Reviews (page 3 of 8)
The album cover makes me wanna KMS. Now that I got that out of the way this album is pretty damn good. I still think Heartbreaker by him is better but I can see myself tossing this album on again in the near future. Opening track was good, somehow someday, and the last 4 or so songs. I liked it!
Fantastic album, his best - every song a winner, no need to skip a single track
sonidos conocidos, recordando epocas de fiesta, convivencia y sobre todo buen sonido de rock alternativo
Good music. Maybe a bit repetitive
Same as previous album - pretty good, with some really good moments. I'm generally happy to listen to this any time. 'New folk' (or whatever 'singer/songwriter' is called these days) is my favourite genre, though I'm told he's not a nice person - something to do with a previous relationship with Phoebe Bridgers, my son tells me.
Adams is a solid songwriter. These are just really good lyrics. Sadly, he's not a stellar performer. His singing leaves a lot to be desired. Which is a shame because the fellow can actually sing. Instead of doing so, however, he chooses to put on a Dylan-esque talk-signing style that's wholly uninspiring and out of step with his lyricism. Also, this whole album had a bit of Springsteen stink to it that I'm just not here for.
It's a great album. His ear for a tune and a lyric are top tier. There is a arguement for the album to lose about 1/3 and I do prefer some of the versions included in the live at Carnegie hall, but I enjoyed every second of this.
Solid 4
Really liked this album
4/5
Problematic. Great record but has a not great record with female artists.
I never heard of anything by this guy before today. I was very impressed. Is this another case of separating the artist from their art?
Much better than expected
A little bit of "separating art from artist", but the music is excellent.
Can you separate the artist from the art?
This almost makes early 2000s country appealing.... There are hints of the bro country 'murica music in this album, but otherwise feels like a standard American rock album. But it is far more deep than that. The Urban Centrism with country touches feels like a premonition of the de-population of the American country. Also unexpected Elton John is always welcome. I'll revisit it when I have more time to commit to it.
Enjoyable
The runtime might seem a little intimidating, but this hour and 10 minutes passed surprisingly quickly. Adams is melodic and forthright.
One of my fav albums
Our second from Ryan Adams, only a week or two after the first. Once again, damn, the guy makes great music. Not hard to see how he made a name for himself. This album feels less like folksy rock stuff and veers into almost blues/gospel territory, at least that's my impression (granted, I'm not the best judge of genres). "Nobody Girl" reminded me of that one Dylan song, was it "Lay Lady Lay"? The big highlight for me has to be "Touch, Feel & Lose," and that's the one where the gospel/blues thing hit me the most. What a cool, heartfelt song. If the albums are all this good, I wouldn't mind more from this asshole. Favorite tracks: Touch Feel & Lose, Wild Flowers, Answering Bell, Nobody Girl, Somehow Someday, Firecracker. Album art: Just plain bad. And not in the boomer sense of "what's this guy think he's doing with the upside down flag?," but more in the boomer sense of "what is this clown wearing?" He looks like an AI-generated emo character. Hair looks awful, fit is atrocious, pose is embarassing. How can anyone walk away from a photoshoot thinking this is a winner? How different, really, was 2001? 4/5
I don't think I ever actually listened to this artist before. I thought this was very good, if a little padded out at its length.
Some great tunes and some awesome vocal deliveries
Solid Ryan Adams album, not in the same league as Heartbreaker. I had forgotten how long it is even without "Side 4". It was always a 3-star album for me, and one can feel that there is a hidden 4*+ album of 35-40 minutes in it. But will give the extra star due to the 9-minute song Nobody Girl. Score: 7/10
Solid Americana album, though maybe a bit long. In my memory Heartbreaker was better than this one, but I would have to listen to it again to confirm that. Presumably it will be on the list as well.
Before today, the only Ryan Adams song I knew was To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High). I had been introduced to this song by a university roommate, so as soon as I saw Ryan's name, I immediately thought of my university days! Great times. Ryan Adams is a folk rock /alternative country artist from the United States. I would say that his music is similar to Bob Dylan, or Jason Isbell. Ryan's song writing style is very cryptic, which is what reminds me so much of Bob Dylan. This album was supposed to be a double album, but the record company made it a single CD, then took the last 5 songs on the record, and put them on a bonus disc, which they included in the first 150,000 copies of the album that were sold. This allowed the record company to charge more money for the deluxe edition of the record which included the bonus disc. This pissed Ryan off because he felt like it was screwing over his fans by making them pay inflated prices for his new album. The one song from this album that I was familiar with before listening to it was When the Stars Go Blue, which was covered by Tim McGraw. I was unaware that it was a Ryan Adams song until I did a little research on this record. Apparently his song "New York, New York" gained popularity on MTV after the 9/11 attacks. Also, The Rescue Blues was featured in the end credits of Behind Enemy Lines. Overall, an excellent album today. I really enjoyed it, and will 100% listen again! Musical accompaniment was tight, and Ryan's vocal delivery was spot on. Favourite songs: Rosalie Come and Go, Sweet Black Magic, "New York, New York", When the Stars Go Blue, Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues, The Rescue Blues, Enemy Fire, The Bar is a Beautiful Place, Firecracker, Answering Bell, Gonna Make You Love Me Least favourite songs: Sylvia Plath, Wild Flowers 4/5
Not bad, maybe a little too country for me. 7/10
Fijne singer-songwriter muziek met country, rock en bluesinvloeden. Ik ben wel blij dat de platenmaatschappij er geen dubbelalbum van wilde maken itt Ryan zelf, want het is nu al meer dan een uur muziek. Dat was echt te veel geweest. Maar ondanks dat Ryan min of meer gecanceld is, is dit fijne muziek om te luisteren op een zomerse ochtend.
I enjoyed this album quite a bit, surprisingly. I liked the sound of his voice. The music was pretty good.
A really good album. "When the Stars Go Blue" is probably the best song on it.
This album is pretty great!
Great record, mix of rock, country and singer songwriter is right up my alley. Too bad he appears to be a massive dickhead.
Own on Vinyl
it’s just that indie singer-songwriter thing but he’s so good at it
Another one that every time I listen to I feel like I should listen more often.
LP
En una discografia gairebé inabarcable, aquesta continua sent la joia suprema. El segon treball d'Adams l'agafa a Los Angeles fugint de mal d'amors a Nova York. I, com diu la llegenda, les ferides propulsen la creativitat. Com a la majoria del seus treballs, continua havent molta palla, però aquí el blat és d'una qualitat excel.lent
Excellent pop rock folk album. Starting track is a banger. Will definitely listen again.
An enjoyable ode to NYC. Takes me back to being a 20-something, just living it up in the city
love alot of later day ryan adams but havent ever spent time with this one. busier song writing, less vibey than alot of what i like of his. but solid!
Ryan Adams you fucker. Dude has so much talent. The modern day Gram Parsons. But he’s eccentric and did some dumb shit and now his output has somehow flipped to bedroom cover albums.I always fucked with his Whiskeytown shit, just such swagger, depth and soul. Heartbreaker is his best solo album, then Prisoner, then Gold, but Gold is so long the Side 4 disc isn’t even on Spotify. There is so much there for Gold, that the back half when you get there it’s a holy shit moment the album is still this good. He’s the unsung troubadour of the 2000s.
