Crest of a Knave

Artist: Jethro Tull
Label: Capitol
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording reissued
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 094632159021
EAN: 0094632159021
ASIN: B000008H1U

Release Date: 2000-09-12

Crest of a Knave

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Tracks:

Steel Monkey
Farm On The Freeway
Jump Start
Said She Was A Dancer
Dogs In The Midwinter
Budapest
Mountain Men
The Waking Edge
Raising Steam

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Customer Reviews:

Great Album, Right on to John S. Ryan's Review!!!.......2007-01-14

I really can't add anything to the words of the review I read here by John S. Ryan. He summed up my feelings (and a lot of other Tull fans and quality music lovers everywhere I'd imagine) by writing of the Grammy fiasco when Metallica was supposedly "robbed" of the Grammy by a deserving Jethro Tull. Thanks John for summing up the truth of this subject so eloquently.

Second only to Aqualung.......2005-10-13

Crest of a Knave is a CD that put Jethro Tull back on the map after several substandard albums.
This CD is second only to Aqualung and could be considered a "Career album"
Martin Barre is back to playing the best lead guitar of his career and Anderson is playing his flute and acoustic guitar as well as he ever has also.
Steel Monkey is a heavy metal rocker with a very hard driving sound, all about Iron workers.
Farm on the Freeway is another solid song with a very lively flute.
She said she was a dancer is a nice acoustic piece and has a very lively guitar.
Budapest is another song on the album that is as good as any song Ian Anderson has ever done, either with Tull or solo.
No Jethro Tull collection is complete without this CD.
After all it was voted Heavy Metal CD of the year, a Prize Ian Anderson would probably like to forget............Enjoy

Crest of a Knave.......2004-08-03

For a band that never seemed to hit its stride, this particular album stands out. There is a bit of a Cold War theme to many of the tracks and the others all have relavance. Other Tull recordings never seemed to get it together for an entire album, but Crest of a Knave hits the mark. Like just about every other Tull recording, this one received minimal air play but that cannot be an indictment of the quality. Ian Anderson seems to back off of his dictatorial leadership and let guitarist Martin Barre share the spotlight.

If anyone has never given Jethro Tull a serious look (or listen), this album might be among the best opportunities to get a flaavor of what the band is capable of. Tull fans have already rang in with their endorsements of this effort. There is a good flow to the songs and they compliment each other in their placement on the disc.

Jethro Tull 80's gem.......2004-07-17

This is one of my favorite albums from the 80's.
Included on this disc is the singles 'Steel Monkey' and 'Farm on the Freeway'.
As always great musicianship and vocals by Ian Anderson and great guitar work by Martin Barre.
It is definitely a Tull album that's worth giving a listen to.
Check it out.

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