{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 2: Minstrels on Thin Ice","description":"Lace up your fringed boots, grab your favorite woodwind and your ticket for the Renaissance Faire: this week, Charlie, Henry, and Bill dive into the anti-cool heart of prog rock via a pair of mid-70s Jethro Tull masterworks: 1974's &quot;War Child&quot; and 1975's &quot;Minstrel in the Gallery.&quot; Turning from the hyper-extended musical excursions of &quot;Thick as a Brick&quot; and &quot;A Passion Play,&quot; the band's return to song is also an introduction of spikier melodies and tighter conceptions. Discussed: dressing in doublet and hose, loving (or hating) the movie Time Bandits, a word to the wise about choosing &quot;Bungle in the Jungle&quot; at Karaoke, and an alternate universe in which a certain glam rock icon replaced Ian Anderson on vocals. UPDATE 3\/06\/2023: NOW WITH AUDIO CLIPS! Discussed in this episode  Jethro Tull's &quot;War Child&quot; full album on YouTube Jethro Tull's &quot;Minstrel In The Gallery&quot; full album on YouTube ","author_name":"An Embarrassment of Prog","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/445095","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25151769\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/25151769"}