Audio CD review:
The Charlie Daniels Band - Charlie Daniels Band - The Live Record

The Charlie Daniels Band - Charlie Daniels Band - The Live Record

Band: The Charlie Daniels Band Title: Charlie Daniels Band - The Live Record Rating: Release Date: 09 October, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Intro 2: Road Dogs 3: Caballo Diablo 4: Wooley Swamp 5: Simple Man 6: Sidewinder 7: Trudy 8: Still In Saigon 9: In America 10: Take The Highway 11: In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 12: Freebird 13: The South's Gonna Do It 14: Long Haired Country Boy 15: Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye 16: The Devil Went Down To Georgia 17: This Ain't No Rag, It's A Flag

Customer Reviews Not a fan I bought this CD to get a live version of "Still in Siagon". I've never been a paticular fan of Charlie Daniels. I was blown away! Incredible, old-style, Southern Rock. If you are a fan of live Lynyrd Skynrd (Sp?), Molly Hatchet, 38 Special, Outlaws, Blackfoot etc, then get this CD. . having a blast with Charlie and the gang Charlie and the band have so much energy and passion for their music, and for the message of freedom and patriotism that is in many of their songs, that their honesty and zeal alone is appealing; the musicianship is superb, and really shines in the instrumentals, "Sidewinder", and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", and Charlie gets to show his virtuosity with the fiddle in "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", which is a fantastic track, and a great finish for the CD. Hard driving, rockin' country music is what you get from start to finish in this excellent live album, with recordings culled from several concerts (in Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia) in 2000. Along with this CD we get a single, "This Ain't No Rag, it's a Flag", a song that "offended" some, but is appreciated by most of us who love this land and its flag. Charlie wrote or co-wrote 12 of the total of 17 songs, among them two of my favorites, "Caballo Diablo" and "In America". The terrific band deserves mention along with Charlie who sings and plays guitar and fiddle: Taz DiGregorio sings and plays keyboards and organ, Charlie Heyward is on bass, Pat McDonald is on drums, and Bruce Brown, Chris Wormer and Mark "Sparky" Matejka all do vocals and guitar. The sound is excellent for a live recording, and we get to hear Charlie introduce many of the songs, and the audience's enthusiastic reception. Total playing time for the CD is 73'29, and for the single, 3'30. . What more can you ask for? Seeing the band live is a great experience, and they've caught that excitement in these sixteen songs. How can you go wrong with a band like the CDB? This is a great live album and it covers a lot of ground. It's the next best thing. . You can see a complete list of all The Charlie Daniels Band discography, or go back to the The Charlie Daniels Band tabs