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Ten stellar songs, not a bad one in the bunch. Rocking, haunting, funny, patriotic, you name it. While there are more songs that could have been included here, this is a great collection that anyone who enjoys country rock should own. I've had my copy for around 20 years I guess, and it still stands out.
If you disagree with him he bans you from his website. The music is always good. That said, the man has no morals. Real petty. Censureship is alive in the south.
personality than later songs like "In America", "Simple Man", and "A Few More Rednecks". Though it's the same price, I can never recommend any of the tacky "Super Hits" CDs. 3 stars for including all the best-known hits at a low price.Based on a true story, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" remains an amazing song. I know this means so much to Charlie Daniels fans, but Tracey soon after went on to liven up "The Young and the Restless" and is still doing so today. The car audio thing happened yesterday, when I played it for a friend who loves "TDWDTG".
The next year I loved "The Legend of Wooley Swamp", with its hard rock choruses alternating with mysterious spoken-word verses. HOPEFULLY this (1999) version has better sound. A Halloween staple for me. If you see the old "Compact Disc digital audio analog recording" logo, it's the inferior version I own. A good novelty song that may not work for fans of later hits, because it suggests a more liberal (hippie). I scanned Mr. I had to crank my car player to 32 for the same volume newer CDs put out at 20. 1979 suffers from its disco-heavy reputation, but a lot of different sounds broke through on the radio that year and this is a prime example.
has a couple more hits from the decade in question ("Texas" from 1976 and "Mississippi" from 1979) plus later hits "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye", "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues", and "Simple Man".On the other hand, this disc is four dollars cheaper than "Essential" as of this writing. You can spot the difference by checking the upper right-hand corner of the cover. The "Essential" Charlie Daniels (what happened to the "Band"). (Obviously this isn't the Spinal Tap scale).
"Uneasy Rider" was a big hit from a few years earlier, though I was so YOUNG I didn't know of it or the CDB until "Devil" hit. I only heard the song once, and there was a line or two that concerned me, but can't recall it well enough to do more than to raise the point. I hope that neither Mr. Since the CDB had hits for more than a decade, and may have even more to come, this CD leaves out too much for a fussy completist like me. And which Amazon indicates is now worth.07 cents.Karma alert: I see that Buddy Bregman reviewed this CD. He's an arranger/orchestra conductor dating back (almost) to the big band era. Last night, another friend--I have two, you see--and I randomly agreed to watch the horror DVD "Happy Birthday To Me". I'm now getting to the point.I didn't realize Buddy's daughter Tracey was in that (1980) film.
Bregman's 9 reviews, and Daniels is the only non-pop/jazz/swing act he's written about. All three rightly include "In America" which, while not Daniels' best song by a long shot, was a big hit absurdly left off the pricey 2-disc set also available. I think it's a good sign to be singled out for praise by someone from a different genre. To go further out on this limb, I recall reading criticism that 1989's "Simple Man" was racist. Daniels nor his fans intend such sentiments.Audio alert: I have the 1990 version of this disc. Well, maybe Monday. No idea what Tracey (a/k/a Lauren Fenmore), who can also sing quite well, thinks about all this.
Charlie's best I grew up listening to Charlie and this cd has some of his best on it.
Southern Rock comes alive with Charlie Danials Rocking Tunes. I origonally bought the album back in 1980. I have loved it ever since. A really good compliation of their work. Well worth the price to hear these Super Group Blow your Socks off.
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