WAR CHILD

This album doesn't get the respect it deserves. While I like Thick as a Brick and Passion Play better, this album sits in a third tier in Tull's catalogue, in the same league as Horses/Wood/Stand Up. This album is very musical, and even though the pieces are shorter and Tull is once again writing catchy radio-friendly songs, they are great memorable songs! "Skating Away..." is one of their best examples of the latter, and I really love it to this day. The title track, and "Queen and Country", and even "Bungle..." are very good tunes. And there are some great progressive difficult tracks on this album too, like "Sealion". I have the extended CD with the bonus tracks, a number of which add to the mix (including a wonderful "Sealion 2"). So, while there are no tunes that would qualify as progressive rock classics on this album, yet all the songs are good and the album flows very well - I enjoy listening to it all the way through even after all these years. I give this album 8.4 out of 10 on my 10-point scale, which translates to 4 PA stars.

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