Heartbreaker

I was surprised by the sound of this album. This 2000 debut solo album from Ryan Adams has a roots rock, folky country indie sound, a sound that became popular in indie music during the early 2010s or so. But here Ryan Adams is, doing it long before that! The songwriting here is nice, and the vocals and instruments are peaceful and incredibly easy to listen to.

who knows wtf is ryan adams. His later work doesn't do it for me, but I'll admit to listening to this album mmore than once!

Ryan Adams? Heard of Brian Adams.... I prefer Brian... It's a pretty nice album. No complaints. Nothing really stands out as great. 3.5

I never heard much by Adams. This album was fine, a nice rock'ish and popp'ish collection of songs.

I specifically told this not to play country and folk so it decides to give me this country folk album by a sexual predator? Fuck this.

Nah. Pass. Not going to give this album a listen. I'm sure it has great production, yada yada. Ryan Adams is a garbage human, and I'm not going to contribute to his bottom line with my listening numbers.

This turned me onto Ryan Adams around 2002. Obviously had to reconsider my views on the reprehensible man since, but the music is great and I did like this before he was a baddie (I think 🤔). Gold is probably more accessible and better as a crossover of musical styles, but this collection is tender and draws you in, showing exactly how modern country and folk can make even hardened British indie kids take note. Quite lovely. 4 stars. Awful human.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Yes that was pretty nice

Really enjoyable album, great song writing and performance

Now, Mr. Adams polarises opinion somewhat especially after the shocking allegations that have come to light recently, but this album is a truly great effort. Cool, sharp, melancholic and wistful music to soothe even the angriest of souls. When he rocks, he rocks and when he wants to tug at your heartstrings, he’ll do just that. One of his best by a long shot.

Better than expected

Not my thing, expected more of it as I heard the name before.

Surprise, surprise, I really love this album. By far my favorite of the his solo albums and the one that I think holds up the best.

20 year old me would probably have liked this more, some decent stuff but nothing mind blowing.

I was only able to give it one half-hearted listen while doing work. The sound is fine and reminds me of other stuff I like (like Wilco) but so far none of the songs really grabbed me.

There was probably a time when I would have given this a 5, half because of song quality and half because of the album's place in the hearts of my friend and family. But, knocking it a point for general Ryan Adams ickiness.

Not sure what changed between now and 23 years ago. Not being surrounded by megafans going on about what a genius Ryan Adams is? Not being subjected to some iteration of his music whenever I was in Bellingham? Whatever the reason, the first half of this album was surpisingly enjoyable. Started to feel a little ballad heavy with the 2nd half, but might benefit from *not* being listened to as an album. Also, justice for Mandy Moore.

Probably the album that allowed me to enjoy some country vibes with my rock n roll.

Rapist so deducted a star

Great album - shame he's such a wrong'un

Рот ебал кантри

Pretty good

Couldn't bring myself to stream it because Ryan Adams is a POS... That said, I loved this album back in college when it came out, was on super heavy rotation so I've heard it enough to know my rating. I'm trying to keep these ratings focused on the specific album only, not the person... so it's a 5 (all-time classic).

Really liked this sort of alternative country feel. Come pick me up, Bartering Lines, My Sweet Carolina were all stand out tracks, and there were more good ones too

Awful

No está mal, entiendo que en USA tenga una gran aceptación pero para mí le falta "punch". Le doy 3 estrellas justas. To be young y Come pick me up.

Big meh for me. Just feels like he's pulling from obscure late 70s folk and not adding anything to it. There are plenty of bands that do what he does of that era that isn't pastiche

Strong 3.5, enjoyed much more than i thought.

3/5 - Really not my genre and nothing particularly stood out however the album was worth a second playthrough and I enjoyed it.

A dreary dirge of an album, hard to get through.

Starts well, gets dull. Welch and Rawlings are great people to have around as backup but they seem wasted on this project

I remember nothing from it

Album of ballads which was ok, but not my thing at all. Some fun honky tonk at the beginning, but overall was just sort of meh to me. Won’t listen to this again. Ryan Adams I’ve avoided for a long time thinking it wasn’t for me and listening to this album confirmed my opinion that it wasn’t for me.

Soft 3

Coffee shop playlist... music for not listening to.

No es mi disco favorito de Ryan, pero va bien.

:')

Better than I thought it would be. Nice Americana flavors. This man is a sexual predator though.

Very good chill music

Not at all memorable. I like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson. This isn't interesting by comparison. I suppose if you feel that it's nice to have modern topics and modern instrumentation and modern production in country, you might like this, but it did nothing for me.

Best Song: Come Pick Me Up. Never underestimate the melancholy qualities of the harmonica and a well-placed "fuck". Worst Song: Shakedown on 9th Street. He'd built a nice, thoughtful vibe, only to undo it with this White Stripes rockabilly. A fine enough song, but one that doesn't belong on this album. Overall: A quiet and contemplative album. This album is best when it's at its most raw and stripped down, relying only on sparse instrumentals and pained vocals. Its deviations into "rock" are wholly unnecessary and detract from the vibe of the rest of the album.

Nice

Today is a dark cloudy rainy day, and this album fits the vibe just right. I've heard of Bryan Adams but not Ryan Adams. Didn't know what kind of music it was. It's a little close to country but not quite. I like the acoustic guitar sound throughout. It's kinda depressing. hahaha Don't think I would ever revisit this. 2 stars.

This is sad cowboy music

Un album de chialade que j'ai plutôt apprécié. J'ai tout de même deux remarques : - La formule "I miss you / Take me back to + nom d'Etat américain est à bannir définitivement. - La mandoline et l'harmonica sont deux instruments indésirables qu'il faut utiliser avec parcimonie voire dans l'idéal pas du tout.

C'était pas mal du tout à la surprise générale.

Meh. OK for a wanker. 3 stars.

Quite a chill sober album which I liked, it deserves more than one listen I think and later I will do that.

This guy is not a great person. I'm not a fan of this album anyway, so that worked out. Honestly, too whiney/emo for my taste.

fucking yawn, also minus one star for personal reasons

Didn't love it. Listened twice but barely noticed sorry Ryan

I'm well past the "life's too short" stage of this project. Which means my patience for some albums is razor thin. It also means my "give a shit" level regarding accusations against artists is close to non-existent. I've never stopped thinking Annie Hall is a great movie, or that Thriller is an incredible album. I also still believe OJ Simpson was a great running back, which may explain how I can separate the art from the artist. If I'm mad at Ryan Adams for anything, it's for him letting Judd Apatow use his songs in his movies. I'm also not crazy about making an argument about Morrissey be included as the opening track here, but that's beside the point. This remains a damn good album. And if Ryan Adams had died early like Jeff Buckley or Elliot Smith, some of you would be falling over each other racing to rank this a 5. In 50 years, this album will be thought of better than Buckley's or Smith's work. Or maybe not. None of this matters. And that's the beauty of it.

