Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41112 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-10-29
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Full Screen, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 100 minutes

Special Features
4:3 Full Frame
DVD 9
English
Region 0
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
Collaborations
Photo Gallery
Tull Talk
Out Takes
Bonus Track
The Virtual Ticket Window

Synopsis
British rock band Jethro Tull added a mystical, even medieval element to their guitar-driven music by adding a flute to the line-up of instruments. The multiple Grammy Award winning artists, led by chief songwriter Ian Anderson, are filmed here performing a reunion concert in November 2001. Comprised of the original 1968 members, Jethro Tull performs a set of 20 tunes. In addition, LIVING WITH THE PAST includes rare footage of Tull playing with Fairport Convention and Uriah Heap back in the 1960's.

From the Back Cover
Tull are a musical powerhouse driven by the distinctive flute and wonderfully crafted melodies of Ian Anderson.
Jethro Tull have now performed almost 3000 concerts, featuring a powerful repertoire of classic material sprinkled with the latest gems from a string of vibrant new releases. Living With The Past is the definitive record of Jethro Tull live. This stunning concert film, captured on the British and American tours in 2001, also features a unique reunion performance by the original Jethro Tull line-up which made the very first album back in 1968.

Track Listing
My Sunday feeling
Cross eyed Mary
Roots to branches
Someday the sun won’t shine for you
Jack in the green
Thick as a brick
Wond’ring aloud
Sweet dream
Hunt by numbers
Bouree
A song for Jeffrey
The water carrier
A new day yesterday
Life is a long song
Budapest
New jig
Aqualung
Locomotive breath
Living in the past
Protect and survive (instrumental)
Cheerio
DVD Special. Features Collaborations
Photo gallery
Tull talk
Out takes
DVT
Bonus track
The virtual ticket window
DVD9 dual layer
4:3 screen format

Customer Reviews

Living With The Past - The definitive Live DVD
We have come a long way since the days of the slipstream video release and the DVD proves this in terms of sound and picture quality.The disc contains 100 minutes of jethro tull performance interspersed with interview clips and a couple of specially recorded video segments (Jack in the green and Roots to branches) .Initially I thought this would spoil the performance but the DVD flows very nicely and it was a joy to watch and brought back memories of the live shows and draughty train stations in December.This DVD shows why Jethro Tull will still be rocking for a long time to come and a lot of thought and work has gone into the make up and content on this disc to make this the definitive rock DVD that all others will be measured by and an essential purchase for all Tull fans.

The disc is easy to navigate with all menu options clearly accessible and laid out on some nice background graphics making it very easy to choose from the many extras available on the disc.With the DVD comes a nice booklet describing the recording, production and other info about the DVD. I won`t attempt to describe every single track because we have all been to the shows so we know what to expect and they have been faithfully reproduced on the disc.

A worthwile addition for a Tull fan
I've been a Jethro Tull fan for a long time now and I have been looking forward to this release for some time. In general, it was worth the wait. The production quality, both visually and sonically, is top notch and the DVD is well laid out with a very simple and clear menu. As well as the extensive list of live tull songs, there are a number of added features, such as interviews with the band (which there could have been more of), a photo gallery and a virtual ticket seat view at one of the concerts - which is different...

The live set itself is a a mixture of what you would expect on a typical 'Best of Tull' album, with a few more interesting ones thrown in. The songs are interspersed with short sections of interview dialogue, which on the whole is good and makes the DVD more interesting than just one song directly after another.

Highlights for me are the new studio versions of Life's a long song and Wondering aloud. Both are recorded live in the studio with a string quartet, piano and percussion. Ian Anderson's ability as a musician really shines through in these performances, particularly his overlooked ability as a fine player of acoustic guitar (because his flute playing is so good), and it is clear for all to see just how good a song craftsmen he is at his best, both melodically and lyrically. He really is seriously underated as a songwriter. Other parts worthy of mention are the performances with the original 60's line up with Mick Abrahams and co, doing versions of 'Some day the sun won't shine for you' and a few others from the 'This Was' album. I can't really fault the rest of the live performances, though I would have personally preferred to hear some of the more unusual material, that is only occasionally played in the live set, rather than all of the obvious favorites. Also, Ian Anderson's voice is clearly not what it was and he does show signs of difficulty in some of songs - but then I was expecting this as I've seen him play a lot over the last few years.

To conlude, for a Jethro Tull fan, I think this is a worthy addition to their collection, though there's a part of me that longs to have a DVD of live material from the bands 70's era....I can but hope....

Disappointed
Here is my review of Living With The Past (DVD).

Sound quality good,

However, the concert is spoilt during songs by cutting to other concert and rehearsal footage and uncalled for visuals. Result, it looks more like a (very long) pop video and just tricks the mind into thinking Tull are just miming to a backing track.

Where were the shoots of Martin Barre for his main guitar solos. Budapest and Sweet Dream being examples. Too many were missed by showing close ups of the keyboards.

Also, talking over tracks, such as Bouree and between tracks loses all the continuity of a concert.

Who ever directed this should stick with making poor home videos for their own personnel use only.

Definitely, the director requires a jump start.