Chinese Vacation

Product Description
You have not experienced true entertainment until you sit in the audience at one of Steve Poltz's shows. The former singer from The Rugburns (Mercury Records) is best known for his hilarious storytelling and witty personality, defying all traditinal definitions in the songwriting genre. This is a rare artist who is as comfortable touring with such noted national acts like Bob Dylan, John Mellancamp, Jewel, The Wallflowers, Bare Naked Ladies, Rusted Root and Lucinda Williams in arenas,as well as performing intimate living room shows in any city in America. Successfully shattering the traditional troubadour mold, Poltz has most gloriously been compared to unique performers and songwriters like John Prine and Tom Waits. Steve wrote and appeared in the video for the 1995 hit, "You Were Ment For me" helping launch Jewel's debut CD to triple platinum. The sorcery of his current release, Chinese Vacation, picks up where One Left Shoe left off. The heartfelt introspection on "California," irreverent hilarity of "Chinese Vaction" and punch-drunk stupor of "Give You Up For Lent" are merely stops along the panhandling journey into Steve Poltz's charming hysteria

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Chinese Vacation

Average customer rating: Steve Poltz, a much underated performer. Lost Without Steve Poltz! Poltz is mah Babies daddy! I Like Banana's & Chinese Vacation I am a deputy in the poltz pose

Chinese Vacation Steve Poltz Manufacturer: Immergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Morning Wood One Left Shoe Mommy I'm Sorry Taking the World by Donkey Taking the World by Donkey ASIN: B0000C8AWM Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Friendly Fire
2. California
3. You Remind Me
4. Chinese Vacation
5. Stax
6. 10 Chances
7. Lost Without You
8. Waterfalls
9. Spiderboy
10. Music Box
11. I Killed Walter Matthau
12. Give You Up For Lent

Album Description

You have not experienced true entertainment until you sit in the audience at one of Steve Poltz's shows. The former singer from The Rugburns (Mercury Records) is best known for his hilarious storytelling and witty personality, defying all traditinal definitions in the songwriting genre. This is a rare artist who is as comfortable touring with such noted national acts like Bob Dylan, John Mellancamp, Jewel, The Wallflowers, Bare Naked Ladies, Rusted Root and Lucinda Williams in arenas,as well as performing intimate living room shows in any city in America. Successfully shattering the traditional troubadour mold, Poltz has most gloriously been compared to unique performers and songwriters like John Prine and Tom Waits. Steve wrote and appeared in the video for the 1995 hit, "You Were Ment For me" helping launch Jewel's debut CD to triple platinum. The sorcery of his current release, Chinese Vacation, picks up where One Left Shoe left off. The heartfelt introspection on "California," irreverent hilarity of "Chinese Vaction" and punch-drunk stupor of "Give You Up For Lent" are merely stops along the panhandling journey into Steve Poltz's charming hysteria

Customer Reviews:

Steve Poltz, a much underated performer........2005-09-09

Steve Poltz is probably one of the finest songwriters and acoustic performers on the American scene but unfortuneately outside of California he is little known by the public. I was listening to some of his songs today in my car on the One Left Shoe and Chinese Vacation CD's and I just could not believe how powerful and prophetic a songwriter this man is. I think the difficulty in getting him exposure is that his songs like Chinese Vacation and those on One Left Shoe CD tend to be offbeat and non-commercial and very unlike what is accepted on Top Forty. But what about Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell? They all fit this pattern as well. In summation, once you acquire a Steve Poltz album, it's addictive musically and you won't stop popping them in your deck. Whether Steve fades into oblivion or somehow emerges into the next Billy Joel or James Taylor will depend on how many more people like me become totally enveloped in this outstanding artist's music. The fact that Steve's music departs from what can be considered to be mainstream in no way should minimize his astronomical talent.

Jay Adler, Massapequa, NY

Lost Without Steve Poltz!.......2003-12-19

The release of Steve Poltz's new album, Chinese Vacation, almost makes you entirely forget about the five and half years that have passed since his first solo release, One Left Shoe. It really is that good.

One thing I love about Steve Poltz is that he's not afraid to be humorous in one song and heartfelt in the next. The title track is bound to make you laugh with lyrics such as, "And my strength is as limp as a Chinese noodle. What the hell are you trying to feed me? Is it pork or is it poodle?" While "10 Chances" will be familiar to anyone who knows how frightening and hard it is to want to say "I love you" to someone for the first time. Also on this cd is a surprising cover of TLC's "Waterfalls." He puts his own spin on the song and it works quite well.

Personally, my favorite song on Chinese Vacation is "Music Box." It's the perfect combination of humor and sweetness. It's enough to make me jealous of any girl who gets to see him stripped down to his boxers and socks.

The album leaves us with another humor-laden song called "Give You Up For Lent." It's a humorous look into a relationship that seems to involve a lot of giving without getting anything in return.

Bottom line...Chinese Vacation is great. It was entirely worth the wait, but I do hope that I won't have to wait so long next time.

Poltz is mah Babies daddy!.......2003-10-30

words cant express how truly wonderful this cd is, this man is the personification of what truly good music is supposed to be about, plus he's cool. "Give you up for lent" will have you swooning as the cover of TLC's "Waterfalls" will have you slow-jammin
buy this CD!
buy it now!
and while you on the net purchasing poltz products you also should check out w-w-w-dot.poltz.dot-c-o-m!
theres gold in them there hills~

I Like Banana's & Chinese Vacation.......2003-10-16

I first caught the Rugburns in 1989 at The Backdoor at San Diego State. After a wait that only a Springsteen fan could endure, Chinese Vacation emerges as an amazing album.

Although its hard to top songs like War, Tommy & Marla, Learn About Love, Gold's Gym Guy, etc., California does just that. A word Mr. Duffy: Release this song as a single by February - don't wait- start pressing those CD's now, and put "I Like Banana's" on the flipside.

This CD has been a permanment fixture in my car stereo for two weeks. Buy it - then buy a few more for all the other smart people you know.

Mike in Santa Barbara

I am a deputy in the poltz pose.......2003-10-02

What can I say.. It seems like I have waited forever for this CD. This is one of Steve's best CD's to date. You should purchase this CD, it will make you cool. Ok fine it will not make you cool. I personally like track 1 (friendly fire) and track 2 (California) and track 3 (You Remind Me) the most. I purchased about 10 cd's so now my christmas shopping is done. Thank you Steve this holiday season will be stress free for me. Now purchase the cd and make start singing spiderboy..

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