Ryan Adams maakt mooie muziek. Ballades, country nummers en rockliedjes: allemaal goed in orde
I actually liked it. Simply good in every way, and consistent too. A great record.
Yeah… kinda rocked with this. No hate. Sucks to hear he was alleged to have committed sexual misconduct though :/
I really enjoyed this one. Not sure how I’ve never listened to Ryan Adams before, given I listen to a lot of alt-country sounding stuff.
A lot better than i thought it’d be
A really good collection of songs, with a lot of variety and some genuine gems. Kind of like a more poppy version of Springsteen. Could be a few songs shorter. Lots of people in the other reviews raging at him being a nasty piece of work, but honestly we need to be able to separate the man from the art. Saying 'this is a decent album' is not endorsing his behaviour. I wonder if these people are giving 1s to Bowie/The Stones/Zeppelin/Beatles/etc too?
This was a nice surprise. Never heard of the guy, but this was some easy listening rock.
Really nice.
Judging from the other comments, I am lucky that I don't now Ryan Adams at all. So purely based on the music it is 4/5 for me. The album is too long though, not possible to listen in one day.
Je me suis surpris à apprécier ces grossières américaineries. Profitez-bien, ça n'arrive pas si souvent.
Love this album longtime. Shame about his recent-ish shenanigans as he is/was one of the great songwriters of recent years/decades.
I'll be honest. From what I read before listening, I wasn't expecting much from this album. so please don't tell my mates I liked it.
J'ai lu quelques reviews sur le site. Je m'attendais à quelque chose de très générique.. En plus, je vois que l'Artiste n'est pas très aimé. Cependant, je crois que l'on doit séparer L'oeuvre de l'artiste. Je ne réécouterai probablement pas l'album, car ce n'Est pas un genre qui s'écoute bien dans la vie de tout les jours dans le système de son mais en travaillant avec mes écouteurs. Ce fût une très plaisante écoute. C'est très bien fait comme album. Pour reprendre la critique de quelqu'un sur cette liste. Ce n,est pas un 5 ni un 4, mais j'ai mit des 4 a des albums moins fort que celui-ci. 4.
Liked this album, hints of Counting Crows, Turnpike Troubadours, Rob Thomas, Black Crows. Standouts are "Firecracker" "The Rescue Blues", "Gonna Make You Love Me",
Takes the idea of wearing your influences on your sleeve to a ridiculous level, but a great album
Listened to on 8/22/22 4/5 Favorite song: when the stars go blue, answering bell This album was very pop-country and upbeat which I really enjoyed. It didn’t need to be 1.5 hours but would be killer on a 00s road trip playlist
Very enjoyable soft rock. Favorites were When the Stars Go Blue and Firecracker
3.5
Nice guitar/piano arrangements.
8/10
I've never listened to a complete album from Ryan Adams before. "New York, New York" was the track I liked the most from this album, and a track that I've heard before. "Gonna Make You Love Me" was another favorite. Overall, this album was easy to listen to. I like Ryan Adams enough that I'm happy to listen when his music comes on, but I haven't been at the point where I specifically seek out his music on it's own. This album was good and there's room for it to grow on me. (I listened to the extended verison of the album and "Cannonball Days" is an additional favorite).
I'm not big on country and western music. This was great work!
starts poppy and slowly gets folksier and folksier. country 90s bar with some genuinely heartfelt lyrics.
Really solid album with lots of fun upbeat tracks. A lot of it sounded uncomfortably familiar though. I’m not sure how Prince never sued him for “Touch Feel & Loose” as it’s about as Purple Rain-y as you can get. That’s not a bad thing to sound like one of the sexiest songs of all time. Fave tracks: “Touch, Feel & Lose” “Gonna Make You Love Me”
Good for a trip.
This is a really nice album for Ryan Adams. Not sure why he isn't a bigger star. Very in the mold of singer/songwriter style of the 70s. He has lost some of his alt-country sound on this one and gone for a more straight ahead rock/pop sound. It does lack some of the soul of Heartbreaker, but still a strong set of songs...4 stars
I really love this album. It feels like a love letter to a fading world. (A world wherein a man can innocently abuse many many women perhaps?!) The last light of a dying moon perhaps. The steady movement of La Cienga Just Smiled always produces a wistful tear. I’m not too au fait with his whole back catalogue but this record has it all for me. He’s a real wrongun and by all accounts is desperately scrabbling around for his marbles of late. I do love Phoebe dearly and don’t want to give the boy more airtime than he deserves though I trust the vacuum of cabbage ears shall allow this tree to fall in utter silence.
Way too long but besides that an entertaining combination out of folk, rock and roll and country
This is a really enjoyable alt-country / rock album with plenty of head nodding, toe tapping tracks (Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues, Firecracker) alongside more thoughtful, lyrical numbers (Sylvia Plath, When the Stars go Blue). And whilst the man is clearly a bit of a wretch, he’s clearly very talented.
This is a really nice album for Ryan Adams. Not sure why he isn't a bigger star. Very in the mold of singer/songwriter style of the 70s. He has lost some of his alt-country sound on this one and gone for a more straight ahead rock/pop sound. It does lack some of the soul of Heartbreaker, but still a strong set of songs...4 stars
not bad
The most generic pop/country music. But very enjoyable nontheless.
First Ryan Adams album for me. Pretty groovy/rocky for what I'd been led to believe was a folk influenced artist.
Ik houd van Ryan. Bijna geen slecht album gemaakt. Goeie plaat!
Al is Ryan tegenwoordig een sujet met een wat twijfelachtige reputatie, blijft het een geweldige muziekant. Heel mooie en diverse plaat.
Hoewel hij inmiddels gecancelled is :), vind ik Ryan Adams een goede artiest. Op dit album wel veel kabbelends, maar vooruit: een 4. Dan devalueert dan wel de 4 voor Nick Cave van gisteren een beetje. Tsja.
Me ha gustado mucho, conocía pocas canciones, pero el rollito está toh guapo
Pretty good. A few odd songs
Hat mir gut gefallen. Überhaupt nicht so schnulzig, wie ich erwartet hab. Vielleicht verwechsle ich ihn auch... tatsächlich! Bryan Adams... dafuq? Werd ich wohl nochmal hören.
Gold.
The fact that this appeals to me so much either says a ton about me or Ryan Adams lol. Kinda in that Wallflowers mold. PROTO TAYLOR SWIFT. Just some light, easy going alt rock, some good story telling, really nice melody lines and guitar riffs. Didn’t really care for Sylvia Plath. His different voices throughout the record throw me off a little too – like what the hell is that voice on Gonna Make You Love Me?
Jahas.. Taidan antaa silveriää.. eli neljä tähteä..
I thought this was going to be four stars. I like his mellow songs better than his other work. It wasn’t awful; just not as enjoyable as I was expecting it to be.
I've never really listened to Ryan Adams, only knowing about him through 1) his stunt covers album of Taylor Swifts 1989 2) accusations of sexuall harrassment 3) him allegedly introducing Albert Hammond Jr. to heroin in the early 2000s (from reading "Meet Me in the Bathroom"). This album is fine, he is a fine songwriter, but seems like he became a real asshole.
