UNDER WRAPS

Stay away. Stay far away. I feel compelled to write this review lest anybody make the mistake of listening to this record, much less buying it. I am a Tull fan but most proggers will want to fling this across the room. Yes, all Tull elements are gone. No folk, no baroque textures, nothing. The synth sound is probably the drippiest and worst that you will ever hear on a record (or at least on one that you may have pre-conceptions of enjoying) and it does not relent or change. Do not let the Jethro Tull moniker on the label fool you into picking this up. It might as well be an Ultravox 45 RPM set on 33 RPM. Tull gets a" get out of jail free" card for this one because they have made very good records and anyone can make a mistake. Listening to this album will bring you pain. The memory of having listened to it will bring you pain (especially if you are a fan). You have been warned.