Living in the Past - Jethro Tull | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!

[@drogusmaxwell6640]

Dude...Jethro Tull

[@ChuckHackney]

And Ian Anderson!!!!!!!

[@nancy9478]

'Nuff said. 😊

[@zq9m3xh8]

"Now there's revolution, but they don't know what they're fighting." Those words are truer now than they ever were.

[@johnperrigo6474]

Right on.

[@216trixie]

Yes

[@MrPsaunders]

Nah, the same bastards are in charge, it's Wall Street and the Pawns (Good band name, bad ideology)

[@silverburst6123]

TRUTH!

[@nyrocks5580]

That's for sure.

[@adambnyc4875]

"Skating Away (on the Thin Ice of a New Day)" from the War Child album.

[@reckonedopinions]

Came to Commentsville to say this. Gorgeous little tune.

[@smilerpink]

“Skating Away” might be my favorite song of theirs. Certainly my favorite Ian Anderson vocal. Really like the way the song builds with the gradual addition of instruments one by one.

[@jonathansmith3742]

Meanwhile, back in the year one.

[@brookstruitt6293]

​@@smilerpinksome incisive lyrics in that song: "Well, do you ever get the feeling That the story's too damn real And in the present tense? Or that everybody's on the stage And it seems like you're the only Person sitting in the audience?" I love that hesitation between present and tense... creates that sense of ruminating along with the speaker about the absurdity and isolation of life...

[@Jude_196]

LOVE IT!!!

[@jeffmartin1026]

I was 20 in 1972 and believe me, we were not still listening to music from 50 years before.

[@willrichardson519]

Some of my all time favourite music is from a hundred years ago. Check out Sibelius symphonies and tone poems. For a treat listen to Carl Nielsen's Das Unauslöschliche symohony, written during and reflective of World War One.

[@tkengathegrateful4844]

@@willrichardson519 Or for another reflection on war, Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" written and premiered in a German POW camp during WW2.

[@kenhoyer8601]

Rudy vallee

[@devonvergiels5185]

65 years old here . . . Jethro Tull, all time favorite band for so many reasons. Ian Anderson is a wonderfully unique voice in the world. That's all.

[@markgrant5305]

Big hit in 1969. I was 16. Now 71! And now I’m living in the past!

[@chrisjenkins6120]

I am also 71. I’m right there with you!

[@Skeeter123]

Same here...I too am 71. Our generation had "the best" music 🎶 🎵 👌 ❤

[@Mr05Chuck]

I’ll be 71 in October ya old dude! Lol

[@svtinker]

It was a good past.

[@clarencewalker3925]

Been there.

[@SCVIndy]

All the 70+ year olds (me) love this song .. what a past it was ..

[@MissAstorDancer]

✋

[@codjh9]

Hey, I think I'm old enough too - 66 - and always loved this song.

[@qhl5579]

Not 70, I stole my Dad's album....

[@eileen742]

This track was so different to anything I'd ever heard at the time . 71 past in January too. It's been on my play list for several years and never tire of listening to it!

[@billbabcock1833]

I hit the big 70 this summer and still have friends from those days. I can't believe any of us are still alive.

[@gyro3454]

Can’t believe they’ve done this many jethro Tull songs and still have not done “My God”

[@procopiusaugustus6231]

Or Witches Promise.

[@carlfisher3924]

Good call on both songs

[@lizard6444]

Yes! ☝

[@JohnRJune]

Or Minstrel in the Gallery.

[@markthoele1808]

Agree.

[@ryokinor6223]

One of Tull's greatest songs. You've gotta give 'Thick as a Brick' a listen. It's 45 mins long but worth it.

[@eileendobbs8009]

That's best seen as a live video

[@christianman73]

They seem to be saying, near the end of this video, that they listened to the entire TAAB album some time ago. Maybe I misunderstood them, but that's what it sounded like.

[@spicy321]

They did the full album on Patreon

[@ryokinor6223]

@@spicy321 Ok, thanks. I misunderstood what they said.

[@nyrocks5580]

@@ryokinor6223 it was a great reaction on Patreon approx two years ago. They were blown away.

[@craigreid7178]

Ian Anderson always reminds me of a wild and weird wizard when he performs. I love it!

[@joelliebler5690]

Everyone loved it back when Ian was in his prime before he lost his voice!

