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Tired of Drowning
The Countrypolitans
Tired of Drowning
Genres: Country, Pop
 
  •  Track Listings (12) - Disc #1

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 ...  more »

     

CD Details

All Artists: The Countrypolitans
Title: Tired of Drowning
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ultrapolitans
Release Date: 1/1/2000
Genres: Country, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 673977777727, 712136180326

Synopsis

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.
 

CD Reviews

Quality music from a new group.
03/26/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was driving around in my truck and "Basic Information" came on the radio. Halfway through the first verse I knew two things; one that I had to find out who this was and secondly that I had to crank the volume up a lot louder. It turned out to be The Countrypolitans and what that one song promised, the CD delivered. Good vocals, good songs and a band that can flat out play. I don't need a lot more. I found it impressive that the singer, Elisabeth Ames, had written all but one of the songs and that they covered a wide range. It's one thing to be able to write a good steppin' out honkytonker like "Basic Information" or "Tear'll Be Falling." It's quite another thing to be able to write about old hurts and deal with them in an intelligent adult fashion. Ms. Ames does both and does them well.I'm still having trouble believing this is a first CD by these people. The whole group sounds like they've been doing this for awhile and have gotten quite good at it."
An amazing CD that catches the ear immediately!
Tracy Fonti | Sacramento, CA | 03/31/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD became a favorite after only listen. Elisabeth has an amazing voice and her lyrics are contageous. The music makes you want to roll down the window (if your in a car, which I was) play air drums on the steering wheel and sing along. I can only hope that the next album comes quickly. This is a CD everyone check out, I recommend it to all of my friends."
The one is CD to buy if you could only purchase one CD.
wamel@aol.com | Louisville, KY | 08/24/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are hundreds of releases each month. From this number one always tries to find that special CD,the Creme de la Creme, that jewel of a CD. Well look no further than the Countrypolitans "Tired of Drowning". If you like music to listen to or just to dance to, this Cd fills the bill. If you like to experience the joys and frustrations of life, this is the CD for you.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."