Minstrel In The Gallery
Jethro Tull
The Minstrel in the Gallery looked down upon the smiling faces. He met the gazes - observed the spaces between the old men's cackle. He brewed a song of love and hatred - oblique suggestions - and he waited. He polarized the pumpkin-eaters - static-humming panel-beaters - freshly day-glo'd factory cheaters (salaried and collar-scrubbing). He titillated men-of-action - belly warming, hands still rubbing on the parts they never mention. He pacified the nappy-suffering, infant-bleating one-line jokers - T.V. documentary makers (over-fed and undertakers). Sunday paper backgammon players - family-scarred and women-haters. Then he called the band down to the stage and he looked at all the friends he'd made. The Minstrel in the Gallery looked down upon the smiling faces. He met the gazes - observed the spaces in between the old men's cackle. And he brewed a song of love and hatred - oblique suggestions - and he waited. He polarized the pumpkin-eaters - static-humming panel-beaters. The Minstrel in the Gallery looked down on the rabbit-run. And threw away his looking-glass - saw his face in everyone. Hey! He titillated men-of-action - belly warming, hands still rubbing on the parts they never mention (salaried and collar-scrubbing). He pacified the nappy-suffering, infant-bleating one-line jokers - T.V. documentary makers (over-fed and undertakers). Sunday paper backgammon players - family-scarred and women-haters. Then he called the band down to the stage and he looked at all the friends he'd made. The Minstrel in the Gallery looked down on the rabbit-run. And he threw away his looking-glass and saw his face in everyone. Hey! The Minstrel in the Gallery. Yes! Looked down upon the smiling faces. He met the gazes. Yeah! Mm. The Minstrel in the Gallery.70s art rock avantgarde rock bass Calming chameleon cheerio classic prog classic rock driving music epic Favorite Artists Favourites flute folk folk rock folky and acoustic stuff funny Garage Rock genre-jumping golden oldies good guitar hard rock indie instrumentals intricate ironic jazz jethro tull karl rove live male vocalist Masterpiece medieval Mellow metal one of the songs that make sen prog rock Progressive rock psychedelic rating 5 rock rock-protopunk social tracks tull vocals whimsical
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