Levon Helm - Electric Dirt

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Brief Description

Item#: 12067413
    Disc 0:
    • No track list available
    Disc 1:
    • Tennessee Jed
    • Move Along Train
    • Growing Trade
    • Golden Bird
    • Stuff You Gotta Watch
    • White Dove
    • King F...
UPC: 015707986120
 
 
Artist:
Helm, Levon
See Also:
Band (The) Bonnie Raitt - Longing In Their Hearts
Description:
Audio Mixer: Justin Guip.
Photographer: Ahron R. Foster.
Not that anyone`s keeping score, but as Band alumni records go, Levon is pulling way ahead of the pack with his second keeper in as many tries in the `00s. ELECTRIC DIRT finds the Arkansas legend building on its critically acclaimed predecessor, DIRT FARMER, and bringing the democratic ebullience of his weekly Midnight Ramble live sessions (held in his barn) to record. Ramble stalwarts Larry Campbell and Amy Helm (Levon`s daughter) appear all over the album (Campbell as producer and multi-instrumentalist; Amy Helm providing genetically in tune harmonies), while a loose, New Orleans vibe pervades courtesy of Allen Toussaint`s horn arrangements (covers of the Grateful Dead`s "Tennessee Jed", Randy Newman`s "Kingfish" and other album standouts). The album, naturally, belongs to Helm, who is in stunningly assured vocal form (remarkable for a throat cancer survivor) and whose slack rustic groove remains irresistible (who else can make a mandolin sound like funk instrument). Helm--never considered one of the Band`s chief songwriters--reveals his songcraft chops with ELECTRIC DIRT`S emotional centerpiece, "Growing Trade," an instant classic co-written with Campbell that rates with the Band`s best.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. Tennessee Jed
    2. Move Along Train
    3. Growin` Trade
    4. Golden Bird
    5. Stuff You Gotta Watch
    6. White Dove
    7. Kingfish
    8. You Can`t Lose What You Ain`t Never Had
    9. When I Go Away
    10. Heaven`s Pearls
    11. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    06/30/2009
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Country
    Label:
    Vanguard Records (USA)
    Producer:
    Larry Campbell
    Catalog Number:
    79861
    Original Release Year:
    2009
    # of Discs:
    1
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo

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    Customer Reviews

    Overall Rating: 5

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    Electric Dirt by Levon Helm

    journeyprincess from Virginia, Jul 24, 2009

    Love it! Much talent, total package, writing and performing.

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    ELECTRIC DIRT

    slufut from EASTABOGA, AL., Jul 1, 2009

    LEVON HELM IS AN INSTITUTION, MUCH LIKE WILLY, AND WAYLON, AND BOCEPHUS, ONLY BETTER--HE IS THE DON IMUS OF HIS CRAFT AND NOBODY IS BETTER AT WHAT HE DOES THAN THE I-MAN--LONG MAY THEY REIGN

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