I never knew the DIVERSE TALENT that MR.TONY RICE POSSESED!! HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND STILL DESERVES WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT WHICH ALREADY EXISTS.
This is my"decompression"song,put the headphones on, turn it up to 10, close my eyes and let the piano,guitar,bass,and Mr.Rice's smooth voice,transport me away from day to troubles into a perfectly in tune,melodic Galaxy, where all is well,body, spirit,and soul.Many thanks to Mr.Tony Rice for many hours of audible pleasure.
So sad he's gone, yet only songs like this can comfort us.." all that stays is dying and the rest is getting out" RIP Tony Rice, maestro extraordinaire ☮❤
First heard this song after picking my daughter up from college to go camping. I could not get enough of it. Drove her crazy all weekend by playing it over and over. It just spoke to me. Tony was the master at taking songs and shooting them straight to a listeners heart.
Wow - this Native American has included songs by Canadian artists Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Ian Tyson. Rice is not only a great guitar player and vocalist, he has impeccable taste in music. Glen Parker Avondale, Nova Scotia, Canada
My family has a tradition of driving up to Peggy's cove from Syracuse NY . its a long drive but it's beautiful ... Tony did choose such seemingly perfect songs to play .
His version of Urge for Going by Joni Mitchell is the best...I love every song on this album...play it quite often...I love you Tony..have seen you many times at various events..truly a gift from God
Tony Rice told me that "Native American" and "Backwaters" are two of his favorite CDs. I love this one because of its depth of feeling; as only Tony Rice can deliver, he chooses songs to record that reaches his heart, mind and soul; the things that fascinate him such as 'trains.' Think about it. How many train songs has he done that you love?
Gives me chills every time i hear it. Just can't understand why tony is such an underrated guitarist when in my opinion he should be in the pantheon of one of the greatest guitarist to have ever lived. Love from india.
@@JDNicoll youre right but magazines like rolling stones should highlight his achievements and make him known to wider audiences.only ,people from outside of usa who by grace of youtubr algorithms stumble upon him can realise his greatness .for them however hell surely etch his place in their hearts.
Tony has the gift of turning a song he really likes into the exact way HE hears it, so everyone else can enjoy the magic going on in his creative mind. Tony is one of the most under rated musicians of all time, He is hugely talented , in composing and guitar playing!
I don't know anyone who, with exposure to Tony, rates him under many musicians. The truth is that few people reach a level of musical competence sufficient to offer meaningful discourse on TR's musicianship.
So, these 'geese in chevron flight?' A metaphor for the restlessness of youth? I think it speaks at once to the dichotomy of 1) our need for growth and change and 2) our desire to maintain our own equalibrium. For example, heading south when the season turns is a change of place and climate but it's also an attempt to maintain homeostasis.
There's at least one more world-class interpretation of this song (besides this one and Mitchell's own) and that's Tom Rush's. This is such a profound and stirring song, and Tony Rice indeed gives it full measure, here, just not quite as melancholy as in Rush's version, which is on the cd compilation I want to be listening to when I'm closing my eyes for the last time.
ha ha. all the commenters praising tony for this interpretation, but really what makes it special is the whole arrangement. IDK for sure but i kinda doubt that Tony personally wrote the piano score (performed by Jon Carroll, according to the liner notes). the piano is really what creates the "atmosphere" of the piece. of course, that's NOT a knock against Tony, who i agree is one of the all-time greats. and hey, maybe he DID score the piano part. :O)
I ran up on this one quite by accident about 10 years ago. Being a big Alison krauss and Union Station fan, she kept talking about him being her favorite singer, so I just said to myself, I've got to hear him then. Boy, was I blown away! Brilliant guitar playing, excellent singing! How many people do you know who can follow Gordon Lightfoot on two of his songs (shadows and go my way)? Then, the wonderful interpretation of John Wilks Booth (wonderfully written by the brilliant Mary Chapin Carpenter). The entire album is great. Not a bad song in the bunch and of course, Urge for Going is also, as someone has already said in the chat, my decompression song. RIP Tony.
I never knew the DIVERSE TALENT that MR.TONY RICE POSSESED!! HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND STILL DESERVES WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT WHICH ALREADY EXISTS.
absolutely!
This is my"decompression"song,put the headphones on, turn it up to 10, close my eyes and let the piano,guitar,bass,and Mr.Rice's smooth voice,transport me away from day to troubles into a perfectly in tune,melodic Galaxy, where all is well,body, spirit,and soul.Many thanks to Mr.Tony Rice for many hours of audible pleasure.
So sad he's gone, yet only songs like this can comfort us.." all that stays is dying and the rest is getting out" RIP Tony Rice, maestro extraordinaire ☮❤
Ahhh, yes. Magnificent version. Keeping this precious song alive. Thank you Tony.
One of my all time favorite songs recorded by Tony. And one of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs. Love it. Mary Black does a wonderful version, too.
First heard this song after picking my daughter up from college to go camping. I could not get enough of it. Drove her crazy all weekend by playing it over and over. It just spoke to me. Tony was the master at taking songs and shooting them straight to a listeners heart.
