high on ry
I’m a huge Ryan Adams fan. I believe that everything he’s done, from Whiskeytown to working with the Cardinals, is sheer brilliance (with the exception of his album Rock & Roll - proof that labels should not interfere with the artist). Through release after release, Adams has certainly proved himself to be one of the strongest songwriter’s today. A great example of this can be heard on his first single “Two” from his forthcoming album, Easy, Tiger.
I can’t stop listening to this track, which features Sheryl Crow on backing vocals. It’s so painfully adult contemporary (a first since 2001s “New York, New York”) but I can’t help but listen to it on repeat at work. I don’t even feel like it’s a guilty pleasure because it’s undeniably perfect. He’s managed to construct a perfect mom-song save for the cheesiness, of course. Perhaps Lost Highway will even insist they release a video to accompany the song, which would be another first since “So Alive” from 2003, off the dreadful Rock & Roll.
Listen here and tell me if I’m taking crazy pills.
It’s old news by now, but Stephen King (yeahhhh, the writer) has gone on the record to say that Easy, Tiger is basically Adams’ best record yet. It’s almost hard to believe once you consider his catalogue. I mean, I can’t even narrow down my top 3 Adams albums because they’re so solid. Speaking of his catalogue, just so you know, his insane box set of unreleased material (a speculated 90+ cd’s…whaaaaat!?) may actually be released sometime this year.
Anyway, Easy, Tiger comes out June 26th (sweeeet) and I eagerly await the return of Ryan Adams to Canada.
If you’re not familiar with Adams, check out the following albums that I promise won’t disappoint: Heartbreaker & his album with The Cardinals, Jacksonville City Nights.
Posted by anto+nella at May 18, 2007 06:00 PM
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Ryan Adams is simply one of the best and underrated artists of our time. Henry Rollins put it best, "he puts out music like it's a monthly magazine subscription." Check out his show web site for two live performances off of Easy Tiger.
I'm looking forward to this album so much. I agree with you, it's impossible to pick a favorite out of his material because there is so much. My favorites are actually found in his unreleased stuff (Karina is his best song in my books). I would love to see Suicide Handbook and the rest of them get released onto a box set. It would be nice to have a properly mastered version of these albums.
I think that Rock and Roll gets picked on to much. Shame on you! I was listening to it about 10 mins ago and I think it's a solid album. I would rather listen to it than Nickleback, because yes 3 million Nickleback fans can be wrong!
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at May 21, 2007 12:55 PM
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