Honestly really solid, *surprisingly* solid. I wasn't expecting a ton from this as it seemed just kind of like classic rock/Americana revival, but it is quite a bit more than that. I'm reminded of The White Stripes (although they were kind of contemporaries if I'm lining the timeline up right), I'm reminded of Springsteen, and I'm reminded of American folk tradition. But there's something very decidedly transformative about the way it's all handled. And honestly, there aren't really any tricks this is held together by the quality of the material here. Everything is written just as sharply and detailed as everything else, whether it be on the muscular songs, the rootsy ones, or the pretty ones. Honestly, what's really stopping me from giving this a four is that it's a long one, with a lot of songs, and I just really don't think I've digested it all. But I like what I hear!
This one starts off so strong, to the point you think you're listening to an all timer, and then just kinda tapers off and becomes background music.
6/10 I thought this was pretty good.
3⭐️/5 [07.05.2026] 07.06.2026
Fair
meh
Having another Ryan Adams album pop up right after the debut from the list may have been too soon but also allows for an easy comparison. I think Gold is a little weaker but also more appealing to an average listener. I expected some more political outrage with an upside down flag on the cover. The timing of release after 9/11 certainly boosted the sales and popularity with tracks like "NY, NY." Overall, I found the album to be just some meh poppy country rock. I don't think Ryan Adams deserves either list spot. He's not terrible but very skippable. Like Heartbreaker only slightly moved...another 2.58 stars.
I found Gold to be a far more interesting album from Ryan Adams than Heartbreaker (which I listened to earlier today). While I felt that Ryan Adams proved a capable songwriter on the prior album, the slowed down acoustic folk style didn't do it for me. I was worried that 2 albums pretty close together would be overkill but was pretty happy with Gold even as a double album. It features a more upbeat style with some additional accompaniment that definitely elevated the album. Although it's not within what I would call my traditional wheelhouse I was surprisingly drawn to this one. Ryan Adams has all the rustic appeal that you would expect from a southern alt-country/folk star. I had never heard of him before these albums but can see how he would have widespread appeal. The songs are heartfelt with a lot of character that translates through the music. He seems like an artist that is easy to root for. Part Bob Dylan, part David Gray, part Nick Drake, part Leonard Cohen but I'll be damned if this album didn't feature a lot of the best aspects of all of them. Pretty surprising above average entry on this one. 2.85 stars
I liked the first song, then it felt a little too similar to Train after. I still like it better than Train but idk I would probably like it better if I was on a dock or a boat? It’s a festive choice though very appropriate for 4th of July
I'm aware of this album, and I believe I likely know a few of these tracks, but I don't really recognize them by title. Otherwise, this is my first time listening to this album start-to-finish. While it's interesting to listen to Ryan Adams try to emulate his influences, he never rises to the level of them, and I'd rather listen to them instead. This isn't bad, just not as good as other similar music and thoroughly meh. And it really seems to drag on as it goes.
I know a good number of folks that tell me this guy is worth it. I don’t hear it. I’ll call it a hair above average
Wow, does this guy love streets! This is the first time I've listened to a Ryan Adams album. I was surprised by how "fine" it was. I've always heard about Ryan Adams, and he seemed like he was a pretty popular figure in the indie rock circles, but this album was more John Mayer, and Blackcrows than I was expecting. Perfectly inoffensive, maybe a little boring at times, but very professional. It's funny to me that he seems to approach New York through John Mellencamp, and that archetype seemed to be thrown out the window in pop culture a few months later by The Strokes who largely approached New York through New York. All in all, this was good. I don't really get how Ryan Adams warranted such a high spot in the indie rock pantheon, but he seems to largely have destroyed his own image and career by being a shitty person.
It’s like a cover album full of original songs. Ryan Adams is the heartland-rock/Americana version of what Logic is to hip-hop. He wears his influences so directly that all I really know about Ryan Adams as an artist is that he likes Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Neil Young. This is a good album but I can’t say it would be anything greater than a 7/10. Favorites were New York, New York, Answering Bell, Nobody Girl, and Enemy Fire.
Pretty good.
On ne va pas tourner autour du pot 107 ans mais avec Gold, Ryan Adams n’invente absolument pas la roue. Donc si vous aviez l'espoir secret de poser vos oreilles de mélomane exigeant sur une œuvre avant-gardiste, capable de redéfinir les contours de la musique moderne à l'aube du vingt-et-unième siècle, vous risquez de tomber de particulièrement haut. Cet album navigue sans complexe dans les eaux calmes d'une alt-country qui, soyons francs, s'avère par moments beaucoup trop classique et académique pour son propre bien. C'est le genre de disque qui donne la désagréable impression d'avoir été poli en usine pour plaire aux nostalgiques des radios AM des années soixante-dix, sans jamais chercher à bousculer les lignes directrices du genre ou à y insuffler la moindre once de véritable danger. On est face à une musique qui regarde confortablement dans le rétroviseur, préférant la sécurité des sentiers battus de Nashville et de la folk américaine à l'excitation de l'inconnu, ce qui donne un résultat globalement très prévisible et parfois un peu ronflant. Pourtant, il serait injuste de nier l'efficacité globale de cette entreprise de recyclage vintage, car le garçon sait indéniablement y faire lorsqu'il s'agit de trousser une mélodie accrocheuse. Les morceaux s'enchaînent avec une fluidité presque insolente, portés par une production d'une clarté absolue qui respecte à la lettre le grand cahier des charges de la musique américaine traditionnelle. C'est propre, c'est particulièrement bien exécuté par des musiciens de studio qui connaissent leur métier sur le bout des doigts, mais cela manque cruellement de couilles et de cette étincelle de folie brute qui sépare les bons artisans des véritables visionnaires de la musique rock. En écoutant ce disque, je ne peux pas m'empêcher de ressentir une sorte de frustration polie face à un artiste qui préfère jouer la carte du gendre idéal de la folk plutôt que de laisser parler ses démons intérieurs. C'est précisément ce manque d'audace flagrant et ce refus systématique de prendre le moindre risque artistique qui m'amènent aujourd'hui à lui attribuer la note sans appel de 3 sur 5. Au fond, Gold est le prototype même de l'album de transition un peu tiède, idéal pour servir de fond sonore un dimanche après-midi pluvieux, mais totalement incapable de laisser une empreinte indélébile dans l'histoire de la musique ou même dans ma propre discographie personnelle. On y trouve de jolies ballades et des moments de bravoure pop-rock tout à fait honorables, mais l'ensemble reste désespérément englué dans un classicisme formel qui m'empêche de crier au génie comme l'a fait une partie de la presse à l'époque de sa sortie. Ryan Adams prouve ici qu'il est un excellent copiste, un technicien hors pair capable de singer les plus grands glorieux anciens sans jamais réussir à les égaler. C'est un disque qui s'écoute sans déplaisir mais qui s'oublie presque aussi vite une fois le dernier accord éteint, une œuvre de pur divertissement nostalgique qui mérite amplement la moyenne pour son exécution technique, mais certainement pas les honneurs de la postérité. Quand je me penche sur la setlist pléthorique de cette galette, le constat se durcit encore un peu plus : seize morceaux à digérer d'un coup, c'est presque une forme de torture polie quand la moitié d'entre eux n'apporte strictement rien au schmilblick. Adams a voulu faire son propre White Album ou son Exile on Main St. à lui, mais à force de vouloir tout embrasser — du folk larmoyant au rock un peu plus musclé —, il finit surtout par diluer ses meilleures idées dans un océan de titres interchangeables. C'est dommage, car s'il avait eu le courage de sabrer dans le gras et de ne garder que la substantifique moelle de ses sessions, on aurait pu tenir là un grand disque de rock américain traditionnel. Au lieu de ça, je me retrouve à zapper régulièrement pour éviter l'ennui poli qui s'installe inévitablement au bout de quarante minutes de bons et loyaux services alt-country. Bref, un artisanat de luxe pour les soirées au calme, mais une sacrée panne d'inspiration pour quiconque attendait un chef-d'œuvre de la part de l'ex-leader de Whiskeytown.
