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Charlie Daniels Band: LIVE
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TRACKS 1. Intro "Let there be harmony. Let there be fun and 12 notes of music to make us all one" ~Charlie Daniels~ |
The
music is a lot like the man. Edgy. They are what they are. In his 40
years on the road, Charlie Daniels has just about done it all, and now
with the release of the band's latest project, he's covered another
base. Crank the
bass , turn the volume up to full tilt and 'Charlie Daniels Band:
Live' will give you the ultimate southern rock concert that's the next best thing to being there.
Packed with all of the outstanding hit southern-rock anthems you’d expect,
the Oct 9th release also holds a few surprises for avid fans. Charlie Daniels is a master musician and songwriter, making his stories into legends with his own unique, hard-hitting, southern brand of rock and blues with sizzlin' guitar licks, show-stopping fiddle playing and driving rock-based drums and bass. His music speaks to the common man, deriving many of his memorable tales from true personal experiences. The Legend of Wooley Swamp was inspired by a hunting trip he took as a young boy with his father and Trudy tells the saga of a young man finding himself more than he bargained for in Dallas. Charlie's also a man who let's his music speak his mind. Not looking for controversy, he isn't a man that shies away from it either. “When this song first came out got some flack, got called some names. I don’t care.” Charlie says, as he introduces 'Simple Man', a song that questions the effectiveness of the judicial system. 'Still in Saigon' speaks to the scars left by Vietnam War. Easily the most poignant and timely track is the 1980 penned 'In America'. "This was a song I wrote when I felt the revival of patriotism in this country due to the Iranian hostage crisis." Charlie says as he makes no apologies for his patriotism and frequently puts pen to paper and shares his thoughts with visitors to his website. Undoubtedly, one of the album's highlight's is the Band's smokin' tribute fellow southern-rockers Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band and Lynryd Skynryd as they bring the house down with In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Caldwell's Take The Highway and the Ronnie Van Zant masterpiece, Freebird. As the band closes up the night and the record, with a couple of crowd favorites: the gritty honky-tonk rocker Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye and a 'hotter than a five alarm fire' version of The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Charlie Daniels and the boys stay true to their legendary reputation of playing their music the way its meant to be played. Hard, loud and country. Laurie Joulie Take Country Back October 2001 You can purchase Charlie's CD at CDNOW
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