Audio CD review:
The Charlie Daniels Band - Fire on the Mountain

The Charlie Daniels Band - Fire on the Mountain

Band: The Charlie Daniels Band Title: Fire on the Mountain Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Caballo Diablo 2: Long Haired Country Boy 3: Trudy 4: Georgia 5: Feeling Free 6: The South's Gonna Do It 7: New York City, King Size Rosewood Bed 8: No Place To Go 9: Orange Blossom Special

Editoral Review Alternately opinionated and tender, a balladeer as well as a hoe-down ring leader, Daniels effortlessly merged a variety of genres into his sound, and at the center of it all was his fiddle. Musician extraordinaire Charlie Daniels is best known for his foot stomping fiddle-fest, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," but those who want to see the true progression of his work should check out his earlier work, particularly Fire on the Mountain. His bad-ass anthem, "The South's Gonna Do It Again," was a live favorite, and in it Daniels's pride in his homeland stops just short of waving the Confederate flag. Its studio counterpart loses none of its energy. "Long Haired Country Boy" also displays Daniels's storytelling finesse and his "don't tread on me" attitude, and neither "Trudy" nor "King Size Rosewood Bed" have lost any of their appeal over time. --Steve Gdula .. You can see a complete list of all The Charlie Daniels Band discography, or go back to the The Charlie Daniels Band tabs