Good old rock album.
Pretty good for a country/rock album.
Not into the whole album, but Stars Go Blue is a great song.
Enjoyed the pace of the album. easy to listen to
Starts out with Ryan trying to be an indie rock Paul Simon, but eventually gets better from there. Ends stronger than it starts, high points outweigh the low.
It was decent.
I used to love this album when it first came out. Not listened in at least 10 years and today t feels a little pedestrian / MOR now. I used to particularly like the slower songs but not pressing any buttons for me now. Its perfectly listenable - but none of the tunes are going to be troubling any of my playlists. Add to the mix that he's a sex pest and a bit of a cunt and its a low 3.
p873. 2001. 3 stars. Echoes of mid-1970s Stateside singer/songwriters. There are some sharp lyrics here, but no standout songs, and he has a flaccid voice.
Слишком по-америкоски плюс сомнительный мужик плюс бонусы я точно слушать не буду
Если мне скажут "американская музыка нулевых", то это примерно то, что заиграет у меня в голове
потраченного времени жаль... не моя музыка, джеф бакли на минималках - 3
I did not enjoy this one nearly as much as his debut. Another album that would be fine if it is playing, but I am not going to seeking it out.
Better than expected. Did not start out too promising and I found myself checking how much was left more frequently than usual but then when it got more indie than country it wasn't bad.
3.4
This didn't make much of an impression.
Not that interesting
Boy howdy, I’m conflicted and confused here. I thought this was a British guy playing alt-country, Americana-style music, sort of the way Keith Urban is an Australian country musician. I recall hearing his name in the context of him not being a good person. I couldn’t name a song, and certainly have never listened to an album all the way through. Looking at my last.fm history, which is not perfect, but pretty close, I’ve only listened to 1 song of his (out of about 230,000 since 2007) and that was 3 years ago. I gotta say, I kinda like it, right from the jump. All that said, and I know he apologized, but I’m going to be a liberal beta-cuck and side with the women he seems to have treated badly and not come back to this.
Long but alright.
Unexpected. I enjoy Sylvia Plath.
This was...I dunno, pleasant? Fine? It's discount Matchbox Twenty with a little country thrown in and an attempt or two at Springsteen. I like the mix, that I'll say. But otherwise...look, if this belongs on the list, then so does More Than You Think You Are, and I don't think I'll run into that one.
from the reviews i suspected it would be horrible, actually not as bad as people make it to be, however it is a tad too long
5/10
Peaks early on and goes a lot longer than it can justify, but at its best it's got good things to offer, acceptable listen with some value
he leido a alguien decir temu bryce springsteen y lo puedo ver. me ha gustado muucho
I definitely had some strong feelings at the beginning that I might not like this album. As I kept listening, I kind of had to respect it because I do find a lot of it pretty sticky and more interesting than I expected.. I was fully prepared to give this a one and it climbed all the way up to a three with some moments, I thought might even be a 4.
Feel good vibes. Nothing super memorable but I enjoyed it in the moment.
I had no idea Ryan Adams had Country elements to his music, I always thought he made straight alt-rock, so I was in for a surprise. Anyways, this album is fine, I liked it more than I thought I would, but I am still not crazy about it. I am glad the label made him cut 5 songs, because it is long enough as is. High 3.
I don’t allow myself to listen to the music i used to love by men that were later discovered to be abusers but man i used to love this album
Enjoyed
Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Very frontloaded- first track “New York New York” is definitely the best on the album- very Black Crowes. Some decent adult contemporary pop tunes and a bunch of country fried pop, and some whiny junk too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Listened Before? N I'm not going to be as hard on this as many reviewers. We get it, he's a dick. Cool. At least he's not a racist POS like Clapton or a Pedo like R. Kelly. Anyway, the music is pretty good if you're not looking for originality. He covers the gamut of classic American artists from Dylan to Springsteen here. Some of the songs are too long, and I wasn't a fan of When the Stars Go Blue. Its a good listen but not very memorable. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: New York, New York
Isn't this guy rapey or something? I didn't like the few moments I heard when this was released, or the hype around him, and I didn't care to hear more. But here we are and hear I shall. And heard I have. I heard many influences to the point that this is about the least unique album I've ever heard. It's a bit of all of your favourite 70s American musicians who ever picked up a guitar or harmonica, who ever scrawled lyrics on a napkin, or ever thought it would be cool to squint into the sunlight atop a horse. That said, the artists he borrows from are quite good and therefore this album has a few quite good songs. As such, I bet Americans loved this in 2001.
Better than Bruce Springsteen? Absolutely not but it was worth a try. 3/5
Some country, blues, and pop sounds. Good vocals. Sounds like a lot of the solo singers from the late 90s/early 00s (e.g. John Mayer, etc.)
Such a talented bloke. Makes me think of simpler times/one tree hill. Pity he turned out to be a knob.
It's like a modern mix of the styles of Dylan, Springsteen and Elton John? It's pretty tame stuff, and easy to get along with, so I understand why this guy had his moment in the early 00s. This is okay.
Too mich
This was fine, but man what an asshole
The album acts as a retrospective pastiche of Americana, heavily indebted to the country-rock styling of Gram Parsons and Dylan’s lyricism. While the arrangement fidelity and analog warmth are meticulously executed, the excessive seventy minute runtime introduces structural redundancy. It remains a highly competent genre exercise that ultimately suffers from a distinct lack of editorial concision throughout.
tentei dar review desse album umas 3 vezes, desisto
america raaaaah 🦅🦅🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅
Enjoyed it more as it went on. Nothing amazing or groundbreaking, but it works Standout songs: Nobody Girl Tina Toledo's Street Walkin Blues
bacano, muy chill hubo temas buenos pero se me hizo súper largo
I didn't enjoy Ryan Adams other album on this list, so I wasn't really looking forward to this. However, something about my mood just clicked so much better with this album. I was genuinely touched by some great songs, like La Cienega Just Smiled and When The Stars Go Blue. Too bad some of the grating Americana ruins the flow of the album.
Not my favorite Ryan Adams record. “Easy Tiger” is far superior!
3.5.
