Jethro Tull: Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die! (Chrysalis)
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 1 May 1976
ROMANTICISING THE WORKING LAD as a cult hero is a popular theme with rock musicians. They have oft flirted with, or observed at close hand, the heroic deeds of Rocker, Mod, Beatnik or Raver at some time in their own youth.
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