J-TULL DOT COM

All the good stuff is up front here. While J-TULL DOT COM was never going to be another "Thick as a brick", or "Aqualung", it does actually start off quite strongly, with a fine opening track in "Spiral". The following song, "Dot Com", which features the unusual (for Tull) sound of female singer Najma Akhtar, is more pop based. It does however have some pleasant synth work, and a strong melody.

Unfortunately, the momentum is quickly lost, and "J-TULL DOT COM" quickly becomes just another Tull album. The tracks are certainly diverse, ranging from the "Aqualung" like "Hunt by numbers" through the softer "Nothing @ all" to the semi-spoken "Hot Mango Flush". The album is in the main though uninspired, and largely dull.

A hidden track closes the album, preceded by a brief spoken introduction by Ian Anderson. The song is the title one from his solo album "The Secret Language Of Birds".

"J-Tull dot com" shows Tull, and more specifically Anderson, to be very much in cruise control, releasing albums of average pop based songs which lack inspiration or adventure.

(I'm not sure why this album is listed here as the "US release", the UK version is identical)

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