Gold

dosadno, neoriginalno, predvidivo, blah. možda bih dao i dvojku da ne traje 70 MINUTA. nije nepodnošljivo al jebote, zašto je ovo na popisu

Horrible person, boring music. The world would be a better place without either this sex pest or his creations. Fuck off with that Born In The USA ripoff cover, this cunt isn't fit to lick Springsteen's boots.

Meh, nothing special.

bluesrock mit herzschmerz, kommerziell verwertbar aufgemacht. etwas gar schnulzig.

Ohne Höhepunkte, und ziemlich verstaubt

conventional

Gold was quite a solid album which rather surprised me. For some reason, the album art made me think that this was going to be an emo album (i guess some of the fashion choices did it for me including the hair and the eyeshadow) but no, this is in fact a country rock album. This album does it's job pretty well as many of the songs can be pretty beautiful or pretty rocking in a lot of the best ways. The main issue that i do have with this album is it's length, this album is around 70 minutes which would be fine if the songs sounded more varied but here they do not and it did cause my enjoyment of this album to tank a bit. It's still a solid album and was better than i was expecting due to Adams' reputation on this site. Best Song: The Rescue Blues Worst Song: Touch, Feel & Lose

Well produced, with a decent variety of styles between songs. Very Americana. Any song taken on its own is just kinda boring tho. No dynamic changes, no “wow” moments. Just one riff and one dynamic the whole way through each song.

I wanted to hate this because this guy is a creepy scumbag but it's decent. He's a good songwriter. Shame about literally everything else.

I liked one song (Enemy Fire) because it sounded grungy to me. Then googled it and it turned out to be plagiarism. Boring crap.

Not bad, but way too dad-rock styled for me

it’s so crazy how the mv was recorded before the 9/11. he’s reminds me of ed sheeran.. or should i say ed sheeran reminds me of ryan adams.

The songs were good not great. The musicianship was good not great. The song writing was good not great. The vocals were prosaic but the songs are generally a good listen. Overall, I'd rate this a good album if somewhat unremarkable. Not sure why it is on the list. 5/10 so ⭐️⭐️⭐️

For me it’s basically the shrug emoji. It’s fine for the most part. But far too long. 2.5/5

The fabled dickhead who makes completely middle of the road music. Usually dickheads either makes really good or really bad music.

ew

I have a theory that all the "beige parents" were huge Ryan Adam fans in their teen years. It would explain a lot. There were a couple of songs that I enjoyed, but not enough to lift the rest of this flat and tedious album up.

Exceedingly listenable. Might need to listen again to see if it’s actually memorable but it is just effortlessly pleasant which is an accomplishment in itself. This guy is a douche tho

Meh.

It’s not too bad. I like the first half of the album. It feels refreshing. Nice tone. But the second part becomes a bit boring and a bit too long. It’s like when you go out for a walk, the most exciting moment is when you open your front door.. but the walk itself is actually mediocre. So maybe not quite a four. But a solid 3 for me.

The album cover gave me some John Cougar-Mellancamp mixed with Bruce Springsteen vibes. I should have clocked the Abercrombie bracelets sooner but it just felt soft to me. It’s a fine album I suppose but it is absolutely not for me. It felt like the lyrics and singing and even a lot of the music is meant to feel passionate but I’m not sure if it was. It’s just far too safe for me to enjoy it. He leaned pretty country in the second half but still didn’t feel like he was singing about anything. Maybe a 3 is the objective rating but it’s a 2 because I was just so underwhelmed.

listen, I'm no conspiracy theorist... but this is kinda wild how close this album came out to 9/11. is Ryan Adams part of of the plot? who knows. what I do know is that this album could have been a proper new age for the country/pop genre. i could easily see Adams being like a Luke Bryan or something later on in his career if this were to take him to the stratosphere. just didn't work out that way I suppose. shout out of 'La Cienega Just Smiled', I thought that was one of the best songs on the album. that being said, i thought that the first half of the album was so incredibly 'faux-american'. like, it was supposed to be the new classics and i dunno, it came across as pandering I guess. I actually think the second half of the album is much stronger, with Wild Flowers, Tina Toledo, and Rosalie. All in all... its aight

