Jethro Tull’s “Aqualung” is a member of a fairly small group of songs that achieved immense popularity despite lasting well over five minutes. Maybe it’s guitarist Martin Barre’s hard-edged opening riff that hooks listeners in. It could be Ian Anderson’s opening line, “Sitting on a park bench,” that grabs our attention, wondering what comes next. […]
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