Living With the Past

Jethro Tull - Living With the Past

Living With the Past
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Artist: Jethro Tull
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2002-04-30
Music Label: Varese Sarabande
Soundtracks:
  1. Intro (Live-11/25/01)
  2. My Sunday Feeling (Live-2001)
  3. Roots To Branches (Live-2001)
  4. Jack In The Green (Live-2001)
  5. Sweet Dream (Live-2001)
  6. The Habanero Reel (Live-2001)
  7. In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff (Live-2001)
  8. Aqualung (Live-2001)
  9. Locomotive Breath (Live-2001)
  10. Living In The Past (Live-2001)
  11. Protect & Survive (Live-2001)
  12. Cheerio (Live-2001)
  13. Wond'ring Aloud (Acoustic)
  14. Life Is A Long Song (Acoustic)
  15. Some Day In The Sun (Live-1968)
  16. Won't Shine For You (Live-1968)
  17. Nothing Is Easy (Live-1999)
  18. A Christmas Song (Live-1989)
  19. Cheap Day Return (Live-1989)
  20. Mother Goose (Live-1989)
  21. Dot Com (Live-1999)

Free Music Notes for Living With the Past

Free Music Review: A tribute to great musicians.
Hit: 5 Stars

I've had the pleasure of seeing Jethro Tull Live many, many times; from the halcion days in the late 70's with the 'ultimate lineup' that included John Evans, David Palmer, Barrimore Barlow, and the late John Glascock, through that abysmal mid 80's time period when Ian Anderson's voice was bent and broken to the point that even the die hard fans were calling for his early retirement, to present lineup evident on this terrific new album. I'm pleased to announce that Ian's voice has completely healed and this band is doing better than ever.

This CD does a very good job of covering a huge catalog, giving snippets that range from the earliest to latest albums. Present are the ubiquitous AQUALUNG and LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - great old songs that many fans don't really need to hear agian; (I own at least 6 or 7 copies of these on various live releases.) but I understand why they need to be there. Also present are some favorite gems long ignored in the live show playlists: JACK IN THE GREEN, PROTECT AND SURVIVE and LIFE IS A LONG SONG. Perhaps the weak point of this disc, if there is one to be found, is the rather plodding performance of SWEET DREAM. It picks up at the end of the song, but it seems slow and stiff compared with other live versions on earlier albums; noteably on the BURSTING OUT album. The highlights of this album for me are THE HABANERO REEL, IN THE GRIP OF STRONGER STUFF and SOMEDAY THE SUN WON'T SHINE FOR YOU - that final song performed by the original Tull lineup of Anderson, Abrahams, Bunker and Cornick.

Now to the reason I'm writing this review - The great, the amazing, the highly underappreciated and underglorified, the masterful.....Martin Barre. This album features Martin's terrific playing, and he's never been sharper. This man is one of the finest masters of the electric guitar on the planet today, yet he is frequently ignored in the popular press, and is still often referred to as being the replacement guitar player for the band. While Ian Anderson is acknowledged as the driving force behind Tull, Martin Barre must be recognized as the power that has made this band a major force in rock history for more than 30 years. My goodness, he's been there since 1968 - playing on every album but the very first. Even Ian Anderson has said that without Martin, there would be no Jethro Tull!

In conclusion - this is a great CD with great performances from one of the most consistently popular bands in history. Worth every penny spent.

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Living With The Past was primarily recorded at Hammersmith Apollo in November 2001, it also features tracks from Paris and Holland in 1999, Zurich in 1989, some acoustic tracks from January 2002 and a reunion of the original 1968 line up (Ian Anderson, Mick Abrahams, Clive Bunker, Glenn Cornick), also from January 2002.

The line up for the Hammersmith recordings (tracks 1-11 & 21), the Paris track (12) and the Dutch tracks (18-19) is:

Ian Anderson - Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar Martin Barre - Guitars Doanne Perry - Drums Andrew Giddings - Keyboards Jonathon Noyce - Bass

This line up also does the acoustic tracks (13-14) with the addition of a small strings section. Dave Pegg plays bass on the Zurich tracks (15-17).

TRACK LISTING 1. Intro 2. My Sunday Feeling 3. Roots To Branches 4. Jack In The Green 5. The Habanero Reel 6. Sweet Dream 7. In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff 8. Aqualung 9. Locomotive Breath 10. Living In The Past 11. Protect and Survive 12. Nothing Is Easy 13. Wond'ring Aloud 14. Life Is A Long Song 15. A Christmas Song 16. Cheap Day Return 17. Mother Goose 18. Dot Com 19. Fat Man 20. Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You 21. Cheerio


This is a beautifully packaged and thoughtfully programmed compilation of recent live recordings of songs across the span of Jethro Tull's sizeable catalog. Their origins as a blues band with folk leanings made them a welcome alternative to the power trio back in the late '60s. That period is covered here on "Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You," recorded by the original band when they reunited in 2002. Their commercial high-water mark was Aqualung, as brilliant and lasting a statement as any in classic rock. Here, in crystal-clear recordings of utterly respectful versions, the current lineup takes on "Locomotive Breath" and the title track. Elsewhere, Ian Anderson is joined by a string quartet for new takes on some early and obscure single sides. The band's penchant for long-form rock-operatic fare, which put them in a progressive cul-de-sac alongside Yes and Genesis, lost them critical support but not their legion of fans. The fans, who refer to them simply as "Tull," know that this band still has its chops. In particular, longstanding guitarist Martin Barre is among the most underrated of classic rock axmen, and this fine live album is as much his as it is Anderson's. --Rob Stewart

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