🎶My hair is growing🎶 🎶Growing all the time🎶 🎶Look how sensitive I am🎶 🎶Cause my voice is so fine🎶 🎶Every beer I've ever had🎶 🎶Is on a shelf above my bed🎶 🎶And sometimes I turn my speakers🎶 🎶Facing out my window🎶

I feel like this would be an older album that’d influence musicians in the future, but it’s from 2000. There’s nothing new said here and no new musical approaches. This is the first time, however, that I have heard the singer/songwriter genre contain so much country & rockabilly flavor. Still, this album was nothing special for me. Maybe I didn’t listen to the lyrics hard enough, but who knows. Would rather listen to Bob Dylan or James Taylor any day.

Soppy shit

3.5/5 some i really enjoyed,a lot i found a bit boring

Great album by a huge piece of shite.

You want to talk about a broken heart? Hearing what a jerk this guy is. I used to really like this record and now his behavior has made it hard to listen to. I acknowledge the contradiction, etc, here. I am somehow able to separate Morrissey's distasteful politics of late from The Smiths music and still mostly enjoy those songs and yet somehow Ryan Adam's actions have tainted the music in a way that I can no longer enjoy it. It's through this lens that I rate the record so low. And, I guess that does make it and him a Heartbreaker. :(

Kinda mid

I did very much enjoy this, but then I like the country sound. It was different to what I was expecting - I think how close it is to “Bryan Adams” made me think it would be more middle of the road.

nah

sweet and sad

Fuck Ryan Adams, personally. This bitch blocked me on Twitter years ago for no reason. And he’s an abusive dick

Very impressed! This guy writes like Bob Dylan, but actually has a good voice. Cool and smooth, would listen again. Lyrics very poetic. My least favorite part about Bob Dylan is that freaking harmonica, and alas, this guy brought his as well.

Ryan Adams joins the list of shitty human beings whose music we've listened to for this project. As with the others, I will try to be impartial. I quite liked this album. Well-written alt-country that sounds like modernized Dylan. This is the part where I'd say I'm excited to listen again, but considering how slimy he is, maybe I'll listen to something else.

ahhh the guy who Phoebe Bridgers absolutely eviscerated in "Motion Sickness" - I liked the one big hit on this album but the rest didnt stand out very much to me amongst the backdrop of your Jeff Buckleys and Elliot Smiths. I saw the potential but not sure it lived up to it. It was on in the background while I worked though so I will admit to only half listening to the lyrics. Would go 3.5

Opening track was my favorite. This kind of toed the line between good country and the overly sweet stuff I don’t like as much. I think it lost its way in the middle a bit.

Ryan Adams is a brilliant lyricist. He may be a petulant jerk, but his music is great. While this isn't quite as good as Gold or some of his other later albums, it is still excellent. I would give it a 4.5 to leave room for Gold, but I'll round up.

One of the first times since we started doing this that I had the album on repeat all day. Phenomenal. I’m obviously in more of an emotional state to connect with these lyrics than anyone in the group as far as I know, but I think they are objectively very good. Combined with the music here (taking from folk, country, and rock) Ryan Adams is almost like a more contemporary Bob Dylan here. It’s a massive shame that he was also a creep and/or emotionally abusive partner. My favorites are “Come Pick Me Up” and “Call Me on Your Way Back Home. Both are devastatingly beautiful.

Mooi, maar ook niks aparts

A.A. Bondy released his debut album in 2007. It is a masterpiece. And I would not be surprised if he took inspiration from Ryan Adams. Adams didn't invent this style of singer/songwriter country pop style. But this particular brand seems more rare than some others. This album just doesn't click the way Bondy's does. It's good. But it doesn't elicit the emotional heft it's trying too. Songs like "Come pick me up" are too cliche stylistically to move me and the slower tracks lack vocal and lyric lines that me stop and take notice. The reality is this is a really well put together record made up of forgettable songs. There's a proto something here... But whatever that thing is, it was taken and implemented by others. I should note I didn't find out he was a likely rapist until after I had heard the record. In this case I dropped my score from 2 to 1 stars. So only a small effect overall. But fuck this guy. I also think it's funny how butt hurt he gets when compared to Bryan Adams. I almost changed my review to one about Bryan, then realizing I was reviewing the wrong guy half way though. That would have been fun. But I ran out of time.

Nothing special

Amazing

A little moody/gloomy, but I guess it's a breakup album. Solid country and rockabilly otherwise.

It was one of my sister’s favourite albums before his sexual harrassment lawsuits and the Mandy Moore divorce became public. It’s so hard to divorce the artist from the art. It’s funny that he was having an argument about Morrissey in the first track. Another narcissistic asshat. This was the real start of alt-country, I believe. I enjoyed despite the issues raised.

overall rating: 6.5/10 favourite song: to be young ( 9/10 ) runner up favourite: shake down ( 8/10 ) least favourite: to be the one ( 3/10 ) album cover: 9.5/10 vocals: 10/10 instrumentals: 7/10 would i recommend ? : i will tell my dad about it other: great start of the album with an argument about morrissey , morrissey is my favourite artist of all time. i’m pretty sure this is country which im really unfamiliar with.

It was too depressing and boring for me.

I remember liking this when I first heard it years ago. I don’t think it’s just because of what we know about Ryan Adams now, but I didn’t like this as much as I recalled. A couple great songs but a lot of boring stretches.

Is it separate the art from the artist week?

I never heard of Ryan Adams, but according to the reviews on here, he's not a very nice fellow. Whatever, I don't have any desire or time to read up on him. His music was a competent but unexceptional immitation of some classic blues and americana singer-songwriter ballads from the 50's and 60's. 2 yawns out of 5 🥱🥱

a delightful indie country box of chocolates. sometimes reminds me of Iron & Wine. 3.5

🧌

When I was in college, I had a friend who got really into Ryan Adams. At the time, I was diving down my own rabbit hole of metal and hardcore so I wasn't interested in this soft-spoken singer songwriter stuff. Now, with the benefit of age, I can truly appreciate the skill and talent of Mr..Adams. This is a great album. Beautiful writing, fantastic performance, dang near perfect production. Great all the way around. My buddy was right. This is really good

It seems like this stuff comes more naturally to him than some of the other work he's produced and it shows. It's not as good as the artists he's inspired by/trying to piggyback on but it's still good, country-adjecent singer-songwriting stuff that is well thought out and stands up to a decent listen. 3.

