Album Notes

now,after years of performing in northeastern rock,funk and blues bands, singer/songwriter rick rourke finally controls his own musical destiny on this,his first solo cd.rick worked closely with eddie kramer[hendrix,zeppelin, and buddy guy]as main songwriter on "out of control's" 1997 release.after getting airplay in dozens of countries rick helped other bands and artist's to discover their own talents as engineer and producer. join multi-instrumentalist and soulfull singer rick rourke with songs like "fortune&fame"[a hard look at the reality show mania}and "blown away" {a trip to a gypsy campfire just off rte 66}and 12 other stories that ring with craft and honesty.

If you think television media is at an all time low i
agree! read my lyric from Fortune & Fame below:

Fortune & Fame
she's the one we loved the most
on last nights reality show
she should be granted celebrity status
let's get her to sing and dance
print up that fake romance
it's the crap they keep throwing at us ....
ch
the vandals of quality are pulling all the strings
no hero's are hiding in the wings
but in the end does it really matter
when speaking of fortune and fame

he's the one that lied the most
got caught,went on to boast
of all the famous people that he screwed
instead of going up in smoke
he's now a talk show host
and by the million's he is viewed ch

bridge
the people in your world you drive by them each day
they are taking up a cause in many different ways
what about the guy on the telephone pole
he's taking care of kid's there is mercy in his soul

where's the reason where's the sense
situation's getting tense
when we make heroes out of fools
get your fifteen minutes of fame
then you gotta leave the game
anything longer is'nt cool ch out

allright im not just about bithchin about the media.how
about my character in "dead man's shoes"