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Title: Rock Solid Tull
Review: Jethro Tull's "Rock Island," their 1989 follow-up to "Crest Of A Knave," is a solid album with a lot of great Tull songs, including rockers like the suggestive "Kissing Willie," "Ears Of Tin," "Undressed To Kill," the title song, and the epic-sounding "The Whaler's Dues." Other highlights include the good cheer of "Another Christmas Song" and the reflective "Strange Avenues." The singing voice of Tull leader Ian Anderson isn't quite as rich as it once was, but he still sings well enough, and he still writes excellent songs and plays a mean flute & acoustic guitar (Ian also contributes some fine keyboard parts throughout the album, along with Martin Allcock & Peter Vettese). Martin Barre delivers the goods on lead guitar, while bassist David Pegg and drummer Doane Perry play with tremendous flair. Though I wouldn't say this album ranks amongst the band's greatest works, "Rock Island" is nonetheless rock solid Jethro Tull.
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