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Breakdown: Live Recordings 1973 | 
 enlarge | Artists: Old & In The Way, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman
Label: Acoustic Disc
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 15916
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 28
UPC: 715949102820
EAN: 0715949102820
ASIN: B00000391Q
Release Date: November 18, 1997
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Condition: Brand new and factory shrinkwrapped. There is a minor crack on the back of the case. CD is NEW and unopened. Not a remainder, CD-club copy, promo or cheap import. Official Acoustic Disc Live CD release, exactly as pictured and described. In stock. Buy from a trusted seller. Check our rating.
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| Tracks:
| • | Introduction - Old & In the Way, | | • | Home Is Where the Heart Is - Old & In the Way, Gately, Connie | | • | Down Where the River Bends - Old & In the Way, Anglin, Jim | | • | On and On - Old & In the Way, Monroe, Bill [1] | | • | The Hobo Song - Old & In the Way, Bonus, Jack | | • | Old & in the Way Breakdown - Old & In the Way, Garcia, Jerry | | • | 'Til the End of the World Rolls 'Round - Old & In the Way, Thomas, Eric | | • | Panama Red - Old & In the Way, Rowan, Peter | | • | You'll Find Her Name Written There - Old & In the Way, Hensley, Harold | | • | Kissimmee Kid - Old & In the Way, Clements, Vassor | | • | Goin' to the Races - Old & In the Way, Stanley, Carter | | • | Midnight Moonlight - Old & In the Way, Rowan, Peter | | • | Working on a Building - Old & In the Way, Traditional | | • | Mule Skinner Blues - Old & In the Way, Vaughn, George | | • | Pig in a Pen - Old & In the Way, Traditional | | • | Drifting Too Far from the Shore - Old & In the Way, Monroe Brothers | | • | Jerry's Breakdown - Old & In the Way, Garcia, Jerry | | • | Wild Horses - Old & In the Way, Jagger, Mick | | • | Blue Mule - Old & In the Way, Rowan, Peter |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
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
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| Customer Reviews:
BreakdownL Live Recordings 1973 August 8, 2008
Gerard Malavenda (Burlington VT)
My casstte of OLD AND IN THE WAY self destructed and I had to replace it. This is what I found after searching. The playlist isn't in the same order and there are a few extra tunes but boy was it good to get this back again. Vassar Clemens and Jerry Garcia never sounded better.
Breakdown CD March 26, 2008
J. Wright
The cd was in great shape and was exactly as represented! Quick shipping.
Thanks
As if you need to ask October 25, 2007
M. Watson (nashville)
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
Breakdown: Live Recordings May 12, 2007
D. Castari Szuts (Hamilton, ON. Canada)
Great Bluegrass music! A must have for the fan of the genre.
Real Bluegrass But With An Innovative Approach January 20, 2006
Chris Luallen (Nashville, Tennessee)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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!
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