No, it's an example of why prog died (at least before it's revival). All the excess with none of the brilliance.

Dear god no. This album is pure self-indulgent garbage. Thick As A Brick is so much better in every imaginable way. This is definitely a big miss for the Tull.

'This album is pure self-indulgent garbage.' o.O I think this album is a masterpiece of prog music.really

If you don't at the very least recognize the beauty, intricacy and significance of this album you've clearly lost your spectacles. Your wings have just dropped off. And you've given up your halo for a horn. :|

Prog died because every musical genre dies, not because you don't like A Passion Play, which is no "Piece of self-indulgent garbage" as you call it, but a masterpiece of Folk/Prog, and also one of my favourite Tull works.

I don't get the hate on this. It's great!

I just wanna know what's up with the story about the hare who lost his spectacles. But it's a pretty sweet song!

Better than Thick as a Brick.