Danny Joe Brown Band

This is a very good album that features Danny Joe Brown from Molly Hatchet in a solo debut. Sadly, it should have been the third Molly Hatchet ablum, BEATIN THE ODDS. The third album is often the defining moment of an artist. BORN TO RUN, PYROMANIA, LET THERE BE ROCK, and on and on are all thirds. Unfortunately, Danny was either forced out or quit Molly Hatchet due to the lingering effects of diabaties in 1980. The timing would have been perfect for the band to capitalize on the success of FLIRTIN WITH DISASTER. Hatchet and 38 Special as well as Blackfoot were leading the Southern Rock flag that the death of Ronnie Van Zant offered. Hair metal was still a couple of years from hitting it HUGE with MTV so someone needed to lead the hard rockers (Hard Rock/Metal has been the only genre to not fade away in rock now lasting over 40 years).Molly Hatchet ends up with one great song "Beatin' the Odds" that sounds better when DJB sings it live after he rejoins the band in 1982 and Danny Joe has to put a band together. The record here is very solid and includes a future Hatchet concert staple "Edge of Sundown". If your a fan of FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER, this is very much worthwile. Just picture this with BEATIN' THE ODDS and realize we all missed out on a great one. Rest in Peace Danny.

I first bought this when it was released on vinyl in 1981. I'm a long time Molly Hatchet fan, and I was eager to hear this solo Danny Joe Brown project. There are very notable similarities with Molly Hatchet, imho. There are three guitar players, and a strong rhythm section. There are some excellent songs on this release, with Beggar Man, Edge of Sundown and Hit The Road being my favorites. I also like this remastered edition and the addition info included within. Although DJB returned to Molly Hatchet for more recordings, this release offers an excellent opportunity to hear great music he did with other skilled musicians outside of Molly Hatchet.

Good Southern Rock isn't plentiful, but always popular throughout the Southeast. This solo effort by Molly Hatchet's lead singer satisfies - and is almost totally unknown. Better than nearly all of what Molly Hatchet itself ever put forth! A bunch of 3-star efforts with maybe a 4-star or two thrown in. No "Dreams I'll Never See" here, but try "Edge of Sundown" and "Gambler's Dream" - you'll like!So why is it so forgetten? Besides the album cover, well, you know, there's a gazillion kead singers who try solo endeavors away from their bands, and so many of them fall flat. Such people do have there fans, who buy them and swear by them, only to mislead the rest of us. Maybe I'm biased, but I really do believe this one's exceptional. Why he ever returned to Molly Hatchet I'll never know. These guys could really play, and all we got from the return was maybe "Last of the Peacemakers". This stuff is better than that one.

sounds like I remembered Molly Hatchet/Danny Joe Brown...great music

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It was an inspiring recording from the late great singer Danny Joe Brown more famous in Molly Hatchett as majority of the band members later joined this great group.

This a one fine solo record right up there in the Henry Paul Band category! Not a bad tune on this record,too bad we couldn't have seen one more release from this DJB band. If you love all the fine elements that southern rock has to offer this is it right here! Turn it up!

R.I.P. Danny Joe Brown. this is a must have cd. this was another hard to find cd, but it was worth finding. if you have never heard this one it is worth a listen even to be this old it rocks!!!

Although Molly Hatchet deservedly reached legendary status within the southern rock sector and recorded a lot of strong material, there are only a few studio albums (five) that included their most recognizable asset: vocalist Danny Joe Brown. In many ways, this 1981 release by the Danny Joe Brown Band is as crucial as any Molly Hatchet album and follows stylistically rather seamlessly from Molly's self-titled (1978) and 'Flirtin' with Disaster' (1979) albums and is arguably more convincing than the two releases with Jimmy Farrar on vocals. Indeed, the DJB band album is loaded with great songs executed by a highly competent band. The live feel of the production is well suited to the performances (of hard rocking guitars with well-placed keys) and vocally Brown has never sounded better. If you run out of old Molly to play and missed this album along the way, seek it out. It is most certainly a southern rock gem!

...allein wegen Edge Of Sundown lohnt sich diese Scheibe!

Ein schöner Ausflug des Molly Hatchet Frontmannes......einfach nur Spitze...Das was drauf steht ist auch drinne....Super Südstaatenrock...

Everything I expected. Danny's voice seemed a little more buried than they were in Molly Hatchet. Good southern rock though.

Danny Joe Brown recorded this during his brief absence from Molly Hatchet and it's easily as good as that band's early work. With three guitarists and the obligatory Free Bird-type jam fest that is Edge Of Sundown, there are no surprises here but lots to play air guitar to. No self-respecting southern rocker should be without a copy.