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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2001 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal Music Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Music Video - Pop/Rock |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 030206120196 |
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Customer Reviews of Jethro Tull - Living with the Past
A must have for Tull fans. I had to add this to my previous review: I just saw the Brazilian import Jethro Tull - Songs From The Hippodrome (recorded by the BBC in 1977). This is an official release DVD licensed in Brazil, not a boot DVD-R. It is EXCELLENT!! Easily the best Tull performance I've seen on video. It's Tull as I remember them from my youth. It is much better than Living with the Past or Slipstream. In it, the band performs Jack in the Green, Thick as a Brick, Songs From the Woods, Velvet Green, Hunting Girl, Aqualung, Wind Up, and Locomotive Breath. The video and sound quality are very good (quite acceptable considering it was shot 26 years ago)... Get it, you'll be glad you did!
And now back to the Living with the Past review: First let's get one thing straight...There are two kinds of people - those who don't mind having a documentary with their concert and those that do. I'm one of those that do mind. Let me say up front that the music & performance are great. But, what's up with the constant switching back and forth from daylight and nighttime shows (during songs). And then, why all the jerky stop frame 'isn't that special' effects. And interrupting the bass solo in Bouree for some comments - shame on you! These are great musicians. The concert would easily stand on it's own without all the extra STUFF!
4 stars because of the production nonsense.
One more note: The stereo sound quality was poor until I put my receiver in DSP Hall mode. Then the sound came alive!
This one's a Mixed Bag
I'm still "living in the past", I suppose...but why do I want to see a fat, apparently balding Ian Anderson who is straining to hit some of the notes ( in spite of several key changes on standard fare hits ), when the Powers That Be are sitting on vintage performances from 1977 ( BBC Sight & Sound show, London ) and 1978 ( Madison Square Garden show, NYC ). This is the current Tull lineup---and sonic quality never ceases to get better---but the energy level is just not the same, folks! Also, what happened to the drums in the mix?! Did they let Ian mix again? You couldn't effectively castrate a drum sound more if you tried! No punch or definition whatsoever...
Last but not least: When are they going to learn that it's okay to release a straight-ahead, two hour concert with unedited, unadorned stage footage...and we won't get bored! I'm tired of this stupid MTV trending of footage interspersed with grainy and/or black and white footage, imagery slowed down, interview snippets, etc ( put interviews under the "extras" section, duh ).
It's a pretty good DVD overall, but only for hard core fans.
A truely excellent collection of songs.
Unlike some other reviewers, I enjoyed the commentary from the musicians between songs although I agree that the cuts to commentary during "Bouree" and "New Jig" were a little annoying. However the special effects on the songs by the original band members was, I think, appropriate and effective. On the other hand, the bonus tracks with "Uriah Heep" and "Fairport Convention" should have been full tracks rather than one minute snippets. I didn't notice the key changes (so Ian can reach the notes) or the castrated drum sound mentioned by another reviewer. Perhaps he was imagining it.
Having got that out of the way, I have to say that the DVD is truely amazing. The muscianship on display is extraordinary especially considering they must all be in their fifties. So what if people lose hair and put on a bit of weight as they get older? That's life. I'm just amazed that after all these years they are obviously still enjoying their concerts tremendously and still playing so damn well. And, yes, they are a bit less athletic than they were in their twenties (wonders never cease) but I really didn't expect to see, again, the weird facial grimacing and the frantic leapings into the air as on the twenty-fifth anniversary DVD
The best song on "Living With The Past" is, without doubt, "Budapest" and it is worth getting the DVD just for this. It is absolutely fantastic. But really I cannot fault any song in the collection. I have watched "Living With The Past" at least ten times since getting from my wife at christmas this year. She is also a Tull fan but, alas, is trying to keep current with our teenage kids taste in music (did I say music?).