I definitely preferred this to the other one of his we've had - this one is his attempt to be the lovechild of Bob Dylan and Neil Young rather than his previous attempt to be the new Bruce Springsteen. This one works better. It's pretty good country rock, better in the places where it veers more towards rock than it does country. 3/5, meanders a bit but there are a couple of good songs on there. Disappointed to hear that he (like too many of the artists on our list) is a bit of a piece of shit.

3.5

Ordentlig koselig!

6/10

Never heard of this guy, started off sort of OK in places, but then rapidly got progressively crappier. Generally not for me, I would need to be beyond bored shitless to even contemplate listening to this again..

Forgot how good this album is, a modern country classic.

Fairly bland singer songwriter fare. The louder bits are better than the quieter bits. Trying to be Bob Dylan a bit too much in places. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) Date listened: 25/07/23

Quand même bien aimé considérant comment c'était pas mal country. J'appréciais un peu plus les pièces qui avait un appel orienté plus vers le rock évidemment. Les pièces plus douces où c'était principalement lui et sa guitare étaient très ternes par contre. 6/10

Honestly boring.

Couldn’t get into to it Not my cup of tea

Are you kidding me? There's ANOTHER album by this Americana-wannabe who copies Dylan and Springsteen? He blows harder on the harmonica and, wow, suddenly it's a pop hit. Screw off, I'm not in the mood to listen to 52 minutes of pop ballads. Not today, not ever. 2 stars because it's not unlistenable, and there were a few songs I could bare. Doesn't mean I like it... at all.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, it was decent, quite ballad orientated but not a bad thing Favourite song: Track 5 - Oh My Sweet Carolina

Fine singer songwriter type things

No

Påminner lite om Dylan. Lite svårbedömd. En tvåa eller trea.

It's good music but the musician is too problematic.

This album did not feel like it came out in 2000. Immediately when it started I thought it was the 60's so the ambiance was impressive. Songs were good too, but nothing memorable in my eyes. Just another singer songwriter album that is def taking the place of a much better album on this list.

Really dug this one. Not my first from Ryan Adams, but it's his first, and for a debut it's very impressive. Strong songwriting and a lot of classic musical style. Ryan Adams has become known for being a scumbag guy, manipulating/harassing female artists like Mandy Moore and Phoebe Bridgers. I had to listen to Phoebe's "Motion Sickness" in the middle of this album, because it's about him. "You said when you met me you were bored, and you were in a band when I was born." What an all-time diss. Anyway, Adams is undeniably talented and it's clear to see how a debut like this would make waves and establish him as a force in the indie rock scene. The progression from this album to the ones I've heard, like his 1989 cover album and Prisoner is really cool too. Not entirely sure where things stand with the guy, but the music is great. Favorite tracks: To Be Young, Amy, Call Me on Your Way Back Home, Come Pick Me Up, To Be the One. Album art: Obviously young picture of Ryan, leaned back below frame smoking a cigarette. Better than a lot of portrait covers, but nothing crazy. Gives me a jolt of PTSD by reminding me of that one Divine Comedy album cover. 4/5

Yeah this was dull and he is an ass

A lovely twangy moody mood to this one.

Another new one. It was heartbreaker-y...and I liked it.

Drags a bit in the middle but overall really terrific.

I liked this album. Everything was really well done and some of the songs were very catchy. For some reason it doesn’t feel like it will stick with me like some of my more favorite country albums, but no other real complaints.

Reminds me a ton of Scott Miller and the Commonwealth. If you like this kind of music but want to listen to an artist who isn’t a scumbag, give Scott Miller a chance. I’m rating it a 3 but this would be a 4 easy if Ryan didn’t have such a terrible reputation now.

I'm not a good judge of musical quality, but this is the first album that felt under-competent to me

An old favourite.

Vraiment un super album que je connaissais pas. Enfin un petit truc nouveau a me mettre sous la dent. j'ai beaucoup apprécié ! 5

A bit ... boring? 2/5

loved the intro thought something really good would be coming. became mediocre while listening, and downright bad after I googled the guy. POS. Doesn't deserve the place on this list, better give it to one of his victims...

HL: "To Be Young", "Bartering Lines", "Amy", "Call Me On Your Way Back Home" 2.5 😪 Kinda bored, which I think is about the worst feeling a record on the 1001 list should give me- but it isn't without some strong moments (see above), and maybe a future revisit would stir up some feelings that were absent from the 1st listen

да хуй знает. Приятно фоном вопит че-то там про любовь. Но я не смог проникнуться любовью или уважением к этому альбому. Алкоальбом: пьешь водку и вспоминаешь бывшую

Блин, это точно альбом 2000ого года? Ему как будто надо было вместе с Дон МакЛином где-то существовать... или с Джони Кэшем... не, для Джони Кэша он слишком слащавый. Гармошка... ну, бесючая конечно, но не настолько там уж всё и плохо. Но лучше бы не было вообще, да.

иногда чутка цепляет, но в целом брухб

Not my style/genre but can't really fault it too much either?

Back in 2017, before we knew that Ryan Adams was a nasty man, I listened to his album Prisoner, and I loved it. Thankfully though, I never listened to anything else of his, and I think that I only listened to Prisoner that one time. I debated even pulling up this album in my Spotify, and once I had it pulled up, I really wrestled with if I wanted to listen to it or not. Knowing what I know about Ryan's behavior, how could I look the women in my life in the eye and tell them that I listened to this? I eventually settled on listening to it, because I started this project with a desire to experience every album on this list, and I wanted to keep this journey going all the way. Besides, I've already listened to both Eminem albums on this list, and while they were both great, they were both unpleasant experiences. Also, there are other creeps on this list (Steven Tyler, Phil Spector), likely creeps (David Bowie, Prince), and creeps we don't or may never know about. The worst thing about this album is that Ryan Adams was a manipulative monster to several women in his life, and he got away with it for a really long time. The second worst thing about this album is that I thought it was really good. Even though I thought it was good, I hated myself the entire time I was listening to it, and I'll probably hate myself for the next week or two for having listened to it. Usually in my reviews, I'll mention what I liked about the music, but I'm not going to do that on this review, because now that my listening experience is over, I don't want to go back through it. I hate that we live in a world where people in positions of power do things like Ryan did, and I hate that we as consumers of art are stuck in sticky positions, trying to navigate how we feel about art we loved at one time, when we learn that the artist did disgusting and cruel things. This is a five star album, but it's sad that it was made by a one-star human being, who's so small, that he felt the need to wreak havoc on the lives of others.

