Crest of a Knave

Crest of a Knave is an album by the British progressive rock group Jethro Tull, released in 1987. The album relied more heavily on Martin Barre's electric guitar than the band had since the 1970s which made the album the more popular among Tull fans as many of them disapproved of the electronic/synthesizer direction followed by Jethro Tull in the early and mid-1980s. However, several tracks still featured drum machine instead of a live drummer. K... more

Crest of a Knave is an album by the British progressive rock group Jethro Tull, released in 1987. The album relied more heavily on Martin Barre's electric guitar than the band had since the 1970s which made the album the more popular among Tull fans as many of them disapproved of the electronic/synthesizer direction followed by Jethro Tull in the early and mid-1980s. However, several tracks still featured drum machine instead of a live drummer. Keyboardist Peter-John Vettese was now absent and it was Ian Anderson who contributed the synth programming. The album sleeve only listed Ian Anderson, Martin Barre and Dave Pegg as official band members. The album was a critical and commercial success. Jethro Tull went on to win a 1988 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, beating odds-on favorites Metallica with their album …And Justice for All and critics' choice Jane's Addiction with their album Nothing's Shocking. Under advisement from their manager, no one from the band turned up... less