Levon Helm and the RCO Allstars - Live at the Palladium in NYC, New Years '77

Welcome to my revised blog. I'm going to write about songs I get monthly from my download service, eMusic.com. eMusic is a place for independent artists, although there is a lot of mainstream stuff or more obscure releases from known artists. For instance, Levon Helm, better known as the drummer for The Band and he played Loretta Lynn's father in "Coal Miners Daughter".

Levon Helm and the RCO Allstars - Live at the Palladium in NYC, New Years '77.
You can find it here. This is a good release by Levon Helm (on drums and vocals), featuring Duck Dunn on bass, Lou Marini on sax, Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennack) on keyboards and vocals, Paul Butterfield on harp and vocals, and Steve Cropper and Fred Carter, Jr on guitar. All the songs are strong, although I'd be hard pressed to point to a standout. The pure genre is blues, but it sounds kind of funky like Memphis soul in a lot of parts. I find myself really enjoying the harp contributions from Butterfield.
4 stars out of 5.

General Update: November 4th 2008

Been a while between posts. I want to see if this generates tags that are searchable, so I will talk about my bike ride today.

Rode at Flatwoods at lunch time, 13 roundtrip. I was kind of writing a song which sounded a lot like "Love On A Two Way Street" by the Emotions.

Big gear workout today, was burning off the Starbucks coffee I had this morning after voting.

Bike Ride: Monday, August 25, 2008

Rode at Flatwoods at lunch time, 13 mile round trip. Took it easy, just tried to spin easy circles. Felt tired during ride, not a good sign. Need to be more consistent about riding.

Bike Ride: Thursday, August 21 2008

Rode at Flatwoods at lunch time, 13 mile round trip. It rained, it stopped, it was wet, it was dry, kind of a weird ride. Did a cadence ride in a big gear with the wind at my back, and in a small gear with the wind in my face. Good ride, legs feel like they're coming around.

Song in head: "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Frank Sinatra.

Bike Ride: Wednesday, August 20 2008

Worked at home, so I rode to the tip of Anna Maria and back. I'm guessing it's about 18 miles, it took me an hour. Did a cadence ride in 53x18. Spun fast, got heart rate up, legs felt good.

Don't remember what the song was in my head.

Bike Ride: Tuesday, August 19 2008

Was going to ride at Flatwoods, but it was closed due to the storm. So I rode up to Cross Creek and did an out-and-back. Tough going out due to wind, but had wind with me coming back. Did big gear workout, felt good mostly.

Song in head: "So Tired Of Being Alone" by Al Green.

Bike Ride: Saturday, August 16 2008

Did 50 miles or so, no computer on the Lemond, so it's best guess.

Rode over to DeSoto, then the Barn Loop, then the Anna Maria / Longboat Key ride. Up and down the beach, always a good ride. Had a bit of rain, but nothing major. Got a bit more tired than usual, but I haven't been logging miles so I'm probably just out of riding shape. Also, that gut is looking up at me again, need to get rid of that.

Song in head: "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" by The Spinners

No ride on Sunday, but did mow lawn.