Catfish Rising

Jethro Tull | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000008H1T
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,931 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Is Not Love

2. Occasional Demons

3. Roll Yer Own

4. Rocks on the Road

5. Sparrow on the Schoolyard Wall

6. Thinking Round Corners

7. Still Loving You Tonight

8. Doctor to My Disease

9. Like a Tall Thin Girl

10. White Innocence

11. Sleeping with the Dog

12. Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and Tie

13. When Jesus Came to Play

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent '90s Tull, January 23, 2003

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John S. Ryan "Scott Ryan" (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Catfish Rising (Audio CD)

My own favorite Tull period is roughly 1975-79, I also love their earlier albums, and my least favorite is their early-1980s stuff. As of _Crest of a Knave_, they were back in the groove again as far as my own tastes are concerned (though other fans' mileage may vary).

This one is probably my favorite of their post-_Crest_ releases. It's light and humorous, with more acoustic guitar than its somewhat ponderous immediate predecessor (_Rock Island_), and it represents Ian Anderson at his most lyrically playful since "Mother Goose". It's also -- though this aspect is easy to overstate -- something of a return to the bluesy flavor of the early Tull.

In particular I really enjoy "Thinking Round Corners" (both the song and the activity), and if you like Tull's opening rockers, they don't come much better than "This Is Not Love". (On the other hand, "White Innocence" sounds too much like "Budapest: The Sequel".)

It's too bad this release has been somewhat forgotten and overshadowed, because it's actually a very strong CD. Here's hoping it makes a comeback among new Tull fans. If you're interested in hearing some "late-period" Tull, I recommend _Crest of a Knave_ and this one. Anderson and the boys reinvent themselves ever other CD or so, and their newer music is just as inventive as their "classic" stuff.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Servin' Up Some Catfish!, June 14, 2002

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Paul E. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catfish Rising (Audio CD)

With the early 80's albums dominated by synths, this album is pretty much devoid of any - this one's all about the guitar. With 13 tracks it's fair to say that it does contains it's share of "filler," but it also has some truly great songs on it.

Occasional Demons is cool song that chugs along in ZZ Top fashion.
Roll Yer Own is a funky little acoustic piece which tells the story of one "taking matters" into their own hands.
Thinking Around Corners is anything but ordinary, but highly entertaining.
Doctor to My Disease is a great rocker.
Tall Thin Girl and Gold Tipped Boots Black Jacket and Tie are fun acoustic based tracks contained similarly to the way Aqualung had Mother Goose and Up To Me.
Tull also treats us to their most conventional blues tracks ever with Sleeping With Dog and Still Loving You Tonight.
Closing the disc is a another blues-based but loose acoustic track entitled When Jesus Came to Play.

This a Top 10 Tull CD in my book. Certainly their best work in the 90's.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5++ possibly best Tull ever, November 25, 2002

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kamman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catfish Rising (Audio CD)

The reviews so far have been disgusting. This is not a past-their-prime Tull release, but I'd rank it as one of their two best albums. I always find myself going back again and again to this cd. It's not just the best they've come out wtih in a while, this may possibly be the best they've come out with.

The cd has an irresistable lowkey bluesy rock feel to it. This is not love really starts the cd going with a good beat. The next three songs have a slower beat, but a deep blues sound going through them. Sparrow on the Schoolyard Wall and Thinking Round corners get very upbeat, with some great flute and mandolin part reminicent of Tull's folk-rock era. Thinking round corners really comes right at you with its offtempo and unexpected sound, making you really have to "think round corners" to appreciate the song. And then Like a Tall Thin Girl is my absolute favorite song of the album. Anderson is just strumming recklessly on the mandolin, pounding out an irresistable beat, singing strange, and at some times ridiculous, lyrics. You just have to hear the mandolin in this song for yourself. Gold Tip Boots Black Jacket and Tie has lyrics you won't be able to get out of your head mixed with great flute and guitar work. And When Jesus came to play ends the cd quite nicely with soulful vocals and pleasing interplay between electric guitar and mandolin.

A great buy for anyone looking to expand their Tull collection.