1. Doing My Time
2. California Cottonfields
3. Band Intros
4. Panhandle Country
5. Muddy Waters - The Seldom Scene, Rosenthal, Phil
6. Rawhide
7. Baby Blue
8. City of New Orleans - The Seldom Scene, Goodman, Steve [1]
9. Grandfather's Clock
10. The Fields Have Turned Brown
11. Hit Parade of Love
12. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
13. Pick Away
14. Dark Hollow
15. Small Exception of Me - The Seldom Scene, Hatch, Tony
16. If I Were a Carpenter - The Seldom Scene, Hardin, Tim
17. Old Gray Bonnet
18. C & O Canal - The Seldom Scene, Starling, John
19. Georgia Rose
20. Colorado Turnaround
21. He Rode All the Way to Texas
22. White Line
23. Rider - The Seldom Scene, Traditional
Live at the Cellar Door
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1992-12-16)
- Publisher: Rebel Records
- Label: Rebel Records
- Format: Live
- Studio: Rebel Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 13 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #41465
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Summary: The five star reviews don't lie 2008-02-15
Comment: I've liked blue grass music for awhile now but for some reason had not started a blue grass collection. The other day I was listening to NPR radio in Chicago and they were interviewing I believe Ben Eldridge. The interview was great and I was sold quickly on trying an album from this band. So I go to Amazon and star looking. Yikes, I didn't realize they'd been around for so long and had so many albums to choose from (it didn't help to choose one because everyone of them received a 4 or 5 star average rating). How was one to choose? So I really like live recordings when done right and the reviews said The Seldom Scene did a great one with "Live at the Cellar Door". It had all the original band members and 20+ tracks so I went with it. It turned out to be one of those albums you instantly connect with. I should have been in bed 30 minutes ago by now but I'm listening to various tracks over and over again and writing this review.
Also, you can't read much about The Seldom Scene and not become acutely aware of John Duffy's influence on the band, influence on blue grass, his tenor voice, and sadly his death in 1996. I can say his voice is everything people say it is. I've listen to Baby Blue five or six times already. If you like blue grass and you like tight live music performances then I think you will be very happy at a minimum with "Live At The Cellar Door".
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Summary: Great Live Album 2007-12-11
Comment: If you like bluegrass you'll love this. Recorded in the early 70's. Voices like angels. Live at the Cellar Door is a treat. You can hear the band's banter with the audience and feel the excitement.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Bluegrass As It's Meant To Be Heard...Live! 2007-06-03
Comment: Studio recordings never have the same energy as a live recording. So after four stellar albums, The Seldom Scene recorded their shows at the Cellar Door Dec. 27 and 28, before an appreciative hometown audience. The result is one of the finest albums of their storied career.
The band could have simply cherry picked highlights from their first four albums. Instead, over the course of 22 tracks and more than an hour of music, the audience is treated to no less than 18 songs previously not recorded by one of the best bluegrass bands of all time.
For the most part, the band keeps things fairly traditional--at least by Seldom Scene standards. The set opens with the classic "Doing My Time" and continues with songs by Bill Monroe (three in all), Carter Stanley, and Jimmie Martin. And while there is a hint of parody in their version of Martin's "Hit Parade of Love," it's obvious the sendup is done with affection for the material. Also, there are no fewer than four instrumentals--five, if you count the mostly instrumental "Panhandle Country." Especially enjoyable is hearing basist Tom Gray in the spotlight on "Grandfather's Clock."
The Seldom Scene, however, do not entirely abandon their progressive ways. [Listen to the end of "Panhandle Country" when one of the band members mutters "Look out, New Grass Revival."] They cover Bob Dylan's "Baby Blue." John Duffey takes the lead vocal on Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter." And they expand "Rider" (from ACT 3) to nearly seven minutes. All told, this is a welcome addition to the Seldome Scene catalog and one of the most influential bands in bluegrass. [Running Time - 66:53] VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Summary: Classic Seldom Scene 2002-01-15
Comment: One of their best. Traditional bluegrass with modern influences at its finest. Grateful Dead fans will absolutely love the version of Rider. This is from the original lineup of the 'Scene, with John Starling on vocals and guitar and Tom Gray on Bass.
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Summary: Good 'grass with a little acid 2001-11-22
Comment: If you can accept urbanized bluegrass this is the ultimate CD. It's a long way from here to Ralph Stanley but the Seldom Scene impress with the quality of their music. This is a live album, but exceptionally well-recorded (especially since it was made about 1975). Every jack-hammer note of the banjo and painfully high pic of the mandolin comes through sharp, crisp, and clean. Although some may disagree, I enjoy the inane banter of the band and their weak attempts at humor. The SS even poke a little fun at the dead-serious bluegrass traditionalists.
The music is outstanding, especially the opening and closing numbers. The SS clown their way through "Doing my Time" but the harmonies and the instumental solos are of near unbeleivable qualtiy. And "Rider" a version of a Dead song, belongs among bluegrass's all time hits. Bob Dylan's "It's all over now, Baby Blue" is another standout. I guess I like the SS best when they're doing a 'grass version of a un-grass song.
One of the things I like is the exotic -- non country --sounds the SS sometimes get out of their instruments. Some of the notes they hit would be appropriate as back up music for "Star Wars" or a yoga class. You don't have to like country music or bluegrass to enjoy the Seldom Scene. They are quality musicians by the most exacting standards.
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