[@larryeinzig3316]

I’ve been to about 100 concerts and IMHO, nobody had more stage presence or could command the stage than Ian Anderson. I’ve seen Tull several times and it is sad how Ian’s voice is now shot but he can still play a mean flute.

[@scottingram7634]

I saw Tull in the early 70s and your "wild and weird wizard" description is spot on. I can't think of anyone else I've seen who owns the stage like he did.

[@dlt20723]

Must be a day for 71 year olds. I’ll be 72 in August. Love watching A&A discover the music we took for granted at the time.

[@mrjoepad1]

I'm also 71 and will be 72 in August. Totally agree with you.

[@rosek2967]

We had so much great music it was easy to take it for granted. Listening to what passes for music nowadays, I feel sorry for young people who miss out on hearing really great musicians and tunes. Grateful for these channels. (And I've got you both beat: just turned 75 and still dancin'!) 😄

[@kaydantonio3719]

I’ll be 71 in July. I’m happy to still be here listening to Jethro Tull. They hold a special place in my heart because Jethro Tull was my first concert. Wow!

[@jeffmartin1026]

Will be 72 in September - great to see this music survives!

[@Jude_196]

60 in a week - STILL FEEL THE NOSTALGIA!!! Gosh - we had some GREAT MUSIC!!!

[@sallydwyer2735]

Ian Anderson was and is still a musical genius..

[@joeslish-p1p]

was not still

[@jollyrodgers7272]

much prefer Tull's earlier stuff. After Minstrel, not so much.

[@bodhisattva3774]

One of my favorite Tull songs! The bass line is very Brubeck.

[@216trixie]

Take 5

[@VGKDean]

Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! Another great song

[@PorkyBorky]

"Witches Promise" is a banger that often gets overlooked.

[@bradleyjjohnson]

This is such a hidden gem of a song. Love the understated, but rocking guitar. The bass!!! No one sounds like the Tull. Rock on Garth!!!😉

[@ScottatHouseonaHill]

Great song. I strongly recommend "Songs from the Wood". The title song is amazing, as is the entire album. Been listening to it since it came out in '77 and it's in my top-five all-time list.

[@carlfisher3924]

Agreed. One of my favorites along with Benefit and Broadsword & the Beast

[@barrysergent5905]

Hunting Girl is an absolute masterpiece. The musicianship and production quality are jaw dropping.

[@irishgrl]

That & Stormwatch are my 2 favorites

[@Home-lb7jr]

@ScottatHouseonaHill. Excellent suggestion. The track Pibroch (Cap in Hand) blew me away the first time I heard it.

[@catleeper]

They played this in concert 1972 in Dallas…it was epic. And yes, Ian Anderson stood on one leg while playing the flute.

[@joedrees6649]

Not in the rock n roll hall of fame......that baffles me. They are great 👍

[@CorePathway]

No Styx, no Boston, it’s a fugging JOKE

[@meldonbrindley7093]

Who would have thought 5/4 time could be so catchy?

[@216trixie]

Dave Brubeck

[@carlfisher3924]

​@@216trixie😂 nice one!

[@ramonacosta2647]

The guys who wrote the Mission Impossible theme.

[@Jude_196]

@@216trixie 🤣🤣🤣 FACTS!!! ❤❤❤

[@Jude_196]

@@ramonacosta2647 oooooo - good one!!

[@hampyonce]

Jethro Tull won a Best Hard Rock Album Grammy in 1989. Ian Anderson is a rock legend. Martin Barre is a guitarist I've long admired.

[@joelliebler5690]

All time greatest along with The WHo, YES and Chicago!

[@scottingram7634]

Was that Crest Of A Knave? "Farm On The Freeway" was such a great song.

[@joelliebler5690]

@@scottingram7634 So is the song Budapest!

[@toddnoom626]

She couldn't make love but she made good sandwich! I'm your pepsi cola but you can't take me outa the can!

[@andythrush3341]

Tull had many, many great songs. It's worth a dive.

[@billbabcock1833]

Tull holds a special place in my heart. I'm 70 now and Zep and Floyd are definitely at the top of my list, but my first rock concert was Tull in 71 when I was 16. I saw them every chance I got in the 70s and in the early 2000s Ian Anderson was doing a tour of smaller venues. The show was an acoustic performance of the Aqualung album. Obviously not with the energy of the 70s concerts but a great show.