Thoughts before listening: Ryan Adams is a creep and he has proven himself to just get creepier with his social media presence. That being said, he did put out some pretty good music. This one has more of a heartland rocker vibe to it than some of his other singer-songwriter work. Review: Yeah I enjoy this. Heartbreaker and Cold Roses will remain my favorite albums by Ryan Adams, but this one is good. Its definitely more of a Tom Petty/John Mellencamp kinda vibe here, especially with "New York New York" which is one of my favorites from this album. I'll give this 3-stars.
Well, that was forgettable. While listening to it, I thought it sounded like AI / HugeCorporation pretending to be indie. After it finished, I couldn't remember a single detail about it. It's the Zenith of Meh.
An easy to listen to and smooth country/rock album. Nothing really noteworthy and no songs that stood out to me. The singer has a good voice and some of the slower songs would be great to have on in the background talking with friends in the evening.
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1001 albums to hear and say oh a country album again before you die 72# "I wanted to invent a modern classic." Kinda says it's not going to be that. And reading the Wikipedia article about this album, his label was only trying to help him out from not releasing a double album lol This is long with few to chew on. It's just agreeable music, no one will say this sounds bad or has bad production. Has it's merit, for the crisp production, backing vocals and instrumentation. Judging by it's cover, I'd have not liked this, calling it mid and just another throwaway country album, but Ryan has a good performance throughout and even though it isn't the most interesting thing in here by a kilometer (no miles here) it is a good chill ride.
The back half of this album finally got me interested. Before that it was so nondescript I couldn’t tell what genre it was supposed to be, not that I ever figured that out.
nice sound but still unsure
i love the melody of firecracker when he's singing but i gen cant stand. idk what instrument that is but its in every folk song like bob dylan music. i hate it sm but dude the rest of firecracker is so good. that instrument is SO GRATING!!! so far this is so much better than honestly like 99% of the albums ive heard........... and probably the best folk album ive heard......... the reviews made me ready to hate it idk what people r on but i am only 4 songs in and it is a long album so i like rescue blues too and harder now that it’s over. album should be over by now though there are a lot of boring repetitive songs. this didnt need to be 21 songs long 😭 its more like a 2.5 but i have to give it a 3 bcs a 2 is too low. i don’t even like it all that much but there is like 5 songs i liked, in a 21 song length album thats not saying much but its objectively a much better folk album than the others ive heard
Some solid songwriting, runs a little too long maybe. Overall an ok listen
Kept getting a strong Timothy Chalamet vibe from this album. Listenable enough and I did enjoy the first few songs but just too damn long.
I have always kinda liked 'La Cienega Just Smiled'. Still the most I could give it is a 3
If you're going to copy someone, may as well be The Boss.
It's alright.
OK
Hyper nostalgique pour celui ci mais rien d'exceptionnel non plus
Album très sympathique à l'écoute mais reste générique. On passe un bon moment mais aucune chanson n'est rentrée dans ma playlist. L'harmonica est cependant bien utilisé ! Note : 3 À réécouter : Oui
it's fine. he has a good voice and I like the nostalgia of early 2000s calm rock. it's cool it was released jan 1st
On the whole not too offensive considering it had the word country in the genre description.
The album flies between good and awful. It's too long and needed pruning. It's not all Gold
Eh, it's fine. Americana (or whatever genre this is) isn't really my cup of tea, but his voice sounds nice, and the music is pleasant.
Occasionally sounds like it is about to get really good, but never does. Fine as far as it goes but nothing special.
En problematisk artist minst sagt. Jag vet att detta album fick goda betyg när det kom men jag tycker det är ganska tråkigt. Alldeles för långt till att börja med och samma rakt igenom. Vissa låtar är absolut helt ok men trist. Bäst är New York, New York.
This was such a weird album. It's growing in me a bit but there's a lot in here that I just can't do. I might give it a few more listens, for now it's a 3.
Ugh, my first RA album back in the day. It's fine but he's a awful turd. 💩 out of 5
I know Ryan is a little problematic, but this album is close to the pinnacle of the alt country movement of the early aughts. Not something I’d listened to in a while.
Liked this a bit more than I was expecting to. I'm not sure it's an album I had to listen to before I died (especially 90 minutes worth of it), but it was fine, bordering on good-ish. I (embarrassingly) have a soft spot for the New York song - probably (definitely) something to do with when it was released.
# Album Name: Gold # Artist: Ryan Adams # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Couple of alright tracks. Plenty of average fillers on here. It hasnt aged well. Very 2000s vibe. Not the good kind. # Top Tunes: NY NY / Answering bell / When the stars go blue / Nobody girl # Would I listen to it again? No
296/1001. Just after John Elton I get Ryan Adams, first I didn't even notice the album changed, or I thought Elton was changing his instrumentation a bit. Not my favourite Ryan album, but enough to provide mushy music for mellow moods.
This is a pretty decent album from him but he has better ones later. Too long though.
I did not know When the Stars Go Blue was a Ryan Adams song. I liked this quite a bit for the first half but it went on too long for anything higher than 3 stars.
It's fine. Early 2000's starbucks vibes.
есть норм песни, но в целом 3.
I can almost always separate the art from the artist, but to quote John C. McGinley, this guy is a Bastard Coated Bastard with Bastard Filling, from grooming women to fights with other artists and fans, you could've afforded to get help before it got to any of that. I will not stoop to giving him a low rating for his personal baggage, but would rather listen to Tweedy, who does it all way better anyway.
Starts off strong with New York, New York but by the halfway point I was over it. This isn't the kind of music that does well with sprawling 70 minute albums.
The man may be a humourless, self-important prick, but I can’t hate the music. It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s well executed and nice enough to listen to. The album is way too long, though.
some good stuff in there but ultimately felt quite 1-note and overlong
Like the ones with a country twang, the rest are mid
Can’t tell if listening to this album while waiting 7.5 hours in an ER helped or hurt my listening experience.
This guy used to have a relationship with a girl I went to high school with, wrote an album about her - Amy I think. He also covered wasted years by maiden. Just looking at the cover and knowing he was so public about a break up I’m worried this will be whiney as hell but knowing he likes metal gives me some hope. Wasn’t bad at all. Had some upbeat things here. I liked it I don’t think rounding up to 4 is warranted. Need half stars.
So I went into this album expecting to hate everything about it just off of the album cover. However this was a pleasant surprise for sure, some really fun things going on. That being said, I don’t see giving this a relisten any time soon
I have very mixed feelings on this one. Especially given the length and cover of this album, I was expecting to hate it. I didn't exactly love it, but overall it wasn't bad and there were even some songs that I quite liked.
So I hate the album cover but I don't mind the music. I feel like in an alternate universe I'd live in North Carolina and my dad would play this in the car because at the end of the day that's kind of the person who'd listen to this. There were a few hits in the first disc that I really liked but it did unfortunately drop off in the second disc. Basically just not as bad as I was expecting.
