WALK INTO LIGHT

This album marks a radical departure from the Classic Jethro Tull sound which in itself is not such a bad thing as the band were starting to sound a little tired with "Stormwatch".Of course it is a solo Anderson project so it would be unfair to compare it to a Jethro Tull album. In Fact the album starts of promising with "Fly By Night" and has a very proggy complex arrangement. Unfortunately it is really downhill from their.There are a few engaging moments like the instrumental break in the title track but overall those awful keyboards and the even more awful drum machine which I so hate really makes this album dated. I am not against electronic sounding albums per se but it really does not suit Ian Anderson's style and unlike the earlier album "A" which managed to cleverly combine a very synth heavy sound with the Classic Tull sound this album just sounds rather cold.So while certainly not the worst thing he produced (take a bow "Under Wraps" -ughh) it really is far from his best work.

My rating 2.5stars