QueenLyssa's Full Review: J-Tull Dot Com by Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull have to be considered among the all time masters of rock music innovation. With their blend of celtic-influenced rock and poetic lyrics they are appealing to listeners of all ages.
J-Tull Dot.com brings Tull back from their decade long delve into New Age interpretations of their old classics to the wild rock beats that captivated their listeners in their earlier years. Tull are never the sort to rehash the same old thing, however, and this is an album of the 21st century. Somehow Ian Anderson manages to keep his witty charm in his lyrics even with a theme of modern electronic communication. Leave it to Tull to be right at the forefront with romantic ballads about e-mail love affairs.
Track after track the listener is treated to the passion and energy that continues to be integral to Tull in spite of the musicians now being about twice the age of half their audience. Ian Anderson continues to pull sounds from a flute that back up his reputation as one of the great flautists of our time. Complex weaving of instruments keep you jumping to catch up with the unpredictable melodies. The mixing job on this album was pure magic, creating a texture to the entire album that leads the listener along a ride of emotion.
While it's hard to select stand-out tracks from such a superlative offering, the title track, Wicked Windows, Hunt by Numbers, and The Dog-ear Years offer the best of Ian Anderson's poetic talent. Dot.com, with it's subtly suggestive lines, is a true ballad of the Communication Age. Wicked Windows and The Dog-ear Years give us a taste of Ian's maturing viewpoint but with the freshness of a man still young at heart. Hunt by Numbers is a feisty little ode to felines that I'm positive my cats approve of. The top musical tracks are AWOL, Bends Like a Willow, and A Gift of Roses, all three showing that Tull hasn't run out of new ways to present their gifts with arrangement and expertise with their instruments. The bonus track from Ian Anderson's solo project The Secret Language of Birds is enough to sell that album.
Whether you're a long-time Tull devotee or just now hearing of them, Dot.com is an album for the ages, the latest in a long string of amazing offerings by the band that just refuses to sit still.
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