[@joanlajara3939]

A new day yesterday!! Teacher, skating away, love me some Tull!!!

[@bobblethreadgill4463]

Alright guys, "My God" has to be next TULL reaction... Hell Yeah! ! !

[@markdevant32]

try listening to Tull's" Skating away on the thin ice of the new day".

[@maryjobohrman2132]

I love Jethro Tull, I was lucky to see them 4 times

[@Scaramousche1955]

My vote for the next Tull would be the amazing song "Minstrel in the Gallery". Very progressive and intricate and powerful all at once.

[@realitythreshold]

Amazing song indeed

[@johndef5075]

The drums are soooo good.

[@Scaramousche1955]

@@johndef5075 Barrimore Barlowe never got the recognition for being an incredible drummer...true of all the members of the band, though.

[@lizard6444]

I hope they do this one and My God

[@gswithen]

Minstrel needs to be the full 8 minute version not the 4 minute one put out on a best of.

[@robmcgrath5202]

Yay, more Tull! Always ready for more of the songwriting brilliance that is Ian Anderson. Now, on to the video.

[@garryokeefe1605]

A bassline intro to die for and SO sophhisticated, classy rock with that flute, superb orchestration and what great drumming to seal it.

[@Hisseefits]

Bouree, Minstrel in the Gallery, Cold Wind to Valhalla, Skating Away, With You There to Help Me, Teacher, To Cry You a Song, Nothing is Easy. All great tracks.

[@mikeloomis687]

Nice selections!!

[@jameskirschling7887]

I have a deep cut Jethro Tull song for you. The song is: Fat Man. Jethro Tull is a band, for a lot of people, that is like a friend you haven't seen for a while. You catch up a little when you you meet up somewhere, then don't see each other again for a while.

[@mikeloomis687]

Brilliant song!!

[@evanpenn1]

When I was in college, me and my friend would play cards and listen to the entire Aqualung album....every day. The boys gotta hit it. It's wildly good.

[@eileendobbs8009]

They've hit I think 3 or 4 songs from Aqualung but I think you really need to listen to that album cover to cover to get the full affect

[@nationaltrails9585]

Reminds me of my late older brother, back from college for visit, he mentioned Jethro Tull and this song. #15 in 1972,1973, Great Song, thanks for playing the studio, album version. Lives forever.

[@Mattressinsptr]

74 here. I remember seeing Jethro Tull at Spectrum in Philly (1972). Amazing.. Still love JT

[@corinevaivoda2754]

I love Tull when I saw him in concert he has the greatest stage presence you just feel better than anyone there it's magical !!!

[@gregcorwin8316]

Tull is a them, not a him. Him is Ian Anderson.

[@corinevaivoda2754]

@gregcorwin8316 yes your right it was a typo but I still think they are great live !!

[@gregcorwin8316]

@@corinevaivoda2754 my favorite group all time! I have seen them live at least 6 times, I suspect it might be a couple more but i can only remember 6 times at the moment.

[@bluesrock1]

Ian was such a unique artist on the flute. He played the flute parts like a lead guitar. Other bands used the flute, but No one else was doing it like Ian!

[@lourenzi8820]

Must do Stand Up, Benefit, Thick as a Brick, and Aqualung albums. Top.tier band

[@gswithen]

Living in the Past was released on May 2, 1969. In 1972, a compilation album with that title was put out to collect all their singles that were not on albums.

[@wicky4473]

A well worn album of my high school years. Brilliant, boys!

[@joelliebler5690]

Mike too!

[@Texama57]

Seen this band twice , 30 years apart, first time in B'ham, Al, row 12 center stage in '75, second time in Houston,, way in the back in the back row but the venue was acoustically perfect , still can't make up my mind which one was better~!! Anne Marie Calhoun opened the show in Houston in 2005 and just blew everyone away with her set, then she played almost the entire set with Jethro Tull, Jethro Tull had 30 more years of music to choose from in the 2005 show but the energy and showmanship of a young Ian Anderson is hard to beat the first time I got to see them, plus you couldn't hardly blink or you'd miss something, stuff blowing up, smoke, animals dancing around (people dressed like animals), Ian was juggling , he'd disappear in smoke and reappear on the other side of the stage, the way the guy plays that flute is just insane~!!!!

[@mitchellfinley7721]

JT was the first Rock T I asked for for Christmas! Got to see them live!!! An experience❤❤❤

[@johndef5075]

Minstrel In The Gallery is epic with some great riffs.

