The Right Singer Is Better Than the Best Singer
Using his favorite Jethro Tull album, Thick as a Brick, Dave separates vocal technique from artistic fit. Ian Anderson's idiosyncratic delivery becomes part narrator, part character and part instrument — raising the question of whether the right singer can matter more than the technically best singer. This episode ends with a practical Side One Test designed to send the listener back to the record with a different question in mind.
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