Not bad
Now on to Ryan Adams. Ryan Adams yet no Blind Melon. Ryan Adams yet no Faith No More. Ryan Adams yet no Amigo the Devil Ryan Adams yet no Doors Ryan Adams yet no Dr.Hook. What’s that tell you? It tells you that someone’s opinion sucks. So all of that aside. What do we have. A less lyrically talented Jack Johnson Sort of pop folk. Nothing seems radio ready or a chart topper. It’s been a while but I firmly believe that this suited the year it came out. As in, this is what artists were putting out. Soft rock pop alt music. So as much negative that I’ve thrown at this album. I don’t doubt it served a purpose in its time. And I only don’t like it because it’s not my feel, my jam, my vibe these days. I still don’t hear a chart making hit. I guess La Cienega Just Smiled is decent. I’ll make that my choice cut but I’m not spelling the song title again.
Album No. 0151 on my list. For some reason, Ryan Adams had remained kinda opaque to me, so I didn't really know what I'd get into here. I had a rough concept what kind of music Ryan Adams has been doing, but no actual clues what would expect me on "Gold". Well, to be honest, I'm not really sure what to make of this album. I guess the album certainly has its highlights, especially in its first half. Cool rock-pop songs with a certain intimacy to it; you occasionally also hear the country influences. On the other hand, I found many songs on this rather mediocre. Not necessarily bad in that sense, but also nothing special to me. It kinda felt as a repetition of the same idea multiple times. I'll add my three favorites to my playlist: "New York, New York", "La Cienega Just Smiled" (my personal favorite), and "When The Stars Go Blue". Not surprising, these are also the most-played songs on Spotify. I'm glad to have listened to these songs, but I can happily live without the rest. So in the end, it's a pretty hard decision for me how many stars to award. At the beginning of listening to "Gold", I was optimistic that this would at least be a 4, but at the end I'm not so sure anymore. Sigh... It's a very narrow decision: 3/5 stars.
Favorite Track: When The Stars Go Blue
This was an album I've enjoyed but its long and I got tired half way through it. Happy to revisit it 3.5
A lot of songs. Some pretty nice ones but overall a bit less interesting than his debut.
Did not liked the armónica. But his voice reminded me of Train. I only enjoyed the soft rock songs, not the country ones.
Decent writer, too bad he is mostly horrible as a person. Wish he would get the help he needs. This album is decent not sure why it has so many ones.
Gold is a rather endearing collection of soft country rock songs. Ryan Adam’s is certainly a songwriting talent, although there isn’t anything super mind blowing about most of these songs. The nearly 10 minute “Nobody Girl” is an obvious standout, and is really strong in spite of its length. All of these songs are pretty safe and pristine—not to say they’re bland, but just don’t expect anything more than 16 songs that could easily be huge radio hits. And honestly, radio hits are usually far from this high quality, so this is appreciated!
Such a curious album; if you cut out 4 or 5 of the more interesting songs, you could still have a 10-11 tracks, mostly plodding, middle of the road and altogether a quite boring album, however, there are some rather interesting tracks, occasioning blues rock, gospel and there’s one track that reminded me of Neil Young/Pearl Jam, with the main guitar riff. Cut some of the filler and maybe it’s halfway to being a decent album but it’s far too long. Since he is supposed to be a bit of a wrong’un, I won’t be returning.
It was better than I thought it'd be. The first 3 songs really hooked me and it lulled a bit from there. Alright album, no takeaways from me.
Pretty solid album. Nice to have as background noise
Ryan Adams can be a musical genius. Some of his albums are incredibly poignant and stand up to some of the best country/rock/america/folk/etc songs of all time. Like all geniuses he is also a troubled human being. His modern behavior and music are really disappointing, and this album is too. In retrospect it is a microcosm of Ryan. Starts out with an example of his songwriting at its best, a firecracker ready to blow. When stars go blue is up There too. But you get pretentious Ryan, over-produced Ryan, petulant Ryan, rushed Ryan and I want to be a Rolling Stone sometimes Ryan. It fizzles and misses the mark overall. Glimmers of genius and valleys of eye rolls, much like the man.
This gave me Nora Jones/Jon Mayer era vibes - not really the sound I like though. I can appreciate the artistry of this album, but this album really dragged for me.
meh
A bit too long for my liking, the vocals are alright and I didn't mind the country rock style. Some songs did sound a bit boring but I really enjoyed "New York, New York", "Wild Flowers" and my favourite is definitely "The Rescue Blues". It's a good album, not bad, not unique, just good. Probably the most 3/5 I've heard by now.
Adam Duritz's roommate.
A massive guilty pleasure, honestly. This white boy got soul.
This dude’s abuse of the English language is concerning. Nobody Girl rocks but a lot of these tunes feel contrived, and Adams’ voice is a bit weak for the grandiosity of the tunes. Just made me feel more cringey than touched or excited. The rocking stuff is a better fit for him. Enemy Fire is pretty good, feels spontaneous and kind of post-grunge with a Byrdsy harmony and a nice thick snare sound. More of that and you really got something. The more country sounding stuff doesn’t hit the high bar I have for the genre. Self-centered.
First half of the album is fairly generic country rock and the back half is slow ballads. And to be honest, I wasn’t huge on either. Not bad by any means but not exciting either.
It is listenable
Really solid album. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
Hmm - it is definitely not as good as I had thought. I guess it’s some of his other stuff that’s good. It reminds me of Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison or Bob Dylan, but the jam version
I did not much like this album.
I had heard him back in the day and spent maybe 15 minutes listening to him one year at Lollapalooza, but this is the first time I really tried listening - twice to the album. He has a talent for vocal hooks without a doubt. I think his voice is good, too. If I was grading purely on his ability to write vocal melodies, this would no doubt get a 4 or 5. I just can't get away from the fact that I'm not sure I got surprised by a single thing on this album - lyrics, song structure, production, etc. It is kind of just of maddeningly normal.
3/5 - New York, New York is a good tune, but the rest of this was pretty flat for me. I may give it another try or maybe not.
It was nice to reacquaint myself with this one - a good, solid album of Stonesy, Eltony heartbreakers. I played it a lot when it came out and enjoyed it, but it's nothing special. It's pretty formulaic Americana rock/pop, but done well. The many allegations against him over the last few years make it hard to really enjoy it these days, but yeah, the songs are holding up well.
At the time I was a little surprised at the heaps of praise that seemed to be lavished on Ryan Adams, I really enjoyed his first album (apart from the slightly odd conversation about Morrissey that was on it for some reason.) Here I particularly like Wild Flowers, but given his reported treatment of several women Nobody Girl feels a little uncomfortable. Aside from this it's a fairly good listen, just not very exciting. A decent singer songwriter doing his thing...
Didn’t start or end great for me. The middle though was so good 3.5 stars
I’d listen to som of these again
Meh Americana rock. Very derivative of Bruce Springsteen, but doesn't really tread new ground. The album art really encompasses the feel of the whole album. A blatant nod to 'Born in the USA', but without the same weight and energy.
His voice reminds of Bob Dylan sometimes. I can see why he is popular. It was OK to listen to but wouldn't want a steady diet of Ryan Adams.
