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)

  1. My Sunday Feeling
  2. Cross Eyed Mary
  3. Roots to Branches
  4. Someday the Sun Won't Shine for You
  5. Jack in the Green
  6. Thick as a Brick
  7. Wond'ring Aloud
  8. Sweet Dream
  9. Hunt by Numbers
  10. Bourée
  11. A Song for Jeffrey
  12. The Water Carrier
  13. A New Day Yesterday
  14. Life is a Long Song
  15. Budapest
  16. New Jig
  17. Aqualung
  18. Locomotive Breath
  19. Living in the Past
  20. Protect and Survive
  21. 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
  • 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