If I'm just judging the music and not the man... easy 5.

The music vacillates between country and Bob Dylan. That's not a bad thing necessarily, it's just something I observed while listening to him. The song I probably liked the least was "Bartering Lines," I felt that that one was getting way too repetitive. Dragged on way too much. There was a feeling of age to these songs, as if they were older than they appeared. Like Ryan had pulled them from some old songbook, and not written them himself. It was weird to hear that, like looking through a mist. You can make it out, but just barely. I liked his voice, and the way he duetted with a few others on the album. Ultimately, it worked well for a duet album. I definitely won't be him with BRYAN Adams anymore. So ultimately I liked it for its independence, singer / songwriter feel. I saw some of the albums or works he covered and I'm intrigued to hear how they sound against the original. Probably like a 3.4 for me.

I know of Ryan Adams and some of his songs, including the opener To Be Young (thanks to Old School) but I've never listened to him. Reminded me a bit of David Gray in his voice even though their styles are very different. This is very country rock. But what they both have is a bit of sad grace in the lyrics and tempo of many of their songs. It also reminded me of recent acts like Band of Horses, who I love, and The War on Drugs, who I only discovered through this 1,001 list but quite liked. I enjoyed this album, easy to put on and stare off or let it blend into the background. Come Pick Me Up was probably my favorite (sad and sweet) though I also quite liked the soft or sorrowful sounds on My Winding Wheel, Bartering Lines, Why Do They Leave?, and In My Time of Need. Shakedown on 9th Street is another good upbeat song like To Be Young. Not sure if this album is more than a 3.5 but that's what I said about David Gray's album and I gave it a 4.

Great album before he went all casting couch.

A really cool modern folk piece. Adam’s has such a unique voice and the messaging here hits really well in conjunction with the simple guitar melodies.

He's musically good, what about his misconduct? Hard to say.

Why would you think it is a good idea to have the harmonica on every track. Made my ears bleed and had to stop listening. Album just got worse as it went on.

9th May 2023 Listened during the day while working from home. Chilled evening, watched City Real. Young, problematic boy creates diet-Dylan album. 3.5 if I could.

I'm sure there are a lot of other slimey white men on this list but this one in particular is very bothersome because his music isn't even that good!!

baita sonzao, já pela primeira se vê, pegada folk/country vozerao

Very slow and boring. One good song.

This and his next two albums have some phenomenal songs on them.

Overall a slower paced emotional album, had a couple of tracks that I enjoyed!

Haven't heard Bryan Adams outside When You're Gone, so the album was a pleasant surprise. A lot of folk influences was heard and welcomed.

very boring, i didn’t like it

Interesting experience. Something between 3 and 4.

Folk estadounidense con demasiadas canciones lentas. Ni fu ni fa. Pues no, al final un 2. Muuuchas canciones lentas.

Almost a 4

Isn't this the guy who rerecord one of Tswizzles albums?

It's been a long time since this list produced an artist that I was unaware of that I really liked. Kudos.

I love this album.

This was OK. I wasn't wowed.

2.5/5. The very definition of yallternative. Don’t love the music and I think Ryan Adams is a piece of shit human being.

This album is phenomenal. I always knew I should listen to Ryan Adams as I had been recommended him from iTunes and such. I have also heard most of this album being played at restaurants and coffee shops. Every song is a winner and I was astounded he was keeping it up throughout. But I also know this guy has had a messed past with women and he will likely never recover professionally. I don’t think I would feel good ever supporting this guy financially. Again, another album we have to evaluate our feelings about. I think criticism of him is justified. I think he deserves the hardships he seems to be experiencing. But this is obviously a great record and likely influenced a lot of artists. Still deserves to be on this list.

i had heard of ryan adams, but never heard any of his music. let me start out by saying that he’s very talented. having said that, i only thought three songs were pretty good. other than that, just not into it. most songs were pretty slow and kind of boring, in my opinion. highlights: “to be young”, “come pick me up”, shakedown on 9th street”.

Erica: it's almost like a cross between Bob Dylan and The Goo Goo Dolls. And that's not a bad thing. Bryant: I was ready to make a crack about him being one B away from greatness, but I've never heard of this guy and I really like it. This is my jam. Tracks 2-4 were really good. He really pumped the brakes at track 5 and I didn't like it as much. I'd probably like the slower tracks in a different headspace, but I'm not there right now. I've heard "Come Pick Me Up". After we get past the harmonica it's pretty good. 5-8 cost this album a star for me. Why do they leave... I can pretty much always go with less harmonica. Shakedown... Ohhh some greaser rock, I dug this. Don't ask... Meh In my time of need... Better as far as the slow ones. Sweet lil gal... Really good piano at first, but the vocals didn't hold it. Overall, I'll listen to this again, but it could have been better.

Was familiar with To Be Young but nothing else by RA. I liked a few songs here, bored by a few. Oh My Sweet Carolina and Shakedown on 9th Street were good but every time the album seems like it’s getting interesting, it just plummets to average again.

soft rock like this just doesn't do anything for me. Bring on the power ballads if you are going to do this kinda stuff.

This was ok

I kove this album. Yep, Ryan is a douche and always has been. All of you up on your soapbox aren't going to sway me. If you want to whine about every creep in the music biz you might as well just give up on this project right now because I've got some baaaaad news for you. It's a rock solid 4, but I'm making it a 5 because this overall score is criminally low.

Enjoyed listening before I researched the artist

Not my type...

slow and sad. Ya, not worth my time to finish this.

Harmoni-can you not

Dunno who this guy is but the first song is really famous. There ya go eh? Otherwise sounds a bit too much like Bob Dylan for me. Update: was gonna be a 3 but this got super fuckin long. 2/5.

Ryan Adams is a genius songwriter. Also, an undiagnosed autistic.

