J-TULL DOT COM

Still good but less varied, Jethro Tull's twentieth studio album 'J-Tull Dot Com' is by far a continuation of the musical world of 'Roots to Branches', once again introducing an array of exotic influences to the folksy rock palette of Ian Anderson's band of maestros. With the frontman himself reflecting upon contemporary matters and shifting trends in communication, this album is a nice and well-curated collection of fourteen tracks (in all honesty, a bit too much for what it's worth), and to an extent, one half of this album serves the more traditional side of Tull ('Spiral', 'Awol', 'Wicked Windows', 'Hunt by Numbers', 'El Niño'), while the other half delves even further into the exploration of Eastern influence intertwined with massive riffs and quirky flute playing ('Dot Com', 'Hot Mango Flush', 'Black Mamba', 'Far Alaska'). Without any of the material being overly exciting or explicitly groundbreaking, 'J-Tull Dot Com' is consistent and enjoyable, and even if this record is more accessible than 'Roots to Branches', it exhibits a less intriguing songwriting than its predecessor. A decent listen overall but far from the quality of the band's finest output. This record also happens to be recorded by the longest-serving unchanged lineup of Tull, which probably says something about it, too.

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