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Title: It had to happen.
Review: Tull is my favorite band, and "Songs From The Wood" is my favorite Tull album. (I've bought SFTW three times.) The cover art of "Under Wraps" has always intrigued me, but the reviews always scared me off. Well, it wasn't as scary as it was cathartic to finally hear what has to be the worst Jethro Tull album ever. Every band has one, and this is theirs. It is Ian's version of eighties electronica music, a genre that I'm sure he felt he needed to explore at the time, but a genre which is the opposite of his strengths as an artist and composer. If you listen to their album "A", you can hear a more successful and finessed style of synth-dominated songs. If you really like "A", you may appreciate the sound of "Under Wraps" more than I. I need to hear the acoustic instruments and natural themes of classic Tull when they sound like Tull and not the flavor of the times. But, hey, an artist has to experiment to stay interested so no problem, Ian! Thanks for all the amazing music, mate.
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