Charlie Daniels Band

Whiskey is a 1977 LP re-issue of the 1974 album Way Down Yonder. Presumably, the album was re-named and marketed in 1977 to capitalize on the popularity of the country rock and outlaw country genres. Whiskey, however, quickly disappeared into obscurity only to re-surface as a long overdue CD reissue on the outstanding Wounded Bird Records in 2008. Because of these circumstances and its long absence from print, Whiskey is somewhat of a "lost" Charle Daniels Band album.

Around the time the Charlie Daniels Band recorded the music that became 1976's Saddle Tramp, the group was experiencing its first wave of success, as both Fire on the Mountain and Nightrider found an audience, and the group became known for their live performances, particularly through Daniels' Volunteer Jams concerts. Saddle Tramp rode this momentum into the country Top Ten and a gold album — all without a Top Ten country single, it should be noted. That's because the Charlie Daniels Band turned into the country equivalent of a radio-oriented rock band, where singles were less important than a unified whole of an album, which sought to replicate the feel of live performances. Arriving so early in the record signals that this is a jam record for jam fans, and on that level, it works very well, since it does showcase the band at a near-peak of its talents. But, like many other jam records, Saddle Tramp winds up not being about the songs (which, apart from the single "Wichita Jail," aren't particularly memorable), but being about the feel of the music and the sound of the band, which can make for good listening, provided that's what you're looking to hear.

Charlie Daniels Band, The - Nightrider
FLAC | Artwork | 24Bit 96kHz: 817 MB | 16Bit 44.1kHz: 274 MB
Cat#: Kama Sutra KSBS 2607 | Country/Year: Netherlands 1975
Genre: Country Rock, Southern Rock | Hoster: Hotfile/Filesonic

Nightrider was the third studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on November 25, 1975.

After a early start in rock & roll bands in the late 1950’s, Daniels was advised to move to Nashville and become a session musician where he played behind Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr among others. In the early 1970’s he formed the “Charllie Daniels Band” following the lead of the Allman Brothers’ southern rock sound. A moderate success on Epic in i972 of “Uneasy Rider” was followed two years later with the smash “Fire On The Mountain.” The group, perhaps best known for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” in 1979, continues to perform and record albums in the country rock style.