RIP Tony Rice 12/25/2020..so sad you have left this world, but never our hearts
Love Tony Rice; this song is an excellent example of Rice at his best.
Wow - this Native American has included songs by Canadian artists Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Ian Tyson. Rice is not only a great guitar player and vocalist, he has impeccable taste in music.
Glen Parker
Avondale, Nova Scotia, Canada
My family has a tradition of driving up to Peggy's cove from Syracuse NY . its a long drive but it's beautiful ... Tony did choose such seemingly perfect songs to play .
His version of Urge for Going by Joni Mitchell is the best...I love every song on this album...play it quite often...I love you Tony..have seen you many times at various events..truly a gift from God
Tony Rice told me that "Native American" and "Backwaters" are two of his favorite CDs. I love this one because of its depth of feeling; as only Tony Rice can deliver, he chooses songs to record that reaches his heart, mind and soul; the things that fascinate him such as 'trains.' Think about it. How many train songs has he done that you love?
Very cool. Who wrote this song?
The piano adds so much depth, and Tony smooth delivery of the lyrics may make this the best version yet.
Yep
Gives me chills every time i hear it. Just can't understand why tony is such an underrated guitarist when in my opinion he should be in the pantheon of one of the greatest guitarist to have ever lived. Love from india.
He is in the pantheon. A legend.
@@JDNicoll youre right but magazines like rolling stones should highlight his achievements and make him known to wider audiences.only ,people from outside of usa who by grace of youtubr algorithms stumble upon him can realise his greatness .for them however hell surely etch his place in their hearts.
He's not underrated, just out of the spotlight because of illness for several years..anyone who knows Bluegrass, pays homage to him..RIP Tony Rice ❤☮
The impeccable Tony Rice with with what, I believe, is one of Joni's best.
Haven't heard this in a while. A small treasure.
225 Marklin. I agree with you wholeheartedly. I have only recently been introduced to tony's music, and I have been missing something all these years
Tony has the gift of turning a song he really likes into the exact way HE hears it, so everyone else can enjoy the magic going on in his creative mind. Tony is one of the most under rated musicians of all time, He is hugely talented , in composing and guitar playing!
I don't know anyone who, with exposure to Tony, rates him under many musicians. The truth is that few people reach a level of musical competence sufficient to offer meaningful discourse on TR's musicianship.
He's a god of flat picking, so sad he can't sing anymore..I adore him
I knew this day was coming, I thought I was prepared, that is not the case.
Breathtaking .
makes me think of the start of winter when all the leaves are off and the first Arctic air comes down with gray skies . Tony stirs me with his music.
Leave it to Tony for an awesome Bluegrass cover of the Joni Mitchell song. RIP Tony.
Thank you Tony!! RIP
tonys great taste in songs helps me to see the world a little better.thanks long time fan
My favorite cover for many years.
A song so beautiful it makes me ache; a song that speaks to the restlessness of youth...
So, these 'geese in chevron flight?' A metaphor for the restlessness of youth? I think it speaks at once to the dichotomy of 1) our need for growth and change and 2) our desire to maintain our own equalibrium. For example, heading south when the season turns is a change of place and climate but it's also an attempt to maintain homeostasis.
There's at least one more world-class interpretation of this song (besides this one and Mitchell's own) and that's Tom Rush's. This is such a profound and stirring song, and Tony Rice indeed gives it full measure, here, just not quite as melancholy as in Rush's version, which is on the cd compilation I want to be listening to when I'm closing my eyes for the last time.
God bless Tony Rice.
This is so beautiful.
R.I.P. Maestro.
A great verison ...thanks for posting .
truly masterful in every respect
This is great. I love Tony Rice....
I've personally know that dude. And i will love him till the day I die.
Haunting version
Never be replaced.
Covered like no other can.
Really lovely. Tony's guitar and that perfect piano. Who's the pianist?
Jon Carroll on piano.
What a wonderful cover of the Joni Mitchell song. A different pace than the Tom Rush version.Tony makes this his own.👏👏👏
Whoa, that's pretty!
I get the urge for going...but I never seem to go...winter's moving in"..had to let her go...
I hate rolling my piano around at bluegrass festival jams.
ha ha. all the commenters praising tony for this interpretation, but really what makes it special is the whole arrangement. IDK for sure but i kinda doubt that Tony personally wrote the piano score (performed by Jon Carroll, according to the liner notes). the piano is really what creates the "atmosphere" of the piece. of course, that's NOT a knock against Tony, who i agree is one of the all-time greats. and hey, maybe he DID score the piano part. :O)
I agree!
RIP
Tony sings Joni
Definitive ~
Like this version better than Joni's.
yeah buddy
I ran up on this one quite by accident about 10 years ago. Being a big Alison krauss and Union Station fan, she kept talking about him being her favorite singer, so I just said to myself, I've got to hear him then. Boy, was I blown away! Brilliant guitar playing, excellent singing! How many people do you know who can follow Gordon Lightfoot on two of his songs (shadows and go my way)? Then, the wonderful interpretation of John Wilks Booth (wonderfully written by the brilliant Mary Chapin Carpenter). The entire album is great. Not a bad song in the bunch and of course, Urge for Going is also, as someone has already said in the chat, my decompression song. RIP Tony.