Crest of a Knave

Peter-John Vettese was now absent (Anderson contributed the synth programming) and the album relied more heavily on Barre's electric guitar than the band had since the 1970s; the album was a critical and commercial success.

Tull went on to win a 1989 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, beating odds-on favorites Metallica with their album ... And Justice for All. The award was particularly controversial as many did not consider Jethro Tull hard rock, much less heavy metal. Given the fact that it was the first time a Grammy geared towards Metal was presented it was seen as a particularly hard blow and insult for Heavy Metal fans (after this, and perhaps because of this, separate Grammys were awarded for hard rock and heavy metal in the following years). Under advisement from their manager, no one from the band turned up to the award ceremony, as they were told that they had no chance of winning. In response to the criticism they received over the award, the band took out an advert in a British music periodical with the line, "The flute is a (heavy) metal instrument!" In 2007, the win was named one of the 10 biggest upsets in Grammy history by Entertainment Weekly.^[1]

The style of Crest has been compared to that of Dire Straits, in part because Anderson no longer had the vocal range he once possessed (the result of then-recent throat surgery). Tull's frank treatment of sexuality was unabated, however. The album contains the popular live song "Budapest", which depicts a backstage scene with a shy local female stagehand.

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"Steel Monkey" - 3:39
"Farm On The Freeway" - 6:31
"Jump Start" - 4:55
"Said She Was A Dancer" - 3:43
"Dogs In The Midwinter" - 3:28
"Budapest" - 10:05
"Mountain Men" - 6:20
"The Waking Edge" - 4:49
"Raising Steam" - 4:05

Bonus track on the 2005 remastered CD:

"Part of the Machine"

[edit] References

^ "Grammy's 10 Biggest Upsets" (http). EW.com (2007). Retrieved on February 13, 2007.

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v • d • e Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson \| Martin Barre \| Doane Perry \| David Goodier \| James Duncan \| John O'Hara
Mick Abrahams \| Clive Bunker \| Glenn Cornick \| Barriemore Barlow \| Jeffrey Hammond \| John Evan \| David Palmer \| John Glascock \| Mark Craney \| Peter-John Vettese \| Eddie Jobson \| Dave Pegg \| Gerry Conway \| Maartin Allcock \| Dave Mattacks \| Jonathan Noyce \| Andrew Giddings \| Tony Iommi
Discography (Categories: albums and songs)
Studio: This Was \| Stand Up \| Benefit \| Aqualung \| Thick as a Brick \| A Passion Play \| War Child \|Minstrel in the Gallery \| Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! \| Songs From The Wood \| Heavy Horses \| Stormwatch \| A \| Broadsword and the Beast \| Under Wraps \| A Classic Case \| Crest of a Knave \| Rock Island \| Catfish Rising \| Roots to Branches \| J-Tull Dot Com \| The Jethro Tull Christmas Album Live: Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 \| Bursting Out \| Live at Hammersmith '84 \| Jethro Tull In Concert \| A Little Light Music \| Living with the Past \| Aqualung Live Compilation: M.U. - The Best Of Jethro Tull - Vol I \| Repeat - The Best of Jethro Tull - Vol II \| Original Masters \| 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights \| The Best Of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection \| Through the Years \| The Very Best of Jethro Tull \| Essential \| The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull Compilation containing previously-unreleased material: Living in the Past \| Nightcap Box set: 20 Years of Jethro Tull \| 25th Anniversary Box Set Video: Slipstream \| 20 Years of Jethro Tull \| 25th Anniversary Video \| Living with the Past \| A New Day Yesterday \| Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 \| Live At Montreux 2003

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