Living with the Past

Living with the Past
Living with the Past
Live album & DVD by Jethro Tull
Released	30 April 2002 (US)
Recorded	Oct 1989 – Jan 2002
Genre	Progressive rock; hard rock; folk rock;
Length	71:43
Label	Fuel 2000
Producer	Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Living with the Past is a live album by Jethro Tull. The first half (first LP of the 2019 vinyl reissue^[3]) contains material from the Hammersmith Apollo performance on 25 November 2001^[4]^[5] and features songs from different eras of Tull's history as well as some pieces from Ian Anderson's solo albums: "The Habanero Reel", "The Water Carrier" (DVD only) from The Secret Language of Birds and the instrumental "In the Grip of Stronger Stuff" from Divinities: Twelve Dances with God. Aside from "Cheerio" (the conclusion from the Hammersmith concert), other recordings are collected in the second half.

The CD and DVD both include large chunks of the Hammersmith concert, but the selection is not identical: "The Habanero Reel" and "In the Grip of Stronger Stuff" only appear on the CD, while "Cross-Eyed Mary", "Thick as a Brick", "Beside Myself" (bonus track), "Hunt by Numbers", "Bourée", "The Water Carrier", "A New Day Yesterday", "Budapest" and "New Jig" are all exclusive to the DVD. Also played at the gig, but available on neither format, are "Set-Aside" (another Anderson solo track) and "Pibroch (Cap in Hand)".^[6]

Some of the additional recordings such as the acoustic session also appear in both formats. The DVD has some video effects overlaid on top of the performances, sometimes also mixing in footage from open air concerts (combined with the audio from the Hammersmith Apollo).

Track listing (CD)

Intro – 0:22
"My Sunday Feeling" – 4:00
"Roots to Branches" – 5:34
"Jack in the Green" – 2:40
"The Habanero Reel" – 4:03
"Sweet Dream" – 4:54
"In the Grip of Stronger Stuff" (Instrumental) – 2:57
"Aqualung" – 8:20
"Locomotive Breath" – 5:26
"Living in the Past" – 3:27
"Protect and Survive" (Instrumental) – 1:01
"Nothing Is Easy" – 5:16
"Wond'ring Aloud" – 1:54
"Life Is a Long Song" – 3:32
"A Christmas Song" – 3:05
"Cheap Day Return" – 1:12
"Mother Goose" – 1:57
"Dot Com" – 4:28
"Fat Man" – 5:06
"Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You" – 4:13
"Cheerio" – 1:36

Track listing (DVD)

My Sunday Feeling
Cross Eyed Mary
Roots to Branches
Someday the Sun Won't Shine for You (Class of '68 reunion)
Jack in the Green
Thick as a Brick
Wond'ring Aloud (acoustic session)
Sweet Dream
Hunt by Numbers
Bourée
A Song for Jeffrey
The Water Carrier
A New Day Yesterday
Life is a Long Song (acoustic session)
Budapest
New Jig
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Living in the Past
Protect and Survive
Cheerio

Extra features

John Barleycorn (Fairport Convention featuring Ian Anderson, filmed at the Cropredy Festival August 2001)
Blind Eye (Uriah Heep featuring Ian Anderson, filmed at the Mermaid Theatre, London, December 2000)
Photo Gallery
Tull Talk
Out takes
DVT (advert warning of the dangers of Deep Vein Thrombosis, starring Ian Anderson)
My Sunday Feeling (original line-up Class of '68 reunion)
Beside Myself (Virtual Ticket Window - filmed at Hammersmith; three different viewing angles available)

Personnel

Track numbers refer to the CD.

Jethro Tull

Ian Anderson – concert and bamboo flutes, vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin (plays on all tracks)
Martin Barre – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, flute on track 19 (plays on tracks 1 – 14, 18 – 19 and 21)
Andrew Giddings – keyboards, accordion (plays on tracks 1 – 14, 18 – 19 and 21)
Jonathan Noyce – bass (plays on tracks 1 – 14, 18 – 19 and 21)
Dave Pegg – mandolin, bass (plays on tracks 15 – 17)
Doane Perry – drums, percussion (plays on tracks 1 – 14, 18 – 19 and 21)
Mick Abrahams – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals (plays on track 20)
Glenn Cornick – bass (plays on track 20)
Clive Bunker – drums (plays on track 20)

Guest musicians

James Duncan – drums on track 14
Brian Thomas – violin on tracks 13 – 14
Justine Tomlinson – violin on tracks 13 – 14
Malcolm Henderson – viola on tracks 13 – 14
Juliet Tomlinson – cello on tracks 13 – 14

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	75
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[8]	47

Certifications

DVD


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[10]	Gold	5,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

US release was originally scheduled for 23 April 2002, but was delayed a week
UK CD release 6 May 2002
German CD release 13 May 2002
US DVD release 14 May 2002
Tracks 1 - 11 and 21 recorded at Hammersmith Apollo London 25 November 2001
Track 12 recorded at L'Olympia Paris France 22 October 1999
Tracks 13 and 14 recorded at a stately home January 2002
Tracks 15 - 17 recorded in the dressing room of Hallenstadion Zurich Switzerland 13 October 1989
Tracks 18 and 19 recorded for 2 Meter Sessions RTL Holland at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands 19 October 1999
Track 20 recorded at Kellys, Leamington Spa, England 29 January 2002