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A good album, but not as good as their 70s releases.
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I played that album to death back in 1987.  It was one of my favorites and is still one of my favorite Tull albums (behind Thick as a Brick, Songs from the Wood and Aqualung, of course).  And it's definitely the best hard rock/heavy metal album of 1987.  And "Said She Was a Dancer" was the best Dire Straits song Dire Straits never did.  And that was one of my favorite songs on the album, along with Budapest and Farm on the Freeway.  Such a great return to form for Ian.  Sadly, their next album wouldn't live up to what they accomplished on Crest. 
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Originally posted by grantman grantman wrote:

My introduction to tull i brought on cassette in the 90,s minus two songs DOGS IN THE MIDWINTER and THE WAKING EDGE in reviewing this album it kinda pales in comparision to earlier tull, but the sound and production i found very good similiar to ROOTS TO BRANCHES notable stellar guitarwork by martin barre especially the track RAISING STEAM the masterwork on the album is by far BUDAPEST other fairly decent songs are JUMPSTART ,STEEL MONKEY and the farmers lament FARM ON THE FREEWAY is a tribute to farmers everywhere,there is much better tull elsewhere ,but this one i have a personal connection with, wondering if steven wilson is going to do a mix of it, one sticking point with me was apparently the use of a
drum machine, other mentions. I believe this album beat out metallica at the grammys, good one for ian and tull i say. out of five stars.


Fantastic "comeback" album after Anderson's vocal cord issues. 3 of the 9 tracks (on the CD version) have drum programming; Steel Monkey, Dogs In The Midwinter and Raising Steam. The other 6 tracks have either Gerry Conway or Doane Perry on drums. I bought it when it came out and it is Tull back to form. I love it. Yes, Martin Barre shines.......as he mostly does on every other album.
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Haven't played it in ages....Farm On The Freeway was decent.......Anderson is fond of Budapest and thinks it;s one of his best things.
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I only really know "Steel Monkey" well off the album, and only then do I know it well because I once compare/contrasted it to/with Art Zoyd's "Baboon's Blood" in a poll (both simian titles and both from 1987). The JT song trounced the Art Zoyd one with 20 votes to five, and one vote for both.
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I'd agree with you on this one. Good but not top notch; what really shines is good old Martin on guitar.
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My introduction to tull i brought on cassette in the 90,s minus two songs DOGS IN THE MIDWINTER and THE WAKING EDGE in reviewing this album it kinda pales in comparision to earlier tull, but the sound and production i found very good similiar to ROOTS TO BRANCHES notable stellar guitarwork by martin barre especially the track RAISING STEAM the masterwork on the album is by far BUDAPEST other fairly decent songs are JUMPSTART ,STEEL MONKEY and the farmers lament FARM ON THE FREEWAY is a tribute to farmers everywhere,there is much better tull elsewhere ,but this one i have a personal connection with, wondering if steven wilson is going to do a mix of it, one sticking point with me was apparently the use of a
drum machine, other mentions. I believe this album beat out metallica at the grammys, good one for ian and tull i say. out of five stars.

Edited by grantman - December 25 2020 at 18:57
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