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| Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam |
| 05.13.07 (2:04 am) [edit] |
Okay, where do I start?? The Outlaws/Marshall Tucker/Charlie Daniels concert was AWESOME tonight. We got there a little late and missed the first song by The Outlaws (which, sadly, was "Ghost Riders in the Sky" - DARNIT I was so excited about seeing that one, too), but luckily we didn't get there any later. I was always a bit sad that Hughie Thomasson had left Lynyrd Skynyrd, but now after finally SEEING him with The Outlaws, it's now only bittersweet. I really loved The Outlaws, they were awesome and I'm so glad, after over a year, I've finally gotten the chance to see them and actually DID! We missed them two other times. It was sure worth the wait for this one! Dang is Hughie ever good on that guitar. I was thoroughly impressed by Chris Anderson as well. Heck, the whole band was amazing.I've always loved Marshall Tucker, and finally getting to see them was really great, but compared to The Outlaws and Charlie Daniels, they seemed to sound a bit weak. Not trying to put them down, I still loved them and it was awesome to see them, but their presence just wasn't as powerful. I was sure excited, though, to hear "Heard It In A Love Song", "Can't You See", and "Fire on the Moutain", live. Those are some of my favorites!! And again, I do NOT mean to put them down, they're still one of my favorite bands ever and I'm really stoked to have finally seen them!!! Now, Charlie Daniels? HOLY CRAP. I always knew he was good, but... dayum!! He was absolutely amazing!! I really can't say enough good about him. I was sure he'd be great in concert, but he really, truly, blew me away. I cannot BELIEVE he's 74 years old, he's still going great and it only seems like he's in his late 50's or early 60's, about. He looks and acts so young, and you can tell he's a genuine great guy. They played all the classics, including "Devil Went Down to Georgia" of course, "Legend of Wooley Swamp", "Simple Man" (love it), "In America", etc. But my absolute favorites must be "How Great Thou Art", and "Rocky Top Tennessee". OMG those were SO great. Charlie has such a beautiful voice, and gospel songs come so natural for him. Don't get me started on "Rocky Top", either; that song is SO COOL, always been an old favorite of mine, and hearing Charlie Daniels play it rocked my socks!! And dude... Charlie Daniels' drummer left me speechless. You'll know what I mean if you've seen him. Wow. His main guitarist left me jaw-dropped as well. They closed the concert with "South's Gonna Do It Again", bringing The Outlaws and Marshall Tucker back out on stage to join them. That was sure cool, lasted a long time too, and what a great sound with everybody playing at once! After the show, I bought an Outlaws 2007 tour shirt; it's a womens' shirt, lavender, with a femininized version of their logo on it. The steer skull has roses on the sides, it's really cute. Anyway, I really had a blast tonight and figured I'd tell y'all about it :D!!! I love all three bands more than ever now, especially Charlie Daniels. He's just so adorable, and he's the kind of guy everybody wants for a grandpa. And somehow, knowing he's a Christian as well makes you feel a bond to him. I'm gonna start working on a load of pictures now. I've STILL got to edit all the ones from Texas... and ZZ Top... and Skynyrd... and the last trip... and now this concert. This'll take a while. So until then, here's a teaser from Gettysburg!  |
posted by: Heather (reply)
post date: 05.13.07 (4:41 pm)
Sounds like ya had a great time, so that's awesome! And I bet Charlie was really very cool to see in concert, I've liked him for some time myself, years n years. Can't say I am into the Gospel stuff as much, but I love all his other stuff. He really is an amazing talent for sure. Awesome about seeing the other bands too!...I woulda loved to hear "Fire on the Mountain" live...I've always LOVED that song as well as some other Marshall Tucker tunes too.
Glad to hear ya had fun and I can't wait to see all the pics you're workin' on. This Gettysburg one is really awesome! :D
posted by: Ryan (reply)
post date: 05.18.07 (8:09 am)
Glad to hear the Volunteer Jam 2007 version doesn't disapoint! I and 11 of my buddies will be seeing them in Salt Lake City on 1 June...can't wait! Long live Southern Rock!!!
posted by: dustyjumpwings (reply)
post date: 05.19.07 (11:03 am)
Reply to: Ryan
Oh you're going to LOVE IT! :D!!! Thanks for the comment!
posted by: Kelly (reply)
post date: 05.19.07 (11:30 pm)
Glad you great a time!
Looking forward to some pics :)
I'm still behind in mine too, lol :p