Poetic lyrics - check. Emotional vocals – check. Great melodies - check. Excellent harmonica – check. All elements that I really appreciate and thanks to Jen being the first person to really turn me onto him. I had heard some of his songs in the early 2000s . But then I have vague memories of being in Selfridge’s and buying his next album, Gold on her recommendation and really loved his style. There are so many lovely songs on here. Today, Bartering Lines really touched me. Whenever I have tried to get my English compatriots to listen and appreciate him, they always think I mean Bryan Adams and run a mile. They haven’t quite made the differentiation yet. And there are still scars from Everything I Do… To think that one small letter - B - stands between them discovering a whole new beautiful world of music. There’s still hope, though.

Ryan is a pretentious dick. This was true before the allegations of sexual misconduct. I went to see him once in the early’00s and it was just him, a piano and a bottle of wine. The music was great and he was A. Pretentious. DICK. And a big baby. His name sounds like Bryan Adams and inevitably someone would request Summer of 69. One would think he would have a strategy to deal with that other than acting like someone stole his toys. But his strategy was to have security escort the offender out of the show. (This is, or was, a regular thing). Anyway, sorry to bury the lede, I love his music. In spite of the fact that he’s _____. Besides Gold, I have no clear idea of what songs were on what album, which were him solo or with one of his bands. When I became a Ryan fan I just went to my beloved Napster and downloaded all the songs I could find. Fun fact: I discovered Tift Merritt (who I believe I put on my extracurricular list) because one of the RA songs I downloaded included him talking about her (she was his opening act). Come Pick Me Up has all the things. Ticks all the boxes. The album could have ended after Shakedown. The last three songs were unnecessary.

I listened to something by Ryan Adams long ago, and I probably didn't give it much of a chance. I just remember not thinking it was for me early on and never circled back. Now, when I saw his name come up on our feed, I started the album but then did a search for allegations of abuse. I remembered there was something — couldn't remember if it was an underage girl or that he was abusive to girlfriends, and I didn't know if any of it was real anyway. So I popped this album on and, yeah, he's good. But I searched the issue of abuse and landed on a NY Times article that made a compelling case for his having had at least one online sexual relationship with an underaged girl (though it's possible he didn't know she was underaged) and three other credible stories from women musicians who had pretty unsavory stories of his manipulation and psychological abusiveness. So, long story long, I stopped listening. I do not expect musicians to be judged on their personal lives and I don't expect anyone to be a model of perfection. That said, there's plenty of music out there. I don't need to support folks — financially or as a patron of their art — who are abusive or hateful. I'm trying to define this line because it's not even exactly a conscious or premeditated decision, I just know in my gut that I'm done. I should have bowed out of the James Brown album. Will do in the future. Not at all suggesting anyone else needs to modify their listening habits based on this non-album review, just sharing the thoughts that this weekend's album dredged up for me.

Back when this came out, a couple of guys at work cited this as a masterpiece. I never got it. I thought his band Whiskeytown was overrated, too. Plus, I remember thinking Ryan Adams was an asshole. I can't remember what stories I heard about him but I just hated this fucker. Give me Old 97's over this dude any day. Anyway, now I see stories about what a sexual predator this guy is, and I'm glad I hated him. I didn't make it through all of this, but I begrudgingly admit that the song "Amy" is kind of good. Perhaps the rest of it is good, too. But I don't care. And I know that this high ground of mine is rich and all, considering I'm a Kanye fan, but I think perhaps if I like Adams' music before learning what a douche he was it would be different.

Fuck Ryan Adams, all my homies hate Ryan Adams.

Couldn’t finish it

My first foray into Ryan Adams. Very Lumineers-ish on some songs. But just not enough OOMPH for me. I had enough by the halfway point. I’m hoping to hear an electric guitar at some point this week in this group. Also, albums should be 12 songs MAX.

After the first few songs, I would have given it a 2.5/5 (but I would have rounded up to 3). As the album progressed that rating slowly went down. Shakedown on 9th street was pretty good. Overall, just a big nope from me.

Don’t really know much about this artist. I know him because of his covers and not because of this original songs. I’ve heard his (Taylor swift’s) album 1989, and his cover of Wonderwall. Not super into this album today. Might just be the genre…

Shitty like a fruit stand in New York

Guy's a jerk!

They say never meet your heroes, which is great because I’ve never met Ryan Adams, nor is he my hero. This album is great for burning cigarette marks into your XS denim jacket to look cooler and more badass than you actually are. Oh for me to be young again and get distracted by an acoustic guitar and a decent voice. Almost as young as the girls this guy likes. Big time loser. Some of it had some redeeming qualities, but I found the lyrics pretty whiny and those of a “sad boi”. Maybe those are my preconceived notions at work tho. By half way through the album, I was ready to go home, so come pick me up. Talented, I guess. But….meh.

Some good musicianship here. The guitar, piano and harmonica are good, and he has a decent voice as well. That being said, this album falls pretty flat for me. There are just way too many slow songs all over this album and it drags me down to sleep. When I do pay attention to the glut of slow songs they are pretty decently made, I just find that putting them all in a row makes for a rough listen. A highlight is To Be Young, it's a fun and upbeat start to the album. I don't even mind the throwaway intro track since it kind of sounds like a conversation I would have with some buds over some beers.

Boycott Ryan Adam’s!!

Such an ass. Damn good songwriter

Some good stuff on here

Shame this guy sucks the music is quite good

That was just the amount of complexity I could use today, during work. Nice and easy listening.

Apparently Ryan Adams is a bit of a cunt, which is a shame because his music is quite enjoyable. Not mindblowing, but comfortable like an old sweater.

little boring

Very forgettable

I can appreciate Ryan Adams. Nothing all too special but a very decent folk album

Another case of ending up in a situation where I’m left evaluating whether an artist's shortcomings as a person invalidate their art. But in this case, I kind of felt indifferent overall. Truth be told, a few of these songs in the beginning of the album are okay but there's such a commitment to keeping any one quality or song from standing out. Sorry, but I don't think I'll be revisiting.

A couple of great songs and a bunch of mediocre songs... the great ones are "To Be Young" and "Amy".

First off, what a dumb fucking way to start an album. I'm shocked this dude has more than one album on the list. I can't stand this kind of NPR friendly alt country. It's almost as if he's trying to make music that'll specifically appeal to Boomers. He's always trying to chase some kind of cross-over market, hence all his song for song cover albums. He disgusts me.

It's fine and all but Ryan Adams never is interesting to me, it's always just reminding me of other artists I'd rather listen to.

