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they call me the fireman!Reviewed by C. honeck, 2009-08-06
I was never a huge strait fan- but i recently saw people line
dancing
in a tim mcgraw film called flicker. to the tune the fireman
very good players on this cd w/ johnny gimble on fiddle and randy
scruggs
on pedal steel. A+ for musicians .plus the title track and a few
other tunes are keepers too.
Best Strait AlbumReviewed by Isaiah R. Tucker, 2008-06-11
I've had the cassette version of this album for 10 years and I
finally gave in and bought the CD. In my mind the best album ever
made, I can listen to it over and over without getting sick of it
unlike most albums. Some say that there are a lot of filler songs
on this album, but it is actually the only album I've listened to
that doesn't have any - they're all good! This album was so great
that When George Strait released a concert DVD in 2002 - 18 years
and albums later, out of the 18 songs that he sang, 3 were from
this album! I read that for years he opened his concerts with 'The
Fireman' and ended them with 'The Cowboy Rides Away' (Which along
with Amarillo By Morning' make up my top 3 all-time favorite songs)
While all George Strait Albums deserve a 5 star rating, this one
deserves six.
IRT
Gasping for breath and trying to regain control of his emotions :-)
George Strait, Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your MindReviewed by Ronald C. Johnson, 2007-11-01
I am an avid George Strait fan. This is another CD of great country songs. I listen to it frequently. Wonderful songs.
A mid-eighties classicReviewed by Peter Durward Harris, 2005-06-06
The title track is one of George's most famous songs but, perhaps
surprisingly, is the only number one country hit from this chart
(based on Billboard). The two other singles (The cowboy rides away,
The fireman) both made the top five in the country charts.
Overall, this album is typical of George's early albums with its
mix of ballads and western swing-influenced up-tempo songs.
Instrumentation consists of steel, electric and acoustic guitars
together with fiddle, mandolin, keyboards, bass and drums. Apart
from the three tracks released as singles, I particularly like Any
old time, You're dancing this dance all wrong and Honky tonk
Saturday night.
If you enjoy George's music enough to want more than just the hits,
you will derive a lot of enjoyment from this album.
A GREAT CDReviewed by David Brown, 2005-01-01
This is top notch George, and there is not a bad song on it. "Honky Tonk Saturday Night" is a real highlight here because you can't get it on "Strait Out Of The Box". With country classics like "The Fireman", and the title track, on it, it should be viewed as one of his best CDs. Something else great about it, is that you cannot get most of the other songs, anywhere else. So if you are a GS fan, you should have it in your collection.
