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Ryan Adams Biography
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David Ryan Adams, 5 November 1974, Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA. Adams' first foray into music was with high school punk band, Patty Duke Syndrome, fuelled by influences such as the Dead Kennedys and Sonic Youth. However, first experiences of love-turned-sour converted Adams to country and folk as he searched for a musical genre which could embody his feelings. In this spirit, Whiskeytown was the band Adams formed in 1994 with Caitlin Cary, Phil Wandscher, Eric "Skillet" Gilmore and Steve Grothman.
After only two albums, Faithless Street and Strangers Almanac, and beset by personnel changes, the band began to disintegrate, partly because of artistic and personal differences, partly because of an inability to meet the fans' expectations as result of alcohol and drug excesses. ("Well, we were called Whiskeytown!' was Adams" riposte.) Nevertheless, Adams' image as a latter-day hell-raiser served him well and his popularity survived the demise of the band. After a period of introspection, he began working on his own songs and honing his musicianship by jamming in after-hours bars with friends Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
He teamed up with Emmylou Harris for a tribute album to his hero Gram Parsons, which featured their duet of "Return Of The Grievous Angel". However, it was the emotional impetus of the split with a girlfriend that led to his first solo album in autumn 2000, the Dylanesque Heartbreaker, recorded in collaboration with Ethan Johns (who Adams had already worked with on the final Whiskeytown album). Adams credits Johns with organising Harris' appearance on "Oh My Sweet Carolina", a particularly melodic and soulful track.
There were also contributions from Rawlings, Welch and Kim Richey. The melancholy tone, complete with harmonica, could not totally crush the infectious energy underlying the whole album, in large part owing to the gutsy guitar licks. The light-hearted banter ("Argument With David Rawlings Concerning Morrissey') which prefaces the songs also offered a clue to Adams" more cheerful side. All the same, Heartbreaker certainly helped confirm Adams' assertion that, "Sad music at its best can be found in country and folk." His sophomore release, Gold, was a highly ambitious and breathtakingly consistent work which helped confirm Adams as the alternative country artist with the most potential to break into the mainstream. The album was released on Mercury Records' new alt-country offshoot, Lost Highway.
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A Real Heartbreaker | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/31/2008Ryan Adams is a fantastic artist. I have every album and single he's put out independently and with The Cardinals. Never get tired of listening to his work. His music is bittersweet and beautiful, but it can also be a little weird and rocking. Very talented at all that he has tried, and I look forward to hearing more from him.
hey | Reviewer: VD | 6/1/2007
I really liked Come Pick me Up when I heard it in Elizabethtown too))) awesome song and great movie, but I really fell in love with his another song called Desire, maybe someone could help me, cause I want to know if he has more songs like Desire...
Most Def | Reviewer: Rob | 5/3/2007
Most def. Ryan Adams is fucking awesome. and I also think that Gold is his best album...
my top 5 songs would have to be
5. Bartering Line
4. Gonna make you love me
3. Tina Toledo's street walking blues
2. The Rescue Blues
1. Touch, feel, & lose
i'm in love!!! | Reviewer: steph | 12/23/2005
Ryan Adams is for sure my favorite signer ever! He has such a great voice and great lyrics! The first song I've heard from him was "Come Pick Me Up" from the movie Elizabethtown and i fell in love right away! I've listened to that song so many times and I never even got tired! I have 4 of his cds: Heartbreaker, Gold, Jacksonville City Nights and 29. My fave songs are:
10.Note To Self:Don't Die
9.Amy
8.Wonderwall
7.Cherry Lane
6.New York, New York
5.Memories Of You
4.Carolina Rain
3.Dear Chicago
2.Gonna Make You Love Me
1.Come Pick Me Up
hahaha well that's it...cya!
Ryan Adams ROCKS | Reviewer: Anya | 11/1/2004
god, I love Ryan Adams soo much. I first came across him when a friend sent me his cover version of Oasis - Wonderwall and i was a fan eversince. In my opinion, his best album is Gold, and my top 5 favourite songs of his are
5. Sylvia Plath
4. Dear Chicago
3. Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd
2. My Blue Manhattan
1. When The Stars Go Blue
***** :)
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