Ryan Adams

FatalFootsteps
FatalFootsteps Posts: 46
edited June 2008 in Other Music
Can anyone suggest an album of his for someone just starting to get into him?
Thanks
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  • bossman3188
    bossman3188 Posts: 263
    his new one is amazing

    oh and emolition is pretty good as well
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  • soclose
    soclose Posts: 629
    Heartbreaker or Whiskeytown's Stranger's Almanac.
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,448
    Ryan Adams is a very interesting character in the sense that all his albums seem to be totally different from the last - and not limited to one genre. If you like country - Jacksonville City Nights is great. For a rock album, choose Demolition. For a mellow album - 29. For a reason why Ryan Adams is such a phenominal songwriter - Heartbreaker, an epic album. My two favourites? Heartbreaker and 29.
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    it depends on what type of music you like, my favorite is Love is Hell because I like more alternative rock- though Gold is still probably his biggest hit. I never got into Jacksonville City because it was too country for me. But it's funny because every one of his albums is different- for instance Rock N Roll is a straight garage rock album. But the song The Shadowlands on Love is Hell easily makes that his best album- it's so different in fact that Lost Highway wouldn't let him release as a LP so he had to release 2 EPs, but it turned out to he one of his biggest critical hits. It almost sounds Radioheadish
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    *sighs*
    ryan adams. i took to him immediately. i can not be unbiased when it comes to this man and his music. i would start with gold and then love is hell. then easy tiger and strangers almanac. cold roses as well. after that tis up to you. :)
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  • Worldwidesuicide08
    Worldwidesuicide08 Posts: 79
    Start with Gold, i was hooked after that.
    Cant touch the bottom...


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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Gold was my first and hooked me so that. Heartbreaker is probably his best though.

    Still don't get Love is Hell. I just don't see what seemingly everyone else does in it, apart from Shadowlands which is amazing.
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  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Medford, Ma Posts: 1,605
    I actually saw him live in Burlinton Vt in '07 before I bought any of his cd's! The song that hooked me was "Halloween Head" after seeing him live I went out and bought everything in his discography.... I've also stumbled upon many of his demo cd's and b-sides(you can find them if you look around!) Anyway I would say start with Easy Tiger and work backwards!
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  • PJGARDEN
    PJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Start anywhere you want. You really can't go wrong with Ryan Adams!!
  • soclose
    soclose Posts: 629
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Gold was my first and hooked me so that. Heartbreaker is probably his best though.

    Still don't get Love is Hell. I just don't see what seemingly everyone else does in it, apart from Shadowlands which is amazing.

    I'm with you. "Shadowlands" and a number of other songs are great, but that album contains some real clunkers. My biggest problem with the album is "Political Scientist." Not a good idea to start an album with (in my opinion) the weakest song on the record.

    But then I dislike about 90% of Easy Tiger while so many fans consider it to be a comeback of sorts. I used to be one of the people who think the guy could do no wrong, but my opinion has changed over the last year or two.:(
  • Chris1401
    Chris1401 Posts: 354
    I will say, like everyone else, you get a little bit of a different Ryan Adams depending on the album you pick up.

    I would suggest Gold, Heartbreaker or a Whiskeytown album, such as Strangers Almanac or Pneumonia.
  • ISUal
    ISUal Posts: 40
    Stranger's Almanac is the shit! Easy Tiger is very good, and I also enjoy Jacksonville City Nights, and Gold. Really, you can't go wrong, but do get a taste, I would start with Stranger's Almanac or Easy Tiger.
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  • newfiegirl
    newfiegirl Posts: 40
    whiskeytown's pneumonia is also awesome imo.

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  • StateOfLoveBoatCptn.
    StateOfLoveBoatCptn. Posts: 904
    FatalFootsteps wrote:
    Can anyone suggest an album of his for someone just starting to get into him?
    Thanks
    get the one with Summer of '69 on it. CLASSIC! Hope this helps
  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    StateOfLoveBoatCptn. wrote:
    get the one with Summer of '69 on it. CLASSIC! Hope this helps

    that would be Bryan Adams...:p


    Well I got hooked with Gold. I have been listening to Cold Roses a lot too. Which I would recommend.
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  • StateOfLoveBoatCptn.
    StateOfLoveBoatCptn. Posts: 904
    libragirl wrote:
    that would be Bryan Adams...:p


    Well I got hooked with Gold. I have been listening to Cold Roses a lot too. Which I would recommend.
    well the song still kicks ass and he/she wouldn't be bummed to own that masterpiece :)
  • invest-it-all
    invest-it-all Posts: 222
    I started off with Gold and that got me hooked, get that first or either
    soclose wrote:
    Heartbreaker or Whiskeytown's Stranger's Almanac.

    Strangers is the best Whiskeytown record, totally kicks ass


    After that Cold Roses (2 discs and is great the whole way through) and Love Is Hell.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    I would go with Cold Roses or Heartbreaker, both incredible records.
  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    invest-it-all wrote:

    After that Cold Roses (2 discs and is great the whole way through) and Love Is Hell.

    I agree with you on Cold Roses. Usually when people make a 2 disc (RHCP) album their is some filler songs. Imo this is one of the rare ones where all the songs are great.
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    StateOfLoveBoatCptn. wrote:
    well the song still kicks ass and he/she wouldn't be bummed to own that masterpiece :)

    oh yeah I agree...he had some good songs...

    just don't go requesting them at at Ryan Adams show...that doesn't go well. :p
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