Firestorm

[Mach]

In 1901 a huge fire destroyed most of downtown Jacksonville, Fl. I read this story back in 1990 right after I moved to the area. Shortly after, I joined an original band here and I wrote this song about the fire. It was quite different back then and has went through numerous changes. We never got around to putting the song together to record it, so 18 years later I pull it back out and send it to my bud Mike Nunley for some of his excellent vocals. Here's a link to a brief history of the event.

http://jaxhistory.com/greatfire2.htm

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

A song which held my interest all the way through and if you know someone with better vocals than yours he would have to be pretty exceptional.  Great Job.   Willie

[SE]

Really excellent tune, really pro sound going on, and the vox are top quality too. Enjoyed reading the history too ,great post.

[Gary F]

Very heartfelt lyrics in this touching song! Great song structure!Great vocals!Love the lead guitar work!!
This is excellent work on all points!!!!

Gary

[peterp]

That is a great song and the recording is well done too!

[Halem]

Awesome and professional song. Mike really shines. I also liked solo in the end.

[lg]

Top-Notch production!
Excellent account of this horriffic event.
The vox are to Die for!
To these ears...This sounds Commercial Radio ready.
At the very least ready for my mp3 player!

LG

[galestermusic]

I have a lot of family in Jacksonville. This is awesome, great story told. Kind of a modern Gordon Lightfoot. Great listen!

[SwanSong]

This truely is a great song and vocals could not b better . this should
bplayed on contemporary radio . would have a large following this song.
if i were a promoter i would take this today and have air play on i t.
my brother lives in jacksonville. so have family down there also TC NEIL

[Mach]

Thanks so much for all the great comments fellas. This song holds a special place in my heart. When I first read this story in an Architectural book on preservation of houses in the Jax area I was overwhelmed by the destruction. The web site doesn't have all the photos that was in the book and the aftermath of what the people went through in such a short period of time.

Mike did a fantastic job with the vocals, he really made the song come alive. Thanks again for listening.