[@jamesmurphy1678]

Songs from the woods. Title track one of his best.

[@andyb7942]

Miss the "traditional" acoustic instruments that were so prevalent back in the 60's and 70's. Love the prominent use of flute in this and use of other woodwind instruments in many other artists' songs of the era.

[@nettricegaskins1871]

Bungle in the Jungle is my fave. I grew up listening to them because of my father.

[@nehemb]

Hurrah! Thanks for getting back to Tull, a band with so, so many phases! Please try 'We used to know' next if you get the chance, which will be worth it to see your reaction to it's similarity to a very famous song... Also fantastic early 'wah wah' usage!

[@vernonashby3357]

We Used to Know is a great song

[@tommytbone9778]

OH YEA, big dude (Andy) was rocking like my older brothers hippie gang & Tull with their guitar & flute combo that was not even imagined before especially the booming sound of their act in concert...living in the past was going like going to one of their holiday week camp ground festival...AHH to be able to go back and live in the past again for a week at least...love your style, Lads....keep on rocking & giddyup a Ding Dong

[@privatename123]

Infectious tune. From time to time over the last 50 years I’ll find myself doing the back and forth vocals in my head.

[@charlesmeadows5580]

“Minstrel In The Gallery” ❤️

[@philstone3859]

Yes! Underrated album.

[@astrogoodvibes6164]

I remember some songs from this era that were called 'sitters'......songs that didn't stand out but absolutely represented the times. This is a definite sitter.

[@ontheroad5317]

One of my absolute favorites from Tull! My next favorite is Skating Away (On The Thin Ice of the New Day). Also a little bit of a non-traditional style.

[@m.y.o.b.724]

"Fire At Midnight". A very underrated Jethro Tull song.

[@ScottatHouseonaHill]

That entire album.

[@colindebourg9012]

A load of us lads went to Prestatyn Holiday Camp in 1969 and we used to sing this song at the tops of our voices, ive always loved Tulls music.

[@kathleensheldrake1053]

Now you HAVE to listen to 'Skating Away (on the Thin Ice of a New Day)'.

[@nancy9478]

Love singing along to this in the car. Tull, heck yeah!!

[@jessicalee7119]

Got to see Tull do Passon Play in 1973 in Chicago ~ what a great theatrical performance !!! Tull was an ex·pe·ri·ence !!

[@wesleiribeiro7816]

Yes, finally, you are doing them again. Now you have to do "My God " by them.. Please

[@johndef5075]

They should do the Aqualung album. No filler

[@kw99190]

Just to mention another cool aspect of this song . . . the flute breaks get a lot of their "intimate" quality (as you call it) from being in minor, while it switches to major as the breaks build up to the sung parts.

[@slcs369]

I'm not a huge Jethro Tull fan, but I love this song! Nice to hear it again.

[@philstone3859]

TULL has a Classic catalog! Lots of great stuff. Super unique band. They did some crazy stuff live. (Stage show) Mr. Anderson is The Man!

[@parshakamarsh]

I've loved this song since the day it came out, it sounded so unique to me at the time

[@DianeGardner-i8d]

Have always loved this song-I was 16 when it came out-I could never remember the name -so nice to revisit

[@gwydion56]

Man, that was a blast from the past. It has been a while since i heard that. You guys are helping me rediscover some of the songs I loved when they came out.

[@SeaMark782]

My first real concert, LA Forum, 1971, 15 yo. Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung, a soundtrack for many of us.

[@Carol-lm5bc]

"Songs From the Wood" full album has always been my fave from them and when "Living" came out, I didn't much care for it. Now at age 69, it is my favorite!!! But my favorite all time is still Led Zeppelin "Presence." You guys are great to share memories with while revisiting the best music ever and more importantly, hearing your reactions and comparisons to current musicians. I can then educate myself a bit as a result- thanks and keep up the great work!

[@Fuzcapp]

There's a live version of this around where Ian introduces the song by saying, "Here's a song we used to absolutely loathe - until we made it a little harder to play." He wasn't wrong and it's fantastic. Another Tull track to get into is No Lullaby.

[@johnd.michaels]

It's been mentioned several times in these comments and elsewhere already, but Skating Away definitely needs to be next

[@lucianoteixeira7993]

This flute rocks! What other band would sound like this? Amazing single.

