Friday, October 4, 2024

The tie that binds (Levon Helm) (LP 2716)

Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars  Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars (Vinyl, ABC Records, 1977) ****  

Genre: Rock

Places I remember: Slowboat Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: The Tie That Binds

Gear costume: Rain Down Tears 

Active compensatory factors: The All-Stars are certainly that: all of Booker T and MGs, The Blues Brothers horn section, Paul Butterfield on harmonica and Dr John. Phew. A heavy crew!

This was Levon's first solo album away from the band, but even so, Robbie Robertson and Garth Hudson both make cameo appearances.

Given all that, the songs and Levon's performance tend to sound like a bit of a neglected element. What should have been a landmark album is merely a quite good one.

Where do they all belong? Back to The Band.

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