This mid-'90s Tull studio album has its good moments, mostly shadows of earlier work.
All of the songs here have more of a mood of urgency than some of Tull's then-recent albums, and a few even have memorable melodies -- the title tune, "At Last, Forever" (which sounds like a Thick as a Brick outtake), "Rare and Precious Chain," "Dangerous Veils," and "Valley," which recall the best moments of Ian Anderson's mid-'70s work.
There are also attempts to revive the band's one-time fixation on jazz influences (the opening of "Wounded, Old and Treacherous"), although this sort of thing came off better on This Was.
Anderson's flute occasionally takes flight, Martin Barre's guitar still wails on the breaks, and Doane Perry (drums), Dave Pegg (bass), and Steve Bailey (bass) make up a decent rhythm section.
Not nearly as strong as Catfish Rising, but better than anything else since Heavy Horses.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roots to BranchesIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 2 | Rare and Precious ChainIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Out of the NoiseIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | This Free WillIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | ValleyIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | Dangerous VeilsIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 7 | Beside MyselfIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 8 | Wounded, Old and TreacherousIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 07:50 | 17 MB | 51 MB |
| 9 | At Last, ForeverIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 07:55 | 18 MB | 48 MB |
| 10 | Stuck in the August RainIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Another Harry's BarIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 06:22 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 60 mins | 137 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 392 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Anderson | Bamboo Flute, Composer, Engineer, Flute, Flute (Wood), Guitar (Acoustic), Liner Notes, Producer, Vocals |
| 2 | Steve Bailey | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 3 | Martin Barre | Guitar (Electric) |
| 4 | Chris Blair | Mastering, Production Mastering |
| 5 | Andy Giddings | Engineer, Keyboards |
| 6 | Martyn Goddard | Photography |
| 7 | Jethro Tull | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Peter Mew | Remastering |
| 9 | Dave Pegg | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 10 | Doane Perry | Drums |
| 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). |