[@Thejazzfan66]

This song has a total 60’s vibe! Groovy!

[@alexjbennett1017]

The sweet rain after the drought! A lot of the songs mentioned in comments are from the album "Stand Up" (released 3 months after "Living in the Past"). Worth a full-album review, because the songs are so different from each other, and all really good if not great songs. My fave is "Back to the Family."

[@viceroyzh]

Where else can we live than in the past? The present is too short, the future non-existent.

[@emmelleperry9956]

They were great in concert!

[@elza32358]

Great song. Hope you'll hit Nothing Is Easy next. It is, in my humble opinion, their best song. Flute for days, it's amazing

[@Jude_196]

FLUTITUDE!!! :) LOVE IT!!! This is one of my FAVS by Tull!! But: I like almost all his stuff....LOVE his Christmas Album!! HUGS, YA'LL - ENJOY!!

[@greggw.brevoort]

"Teacher" off the Benefit album is a must listen.

[@ftlpope]

Number 3 in UK charts in 1969, 67 and I remember.

[@markoliver630]

This was the title song of a double album release. Excellent album.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love this song! One of my favorites from them

[@JaneWalters-ni7se]

You guys ought to hear this on the Live Bursting Out album. Awesomeness.

[@melissayost4888]

A must have 2 album record. It spans so much. Your collective heads will explode.

[@dwinkleman]

I always thought of this as some sort of rock jazz fusion. I kinda like it.

[@bradleyjjohnson]

Way back in high school, we listened to "The Tull' CONSTANTLY. Forget Ron Burgundy and the jazz flute, when you can have Ian Anderson - the Pan of rock music.

[@raeyearnd3260]

The tapping bro. One of the instruments that I learned to play in 3rd grade.

[@flubblert]

One of the most famous songs. A classic rock mainstay.

[@Checkmate1954]

. GREAT SONG‼️ (About time.)

[@Checkmate1954]

Great album too❗️

[@BG-id2cv]

The only studio track by JT ever recorded in the US (the B side also) and amazingly it was Martin Barre's first ever recording with Tull.

[@RobertMichaelStewart]

I own a VHS of a full concert titled Living in the Past.... Awesome live footage

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

OMGOSH .. Ian Anderson can get sounds from his flute I haven't heard duplicated. He owns the flute for sure. Of course I'm partial since I played flute in A band. Great job A&A. Cheers Gents 🍻🤘🏼

[@Morthoron1]

One of the few hit singles with a 5/4 time signature.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Songs in 5/4 are almost always insanely catchy. Put that rhythm in the hands of Jethro Tull and you get a classic. "Reasons for Waiting" next?

[@RSturtleness]

Love that flute! Takes me back to the banger you did on the live stream- Hymn 46.

[@BlizzardSeeker]

I like studio Jethro Tull, live is to chaotic an unenjoyable for me.

[@allisonreed7682]

You’ve hit quite a bit of Jethro Tull over the past few years and have yet to hear my favorite JT song - “Teacher.” Another band who was doing insanely innovative things instrumentally was Roxy Music. Check out “Ladytron” from their 1972 self-titled debut album! So much cool stuff going on in that song, not the least of which being an OBOE solo!!!

[@Shadowrider1872]

Hi Allison

[@StuartBiliack]

Every song on Benefit, for that matter. But Teacher is a great sing-a-long rocker, very catchy tune & lyrics.

[@allisonreed7682]

@@Shadowrider1872 Hi John! Happy Monday! 😎

[@allisonreed7682]

@@StuartBiliack most definitely!

[@alexjbennett1017]

Totally spot on, Allison! A double bull's-eye.

[@macelven]

Great song. A+ for sure.

[@jimglenn6972]

I also love Moths from Heavy Horses, great in a summer evening!

[@sirfriendzone1228]

The title track from Songs from the Wood is amazing and definitely should be on the list soon!

[@Lugnut64052]

A rare tune written in 5/4 time. I seem to remember somebody bet them they couldn't write a hit in that time signature . . . and they did.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

Short and sweet. Very cinematic. I would suggest getting their Living in the Past full LP. Its a compilation but has a lot of their more classical infused songs period. Not a greatest hits album but non album tunes, singles and e.p's and what not. Very essential in the Tull archives.

[@qhl5579]

Living in The Past, Great Album, Sweet Dreat Great Song too!!