Nightrider

Charlie Daniels Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AII
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,735 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Southern Rock and CDB Fans!, March 20, 2002

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Christopher Larkin (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nightrider (Audio CD)

This is undoubtedly the Charlie Daniels Band's finest hour, and in my opinion, a classic in the Southern Rock and Country Rock genres. "Nightrider" follows on the heels of CDB's commercial breakthrough "Fire on the Mountain" and raises the bar several notches. From the opening track "Texas" through the final track "Tomorrow's Gonna be Another Day," this album epitomizes everything that CDB is about. "Willie Jones" is a classic country rock story song, "Funky Junky" and "Evil" rock, and "Birmingham Blues" is a great fusion of Southern Rock and blues. Newcomer, Tom Crain contributes the amazing "Franklin Limestone," arguably his finest moment in his fifteen year career with CDB. Unlike virtually all future CDB releases, there is not a throw away song on here. The songwriting and musicianship are top notch on this album. In addition to CDB, Toy Caldwell of the Marshall Tucker Band, provides an amazing steel guitar on "Damn Good Cowboy." I would recommend this album to anybody who is even remotely into Southern Rock or Country Rock. It is an absolute must for a fan of any phase of the Charlie Daniels Band's career. It is an amazing album.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charlie before he found god, December 30, 2004

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Long-haired country boy (`Palmetto, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nightrider (Audio CD)

This is the music Charlie Daniels wanted to go away after he quit drinking and came to Jesus. But he was wrong. I remember having this album on vinyl back in the '70s and wearing it out because it spoke to me and my hard-drinkin' outlaw life. Or at least I believed that was my life. Though I haven't come to Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Krishna or any of the other myriad deities, I have settled down quite a bit these days. But does that mean my past goes away? I think not. It didn't kill me, therefore it made me stronger. Unfortunately, this CD is the strongest the CDB ever produced. You can point to Nightrider and say, "This is where the best of country and the best of rock met in a funky honky-tonk on a crossroads in a sleepy Southern town, got drunk and went home together and produced a child who never grows old."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CDBs Best Overall Album, October 30, 2001

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K. Henderson "Missouri Boy" (Missouri, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nightrider (Audio CD)

I have to strongly disagree with the "fan" who gives this album only 3 stars and says it is "not one of his best". HELLO!
This is a great album, featuring some excellent guitar work and songwriting. There are the up-tempo, driving songs such as Texas, Willie Jones, Evil, and Funky Junky. Then you have the more mellow songs like Damn Good Cowboy (featuring the steel guitar of the legendary Toy Caldwell), Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day, and Everything's Kinda All Right. Heck, the only song I believe is marginal is Birminghham Blues. It doesn't flow very well. I'd listen to this CD many times before the over-rated "Decade of Hits". That CD includes some average (at best) songs such as Stroker's Theme and Let It Roll. The album needs to have Trudy and Texas instead. Enough said. Thanks for the music, Charlie and CDB.