Crest Of A Knave  by Jethro Tull

Crest Of A Knave is the sixteenth studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released in September 1987. It is considered their "comeback" album after a three-year hiatus due to Ian Anderson's vocal cord issues.

The musical style of the album combines hard rock with elements of progressive rock and folk. Crest Of A Knave is characterized by the dominance of Martin Barre's electric guitar and less use of flute compared to the past. Many tracks have strong influences from Dire Straits. Ian Anderson is the main composer and producer of the album. The recording took place in early 1987, mainly in Ian Anderson's home studio. Due to the lack of a permanent drummer at that time, many tracks were recorded using a drum machine programmed by Anderson. The ten-minute epic Budapest is considered by many fans and critics as the highlight of the album.

Crest Of A Knave went down in history for winning the first Grammy Award in the category Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (1989), unexpectedly prevailing over the favorite ...And Justice For All by Metallica (!). It went gold in the USA (over 500,000 copies), the United Kingdom, and Canada.