Scene It All

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Scene It All
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Studio album by
Released2000
Recorded2000
Genre Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
Label Sugar Hill
Producer The Seldom Scene
The Seldom Scene chronology
Dream Scene
(1996)
Scene It All
(2000)
Scenechronized
(2007)
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Scene It all is an album by the progressive bluegrass Maryland band the Seldom Scene, released in 2000. [3] Ben Eldridge re-recruited Lou Reid, this time on mandolin, to replace John Duffey, who died in 1996. [4] [5]

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Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "it's undeniably good, but that last intangible, that spark that kicks something over the top from damn good and into truly great, is missing." [6]

Track listing

  1. Rollin' and Tumblin' (Morganfield, Muddy Waters) 4:07
  2. Dusty (Norris) 3:32
  3. I Will Always Be Waiting for You (McReynolds, McReynolds) 2:43
  4. Blue and Lonesome (Monroe, Williams) 2:59
  5. You Better Get Right (Smith, Smith) 2:19
  6. Walking the Dog (Grishen, Pierce) 2:45
  7. From This Moment On (Bonnie Guitar) 3:40
  8. When the Walls Come Tumblin' Down (Graham, Jackson, Laney) 2:50
  9. Boots of Spanish Leather (Bob Dylan) 4:51
  10. Trust in the Tide (Mendelsohn) 3:10
  11. One Step Up (Bruce Springsteen) 3:46
  12. Nadine (Chuck Berry) 3:39 A » From This Moment On (Bonnie Guitar) 2:06 (Hidden track)A

AA rehearsal recording of "From This Moment On" with only the first verse and chorus is included at the end of Track 12; total track length is 6:58, including 1:03 (1 minute : 3 seconds) of silence in between "Nadine" and "From This Moment On."

Personnel

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. pp. 343–344.
  3. "The Seldom Scene | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. Album review on www.allmusic.com
  5. Album info on www.sugarhillrecords.com
  6. "Seldom Scene Scene It All". exclaim.ca.