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Old & In The Way — Wild Horses
Album: Steal This Disc
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Released: 1984
Length: 4:18
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You people are really fucked up.  Why did you bother with listening to Old and in the Way?  You don't like bluegrass obviously- everybody just goes on and on about covers- who gives a fuck if it's a cover or not? Have fun making your little lists rating cover versions vs. original versions -  I'm going to listen to Old and in the Way, the legendary supergroup of bluegrass- if I can find a play button... 
Posted 15 years ago by Plooker    [ Reply ]
Awesome ! Another great version is done by the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Posted 18 years ago by Cdog    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
...and the cover set continues...
Make that the wacky cover set that has something to do with horses.
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
...and the cover set continues...
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Wow! Haven't heard this for a long time... Last time may have been live at Mishawaka, Colorado; a tiny little dive bar in the Poudre River Canyon. ahh, memories...
Posted 18 years ago by badean    [ Reply ]
Bill, where on earth did you did this up? Good on ya!
Posted 18 years ago by troubadour27    [ Reply ]
bobrk wrote:
Buckwheat Zydeco/Beast of Burden into this? Brilliant!
I agree. Don't know if it was the sequence, the song, or just the mood, but I had to (after much consternation) bump this one up to the rarely earned 10.
Posted 18 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
What are you guys talking about? better what the original? Please give me a break...They may be great mucicians but they really screwed it up...
Phooey, anything is better than the Stones' performances, they're just an overrated garage band. They write GREAT stuff!! But every time I hear a Stones cover, it's better than the original.
Posted 18 years ago by forge    [ Reply ]
This Hee Haw version of Wild Horses is Old and In The Way!! bluegrass... But Jerry's contribution=OK
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Buckwheat Zydeco/Beast of Burden into this? Brilliant!
Posted 18 years ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
mig7 wrote:
Kind of like your spell check.
yes , but I don't destroy music publicly...Spanish is my mother language, so excuse my poor English
Posted 19 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
boy talk about divided camps!!! Relax dudes, it's music. And I think it's interesting to hear OAITW interpret an icon like this in a completely different way. The tempo is not that much faster. It's sort of campfire-y this way. That is, if you've got friends who can pick this good!
Posted 19 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Love these guys-still upset after all these years-had tickets to see them but NO ride. Still have the tickets.
Posted 19 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
Yesss thank you... screwed up version... :footinmouth: masterhead wrote:
What are you guys talking about? better what the original? Please give me a break...They may be great mucicians but they really screwed it up...
:footinmouth:
Posted 19 years ago by rpm    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
What are you guys talking about? better what the original? Please give me a break...They may be great mucicians but they really screwed it up...
Kind of like your spell check.
Posted 19 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
What are you guys talking about? better what the original? Please give me a break...They may be great mucicians but they really screwed it up...
Posted 19 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
Yeah gotta love bluegrass or Old And In the Way to appreciate this perhaps... but I think it is SWEET!! I love Jerry and Grisman singing together!!! And you cannot deny the musicality of these too or anyone in this group, even if you don't like it....
Posted 19 years ago by Talalala    [ Reply ]
You have to give Jerry some credit for being willing to play in a band where he was the third best instrumentalist. Don't get me wrong, he was a brilliant guitar player but he's playing banjo here and is good but not great. On the other hand Grissman on mandalin and Clements on fiddle were (and are) two of the greatest player ever on their instruments. It's too bad that Old and in the Way only played together for such a sort time, they had a great sound.
Posted 19 years ago by etwilson    [ Reply ]
God this is perfection.
Posted 19 years ago by ObsidianInfinity    [ Reply ]
Wow, talk about a nation divided! "Love it" and "Hate it" seem to be the only two sentiments here. I still think it's a great cover and, as one person put it, with greater exposure of the layers than even the Stones did. That said, it's not the '8' it used to be...down to a '6'. (and yes, the Sundays' cover rules)
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
there's just something about how often i've heard this song that makes me dislike it, also, it seems like everyone and their dog has covered it. cliche. :(
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
I like the Sunday's version of this one too, but this is also a great cover of a great song!
Posted 19 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
I think "Lost" by Old and In the Way would be a great addition to the playlist. I think it's a better piece than this one.
Posted 19 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
Love the diversity on RP . . . but I can't get on board with this . . . just too sharp of a juxtaposition with the Stones' version, I guess (but I'll reserve ultimate judgment, because this probably is much better musicanship).
Posted 19 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Man...brings back some memories. I got this album in 1975.
Posted 19 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
I, for one, seriously dig this cover. love the translation to bluegrass. seems just about perfect to me. let's hear some more from Old & In the Way. or even just more from Vassar. beautiful stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Sacrilege
Posted 20 years ago by Beez    [ Reply ]
The Stones don't capture many of the layers of their awesome song. O & I miss some layers too, but they help complete the picture. Neat cover - a real contribution.
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
This is an awesome song. I've felt some frustration that the Stones don't capture many of the layers. O & I miss some layers too, but they help complete the picture. Neat cover - a real contribution.