Very soft and calm, I don't think I'd listen again because the songs all sounded the same to me, apart from the couple times they got upbeat

🤷🏻‍♂️

Yeah not really for me, To Be Young is a banger but the rest of it was a bit too down/moody for where I was at.

The first couple of songs reminded me of The Avett Brothers and other folky stuff of the modern age, so I didn't hate that, but everything else afterwards felt like it dived hard into the the country music part of the genre, and they all blended in together, to the point where I was getting pissed off. Plus, it's way too long, which doesn't help at all. There's also the whole thing surrounding Adams that makes this a pretty easy one star. No clue how there's another album by him on this list.

Fuck this guy in particular.

Pretty good, but a little more rootsy than I like.

Favorites: -Oh My Sweet Carolina -Call Me On Your Way Back Home -Come Pick Me Up

Bruh

While I wondered why the cover art is so similar to Boz Scaggs' Middle Man (and I know there is another one that did that but can't remember which one), I really liked Bartering Lines. The rest of the album sounded ok, everything is very well recorded, well played, there is a sense of intimacy, and the songs are easy on the ear, but I would still struggle to consider this one as an essential. 

Very surprised about this one. This is an excellent alt country album. I think the lyricism is strong and I really like the sound of it. Really wish he were not a creep.

Boycotting this for Phoebe Bridgers

3*

Still my favorite Ryan Adams album. Gorgeous songs, beautiful melodies. Intimate production. Great listening experience. 4 stars

depresso country

Mazai klausiau ir actually jau nebepamenu

Hes a scumbag and this album is crap. Why is this on this list? 1/5

Great album but I can't listen any more

Today we have an album by Bryan’s twin brother, Ryan Adams. It was very cruel of their parents to call them such names, but I’m no parent so I can’t judge. Obviously, none of the above information is true (except me not being a parent), but sometimes it’s fun to imagine silly things. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: To Be Young, Bartering Lines Ryan Adams is one of those artists I could confident say I’d heard of, but I couldn’t say whether I had actually heard his music before today. Thankfully, that has now changed. This album was pretty great from front to back. The music is that old school kind of rock where the guitars aren’t too distorted, and the singing is silky smooth. I’d go as far as to say it borders on country at times. Overall, very enjoyable. Kinda reminded me a bit of Bryan Adams.

On one hand the fifty minutes pass quickly; On the other there's nothing sticky in the second half. On balance promising roots-songwriting that I'm unlikely to revisit.

Very Dylan like. Good music

Ryan Adams is not able to do it for me. Some songs I can listen to, with difficulty. I've given this album a couple of tries, so Ryan has already been in the rematch several times, but I think it is generally too slick. The emotion strikes me as affectation. I simply don't believe him.

Dylanesque? This is really good. Would you call it Neo-country? It's not normally my thing but it's beautifully balanced with a laid-back vibe that's floats along seamlessly from track to track. Reading the reviews it seems there's a lot of people hung-up about his nastiness. Well he doesn't strike me as a saint but can you point me in the direction of someone living his lifestyle who's never acted like a jerk? Trendy chattering classes......

A harmless, enjoyable Country album. But don't let the country part put you off, its mostly accoustic singer/songwriter music. It's a bit Jeff Buckley esc, but somehow more about love songs (probably because that is what country is about). Overall I did enjoy the album 7/10

Crap

Easy background listen Might be an overrating from me because I didnt really pay attention because i had it on in the background whilst working so if you wanna send for me at a later date and use this as ammunition suck ya mom ya illiterate fook

Couple of good songs but nothing I thought was exciting or new

Only heartbreaking thing about this album was me listening to all 15 tracks out of respect to this here initiative Suck my balls ryan adams

Rubbish

So much sincere longing needs the right recipient in the right mood. But there‘s slight chance this all comes off too tacky. 2.2

Bob Dylan for Urban Outfitter shoppers.

Boring music for boring people.

My mom would love it, therefore I dont..

Your average generic folk-rock album bought at Wal-Mart because de guy was looking nice and cool on the cover.

Mä tykkäsin tyypistä kovasti joskus vuosia sitten, mutta tätä levyä en tainnut kuunnella. Olin hetken innoissani, kun laitoin levyn soimaan - eka biisi oli aivan ihana - mutta sitten en enää jaksanutkaan niin keskittyä. Ihan jees tää silti oli, ei yhtä hyvä kuin myöhemmät levyt.

Tässä on jotain tuttua mutten osaa sanoa mitä. Ehkä tällänen aika Dylaninkaltainen viba tekee sen. Ei paha. 3/5

Oon näköjään alkanut vähän lämpenemään tälle levylle, vaikka itse artistia ei juuri huvita kuunnella. Mutta musaahan tässä arvioidaan, sanotaan 3/5.

Moderni kantri on ollu mulle aika vaikea genre. Levy on ihan mukiinmenevä, 2.5/5

Some of it sounds nice but it's too sappy for me.

I like the album but the guy is a fuck-wit

Primer treball en solitari del que hauria de ser una discografia inacabable. I un dels millors, sobretot la primera part. Desencís, tristesa i desesperança que traspua en les lletres i la veu. Honestedat en estat pur

Fuck, another way too long album by Ryan "I am a total piece of shit" Adams. Why? Let's go. So the whole thing kicks off with a skit discussing Morrisey, and you just know the entire thing will be insufferable. Even when Adams writes a catchy tune, he either gives it a horrendous name ('To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)'), or his delivery just reeks of insincerity ('Come Pick Me Up'). The fucker does NOT have the voice for a song like 'Oh My Sweet Carolina' or the pathetic closer 'Sweet Lil' gal (23rd/1st)', and it really puzzles me that people actually enjoy this. 'My Winding Wheel' is soulless through and through, the fucking banjo 'Bartering Lines' is awful, and what the hell is the uninspired 'Shakedown on 9th Street'? This has Open Mic Night at your least favorite bar written all over it, and I hated every fucking second of it.

This is somehow an improvement of Gold, the first Ryan Adams album to appear on this list. Note; Heartbreaker is not good. At all. But there are a few excellent songs such as “Amy”. Ryan Adams is nonetheless still the epitome of quantity over quality and quite the shitty singer. But I’ll hand this a 2, simply because I wasn’t as angry as I was the last time he was here. I sure hope this was the last of Ryan Adams, though.

