Living with the Past


Living with the Past is a live album by Jethro Tull. The first half contains material from the Hammersmith Apollo performance on 25 November 2001 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" from The [Secret Language of Birds] and the instrumental "In the Grip of Stronger Stuff" from Divinities: Twelve Dances with God. Aside from "Cheerio", 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", "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" and "Pibroch ".
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.

Track listing (CD)

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

    Track listing (DVD)

  22. My Sunday Feeling
  23. Cross Eyed Mary
  24. Roots to Branches
  25. Someday the Sun Won't Shine for You
  26. Jack in the Green
  27. Thick as a Brick
  28. Wond'ring Aloud
  29. Sweet Dream
  30. Hunt by Numbers
  31. Bourée
  32. A Song for Jeffrey
  33. The Water Carrier
  34. A New Day Yesterday
  35. Life is a Long Song
  36. Budapest
  37. New Jig
  38. Aqualung
  39. Locomotive Breath
  40. Living in the Past
  41. Protect and Survive
  42. Cheerio
Extra features
  1. John Barleycorn
  2. Blind Eye
  3. Photo Gallery
  4. Tull Talk
  5. Out takes
  6. DVT
  7. My Sunday Feeling
  8. Beside Myself

    Personnel

Track numbers refer to the CD.
;Jethro Tull
;Guest musicians

Certifications

DVD