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
Heathen wrote:
Please make it stop.... argh.... thats so painfull. WORST... COVER.... EVER I can't help but agree. :nodhead:
Posted 20 years ago by Detlaps    [ Reply ]
Please make it stop.... argh.... thats so painfull. WORST... COVER.... EVER Oh its finished.... thank Jebus.
Posted 20 years ago by Heathen    [ Reply ]
very cool version. although I also think the Sundays cover is by far the winner for 'Wild Horses'--
Posted 20 years ago by killahfunkadelic    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
Even better than the original. Thanks, RP!
I echo those sentiments!
Posted 20 years ago by naughteragain    [ Reply ]
I love Grisman and Garcia, I love the banjo, and I love this song. But this performance does nothing for me. :(
Posted 20 years ago by Chunk    [ Reply ]
This is the worst version of this song that I've ever heard. I enjoy bluegrass music in and of itself, but the tempo and banjo are at odds with meaning of the lyrics. They could have stuck with the mandolin and slowed it down a bit and done much better. Blech! :verymad: <-X
Posted 20 years ago by Whit    [ Reply ]
3 cheers for including this in the playlist Bill. This is a great version of Wild Horses, and a great album.
Posted 20 years ago by dadofsammy    [ Reply ]
I have to admit that this is not one of my favorite renditions of this song. Old and In the Way was a great bluegrass band (David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Vassar Clements, and Peter Rowan). A lot of their other material is better. How about a nice Midnight Moonlight?
Posted 20 years ago by saintstephen    [ Reply ]
this makes me just want to cry, i don't mind bluegrass, but i really love the original (one of my few 10's) and i wish to god these guys had never found out about its existence
Posted 20 years ago by ragna    [ Reply ]
Friggin amazing! Love this rendition! Thanks Bill
Posted 20 years ago by DavidCarrico    [ Reply ]
Uh, no. Much rather hear the Stones original... or the cover by The Sundays... or I have a live version by Bush that is really good... but not this.
Posted 20 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
Even better than the original. Thanks, RP!
Hey, can I get your dealer's number?
Posted 20 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
OMG this has to be a joke!!!! I laughed out loud when I heard this!!! Sheesh....
Posted 20 years ago by BigCalm    [ Reply ]
What a great lineup in this band. David Grisman, in addition to being one of Jerry's earliest cohorts, is truly a phenomonal mandolin player. He is certainly a pioneer in the fusion of bluegrass, folk, and jazz (swing in particular). Definitely an artist worth investigating.
Posted 20 years ago by justDave    [ Reply ]
Even better than the original. Thanks, RP!
Posted 20 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by keenevision: A long time ago I saw Old & In The Way... I think. Wasn't it a spin-off project by grateful Dead folks? Garcia and ...? Very fun. another tune you won't hear anywhere else but on RP! Way to go bill- and whomever uploaded it.
A very good tune off a super album - one of my favorites during my college years. Dave Grisman and Vassar Clements were in 'Old and in the Way' along with Jerry. There were two others - Dave Kahn and Peter Rowan as well. An even better song from the album is "Land of the Navajo" - a wonderful and haunting ballad. - Riff
Posted 20 years ago by riffster    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by skymunky: wasn't Wild Horses originally a country song anyway? didn't the Stones cover it, or am I wrong? Gram Parsons is floating around in that information bank somewhere...I think the Stones covered it off ...who? please somone set me straight.
Actually the Stones wrote it and others have covered it. The Stones did several country blues numbers, their most successful was probably Honky Tonk Women.
Posted 20 years ago by Knot_Head    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by skymunky: wasn't Wild Horses originally a country song anyway? didn't the Stones cover it, or am I wrong? Gram Parsons is floating around in that information bank somewhere...I think the Stones covered it off ...who? please somone set me straight.
Jagger abnd Richards are the songwriters of record, but there's an old rumor floating around that it was actually written by the Flying Burrito Brothers. Parsons has always claimed Jagger and Richards were the authors.
Posted 20 years ago by TheWizardOfUhs    [ Reply ]
HOOOCHA! this is a great version, more bluegrass please
Posted 20 years ago by 9-volt    [ Reply ]
Like the band\'s name... but not this cover of a great song. This song may have originated from a country influence, but their version doesn\'t inspire me at all.
Posted 20 years ago by chrisp54    [ Reply ]
wasn\'t Wild Horses originally a country song anyway? didn\'t the Stones cover it, or am I wrong? Gram Parsons is floating around in that information bank somewhere...I think the Stones covered it off ...who? please somone set me straight.
Posted 20 years ago by skymunky    [ Reply ]
Keith Richards is rolling in his grave....oh, wait. This is awful, but so was the Dead.
Posted 20 years ago by dignan2    [ Reply ]
I like the Sunday\'s version of this cover
Posted 20 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
Old and In The Way You are absolutely correct. This was one of those side projects that Jerry participated in. This is a great album.
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
A long time ago I saw Old & In The Way... I think. Wasn\'t it a spin-off project by grateful Dead folks? Garcia and ...? Very fun. another tune you won\'t hear anywhere else but on RP! Way to go bill- and whomever uploaded it.
Posted 21 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
You just can\'t beat The Sundays cover of this tune.
Posted 21 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
Gotta like that band name
Posted 21 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]