861. Old & in the Way--Old & in the Way (3) (1975)

861. Old & in the Way--Old & in the Way (3) (1975)
1. Pig in a Pen (?) (1)
2. Midnight Moonlight (?) (4+)
3. Old and in the Way (?) (4)
4. Knockin' on Your Door (?) (3)
5. The Hobo Song (?) (2+)
6. Panama Red (7+)
7. Wild Horses (6)
8. Kissimmee Kid (?) (3)
9. White Dove (?)
10. Land of the Navajo (?) (5)

REVIEW: I get the feeling that this is the first of many Dead-related albums we'll see on this list. Interesting bluegrass material. I'll give it a 3 for now.

ED'S TAKE:


861. Old & in the Way--Old & in the Way (1975)

1. Pig in a Pen (7)
2. Midnight Moonlight (7)
3. Old and in the Way (7)
4. Knockin' on Your Door (7)
5. The Hobo Song (7)
6. Panama Red (7)
7. Wild Horses (9)
8. Kissimmee Kid (7)
9. White Dove (9) ...the kind of harmony I love in bluegrass)
10. Land of the Navajo (7)

OVERALL RATING: 7

comments: Good bluegrass but sometimes sounding a bit generic. Great picking and nice harmonies/lead singing but seldom mindblowing stuff. I miss the bluegrass vocal whine.