Gerald Lee Ames
Walk thru Fire
© 2007 Ames (634479495991)
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"Cowboy's herdin cars with rock n roll guitars." Seattle's premier Cascade Country sound with a rich solid NW back beat.
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- 1 Walk Thru Fire
- 2 You're Like Heaven
- 3 You Drive Me Crazy
- 4 Show Me Your Love
- 5 Just An Ordinary Day
- 6 Don't Leave Me Hangin On
- 7 Love By the Light of Your Eyes
- 8 Victims of Shame
- 9 Wild Ponies & Rodeo
- 10 Calm Hours
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Once in a great while an artist will come along who begins to define a certain sound and feeling.
The Pacific North West’s cascade country gentleman Gerald Lee Ames combines traditional country music and rhythmic hard rock structures into an appealing curious blend.
At only five years of age, GLA began playing guitar under the guide and expertise of local favorite country guitar giant Albert Ames. Gifted early on with the ability to play the standard instruments: lead electric/acoustic 6 & 12 string guitar, bass, piano, keys, slide, banjo, fiddle, drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals, Gerald Lee Ames began focusing on the finer art of writing and composing reflections in life.
In 2006 GLA released the debut country rock album on Puyallup Records Co. entitled “Open Roads” Ames relates, “As planned, Open Roads was an acoustic sounding, strip it down to basics album, aimed at getting back to small town roots. (See: GERALD LEE AMES “Open Roads”)
“Walk thru Fire” features GLA’s song writing strengths as well as sheds light on the musicianship and humanity of Ames. Spanning both generation and genre, the most recent cumulative effort shines bright under the life inspired audio ramblings of “Walk thru Fire.” “There are tracks on this album simply put, which inspire me to live well.” says Ames. The ten songs are about gathering strength , celebrating the good things in life, and living each simple day as a precious gift. It’s not at all a bunch of Barney songs, but rather a serious “heavy country “ collection (as the four page insert notes) of “Truth, love, wisdom courage and compassion. “
There is no denying the rock influences on this album any less than the country slide guitars and Steele sounds.
“I’ve have the good fortune of being blessed with a wide variety of life experiences. Growing up on a farm, learning to work hard, playing clubs, washing lots of dishes, slamming a hammer on every one of my fingers, falling from two roofs, to soaring through the air on solo wings, going hungry, feeling full, walking the earth barefoot, driving it at full throttle, giving it all up and in turn, having it all. I have seen the beauty of birth, and witnessed precious lives sift away. I can honestly say, I’ve experienced true love, and like some, healed the broken heart. All said and done, appropriately these songs are the glowing ember treads and the burning risers of one real life modern cowboy’s -Walk thru Fire.” GLA