Music CD - Old & in the Way, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman: Breakdown: Live Recordings 1973

	Music CD: Breakdown: Live Recordings 1973 Artist: Old & in the Way, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman List Price: $17.98 Our Price: $11.84 Your Save: $ 6.14 ( 34% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Acoustic Disc
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Tracks: 1. Introduction-Peter Rowan 2. Home Is Where The Heart Is 3. Down Where The River Bends 4. On And On 5. The Hobo Song 6. Old & In The Way Breakdown 7. 'Til The End Of The World Rolls 'Round 8. Panama Red 9. You'll Find Her Name Written There 10. Kissimee Kid 11. Goin' To The Races 12. Midnight Moonlight 13. Working On a Building 14. Muleskinner Blues 15. Pig In A Pen 16. Drifting Too Far From Shore 17. Jerry's Breakdown 18. Wild Horses 19. Blue Mule
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0715949102820 Format: Live Label: Acoustic Disc Manufacturer: Acoustic Disc Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Acoustic Disc Release Date: 1997-11-18 Studio: Acoustic Disc
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Breakdown CD Comment: The cd was in great shape and was exactly as represented! Quick shipping. Thanks Customer Rating: Summary: As if you need to ask Comment: Old and in the Way surprised me when I first heard it. I didn't know Jerry played banjo or did it so well, even missing a finger. I didn't know Vassar Clements hung out with people like Jerry and vice versa. I must say, they pull off the "high lonesome" sound so well. Midnight Moonlight is one of my favorite songs, and all the traditional bluegrass songs on the album are done with authentic feeling and breakneck speed when it's called for. Within 2 minutes into the cd, it feels like porch-pickin' is breaking out. Shipment arrived on time and plays fine. Get this album and/or the other one they did (that I know of). Peace Customer Rating: Summary: Breakdown: Live Recordings Comment: Great Bluegrass music! A must have for the fan of the genre. Customer Rating: Summary: Real Bluegrass But With An Innovative Approach Comment: What I like about this band is that is they are able to mix authentic bluegrass with a little something more experimental and unique. For example, the songs include several covers from bluegrass legends like Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. But also some originals, mostly written by guitarist Peter Rowan. Actually I think Rowan demonstrates outstanding song writing ability on songs like "Panama Red" and "Midnight Moonlight". So it's a shame that he remained in relative obscurity as a musician. But still his music shines through on this album. I also love the mandolin sound of David Grisman and Vassar Clements' fiddle playing! Among the traditional songs, I especially liked the patriotic "Down Where The River Bends" and the old gospel tune "Drifting Too Far From The Shore". It's ironic because the lyrics of these songs are so different from my personal experience and yet they manage to move me deeply. It's funny how music can do that to you. In any case, this is a fine album and I recommend it highly to both straight-up bluegrass lovers and rock fans drawn to it by Jerry Garcia. Good stuff! Customer Rating: Summary: Just Excellent!! Comment: I grew up on bluegrass, and then as i got older I grew away from it. Years later I was listening to Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, etc.. It was after listening to "Cumberland Blues" off the Dead's Workingmans Dead album that I heard the banjo in the background. I found out later it was Garcia. Looked into it further and found Old & In the Way years ago. I've been playing banjo going on 14 years now because of Jerry, and the love for the music that I rediscovered. A lot of people put down his playing, but you try picking a banjo with your thumb, pointy and ring (middle finger was chopped off in accident as a child) and you'll see his handicap didn't slow him down. The rest of the musicians are excellent as well. Vassar was a fiddling Wonder! And the "dawg" is great as well.All three OAITW albums are classics! More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Short-lived and with only a limited output, this five-piece bluegrass band nevertheless helped spread the gospel of this extraordinary genre via the famous coattails of its most notorious member: Jerry Garcia. However, they were no novelty act. Breakdown is the second posthumous release culled from a series of 1973 concerts in San Francisco. At a robust 70 minutes, the album flows like a complete live set, featuring scrumptious musicianship and harmonious camaraderie. Much better than the eponymous debut from 1975--and a perfect second volume companion to 1996's equally worthy That High Lonesome Sound--Breakdown features covers of greats Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs, originals by the band's guitarist Peter Rowan, fiddler Vassar Clements and banjoist Garcia. A must own for any fan of acoustic music and a great primer for bluegrass neophytes. --Greg Emmanuel