I like it when Adam rocks rockabilly style more of that please. His country ballads are nice but I prefer the faster stuff

I'm not gonna spend a whole lot of time waxing about this one. It's worth your time. He is a great emotional singer and interpreter. His songs absolutely exude the depths of heartbreak.

ganske glimrende

Singer/songwriter, list rock, lidt country

N/A would rather not give this a listen

Not really my vibe and horrible dude. I got bored of this really quickly. There's nothing really that special about this. Fave track(s): Bartering Lines

Aside from his personal issues, this is mostly just boring. Stunned to recognize the first song though. I had only known him by Mandy and by his 1989 cover, which admittedly was solid.

Nope

What a talent. “Come Pick Me Up” and “To Be Young" are utter classics. My objectivity is tainted by a recent solo show one attended where he was utterly tedious and requested bars closed so he had dead quiet. One supports his sobriety and considers oneself a major fan but that's too much to ask. The world's top string quartets don't do that.

I had heard maybe one song by Ryan Adams before this album came up in the rotation, and it is quite good. And, wow, what an all-star lineup of musical artists helping out on this album: David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, and Emmylou Harris. Incredible.

wtf, where is "summer of 69"

this wasn't, like. bad. but i wasn't really into it lyrics seemed extremely trite and they bothered me so i tried to ignore them. some of the music was okay tho. amy was decent

definitely not my genre. 2.

was this anything new, even at the time? nope is it a fairly accomplished and catchy version of something i already like? yep

Oh man, this guy is a creep? What a shame. Great record.

A decent singer songwriter album. Adams has a solid voice and I like some of his later albums a bit more than this one. I’m sure since this is his first that’s why it’s on the list. Overall the music is pretty standard for a breakup album. It’s somber and remorseful. It has Americana vibes which I like. 6.3/10

1970 albumi aijaijai.. 2000 LUKU???????? KAVERI OLLU 30 VUOTTA KOOMASSA JA LAITTANU ALBUMIA PIHALLE??? KRÄÄÄÄ PPPPPPPHAAA!! hyvä albumi...

Not gonna do it

With the benefit of hindsight: nah. Perfectly serviceable etc, but nothing to take home with you. I guess this is why he is so prolific

Pop tranquilo y sosegado con buenas canciones y buena voz.

Trash music, trash person. You can't end a song with a fade out harmonica and then immediately open the next song with a fade in harmonica. That's like album sequencing 101, bozo. This is the third faux-Bob Dylan album I've had this week and I don't know how many I have left in me, especially since all of them were at least 50 minutes long. Best song was the argument concerning Morrissey. One outta five = get outta here.

Idem poslušat, ali mi se gadi već zbog toga što je napravio Phoebe Bridgers i ostalim ženama. Osjećam se užasno, ali jebiga, ima dobrih stvari, dobrih pjesama. Hvaljen je što se tiče glazbenog dijela, kad već ne ide sa ženama....jel? Tipa komentar: "I knew I’d eventually end up in a situation like this, where I’m forced to wrangle with the problem of whether an artist's shortcomings as a person invalidate their art." Nažalost, pun kurac ih ima u zabavnom svijetu takvih i jebo im pas mater. Uglavnom, ovo je odličan album za one koji prolaze *srcekidanje*. Meni je okej album, sviđa mi se, ali ne do granice te gdje bih se često vraćao na ovo. Alt-Country je the shit, paše mi. Međutim...

Album starts off very strongly, but it tails off quite a bit by the end. Favorite track: My Winding Wheel

Not bad, but didn't leave a lasting impression on me. 2,5/5

(Argument with Jim B concerning Nolan)

album started so good but got slow at the end. one of the best so far that i didn’t know. 5 saved songs. wudda got a 5 star if the back end of the album had some more H

It’s nice enough but I’m not too impressed with this kind of folk albums. I think I’ve had too much recently. Plus the guy sounds incredibly pretentious. 3/5 cause I liked the melody in the first track

"Heartbreaker" is the debut album from American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams. The album was recorded in 14 days and inspired from his break-up with music industry publicist Amy Lombardi. Yeah, a lot of these songs are about relationships and particularly the negative aspects of them. There are some songs about other things too. His lyrics are one of the strengths of this album. Adams wrote and recorded this after the break-up of his alt-country band Whiskeytown and the music here defintely falls in the alt-country or just plain country genres. I'd also say some of the songs are folk too. Stark, simple and, overall, a really good album. The album begins strangely enough with a discussion on Morrissey and then goes into "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)." I think Adams is doing his best Bob Dylan impression here as it sounds like 60's Dylan. Country guitar and a sort of a blue grass beat. I think simply about being young, lost love and drugs. "Amy" is pretty bare bones and stark with an acoustic guitar and strings. An obvious song about his former girlfriend Amy Lombardi and how he misses her. "Oh My Sweet Carolina" continues the slower pace with piano and drums. Great backing vocals by Emmylou Harris. Gambling, drugs, spending money...he just wants to go back home to Carolina. "Come Pick Me Up" is uplifting sounding song with the guitar and harmonica. Great harmonies by Adams and backing vocalist Kim Richey. Now this song is smack dab in the alt-country genre and one of the best on the album. He's in love with a girl even though she treats him like shit. Hey, we have a rock song with "Shakedown on 9th Street" and the only song I'd put in that rock category. He's getting in a fight with guy over a girl. The album closer is "Sweet Lil Gal (23rd/1st)." Just a piano. The Chelsea Hotel is at that location in NYC. Is it about a girl? Is about getting drugs? Both? I didn't comment on Adam's recent multiple sexual misconduct allegations and tried to listen to this without thinking about that. In the Ryan Adams catalog of albums (there are a lot) I'd put this at the top of what I've heard. If you're an alt-country fan, this would be right up your alley. I also liked his previous band's (Whiskeytown) last album "Pneumonia" quite a bit too.

Behalve zijn prachtige Taylor Swift cover plaat is er toch weinig van 'm wat me echt kan bekoren. 3 sterren voor je, Ryan! Maar alleen omdat ik weet dat je meer in je mars hebt.

Geweldige plaat, geweldige artiest. Blijft zich steeds opnieuw uitvinden.

Enfant terrible, met inmiddels ook al een dubieuze #metoo reputatie. Muziekaal vind ik wat hij produceert geweldig.

Toevallig las ik vanochtend dat Nick Cave Kanye West nog steeds een goede artiest vindt, ook al verkondigt hij antisemitische drek. In dat spoor zal ik deze plaat beoordelen. Ook al is Ryan Adams inmiddels gecancelled, dit is een erg goede plaat.

