War Child/Queen & Country/Ladies/Back Door Angels/Sea Lion/Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day/Bungle In The Jungle/Only Solitaire/The Third Hoorah/Two Fingers
After two albums of extended suites, the first as a triumph, the second as farce, Jethro Tull reverted to short tracks. Alas, with the exception of the title track, the songs here can only be considered as average. (US:2 UK:14)
“Not an obvious classic, but not a commercial or critical disaster either, this is mostly a forgotten album.”
“The overall feeling is of intense disappointment, especially as the early stages of their career were so impressive. It wasn't all downhill from this point forwards, but for me, there would be no more Jethro Tull albums that came anywhere near the quality of those heady days when they had few equals.”
“This really isn't anything special considering Tull had given us some of the best progressive music. War Child just isn't very memorable or captivating. It just feels like a filler album, it has some moments, but mostly it can be left forgotten.”
“After the negative reception of their previous release, Jethro Tull decided to record a an album that was bit more simple. When it comes to the quality of the music this is a step backwards.”
“Tull's first studio album of conventional songs (as opposed to album-length suites) since Aqualung sees the band taking a more hard rock slant. This can't quite cover for the shakiness of the material, or disguise the fact that the group's knack for writing shorter, pithier songs had atrophied.”
“A fairly average Tull record. There are some good tracks thrown in with a fair bit of dull stuff. The title track is quite good, and although there are no terrible songs quite a few of them drag.”
“I have no idea what happened to Jethro Tull mid-way through their career. It must have been a really traumatic experience whatever it was, because everything up until Thick As A Brick was really great. Sadly, most subsequent releases such as this are a bit of a disappointment.”
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