Charlie Daniels Band 1999 Volunteer Jam Classic Live Performances Volume 2

Genre: Southern Rock
Rate: 192 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:45:59
Size: 63,20 MB



AMG Review by Michael B. Smith

Hot on the heels of Volume I, Blue Hat Records has released Volunteer Jam: Classic Live Performances: Volume II, another fine collection of great music taken from the archives of past Volunteer Jams.

The set opens with Wet Willie tearing it up with "Street Corner Serenade" and moves full speed ahead, locomotive-like, into the Charlie Daniels Band's "Trudy": two subtle reminders that these are the very best performances available from the classic Volunteer Jams. Dobie Gray pulls off a stellar rendition of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," and Jimmy Hall leaves Wet Willie behind to jam with the L.A. Reflection Section, rocking through the Jackie Wilson hit "Higher and Higher" with all the soul and passion you'd expect from Hall. Next up is one of the unusual parings that has helped to make the Volunteer Jams such special events. Ted Nugent joins the Charlie Daniels Band and the L.A. Reflection Section to rock & roll through "Oh, Carol." Louisiana's Leroux perform their biggest hit, "New Orleans Ladies," and Willie Nelson cranks out the immortal "Good Hearted Woman" at breakneck speed. Delbert McClinton brings the funk back out onto the stage with "Standing on Shaky Ground," and the set closes out with "Do the Funky Chicken" featuring Rufus Thomas, the CDB, Al Kooper and the L.A. Reflection Section.

With a vault full of these timeless recordings, we can only hope that Charlie Daniels and Blue Hat will see fit to release even more as time goes on.



Tracklist:

01 - Wet Willie - Street Corner Serenade 05:48

02 - Charlie Daniels Band - Trudy 04:57

03 - Dobie Gray - The Night They Drove Old Dixie 06:53

04 - Jimmy Hall With The L. A. Reflection Section - Higher & Higher 05:22

05 - Ted Nugent With The Charlie Daniels Band & The L. A. Reflection Section - Carol 05:20

06 - Le Roux - New Orleans Ladies 04:24

07 - Willie Nelson - Good Hearted Woman 03:15

08 - Delbert McClinton - Standing On Shakey Ground 03:36

09 - Rufus Thomas With The Charlie Daniels Band, Al Kooper, The L. A. Reflection Section - Do The Funky Chicken 06:24





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Charlie Daniels Band 1999 Volunteer Jam Classic Live Performances Volume 1

Genre: Southern Rock
Rate: 192 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:46:13
Size: 63,50 MB



AMG Review by Michael B. Smith:

Charlie Daniels has pooled together some of the finest moments from Volunteer Jams past to create a historical document of vast importance. Beginning with an all star blow-out on "Can't You See," featuring Toy Caldwell and Paul T. Riddle, along with Papa John Creach, Grinderswitch, Bonnie Bramlett, Wet Willie, Chuck Leavell and the Charlie Daniels Band, the disc explodes with a pool of talent that provides a literal encyclopedia of Southern rock heroes. Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie blows a power soaked blues harp, backed by the guitars of Dru Lombar, Toy Caldwell and Charlie Daniels. Next up is a smoking take on "Statesborro Blues" from Sea Level, accompanied by Jimmy Hall on harp once again and Charlie Daniels on guitar. Hall's vocals soar, and Daniels shows that the fiddle is not his only instrument. Willie Nelson treats the audience to a medley of three of his hits, including "Funny How Time Slips Away," "Crazy" and "The Night Life," all accompanied by the red hot guitar work of Caldwell. The sounds are as exciting as they were in the '70s, and Caldwell's understated lead work begins to move toward the forefront by the third song, with unmistakable Toy riffs dominating the track. So sweet. Ted Nugent steps out in front of Molly Hatchet to burn through the core of the classic Mountain song, "Mississippi Queen," with fire and fury, and Grinderswitch rocks through "Lady Luck." Papa John Creach, the legendary fiddle player for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, tears through "Down Home Blues" accompanied by the Charlie Daniels Band and the horns of the L.A. Reflection Section, and Wet Willie is joined by Richie Cannata on their biggest ever hit, "Keep on Smilin'."

