Crowd Of One are a member of the endangered species known as?
"hardworking-four-piece-no-shit-rock'n'roll-bands." Hearing their?
record "Rubbertramp", you'll wonder why a band with such a?
plentitude of talent is still unsigned but hearing that?
they're from Nashville, Tn. will give you the answer. They're way too?
fresh and alive and ass-kicking to get signed in Music City, USA. And?
somehow I doubt that they don Stetson hats.?
Their press kit contains various comparisons to better-known bands?
such as the The Bo-Deans and Gin Blossoms and as far apart as those?
two bands may seem, Crowd Of One indeed manage to remind me of both.
Hook-laden power-pop songs, perfect vocal harmonies and good?
musicianship is what they all have in common. Add to that the?
energy and obvious enthusiasm unique to a debut album and you know?
the cornerstones of the "Rubbertramp"-sound. These songs are so?
infectious and the production is so authentic that there's no doubt?
that Dutch, Jon, Tod & Fred must be a real fun band to witness live?
on stage.?
What's even better when you see them live is that some of the more?
simplistic lyrics will not quite spoil your fun as much as they do on?
the record. Here's an example of what I mean:?
Lead singer: "Broken hearted" - Band: "What can I do?"
Singer: "Broken hearted" - Band: "Without you."
Singer: "Broken hearted" - Band "Yes, it's true."?

Too bad that I can't give you a sample of their truly enjoyable?
roots-rock with nice guitar-work, a steady backbeat and strong?
melodies; it's well-worth checking out even if the lyrics aren't of?
quite the same quality as the music is.
For info on how to purchase the CD, send an email to

?I've been there before

?Jerry is a friend at best, you could say
?he likes to get loud and drunk, that's his way
?every time he goes out, like to really throw down
?finds himself a filly and has himself a hoedown
?what can you say it's just his way

?I've been there before
?knocking at that door
?I've been there before
?need I say more

?Janie is his savior that's what she thinks
?likes to really hound him about the way he drinks
?every time she comes around, tells him that he's hellbound
?says his soul's the reason it sounds just like shakedown
?what can you say that's ways she thinks

?-Chorus-

?Janie and Jerry got married today
?Jerry was drunk and Janie got her way
?it was a knockdown drag'em out, wedding at the roadhouse
?sober up the preacher grab the rings from the lost and found
?what can you say it's just their way

?I've been there before
?knocked at that door
?They've been there before
?but who's keeping score
?

?c 1997 Douglas J. Noss
?
?

Broken Hearted
?

?Twelve dead roses
?line this lonely street of dreams
?one promise broken
?brings this grown man to his knees

?Broken Hearted
? What will I do
?Broken Hearted
? Without you
?Broken Hearted
?Broken Hearted
? Yes it's true

?The radio plays
?such a haunting melody
?not a word spoken
?sounds like you and me

?-CHORUS-?

?Sometimes love's not enough
?that much she said was true
?but if you just give up
?you will never even know if it's true

?-CHORUS-

?c 1997
?Words and Music by Douglas J. Noss
?
?

I fall through (album)

shadows paint the ground
?from a row of street light fears
?Strangers of stone
?Down on my luck
?angels bear to watch
?but seldom do they touch
?someone like me
?I fall through
?will you walk with me?
?I fall through
?Do you see right through me?
?A web, it?’s past
?headlights pierce the rain
?and cut like broken glass
?I bleed alone
?A mirror shows now
?does the reflection care
?or ever offer how
?for what it sees
?-CHORUS-
?through to the source
?what blew me off course
?past what you see
?only angels can be
?caught at last
?bound by a string
?of cold and sightless traps
?end of the scene
?c1997
?words and music by Douglas J. Noss
?
?

10/14 AGAIN

?Late on a Thursday evening
?down at Nick's on 23rd & Beaman
?just me and my bottle of Cragenmore
?thinking about my dead end job
?trouble with the law
?if life is just a circle then where does it stop?
?everyday is like the one before
?sometimes fate she walks right through the door

?hey, how 'bout you, are you lost?
?or can you lead me to the light from the darkness
?or will you pull me through at any cost
?hey, how 'bout you, are you lost?

?she walked right in, ordered a red eye and gin
?threw down a twenty said keep ten
?brushed the snow from her sleeve onto the floor
?she turned and leaned to survey the scene
?after a moment she smiled back at me
?with a smile that I couldn't ignore
?sometimes fate walks right through the door

?-Chorus-

?are you lost just like me?
?or can you help me make a new start
?are you lost just like me?
?will you help me walk out that door?

?with every sip from that glass
?she was one step closer to being a memory from my past
?how that glass was way too short
?the look in her eye as she dropped that dime?
?called a taxi, waved goodbye
?and wondered right back into the storm
?sometimes fate walks right out the door

?-Chorus-

?c 1997
?words and music by Douglas J. Noss
?
?

?WONDERING

?I've always wondered would we have been married
?I've always wondered if things might have changed
?If I'd been a little wiser
?Or if you'd held on just a little tighter
?Could I have made it through the thunder?
?Would we have made it through the rain?

?I've always wondered have you found love again
?I've always wondered would you call if you needed a friend
?What if I'd been a better listener?
?Or you talked just a little louder
?I would I have heard you through the thunder
?Would we have made it through the rain?

?I've always wondered what has happened to you
?I've always wondered if you wonder what has
?Ever gone and happened to me

?I've always wondered and had these crazy dreams
?I've always wondered would we have been married
?If I'd been a little stronger
?Or you'd forgiven me just a little sooner
?Could I have held off the thunder?
?Would we have made it through the rain?
?

?c 1997
?words and music by Douglas J. Noss