I have been following Jethro Tull since 1971 and have the entire Tull collection. The albums that I have collected under the Ian Anderson brand (since 2000) have been few and far between but at present am endeavouring to complete the set.

Homo Erraticus(2014) is Ian Anderson's latest offering and again produces an album of intricate melody lines and crafted guitar riffs together with Ian's unique flute sound (yes, the flute is a heavy metal instrument!) however, it lacks the sophistication and creativeness that the band when it was called ‘Jethro Tull’ produces. Be aware that when the band was called Jethro Tull it had a different set of musicians.

For some reason I find the band that accompanies Ian Anderson and not called Jethro Tull a bit lacklustre even though the lead guitarist Florian is a more modern player than Ian's long time Tull lead guitarist Martin Barre and brings some much needed youthful exuberance unfortunately, not so with the rest of the band.

It may be that Ian's song writing style has become more narrow now that he is entering his twilight years (he is old enough now to draw a pension) and after 46 albums I don't think he really cares. The engineering is superb but it is a far cry from 1971 when I first heard ‘Aqualung’ the 4th Tull album but the first to go to number one in the USA. Tull fans will like it. New listeners may find it complex. I will rate it 5 stars