Tired of Drowning
ASIN: B00000I8PT
Track Listings
| 1. tired of drowning |
| 2. tears'll be pouring |
| 3. that train |
| 4. will you welcome me home |
| 5. come rollin' in |
| 6. lights of the town |
| 7. instant love |
| 8. i took the blame |
| 9. i can't behave |
| 10. basic information |
| 11. behind the night |
| 12. truck drivin' daddy |
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About the Artist
The Countrypolitans
The Countrypolitans streamline country rock sound is traditionally rooted, but insightful lyrics, addictive pop melodies and seamless musicianship keep the sound fresh and contemporary. The Oregonian newspaper called them a band to be reckoned with and raved that all 12 songs on their debut disc are all keepers, a rare enough feat for a first album. Lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist Elisabeth Ames, upright bass player and songwriter Roger Conley and lead guitarist Geoff Clarkson make up the nucleus of the group, which has been booked solid since forming in late 1997. Their disc, Tired of Drowning, has been added to Americana play lists at radio stations around the world.
Elisabeth Ames started singing and writing songs in the late 80s in San Francisco. Arriving in Portland in the early 90s, she began writing songs and performing with local musicians around town. She and Roger Conley formed The Countrypolitans as a vehicle for their shared love of roots music. As lead singer and the bands primary songwriter, Ames pays homage to country greats such as Merle Haggard and Patsy Cline while creating a contemporary sound all her own. Roger Conley got hooked on roots rock in the 80s, when bands such as the Blasters and the Paladins surfaced in his native Los Angeles. A guitarist and songwriter, he moved to Portland in 1989, hoping to form a roots-oriented band. After an unsuccessful search for an upright bass player, Conley bought his own bass fiddle and taught himself to play. Three months later, he formed the Starlight Trio, a rockabilly band, and has become one of the most sought after upright bass players in the Northwest.
Geoff Clarkson played guitar with New England rock and blues bands before moving to Oregon in 1991. Infected with the bluegrass bug, he traded his Telecaster for a mandolin. He honed his picking skills with local bluegrass outfits before The Countrypolitans lured him back to electric music. He traces his fast-picking country style to guitar greats such as Grady Martin, Don Rich and James Burton.
Steel guitarist Pete Burak also performs regularly with The Countrypolitans. He is a veteran of several Rocky Mountain region country bands. Burak began playing professionally as a teen and went on to perform with regional successes Shot Gun Annie and Billy Waldo and the Flying Grizzlies. BAND_MEMBERS: Elisabeth Ames Roger Conley Geoff Clarkson Marty Henninger Pete Burak
Product Description
The CD is a blend of classic country sounds and rock'n'roll with flavors of pop rock. It is the debut release by one of Portland, Oregon's hottest new bands. Texas honky tonker Dale Watson sings a duet with Elisabeth Ames called Basic Information and Rounder recording artist Rosie Flores sings backup on many of the tracks.
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ASIN: B00000I8PT Release Date: 2000-01-01 |
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Album Description
The CD is a blend of classic country sounds and rock'n'roll with flavors of pop rock. It is the debut release by one of Portland, Oregon's hottest new bands. Texas honky tonker Dale Watson sings a duet with Elisabeth Ames called Basic Information and Rounder recording artist Rosie Flores sings backup on many of the tracks.Customer Reviews:
Top-notch music from Portland, Oregon.......2002-01-25
An amazing CD that catches the ear immediately!.......2000-03-31
The one is CD to buy if you could only purchase one CD........1999-08-24
The group features Elizabeth Ames as the vocalist and the writer or co-writer of eleven of the twelve songs on the CD. With the music, from Walzes to two steps, Elizabeth takes us on a life journey of experiences both uplifting, sometimes down and once in a while blue. Yes folks, if this sounds like a country western formula, it is but with a rock and bluesy emphasis.
The Cd starts off with the title song, a song about trying to make a better life and if both partners aren't going to change, at least one is. "Tears'll be pouring" is a song whose topic many of us have experienced. It starts off with a decided Professor Longhair riff then proceeds along a country blues line. We meet a person, hope that it clicks, but many times this is not so. The anguish of a failed relationship is outlined in the "Lights of the Town" and it continues in "I took the Blame" to the bright two step "instant Love" a story about lust that one thought was love. Only love can make a relationship enduring. This theme is current throughout the CD. "I can't behave" and "Basic Information" both express the emotion of love lost And of course, there are the stories of attempts to try to salvage a relationship as found in "Behind the night" and "will you welcome me home."
As I said, the vocalist is Elizabeth Ames. Elizabeth has the voice, and what a voice, a mesmerizing voice with the ability to express all the emotions required by the songs on this CD. You can feel her pain, her anguish, her frustration, her elation in each and every song..
The band provides the setting musically for the song to come to life. Each instrument is offered an opportunity to expand, and that includes the voice of Eliabeth, yet each instrument is complimentary so that the whole is better than each one.
If you like music that tells stories about life with music to want to make you dance, then look no further. Just do it and purchase this CD. This, my dear friends, is a keeper.
Excellent dancing and listening music.......1999-05-20
Quality music from a new group........1999-03-26
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