All you have to do is close your eyes, and suddenly you feel transported back to 1977. Closing the CD out is Daniels and his band, joined by Hall, with their tribute to Southern rockers everywhere, "The South's Gonna Do It." Taz DeGregorio plays an extended piano run, and the rest of the CDB show their stuff as well. Hall blows one of his powerhouse sax solos, and the crowd goes wild. They always go wild at the Volunteer Jams. For everyone who ever attended a Volunteer Jam or for anyone who ever attended a Southern rock concert during the genre's peak years of 1972-1979, this is an album you will not want to miss. For those who just plain enjoy good rock & roll and jamming, this one's for you too. It doesn't get much better than this.



Tracklist:

01 - The Marshall Tucker Band With Papa John Creach, Grinderswitch, Bonnie Bramlett, Wet Willie, Chuck Leavell, The Charlie Daniels Band - Can't You See 05:31

02 - Sea Level With Jimmy Hall & Charlie Daniels - Statesboro Blues 06:29

03 - Willie Nelson feat. Toy Caldwell - Funny How Time Slips Away - Crazy - Night Life 08:25

04 - Molly Hatchet And Ted Nugent - Mississippi Queen 03:09

05 - Grinderswitch - Lady Luck 05:09

06 - Papa John Creach With The Charlie Daniels Band & The L. A. Reflection Section - Down Home Blues 05:30

07 - Wet Willie With Richie Cannata - Keep On Smiling 06:48

08 - Charlie Daniels Band With Jimmy Hall - The South's Gonna Do It Again 05:12





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Wet Willie 2004 High Humidity

Genre: Southern Rock
Rate: 320 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 01:07:09
Size: 153,65 MB



review by Lindsay Planer

Wet Willie has resurfaced in the 21st century in a slightly amended form, yet still sporting their special finger-lickin' fusion of blues with Southern rock. On-again, off-again leader Jimmy Hall isn't with the aggregate on High Humidity, recorded appropriately enough at the legendary Tipitina's in New Orleans. However, John Anthony (keyboards, vocals), Jack Hall, Jr. (bass, vocals), and Donna Hall (vocals) from the "classic" mid-'70s incarnation are present and accounted for, while T.K. Lively (drums, percussion, vocals) represents the late-'70s Epic Records-era lineup and recent recruit Ric Seymour pulls double duty as guitarist and primary singer. Further thickening the mix are the four-piece Hurricane Horns, and while many brass sections tend to bloat a band's sound, this combo adds its textures tastefully.

A glance at the set list reveals the wide variety of Wet Willie's musical personas, vacillating from the Little Feat-esque bopper "Mind Over Matter" to the funky visage placed on the typically hard-hitting cover of Taj Mahal's "She Caught the Katy." It's easy to hear the influence from the equally inspired take located on Drippin' Wet (1973). The obligatory singalong "Street Corner Serenade" is a Wet Willie signature and the gang assembled here offers it up in a spirited reading that is strikingly close to the original and a perfect vehicle for showing off Seymour's malleable vocals. Another early favorite is the open-throttled "Babyfat," which hasn't lost any of its propensity as a girth-shakin' down-home boogie and again provides the Hurricane Horns a chance to blow. The beat gets turned around for a sensuously soulful reworking of the Memphis R&B staple "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," once again highlighting Seymour's strengths as a balladeer as well as a piledriving heavyweight frontman. He ably proves the latter on the concluding trio that sandwiches Wet Willie's sole Top Ten hit "Keep On Smiling" between compelling remakes of the vintage R&B platters "Grits Ain't Groceries" and "Shout Bamalama" -- both of which became permanent entries in their concert repertoire during the '70s.



Tracklist:

01 - Mind Over Matter 06:23

02 - She Caught The Katy 04:37

03 - Street Corner Serenade 05:27

04 - Easy Street 05:20

05 - Everything That 'Cha Do 09:49

06 - Babyfat 04:14


07 - Countryside Of Life 03:26

08 - Leona 05:47

09 - When Something Is Wrong 06:05

10 - Grits And Groceries 03:51


11 - Keep On Smiling 06:39

12 - Shout Bamalama 05:31





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