Jethro Tull's best album of the 1990s, a surging, hard-rocking monster (at least, compared to anything immediately before or since) that doesn't lose sight of good tunes or the folk sources that have served this band well.
The lineup this time out is Anderson on acoustic and electric guitars, flute, and electric and acoustic mandolins, Martin Barre on electric guitar, Doane Perry on drums, Dave Pegg on bass, and Andrew Giddings on keyboards.
The real difference between this and most of the group's output since the end of the '70s lies in the songs, all of which are approached with serious energy and enthusiasm; the lyrics are completely forgettable, but for the first time since War Child, the band sounds like they're playing as though their lives depended on it.
"Sparrow on the Schoolyard Wall" is at least as good a song as "Bungle in the Jungle" or "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day," and while that ain't exactly "My God," it's still better than most other contemporaneous Tull albums have done.
"Still Loving You Tonight" and "Sleeping with the Dog" recall the group's blues roots, albeit not quite in bluesy enough fashion.
There's still some dross, as there would almost have to be on an hour-long album, but overall, this is the group's best album since the end of the '70s.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Is Not LoveIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:57 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Occasional DemonsIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:49 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Roll Yer OwnIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:26 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Rocks on the RoadIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 05:32 | 0 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Sparrow on the Schoolyard WallIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 05:22 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Thinking Round CornersIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:32 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Still Loving You TonightIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:32 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Doctor to My DiseaseIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:35 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Like a Tall Thin GirlIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:38 | 0 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | White InnocenceIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 07:44 | 0 MB | 42 MB |
| 11 | Sleeping with the DogIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:26 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and TieIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:41 | 0 MB | 21 MB |
| 13 | When Jesus Came to PlayIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 05:03 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
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| 60 mins | 341 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Anderson | Composer, Drums, Engineer, Flute, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Mandolin, Percussion, Producer, Vocals |
| 2 | Martin Barre | Guitar (Electric) |
| 3 | John "Rabbit" Bundrick | Keyboards |
| 4 | Andy Giddings | Keyboards |
| 5 | Jethro Tull | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Tim Matyear | Engineer |
| 7 | Foster Paterson | Keyboards |
| 8 | Dave Pegg | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 9 | Matt Pegg | Guitar (Bass) |
| 10 | Doane Perry | Drums |
| 11 | Mark Tucker | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |