![]() ![]() When Adams spread his solo wings on Heartbreaker, he bared all the influences that had been bubbling underneath. If “Dancing with the Women at the Bar” had roots in Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon”, you certainly couldn’t tell it on a casual listen. Ironically, this wasn’t so evident during his Whiskeytown youth, when he certainly tinkered with some alt-country boundaries, but never to the point where the band’s sound got lost. Part of that productivity stems from the fact that Adams is a musical sponge, and much like a bedroom-bound 16-year-old, he apparently tries to dissect and master any song or style that catches his fancy. ![]() In the face of such output, the question ultimately becomes: is all of it any good? Adams is so susceptible to the creative impulse that he reportedly once stopped in mid-set to explore an idea that popped into his head, and was assaulted by an irate fan for his trouble. His live shows traditionally contain songs that were written the night before, or even on the spot. Gold has been out a scant month, and supposedly Adams has already finished his Replacements-fueled Pinkhearts record, as well as another solo record, 48 Hours. Likewise, Gold was supposed to be two discs, but isn’t. Whiskeytown’s elegant swan song, Pneumonia, was supposed to be a double album, but half its songs disappeared along the way. He seems hell-bent on leaving this earth with more unreleased songs than Prince, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen combined. Adams was seemingly born with his creative floodgates wedged wide open, and a lot of songs are consequently languishing in unreleased obscurity. These 11 tracks have a countrified folk twangy feel to them.Here’s a Good Song You May Never Hear Again…Īpparently, the lesson we should all take from Ryan Adams is that his records aren’t finished until they’re in our hands - and even then there’s no guarantee he won’t revisit the songs later. The starkness of these tracks led Ryan to flip the script and record the classic pop/rock of his famous 'Gold' album release.Īnd it was in equal response to this that made him record the 48 Hours session a few days after the final mix of 'Gold' in California, June 2001. ![]() The Suicide Handbook session was recorded in January 2001 in Nashville, and features Adams with longtime Dylan buddy and lap-steel player, Bucky Baxter. These full-session recordings were sifted through to provide tracks for his 2002 'Demolition' LP, and have been guarded much more closely than his previous session work which has been leaked fairly quickly after recording. Go forth and search your local P2P sharing resource. At last, some sneaky little beggar has made two rare and long sought-after Ryan Adams sessions available to people apart from anally retentive traders. ![]()
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