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Fly Me Courageous

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This is how rock records should sound - fresh! Listening even today there's no sign of cliches or recycled ideas. It's a great sound - a twinge of the south and a crunch of arena rock blended together.

"Fly Me Courageous" is the best D'n'C album by such a wide margin it is scary. Never before (or since) have they shown such a remarkable ability to write great songs. Need an example? Try "Around the Bloock Again," the title track, "For You" or "Let's Go Dancin'." The guitar work is excellent and the lyrics are amazing in their depth. Few hard rock bands ever achieve this level of mastery. Fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers in particular should apprieciate it.

I grew up on this disc. There are albums out there that when you listen to them they take you back. This is it for me. Virtually the whole album is significant. The Innocent and Fly Me Courageous are just about as good as it gets. If you have never heard Drivin' n Cryin', do yourself a favor and at least listen. Great stuff.

All those who worship at the altar of Kurt (not even the most talented member of his own band) or Eddie will think I've lost my mind, and everyone else will simply think I'm a homer, but this is the single best rock album of the 90's. Not the best alternative, not the best hard rock, not the best "indie-ish," not the best Georgia (the skinny boys from Athens are amazing but never quite this honest or musical) album, but the best rock album period, zero, the end. It's almost a crime that it's out of print. Buy it used, copy it, steal it from your roomate, whatever you have to do to get a copy.

dnc's label, Island, pushed Kevn Kinney, et al toward mainstream hard rock with this release, hoping to get a band that would both rock and possess universal appeal through superior, socially-conscious songwriting (like Midnight Oil or late-80s rem). The result is the band's best-selling record, _Fly Me Courageous_. The increased contribution of hard rock guitarist Buren Fowler and the paring down of the softer side of dnc's personality led to a solid rock record which featured memorable, melodic riffs and rock radio tunes such as the title song, "Build a Fire," and "The Innocent." The country-fied "For You" balances the bombast, as does the Petty-esque "Let's Go Dancing," but mostly the band goes for the "Rockin' in the Free World" approach. Producer Geoff Workman (whose credits include Motley Crue) adds considerable polish to the band's sound, but while it almost put them over the top, the record is not quite as unique as their previous two efforts.

anyone who thinks that this cd is terrible compared to earlier dnc albums is insane. if all your looking for is the same song structure as everyother previous song, than you should stick with the old ones and not insult an awsome peice of artwork. dnc are probably the best song writters in their genre. this cd just shows more of their flexibility to create great music and not bore the world with new lyrics to the same old songs. this cd is a great change yet keeps with their poetic nature of previous material

I grew up in ATL w/ Driving N Crying back in the day. I did not realize how much they rocked, til I got older and hear all of this "new rock crap." Fly Me Courageous is a great album all the way through. Solid, hard,rock and roll with a touch of southern country rock...like most of their efforts...this is my favorite.
I just bought it for under a dollar on Amazon too! Go buy their newest release - The Great American Bubble Factory.

The title song is the best work on this CD. The rest is pretty good.

Drivin' n' Cryin' is a hard rock country-alt
type band. Every album is different but great.
This is best hard rock album of the 90's that
nobody ever talks about. Songs like the title
track Fly me, The Innocent, Build a fire are
classic rock songs and should be played on
every station. It's ashame these guys never
got their due but they seem to be like the
Ramones, Thin Lizzy, Motorhead and other real
rock bands that have dedicated fans. This CD is
always one of my favorites even today! BUY IT!

ok well not too many reviews on this album, but we'll change that. this is (in my opinion) their best album. every song is consistent and perfically enginered and produced. Even non-listeners will appreciate this album. full of catchphrases and ironies, the lyrics tell the true story of everyone of us relating to life, love, and relationships...get this album!!!!!