We're Country So We Can

Forty5south | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 12, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tilo Ent
• ASIN: B0007OY3SO
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,446 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm Gonna Move On

2. The Stuff I Grew Up On

3. Heaven Only Knows

4. I've Been There Too

5. Li'l Red Riding Hood

6. A Mile Away

7. My Way

8. Second Hand Life

9. Taste of Class

10. Smoke If You Got 'Em

11. Seems Like Yesterday

12. We're Country So We Can

Editorial Reviews

Country Weekly Magazine, April 2005 – Larry Holden

"If you love straight-ahead country music, you need to own We’re Country So We Can."

Product Description

We’re Country So We Can is the follow up to Forty5 South’s debut, Too Much Too Fast, which sold 10,000 pieces alone in their hometown of Jackson, TN! We’re Country So We Can picks up where Too Much Too Fast left off, following on the heels of two hit singles!

Forty5 South is a country band, but they draw their influences from the great blues players like BB King. The band is as likely to have Kenny Chesney in the CD player as they are the Best of Guns n’ Roses. Their live show is off the wall and rowdy, and the college kids love it! But it’s a clean wild, so safe for your kids and grandmother too! Forty5 South played over 100 shows last year (including 28 for Armed Forces Entertainment in Asia, Guam, The Marshall Islands, Korea, and Japan), and will log in over 200 shows this year with opening slots for Brad Paisley, Montgomery Gentry, Daryl Worrel, and Texas favorites Roger Creager and Kevin Fowler, as well as playing their own gigs.

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ...and 1/2....Pulsating, raucous, rowdy and energetic country with rock influences, November 24, 2005

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J. Ross "a-music_fan" (Roseburg, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We're Country So We Can (Audio CD)

Playing Time - 42:44

SONGS - 1. I'm Gonna Move On, 2. The Stuff I Grew Up On, 3. Heaven Only Knows, 4. I've Been There Too, 5. Li'l Red Riding Hood, 6. A Mile Away, 7. My Way, 8. Second Hand Life, 9. Taste Of Class, 10. Smoke If You Got 'Em, 11. Seems Like Yesterday, 12. We're Country So We Can

Lead vocalist, acoustic guitarist and primary songwriter Ashley Bowers fronts Forty 5 South, a "100% pure country" band that hails from Jackson, TN. where Highway 45-S runs. Cutting their teeth in bars like "Jimmy D's," the band's original music and fresh sound landed them gigs playing for the armed forces throughout the Pacific and Asia during the fall of 2003. "We're Country So We Can" is the group's sophomore effort, and it's sure to continue the buzz and intrigue about them. The title cut's message is about working hard, trying one's best to make a living, and standing behind what you say. This might just be the inside story of this progressive country band that took the approach of building their name in Texas before branching out to national recognition. Bret Michaels (of the rock group Poison) contributes some vocals on the title cut, as well as producing this album.

Besides Bowers, Forty5South includes Jonathan King (drums), Phillip Lemmings (rhythm guitar, mandolin), Justin Tapley (guitar), and Seth Gordon (bass). All these guys are just in their 20s, but they pick and sing like veterans. Fifteen additional musicians contribute to this recording, and it would've been nice to hear a tad more fiddle and mandolin (Larry Franklin, Glen Duncan), banjo (Jamie LaRitz), and steel (Mike Johnson, Daniel Dugmore).

Bowers collaborates with friend Bryan Dinkins on four songs. The band is building themselves a legion of fans who enjoy raucous, rowdy and energetic country with rock influences. "We're Country So We Can" resonates with plenty of pulsating sound waves that are sure to thrill. Their combination of new material, high-geared instrumental prowess, high-octane vocals, and collective youthful energy will take them far. (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR)

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best From The New School, June 7, 2005

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Angelina Gallagher "Angelina" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We're Country So We Can (Audio CD)

I bought this record as more of a curiosity. I was wondering what a young country band would sound like produced by a 80's rock star (Bret Michaels from Poison). Well, let me tell you the mix works. "We're County So We Can" is one of the best new CD's out there. It is one of those undiscovered treasures that will please both country and pop/rock fans. This young band has a load of talent and is not afraid to show it. The title track and single from the CD is an upbeat song about growing up in the country and offers a cameo apperance by producer Bret himself. Other noteable tracks are "I've Been There Too" and "Second Hand Life". I fully reccommend this Cd to young and old alike. This is the best of the new school of Country talent. Yee Haw!