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J-Tull Dot Com

a Studio Release
Release Year:
1999
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Added To Proggnosis on: 01 Dec 2000

Track Listing 

  1. spiral
  2. dot com
  3. awol
  4. nothing @ all
  5. wicked windows
  6. hunt by numbers
  7. hot mango flush
  8. el nino
  9. black mamba
  10. mango surprise
  11. bends like a willow
  12. far alaska
  13. the dog-ear years
  14. a gift of roses

Performer Credits  


Ian Anderson
lead vocals, concert flute, bamboo flute, bouzouki, acoustic guitar
Martin Barre
electric and acoustic guitars
Andrew Giddings
Hammond organ, piano, accordion, chromatic & qwerty keyboards
Doane Perry
drums, percussion
Jonathan Noyce
bass guitar
with
    Najma Akhtar
    additional vocals on 'Dot Com'

Reviews


review by: MJBradyThe year 1999 brings Tull back into the fold after a four year hiatus from studio activity, and gives us J-Tull.com, which is the bands actual website address by the way. One thing is certain, the inescapable sound of this legendary band will never sway too far from their origins as long as these two ingredients are involved, Ian Anderson (Voice, Flutes, Ac. Guitar), and Martin Barre(Ac. and El. Guitars). It seems as long as these two men are in the band the Tull sound will forever remain intact, as they have brought many other musicians into the group in the past with only subtle changes occuring. Dot Com, is actually a very nicely put together cd, the sound quality is excellent, and the current line up shows it's ability to adapt to the musical concepts of Anderson, and Barre, never trying to dominate the bands aura. It seems the days of the long instrumental concept album, and rigorously demanding song structures are in the bands past, they show they are more content to compose well written songs, and rely on the musicians savvy, lyricism, and tight ensemble play to get the message accross. One special note is Martin Barre's guitar playing, it is very solid, and contemporary sounding, and he gets a lot of space to operate on this recording, as for Ian Anderson's voice, well he must have known his limits, and has kept his trademark voice well intact, while many of his musical peers in the 70's have all but lost their voices, he sounds as friendly, and British as ever. This cd won't go down as one of Tulls classics, though it does offer a great amount of good music, and it's so nice to hear that they are still active and capable of creating some very solid material, as one would expect.

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