So Ryan Adams is pretty well known to be an asshole. He was always rough around the edges and kind of a turd in interviews and such. Still, when the #metoo allegations from Phoebe Bridgers came out as well as his mistreatment of ex-wife Mandy Moore came out it was pretty crushing to me, as he has long been one of my favorite artists. He has several incredible albums, particularly (in my opinion) Heartbreaker, Love Is Hell, Ryan Adam’s, and Prisoner. That said, I think Gold is pretty mid and a weird choice from his catalog for this list. Outside of When The Stars Turn Blue, which I think is one of his best songs, I think this album kind of sucks. His vocals are weirdly mixed and sound janky on most tracks, and I just think many of the songs are weak. It’s a big step backwards from Heartbreaker, which preceded it. I dunno… as a fan of his music (not a fan of the person as far as I can tell) I think it’s a poop album.
Decent.
this is fine.
Ok
Good 80s rock esque album
Heartbreaking: some of this sounds *really* good. It's way diluted down by the runtime though, and knowing what I know now about Ryan Adams makes it much less tempting to revisit. Standouts: New York, New York • Firecracker • Nobody Girl
There is a solid album in here somewhere but this is just too long. The first half is just not very interesting and they wasted Gillian Welch. There are some good, long, experimental tracks on the second half and they could've just made the album like that. Also, this guy sounds like a huge piece of shit anyway.
pretty good, i saved some songs from this one
Regardless of Ryan Adams’s reputation as a real-life asshole, I enjoyed this album far more than many of its highest-rated lowest starred reviews would suggest. On Gold, Adams channels clear shades of the Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan, and Van Morrison across much of the record. And while it may have been his original intention to release it as a double album, a 70-minute runtime feels more than sufficient to convey his artistic vision to his audience.
I don't really have anything bad to say about this album. It's middle of the road rock.
I didn't love this, but the wife enjoyed it which counts for something
The later half of this album recovered it for me. Wasn't a huge fan of the first half.
Ryan Adams is, and always has been, an insufferable asshole, whose career was sunk after his long history of manipulative behavior with women. He sucks as a human being. I have on occassion, enjoyed his music and saw him live a few times. This is not his strongest album. If he had an editor and some different production choices had been made, this would be a better record. While some songs border on great (Rescue Blues, When the Stars Go Blue, New York, New York), there is a lot of filler here that brings the album into average territory. 3 stars. Also, fuck this guy.
Apparently this album was nominated for several Grammys? I liked it but I didn’t think it was THAT good. I liked “Stars Go Blue” best.
515/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
I was daunted by this at first, being over an hour of country. But it's still pop/rock adjacent enough to be bearable for that length, and even then this is the side of country music I actually quite like. I still think this album could do with being a lot shorter, after a while it does start to feel pretty monotonous, but I'm just relieved more than anything that it wasn't a complete slog to get through.
From the same musical playbook of Bruce Springsteen, which I’m sure will have an appeal to many. Indeed, it’s not entirely an unpleasant listen but probably a bit too MOR for my musical palette
not my kind of album
Personal drama aside, I don’t get the hype with this guy.
It’s rare I find something with country sounds I can tolerate, but this is one. All the blues and rock influences helped a lot. Highlights were Nobody Girl, Gonna Make You Love Me, and Touch, Feel, & Lose, but nothing wowed me so much I need to come back to this again. Ultimately it’s very middle of the road, but hey that’s better than shitty so here we are at 3 stars
Very good listen all the way through. Was very almost like a tom petty style. Didn’t have a real favourite on the album.
Every song was decent, very few stood out at all. It was a collection of decent soft rock songs, varying alot in style. So this is the guy that harassed Phoebe Bridgers?
Great Americana sound. Probably a little too long of an album.
5/10… singer-songwriter / american / *2001
This is the first time I have ever heard of and listened to Ryan Adams. He started in the alternative country group Whiskeytown before launching a successful solo career at the turn of the millennium. In fact, his first two solo albums would appear in the 1001 Albums series, and this album in particular had cultural relevance at the height of post-9/11 America upon its release. Does Gold still hold up decades later? Well, not exactly. For all intents and purposes, this is a rather safe record. The general cadence of "white guy with guitar" throughout these songs lends itself to the easy-listening country-rock hybrid that would have been all over adult alternative radio at the time. Couple that sentiment with Ryan's limited vocal range, and the lyrical content that makes use of New York iconography without much in the way of depth or stakes in the songwriting, and the scope feels rather narrow. That's not to say I hate it; if anything, I'm largely ambivalent towards it. It's fine enough to have played in the background, but without any rich textures or raw emotion, most of these tracks end up coming across as toothless. For me, the only standouts were the opening burst of energy on "New York, New York" and "Firecracker", the admittedly striking ballad "When the Stars Go Blue", the nine-minute multi-movement country-rock of "Nobody Girl", and the passable guitar soloing on "Enemy Fire". The rest ended up going in one ear and out the other, and considering this album is 70 minutes long, the experience ultimately drags. At the end of the day, Gold is a safe record, for better and worse. It just happened to come out at the right time, continuing Ryan Adams' success as a solo artist and later producer. He would also go on to tarnish his own reputation through public antics and other such controversies that I will spare the details of. For now, cherry-pick your favorites and go from there.
This one was a bit hard to rate. It's such a mixed bag of genres and styles that I don't really know how to classify it. Standouts The Rescue Blues Somehow, Someday Wild Flowers Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd. 3/5
He's a misogynistic jerk.... but dang this is a good album.
A slight step in the wrong direction after a masterpiece of a debut. Still has some lovely tracks though.
An hour and half of boring really. Kinda bob dylan folk esque but kinda fizzles out after a couple songs into bland and generic. Had high hopes after the first song but just downhill. Not a bad album just not a good one either
I liked this album fine. It definitely didn’t blow me away but I will say it sounded like pleasant and wholesome music that made for a pleasant listening experience overall. I don’t know if I would seek this album out again but I enjoyed my time listening to it.
Quite fun but forgettable 3/5
I listened to a few tracks, and honestly it didn’t leave much of an impression on me. It’s not bad at all, pleasant enough, but easy to tune out. This is only my first impression, though, and maybe it reveals more with a deeper listen.
3 stars
Vibes: 3/5 Instruments: 2/5 Production: 2/5 Emotional Value: 3/5 Storytelling: 4/5 Album Cover: 0.5 Stand Outs: La Cienega Just Smiled, Sylvia Plath Overall Rating: 2.9
Good but definitely suffers from album bloat. Could easily trim about 20 minutes off and have a great record from start to finish.
Of all the albums on this list, Ryan Adams Gold is one of them. For some reason. Apologies to Mr. Adams, you're a fine writer. I just didn't find much to latch onto. Is it me? It's probably just me.
Most certainly too long, but it's not terrible. Not a fan or Ryan Adams though. Some pretty decent songs, not the solely country ones.
Nicht mein Genre... Pop - Rock
I thought this was alright. It's pretty standard alt rock in my mind.
Five stars for the album, one star for the human behind it. Split the difference.
