Steve Poltz - Chinese Vacation
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Artist: Steve PoltzEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-09-23
Music Label: Immergent
Soundtracks:
- Friendly Fire
- California
- You Remind Me
- Chinese Vacation
- Stax
- 10 Chances
- Lost Without You
- Waterfalls
- Spiderboy
- Music Box
- I Killed Walter Matthau
- Give You Up For Lent
Music reviews of Chinese Vacation
Music Review: Lost Without Steve Poltz!
Rating: 5 Stars
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.
Description of Chinese Vacation
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 hysteriaPop CDs
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