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Heavy Horses is an album released by Jethro Tull on April 10, 1978. It is considered the second album in a trilogy of folk-rock albums by Jethro Tull although folk music*s influence is obvious on virtually every Tull release. The album abandons much of the folk lyrical content typical of the previous studio album, Songs from the Wood, in exchange for a more realist perspective on the changing world. Likewise, the band sound is harder and tighter.

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HEAVY HORSES brings together the best elements of Jethro Tull*s sonic arsenal: heavy guitars, intricate, evolving song structures, folk tendencies, and Ian Anderson*s inimitable growl. The album opens with the bouncy “And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps,” a fairy tale-like song about the adventures of a group of forest animals. “Acres Wild” features a disco-esque groove held down by funky drums and bass. The album*s out-and-out highlight is the nearly eight-minute “No Lullaby,” a song that undergoes the sort of musical metamorphoses present in Tull*s best material. Another exceptional effort is the multi-textured title track, a song written as a tribute to the farm horses in England (which, at the time of the album*s release, were declining in number). HEAVY HORSES is one of the band*s most heartfelt efforts.

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Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson (vocals, guitar, mandolin, flute), Martin Barre (guitar), John Evan (piano, organ), David Palmer (portative pipe organ, keyboards), John Glascock (bass), Barriemore Barlow (drums).
Additional personnel: Darryl Way (violin).
Recorded at Maison Rouge Studio, Fullham, London in January 1978.

Tracklist:
01. …And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps [03:14]
02. Acres Wild [03:25]
03. No Lullaby [07:55]
04. Moths [03:27]
05. Journeyman [03:57]
06. Rover [04:16]
07. One Brown Mouse [03:23]
08. Heavy Horses [08:59]
09. Weathercock [04:02]

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