Global Rating: 4.94 from 17 reviews.
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Merlefest '08 (5/5) | Sep 22, 2009 | Ron Hamann | Saranac Lake Ne US |
| It's always in my rotation. One of the best Levon shows I've ever seen or heard and I've been tracking them since Big Pink came along and muted The Beatles. Thank you Levon, Amy, Larry, Theresa, et. al. Peace and Love, Ron | ||||
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This IS Levon Helm at his BEST (5/5) | Aug 28, 2009 | Joe Fox | Buffalo NY US |
| Except for one non Levon female vocal, I really love this CD. Levon is my favorite R 'n R drummer and has been for some 40 odd years! | ||||
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LIKE A LARGE PLATE... (5/5) | Apr 21, 2009 | Pete Colgan | Freeport NY US |
| like a large plate of your favorite hors d'oeuvres.... highly recomended.... | ||||
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Love it! (5/5) | Apr 3, 2009 | Mike & Kim Hayward | Sunapee NH US |
| As close as one can get as one can get other than being there. Great song line up w/ musicians that excel both individually & collaboratively. Must have for any Levon Helm & The Band fan. | ||||
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Jubilation (5/5) | Apr 3, 2009 | Scott Hieber | NJ US |
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What a terrific band with all the voices and instruments working so tightly together and still keeping the fresh, jsut friends flavor. And oh what the brass section does to heighten all these tunes. An eclectic blend of all the kinds of music that Levon loves, country, blues, rhythm & blues. . . -- a real tree with roots . Hard to say who has more fun at Levon helm concerts, the audience or Levon. It's a joy to hear the band and joy to what him having fun up there on stage. This CD is great capture of the recent concerts. And the sound/recording quality is very good, although I'd listen to it if it was pressed on graham crackers. |
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Legend! (5/5) | Nov 29, 2008 | Bill Fleming | Greensboro NC US |
| I was at this show and had no idea that it had been released on cd until now!!! This was an awesome show and Levon was in rare form! I had the great pleasure of meeting him after the show and he signed my copy of "Modern Drummer" magazine in which he had recently appeared on the cover of. It is truly an early Christmas with the find.....! | ||||
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Levon Helm Band/Merlefest Ramble (5/5) | Nov 12, 2008 | sean sweeney | mendota vA US |
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I have not heard the recording but I was at the show on 4/26/08 and what a show it was! I've been a huge Band fan for years although I never did get to see them. So, this was the highlight of my summer (next to my son being born, whom I named after Mr. Helm himself..his name is Landon Levon) and I believe the highlight of my life! Levon's drumming was flawless and his voice was like he never lost it! He is once again an inspiration to me being that I am a drummer,guitar player and singer. And what a band!! His daughter has an awesome voice as well as playing the guitar and the rest of the fellas too were incredible. I can't believe I never heard of these players before. Anyway, thanks for keeping our ears as well as our hearts filled with great music! Yours, Sean Sweeney |
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Levon - Cool as always! (5/5) | Nov 6, 2008 | Ray Gehringer | River Edge NJ US |
| I've been to a few Rambles and a few of Levon's road shows since 2003 and have to say the Merlefest cd is a great representation of what the shows Levon & Friends put on are all about. This is the 2nd copy of the Merlefest cd that I'm buying and it's a gift for a dear friend and fellow fan who unfortunately can't get out to a Ramble. It's a blessing to have Levon back singing and drumming as he is one of the great American voices (right up there with Ray Charles) and THE BEST Rock & Roll drummer ever period! | ||||
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YEAH! (5/5) | Oct 30, 2008 | CAPTAIN DON YOUNG | SHELTER ISLAND NY US |
| Voted on by all the stagehands at Jones Beach Theater, Levon Helm (with and without the Band) placed solid in our poll of the top six bands ever. This new CD is my morning music, from jumping out of bed and dancing to the shower with Ophelia, my morning back scratch, to leaving the house for work. What a band, what a day!!!. If this doesn't get me up to a Ramble, I will be one sorry Dude. Peace, Love, and Helm. | ||||
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The best live Ramble recording available (5/5) | Oct 25, 2008 | Mark lavine | Cooperstown NY US |
| Having heard this show on the live webcast, it was a pleasure to get my own copy. Great sound and great performances by all the usual suspects. Little Sammy and Sam Bush deserve special mention, now we can Ramble on the road while driving to the Ramble at Levon's. Recordings of the shows at the Barn would sell like hotcakes, so to speak, and we all would want as many as were released since each Ramble has different guests, songs etc. For now, though, this recording is as good it gets. | ||||