Global Rating: 4.94 from 17 reviews.
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FINALLY!!! (5/5) | Oct 14, 2008 | Jay Faulconer | Spotsylvania Vi US |
| Finally a cd reflecting the current Rambles! With the exception of Larry Campbell's version of Chest Fever being absent, this is a perfect cd. I've been to 2 Rambles, and both had some songs in common, while each had songs not in other shows. A double album of the Levon Helm Band would be necessary to get the full effect. I cannot say with enough emphasis how truly wonderful an album this is. Nothing like the real thing though! | ||||
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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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Ramble On! (5/5) | Oct 24, 2008 | Patrick | On CA |
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Have been to 2 Rambles in Woodstock and booked for another. This is about as close as it gets. Have this CD in the car and have my very own version of a Ramble On the Road! Great sound from a great band, with Levon in fine voice and an awesome band, with Larry, Teresa, Amy and a horn section that blows the doors off. A "Rock of Ages" for 2008. |
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I WAS THERE (5/5) | Oct 15, 2008 | Linda McDonald | Columbus Oh US |
| This is a GREAT show to hear! | ||||
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THANKS! (4/5) | Oct 14, 2008 | CLARENCE B. HENRY, M.D. | CLAVERACK NY US |
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Having attended 4% of the !st 100 Rambles, Gill Farm in '07, and Woodstock Playhouse in '06 and '08; I had asked on multiple occasions about songs on this new album. I look forward to purchasing it at the 11/22/08 Ramble!! THANKS. |
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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. | ||||
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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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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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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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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! | ||||