No one needs to hear this. This is just knockoff Robin Hitchcock.

LP

This was a really good album to have playing in the background this morning. Not having heard this guy before, I had no expectations. Very nice voice and good music.

no me llamó mucho la atención

3 stars

I find this wannabe Dylan music rather boring. Bring on Bryan Adams instead!

Ryan Adams is a hell of a songwriter. He has clearly studied the work of the great country songwriters as well as Bob Dylan. His ability to tell a story is perhaps unrivaled in 2000s alternative country. The music itself isn’t terribly groundbreaking, but it highlights the vocals and allows them to do what they do best.

10/25/22 Too slow for today honestly. Didn’t have much desire to finish the end.

Abuser, pass.

Enjoyable. Easy background music. Reminded me of David Gray on a few of the songs, but with a bit more of a bluesy feel. Good relaxing music. Hadn’t ever listened to his music before. Bummer to read he’s apparently been a real asshole to several female musicians. Puts a damper on enjoying his music.

Its just not engaging, his voice is quite average and bland and really most of the album put me to sleep. The only song that I enjoyed was track 2 "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is To Be High) Track 1 (Argument with David Rawlings Concerning Morrisy) - Shouldn't be on the album, its just rubbish. I can enjoy sleepy slow songs but his voice isn't engaging enough - unless the intention of the album is to help the listener get to sleep - but it even fails at that because of Track 1 - wtf, and track 2 just wakes you up.

I dived in expecting to hate it. Turns out I don't, but I'm not entirely sold either. It all started well, though. The first three tracks, "To Be Young", "My Winding Wheel" and "Amy" are stellar songs. The latter especially. It's not easy to write a Paul McCartney song when your name is not Paul McCartney. Even Paul McCartney himself can't do it sometimes. 😁 Unfortunately, everything after that great start soon lost me. You have melodies that are somewhat nice once in a while. Other times, you have more than decent lyrics, and funny one-liners, too (as in "Don't Ask for The Water"). The problem is that you rarely have *both* good music and good lyrics at the same moment during the course of this very drowsy and slow-moving alt-folk-country record. "Shakedown on 9th Street" woke me up a little from that snorefest in the middle of side 2. But then, it was business as usual. Worse, some of the hillbilly twang affectations sound fake on several tracks, whether on side one or on side two. And you have the uneasy feeling Ryan Adams thinks he's the next Bob Dylan, except that the songs are not good enough for that. It's a skilled simulacrum, though. For this, and for those first three songs, I'll give *Heartbreaker* three stars. Number of albums left to review: 767 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 117 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 57 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 59 (including this one)

This was a pleasant album after the endless punk and rock albums I’ve been getting. I only know ryan adams from his 1989 cover album Chloe made me listen to and this is a much better introduction to him than that. Adams voice and songwriting is great and songs like Amy and come pick me up are the best showcases of that. However, shakedown on 9th street is my favorite song on the album even though it’s totally out of place compared to the rest of the tracks

After the other one of his albums on the 1001 I was dreading having to listen to this. I was pleasantly surprised. It had a good raw, noncommercial sound that worked

"To Be Young" has a bit of twang to it and overall the album it's a wee bit more raw than the bucket of blandness he sent us last time.

Liked it better than I expected. Docking it a point because by all accounts Ryan Adams is a shitty dude. You should look into the allegations, including ones made by his ex-wife. 3/5

Overall, good vibes, kind of country / musique de lovers, had a good time but nothing exceptional ! Bisous Ryan

Quite a good album in the end.. Fireside, guitar vibe and with it some good melodies that are catching and not too redundant. The voice sounds great too. Liked it. 3.5/5, maybe small 4/5

4.0

Ok, this was a solid 4 for me. I think it could be higher if it wasn't for the startlingly loud harmonica that would appear out of nowhere. Just when you are listening intently to the lyrics and getting drawn into the music....HARMONICA screeches in your ears. It fits the music perfectly but just....turn it down!

To be Young - boring Bob Dylan knockoff The winding wheel - this is decent Amy- another dull song Oh my sweet Carolina- this is a sweet song, easy to listen to👍 Bartering lines- this is quite atmospheric in a background way Call me on your way back home- lyric very cliché Gave up on track ratings, nothing else stuck out to me God this album is The epitome of boring. Just a lot of blah 1/5

I feel bad that David Rawlings is associated with this chode.

Really nice music

Wisselend. Heb het bij het enelaatste nummer stopgezet, vond het wel mooi geweest.

its okay, harmonica

Pretty good

Got time for a lot of Americana, but this leaves me mostly cold.

Fuck this predator piece of shit abusive garbage man. I’m not giving him a dime of royalty money today or ever! Justice for Mandy Moore and Liz Phair. I’d rather listen to a Bryan Adams album.

Hoping for upbeat Canadian eighties rock but ended up with ownbeat audlin ccoustic uzak.

The Winter of '69.

now do summer of '69

Thought it was great. A beautiful album, gotta look into more country. Kind of like if Dylan did a 808’s and heartbreak? I know that makes no sense

Another surprising find...I have heard of Ryan Adams for years but never listened to him. This album was fantastic, a great blend of blues, rock and Americana.

Initial thoughts: amazing vocals, okay lyrics, but generally slow and empty sounding instrumentally. Final thoughts: boring. Sounds like it was made for early 2000’s southern teenage girls crying over a boy who just drove away in his Ford pick-up truck. Most songs are just quiet vocals, a little bit of acoustic guitar, and off-key harmonica. There are 2 interesting songs, they completely carry the album. Every other song sounds the same, and ends extremely abruptly. Best song: Shakedown on 9th Street Worst song: Call Me on Your Way Back Home

Meh too much harmonica, kinda boring

Goeie singer songwriter. Leuk album

Ryan Adams is not a pleasant guy. I saw him live this year and it was a bummer to see a guy on stage that was mainly complaining about the audience and making very depressing cynical jokes. Still Heartbreaker and Gold are terrific albums with great songs.

meh

Ikkje min smak i det heile tatt.

Never heard of this guy before but the album was okay. Something I would listen to but does not hold a permanent place on my playlist.

This album was so close to a 5 in my book. I really really liked it but I feel like if I'm questioning a 5 then it isn't a 5.

I know he's reportedly a big-league asshole, but I love this guy's music. This is clearly (in my opinion) his best album. There isn't a song on here that I don't love. I listened to the whole album twice. It's so good.

It’s alright 7-8/10

It's fine but there's a lot that sounds like it out there