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Crest of a Knave [Original recording reissued] [Import]

~ Jethro Tull
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (28 Aug 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Import
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • ASIN: B000008H1U
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,933 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Steel Monkey
2. Farm On The Freeway
3. Jump Start
4. Said She Was A Dancer
5. Budapest
6. Mountain Men
7. Raising Steam
8. Waking Edge
9. Dogs In The Midwinter

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CD Description
After steering Jethro Tull toward a sound that emphasised synthesizers over acoustic guitars and even his trademark flute, Ian Anderson and a stripped-down Tull pumped up the volume on 1987's CREST OF A KNAVE. The howling guitar of longtime axe-man Martin Barre is much more in evidence here than onprevious releases from the decade. The band sounds energised, the performances heartfelt.
While the record is an undeniable high point of the band's 1980s work, many people were surprised that CREST won a Grammy in 1987 for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Performance. Despite its metal touches, the music is far too cerebral and its themes far too esoteric to qualify as either hard rock or heavy metal. On "Jump Start",Anderson hearkens back to his glory days with an intricate arrangement centred around furious flute and guitar explosions. "Said She Was a Dancer", built around a refreshingly simple chord sequence, showcases Anderson's expressive singing and Barre's eerie mimicry of Mark Knopfler's guitar sound.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Modern era Tull, 10 May 2003
By Steven Moses - See all my reviews
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I bought this album originally on tape while on holiday in Turkey and after a few plays it went all wobbly.I bought it initially out of curiousity as I'd heard a track off this album on a compilation and from then on I was hooked. This isn't typical Tull. Anderson had been flirting with new technology for a number of years and the sound can be described as possibly a cross between ZZ Top and Dire Sraits. It's a very accessible album but notable still for Anderson's quirky lyrics and ear for a great tune especially 'Waking Edge' and 'Said She Was a Dancer'. If you want a good introduction to Anderson buy this but it is by no means indicative of 70s Tull. And yes, I bought it on cd when I got home!
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be Mark Knopfler, 5 Nov 2000
By Mr. G. Foxton (THIRSK, NORTH YORKS United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Play the track "Said She Was A Dancer" from this Tull C.D. to any ten music fans and at least seven will probably ask you which Dire Straits album it's taken from.

The album was the first Tull c.d. I bought and though I've since covered what fans consider to be the essential purchases, this C.D. is still one of the most played.

"Farm on the Freeway" is a classic, slow building tune laden with flute, telling of a farmers rage at compulsary land purchase (very British) and leads into "Jump Start", another track which could not be mistaken for any other band. The centerpeice of the album is "Budapest" at over ten minutes you can almost feel the effort that has gone into making it epic.

My favourite track is "Dogs in the Midwinter" a variation on the "Why is life so hard" theme and another tune you find humming when you least expect it.

It could be that Tull were attempting to break America again, this album and particulary the track "Jump Start" were heavily played on U.S. radio but as a confirmed Tull fan I can recommend it both to fans and to the first time "Tull Buyer".

Oh, and "Steel Monkey" sound a bit like ZZ Top !!!

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage stuff, 10 Nov 2001
By Andy Millward (Broxbourne, Herts, UK) - See all my reviews
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Tull are known to pay little heed to the whims of fashion, so you might be forgiven for thinking their material has varied little since 1967. In fact, it's none the worse for that. Anderson's quirky neo-folkish vocals and breathy flute solos are welded efficiently to accoustic and electrical guitar chords, much as you ever expected.

The surprise comes through the surprisingly delicate melodies and intricate playing on songs such as Farm on the Freeway, Said she was a Dancer and Budapest, much as they did later to great effect with Rare and precious chain.

If this is your intro to the world of Tull, this is worth exploring at your leisure.

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They are just on such good form here - the poetry of the words, the driving rhythms and contrasting delicate traceries of flute and vocal harmony all merge quite wonderfully. Read more
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