the harder rock of 'Nothing is easy' and 'For a thousand mothers'. 'Reasons for waiting' is the first example of orchestral backing in the Tull catalogue, while the instrumental 'Bouree' is the only track not written by IA, though the jazzed up version here is not exactly what mr Bach had in mind, some nice flutework and excellent bass have made this a favourite number (both studio and live). 'Back to the family' is a softer rock number, while 'Look into the sun' and 'We used to know' are both mid tempo numbers employing a mix of acoustic and electric guitarwork, the latter building up to include some fine wah-wah, and is my personal favourite Tull number.
Soon to celebrate its 40th birthday, but it still sounds fresh, no need for the philosan.

The addition of 'Living in the past' and 'Sweet dreams', plus their respective b-sides as bonus tracks, cover just about everything from that period of their development.

A well balanced album that was responsible for Tull's rise to fame, and for anyone who hasn't heard them before, this is the best place to start.

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review by: date: 2006-12-29 rating:
A CORKER
"this will do until some more enterprising company puts it out as a digipak with the pop-up figures restored" SAID BEN absolutely right.

A powerful, moving piece by Tull. The opener A NEW DAY YESTERDAY and WE USED TO KNOW are great songs about fading or lost love because all the mix of emotions are there----KEANE et al in the current "scene" take note.

FOR A THOUSAND MOTHERS is a classic statement on the the bitter truths of intergenerational/parental relationships.

Listen and enjoy.

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review by: date: 2006-07-21 rating:
DO YOU HEAR ME CALLING IN YOUR SWEET DREAM?
This Was, as the second Tull release in 1969, a new album yesterday, but it's an OLD one now - AND A GREAT ONE! Is there a cooler (by New York artist Jimmy Grashow) album cover or band portrait? ... look carefully to see the unreal detail, a magnifying glass must have been used to carve this woodcut.

As the liner notes from Ian say, Stand Up went immediately to #1 in the UK charts, and I can see why (Led Zep was getting a little nervous maybe, and invited Tull on the U.S. tour, perhaps to duke it out live?). This is a special piece of work that still towers over most rock in my opinion (scary how time flies). There are very few albums that I love more than this one, and other Tull albums are a few of those (If you are curious, see my Tull list "A NeanderTULL's Cave Favorites" to see how they stack up on my turntable).

At about 51:39 minutes, this SWEET psychedelic era DREAM of an album is full of true gems. They are all classics for me. As an extra bonus, four songs are added for your convenience and pleasure: Living in the Past and Sweet Dream are two popular singles and have been favorites of mine forever, I'm glad to see them find a home here. I finally converted my 15 year old son by cranking Sweet Dream loudly in the car one day - a very dramatic anthemic parable decorated with orchestral violins, trumpet and a spacey Barre reverb lead - NOW he loves Tull. Driving song is another fine rocker with parallel attacks from Martin and Glenn, separating here and there for cool, playful accents. The inserted growly guitar and flute leads are a taste of Benefits to come. 17 is kind of a forgotten lost classic from this era and a decent ending (although it is my least favorite on here).

The main body of songs are some of the earliest Tull masterpieces, basically just one after the other. It is the rare album with such an impressive stretch ... and these songs are all over the board with heavy rockers, medieval sounding charmers, heady melodic folk/rock, bluesy roots jams/music, jazzy lounge vibe (mixed with baroque classicism) - can a young band show more diversity? They sound so frickin good you would think they were old pro's. Each song grooves in its own way, so picking favorites is an excercise in futility, kind of like the classic Tull albums (although I gave it a shot). I truly do love them all almost equally.

Ian's lyrics are starting to show the soul-searching depth and sophistication he is now legendary for (unfortunately they didn't include lyrics with this package, but they aren't hard to make out and are quite catchy - PLEASE include them for us collectors!). If you want to hear one of the great rock drummers, Clive please STAND UP! I practice drumming and guitars to Tull all the time ... throw out your work-out tapes and punching bags, this is way more fun (go ahead and add your own Oboe lead or whatever, great for melodic jamming!).

THIS BAND ROCKS! They will always be one of my few top favorites in this wonderful musical world of ours. "We are lovin' you in the morning and the nighttime too" (Fat Man). Kick back and soak it in ... "take me back to all good things we used to know" (Sweet Dream) - this is one of the true classics. If you don't have this welded to your pleasure center, get out the blowtorch and braze this one to your hemispheres. If you forgot it, come Back To The Family and enjoy often! What are your Reasons For Waiting?

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review by: radletteer date: 2003-08-01 rating:
Vintage Tull
I liked early Jethro Tull. This was the second (1969) of three decent albums before they got too grandiose, bombastic, melodramatic, self-indulgent, etc, etc...
Mick Abrahams had left to form Blodwyn Pig and was relaced by Martin Barre. The heavy, riffy A New Day Yesterday starts the album well, followed by the typically Tullish, quirky Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square. Bouree is a fine instrumental with some good drums from Clive Bunker and bass from Glen Cornick behind Andersons throaty flute.
Back To The Family gets rockier and heavier again but to pleasing effect. Look Into The Sun is a very enjoyable wistful ballad with some excellent restrained, subtle guitar work from new boy Barre.
Nothing Is Easy is another up tempo optimistic job with a very good melody and lots of instrumental fills. Fat Man is another of those trademark early Anderson pieces that could be no one else. Good stuff from the bongos and the balalaika and mandolin along with Andersons lilting vocal line lend this number its charm.
We used To Know is the stand out. A power rock ballad with building tension, it grows with a memorable wah-wah guitar break in the middle and at the end. Reasons For Waiting is the gentlest song on the album with flutes, acoustic guitar and uncredted organ noodling around behind the vocals with a brief entry from a string section at the end. I would have left the strings out, maybe just a solo violin or cello was needed.
For A Thousand Mothers provides a stompy farewell with flute first and then guitar chasing down the vocals.
They were a tight little unit way back then.


review by: drstewartmcminn date: 2001-12-28 rating:
marvellous!!
As a fan of jethro tull I cannot rave enough about this album . All of the songs are a joy to hear! Having owned the original vinyl,re-release and previous CD version of this album then I do not feel hard done by for shelving out for this again.The song's now sound fresher -definately benefiting from the remastering- just listen to this cd with head phones! I would like to have seen the packaging a little better but this is only a minor quibble.

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