Always been a big JT fan, following them from the debute 1968 "This Was" and on. So how do they sound 55 years later with a 75 y.o. Ian Anderson leading a whole new line up through novel material? I'd say very very good! A string of lovely melodies and concerned lyrics performed by his now full-grown vocals to tophole backing including emotional flute passages and shiny guitars. I'm guided through hard rock, sweet ballads, folky and art music, all the time moved yet perfectly safe. Already with the first track - "Mrs. Tibbets" (about the mother of Paul Tibbets, the guy who dropped the atomic bomb over Hiroshima 1945) - I'm in. Archetypical Jethro Tull, though from a slightly new angle, and then it just goes on song after song blending familiar with innovative. Not going into every single track here, instead you can enjoy the full album below. Guess this will satisfy every old fan of the band and also help to recruit new ones. In my book one of the best albums so far this millenium. Issued all over the world on vinyl, CD and 12xFile. 2xLP version came on different colored vinyls - blue, red, green and clear. There was also a white 3xLP version including demo versions and alternate mixes as bonus tracks. This blue vinyl one was EU. It had label as shown here in a stickered matt fold/out cover with black polylined inners, CD and a large booklet containing pics, tracknotes, credits and lyrics. (YÖHT*)
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