Audio CD review:
The Charlie Daniels Band - Saddle Tramp

The Charlie Daniels Band - Saddle Tramp

Band: The Charlie Daniels Band Title: Saddle Tramp Rating: Release Date: 02 July, 1991 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Dixie On My Mind 2: Saddle Tramp 3: Sweet Louisiana 4: Wichita Jail 5: Cumberland Mountain Number Nine 6: It's My Life 7: Sweetwater Texas

Customer Reviews Best Advice available Why? Because at that time I had people pressuring me on how to dress, who to have for friends and a host of other things to make me over into a sophisticated California girl---had just moved from a small town back east. I bought this years ago in album form. I heard this on the radio in my car, drove straight to the record store and bought the album. Went right home and made my well meaning "roomies" sit down and LISTEN to the words to "It's MY LIFE". Best advice that anyone could give you-------and it didn't hurt that I LOVE the Blues and this is a great little blues number. Good music and I love that song so much I bought the CD too. cdb's finest hour Their musicianship pushes so many different, eclectic musical styles it's hard to classify them as just southern rock or country. Since music always seems to be in needs of unfortunate labeling i've always thought of The Charlie Daniels Band as progressive country. This album is my favorite of their catalog and showcases their many talents. "Dixie On My Mind" starts off the album with a burning tempo reminescent of "Texas" on the previous album. The opus of this record is the title track clocking in at over ten minutes long. This gem shines a light on Charlie's guitar playing as well as Tommy Crain. The double drumming and bass are solid throughout and the often overlooked Taz kicks it on the keys. These guys are incredible musicians. Saw The Cdb two years ago and was surprised and impressed when they performed this song in the set after all theese years. "Sweet Louisiana" is a bluesy romp featuring some more fine guitar work. "Wichita Jail" is short and sweet but contains some typical funny Charlie lyrics. "Cumberland Mountain Number 9" is a Tommy Crain penned tune. Not my favorite of his but it still works. "It's My Life" is a 6 minute diamond with great playing and lyrics. More excellent guitar work on this. They remade this in the 90's but it was definitely missing the jamming and punch of this version. The album closes with one of my all time favorites "Sweetwater, Texas". Charlie wrote this one alone and it features great lyrics and a waltz tempo. He plays a soft fiddle on it and his voice sounds great. This album is a great capsule of the band's abilities. Rock,country,blues,jazz progressions all intertwined throughout 7 songs. The only thing missing is one Taz tune. Would highly recommend this album if you want to find out what the CDB is all about besides the major radio hits. . Saddle Up Back in the seventies I bought this album just because I had heard of his name but none of his music. Saddletramps is one of Charlie's kick butt albums. It was well worth the buy. The country jazz influence of the title song was just amazing. I have been hooked every since. I recommend this album to all those southern rock fans of the seventies. . You can see a complete list of all The Charlie Daniels Band discography, or go back to the The Charlie Daniels Band tabs