Genre: Prog rock
Places I remember: Charity shop in Caterham (I recently came across this for a quid and figured why not. It can join the vinyl and CD copies back home in NZ soon)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Minstrel In The Gallery
Gear costume: Cold Wind To Valhalla, Baker Street Muse
Active compensatory factors: This one gets lost when discussion turns to Tull's greatest moments; I think because it turned its back on the move away from Tull's new directions (as heard on the previous year's War Child) and returned to the early seventies format of long songs and prog leanings.
I love it more and more as time goes on. Martin Barre is a guitar hero of mine. He has very distinct tones and he's, thankfully, all over this album.
It also needs to be celebrated as the last album by the classic line up before Jeffrey departed.
Where do they all belong? A forgotten gem in the Tulliverse released after War Child and before Too Old To Rock'n'Roll: Too Young To Die!
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