Yet another artist or art. Guess % of people jut have greater tendencies to be POS, and give them any form of power position…. Haven’t looked into what the story is, believe from reading today FBI didn’t charge as no evidence, but smoke n fire always leaves scars. I have to admit haven’t listened to Ryan since all that shit came out, which listening to this today is for art sake a shame as I do like this brand of Americana. This is for me good music, but there is a but, as the sensitive singer songwriter is some kind of POS guy, guess life isn’t simple and black and white. Musically it’s easy on the ear, it wouldn’t be my example as the best of the genre as leans too much into the pop rock side for my preference, which others do better. 3 Star ( would have been 4 but just can’t)
Nice album to listen to
This was alright. It started off strong and ended strong, but the middle was just kinda meh. I'd never really heard of Ryan Adams before, so I really didn't know what to expect. I thought it was kinda country at first, but then there was a healthy dab of bluesiness to his voice and sound that I kinda liked. But in the end, the whininess of his voice kinda got to me and I didn't love it. Instrumentally and production-wise it was pretty good, but the writing and arranging was just kinda okay. I probably wouldn't listen again. Three stars.
Was not enjoying this at all but then after the nearly 10 minute Nobody Girl, the track Sylvia Plath came on and stopped me in my tracks, and I enjoyed Enemy Fire too. Then it kind of slipped back into mediocrity for another six or so tracks. A frustrating listen
Yes
I liked this one. The album was long but there was decent variety. I liked his voice and I liked the contrast with the more upbeat songs and the slower songs. I’m not sure I would listen to the full thing again but I can definitely see myself listening to some of the songs. Fav song: Answering Bell Least fav: Sylvia Plath
Too long!! And Sylvia Plath is such a weird song- had a performative male vibe to it, I could very much picture this man on the tube reading poetry in the hopes that girls think he's deep. There are some bangers on the album though- american road trip music, just think it needed more editing. Favourite song: Gonna Make You Love Me Least: Sylvia Plath
Another good album that I could do without because of the dude behind it.
Ryan Adams is talented but also such an oppressively annoying poseur that it too often takes away from the listening experience. It comes across in his vocal affectations and ostentatiously bad boy lyrics. Still, Gold has some undeniable poppy alt-country gold sprinkled throughout that shines in spite of how insufferable he clearly is. I heard “Sylvia Plath” in 2025 and thought this is essentially what Lana Del Ray does but her version of it is much much better. Still got to acknowledge the who came first though. Anyway, Heartbreaker remains the true champ of this era of Ryan Adams.
Not sure I know where to put this. The Eagles seem to be the parent, country-influenced pop slickly produced. Gin Blossoms and Sheryl Crow close relatives. Even though better than many similar projects, just doesn't compel me.
I really enjoyed this. I think there's something questionable about Ryan Adams' character but since I don't know what that is, I kept enjoying the album.
Yeah it's fine.
Fine. Not bad. Not really my thing though.
Smooth and enjoyable throughout.
Always been a fan of this one. 3.75
Am I missing something here? He’s a poor man’s Bruce Springsteen, right? I’ll just listen to The Boss. I’ve got the money.
Before he became known for covering Taylor Swift albums and being a persona non grata type amongst indie circles for inappropriate romantic dynamics, Ryan Adams was the sort of beloved vagabond whose ambitions set him apart from those of his ilk and more towards whom he'd wish to emulate. With Gold, he'd find his footing. Much like his Laurel Canyon heroes, Ryan would set about blazing trails and telling tall tales regardless of how hard they rocked (hardly) and how much they rolled (mostly). The album cover alone makes it appear worthy of instantaneous adulation and effortless iconography and, with the music that's packaged, Ryan would be well on his way. Favorites: New York, New York, Firecracker, Answering Bell, La Cienega Just Smiled, The Rescue Blues, Somehow, Someday, Nobody Girl, Sylvia Plath, Gonna Make You Love Me, Harder Now That It's Over.
Solid album. Didn't know him before, but enjoyed it.
I honestly thought I would hate this album and for a couple of songs, I think maybe my biases were guiding my enjoyment or lack thereof, but by the 3rd or 4th track it was already turning me around and by the end, I had thoroughly enjoyed it. I've been back and listened again with a fresh perspective and it holds up. There's a bluesy, gospel feel to this that I wasn't expecting and that is very much in my wheelhouse. There are shades of Dylan here and even Paul Simon, both of which are good sources of inspiration and despite its country leanings, it doesn't stray into the cheesy trappings that I associate with a lot of that genre's more modern output. I'm genuinely surprised at this, I was borderline going to give it a 4 stars, but it's a strong 3 for now. More listens will happen at some point.
He sings and writes songs. 3/5
Was kind of expecting this to suck, but it turned out pretty good. I don’t know why it’s this long, though. It definitely starts to drag towards the end, but there’s a fair amount of fun and catchy songs, so the overall experience was pleasant. 7/10
I was a huge Whiskeytown fan and their first album Faithless Street should be on this list. Ryan Adams has put out a lot of amazing songs but they are unfortunately drowned out by an abundance of not amazing songs, and I can't get down with the self-sabotaging mopey-ness the way I did in my 20s. If this were a 36 minute album it would be five stars.
Highlight Song/s: Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd. Not bad at all. Some of my likes: lovely singing, laid-back, witty lyrics. Some of my dislikes for the album are: It started to get quite bland and lost its charm starting at the halfway point of the album, the lyrics are quite repetitive.
Not familiar with any of these songs but I enjoyed the album.
Some good stuff here, but not my favorite Ryan Adams
It was an album
Decent album. A little boring in the middle (Sylvia Plath, Enemy Fire)
first song, giving me a good impression. second song probably not
New to me and I like it
Ok
Good voice but boring to me. 3.
Because of the timing of its release, I remember “New York, New York,“ getting tons of airtime on local radio as some sort of anthem of unity and healing. That was not the song’s intention, clearly. And, with all due respect to Mr. Adams, he was not the songwriter for that sort of task. These tracks are fairly entertaining, but lightweight and indistinguishable from one another (with a few exceptions).
This one bends the lines between country, folk, and pop rock, evoking the likes of James Taylor, Van Morrison, and the Stoned. The problem for me, besides the country underbelly on much of the album, is many of the songs sound too much like knockoffs of several great hits, failing to reach their own greatness.
Quite competent and clearly talented singer/songwriter. He's just kinda bland for me. A good comparison would be most of Bonnie Rait's work for me.
Listenable.
I got into this when it was first released, word of mouth so I had tried the albums prior to this one as well. I have to say "La Cienega Just Smiled" is one of my all time favorite songs. Add in "New York, New York" and "When Stars Go Blue". In a way he helped usher in this awful wave of alt pop country that is plaguing the world as I write this. Not a good influence in my book. Listen to "Somehow, Someday" and you'll see the parallels. While good and enjoyable, this isn't cutting edge or spectacular in any way, it's pretty vanilla all around with a few standout tracks. Not T1001 worthy.
Not bad, but a bit bland.
Bien exécuté, connaît ses bases, mais plutôt ennuyeux, toujours à deux doigts d’être sirupeux, un point de vue par trop candide
Lähdin aika skeptisillä fiiliksillä kuuntelemaan uutta tuttavuutta, mutta tämä yllätti ihan positiivisesti. Letkeetä Amerikan musiikkia joka sopi mainiosti sateiseen automatkaan taustasoitannaksi
Tää oli ihan kiva albumi kuunnella iltasella ja chillailla. Vähän ykstoikkonen, joten nelosta ei ihan saa, mutta vahva kolmonen.