What started as a standard country feel (which I love) molded into rock and slow ballads. I came into this not expecting much, but it really delivered. The only song I think I’ve heard before is “Gonna Make You Love Me”, which is a banger. My only point off of a 5 is because of length. Some songs could have been a lot shorter, and the album as a whole was also just too long.

Ya really not sure how I hadn’t really heard of this dude. Really liked it. Think I like the Tim McGraw version of when the stars go blue better but it was cool to hear the original.

I was really enjoying the singer/songwriter vibes from this album early on, but then it got a little off the path late in the track list. There are times where that’s not a bad thing, but in this case, I wanted it to stay in the same sound as the beginning. Pretty long, and I lost interest but stuck with it, so I’ll give it a three.

A mix of Bruce Springsteen, and John Mayer? I like this a lot. From all the comments, it seems like at the time this wasn't a big hit and Ryan Adams might not be the best person, but in 2025, this is a nice breath of fresh air. I'm glad his producers cut out five songs though. Not sure I could do a full double album. I mean this in the most respectful way possible, but Ryan Adams looks like a poster child for autism in this cover art.

Surprisingly not what I expected. Bonus: Spotify matched songs very nicely

Disappointed to find out he's writing a seemingly patriotic album for Americans when he's from the UK. Sound is good, but made me think of Bruce Springsteen who is better. Sad to hear he's a crappy person. He wouldn't make it in today's music scene tbh.

Shame he’s such a prick because this is a great album.

This is what it would sound like if Van Morrison and the Black Crowes had a musical baby. I heard bits and pieces of several other musical influences in there as well. I only knew "Answering Bell" having heard it used in the soundtrack to "Bridesmaids". Also hearing "Ryan Adams" made me think "Bryan Adams" but musically they don't sound the same. I actually listened through every song in its entirety and I enjoyed it all the way through. I'd happily listen to this again.

Too long

Never heard of this guy. Keep thinking of Bryan Adams, who I assume has no relation. Was it purely coincidence that this album was released two weeks after 9/11? There are plenty of themes of patriotism and Americana, so all of this had to be written before then. An oddly opportune release in that case. Anyway, this sounds of its time, but it all felt pretty unremarkable if I'm being honest. Just felt it lacked soul, which is kinda ironic given the album is trying to exude soul all throughout. Didn't leave much of an impression on me I guess.

joo lisää ryan adamssia. lisää ryania... ryäni on sen verran semmonen veikko että lisääa lisää albumjea?= mitä vittua on tämä listä.. miksi vitussa alotettiin tämä paska.. ei edes huono albumi mutta mitä vittua? miksi s siis aivn vitusti aikaa käytetty yhteensä se tuhat tuntia. tuhat. tuntia. käytetty tähän ja suurin osa on vittu turhaa mössöä. ei tämä ole mitään sivistymistä vaan ajantuhlausta. pop kulttuurin yhden perspektiivin opiskelu ole mitään millään tasolla mitenkään tärkeää. ja ei voi lopettaa koska sunk cost. en ole koskaan lopettamassa. ei ole mahdollista että nyt vaan loppuu härnäily.. numero liian iso. pikselit johtaa elämänkulkua. pikselit jo valinnut mitä teen noin 100+ tuntia vielä.. ilman mitään syytä paitsi että koska olen jo täällä.. mitä vittua? firecracekr

car trip album

Can't help but want the little guy to do well

Like it 3/5

Same as his other album on the list 'Heartbreaker', I enjoyed it a lot more than i expected i would. Great voice and knows how to write a solid tune. Could definitely use a little trimming though.

Dime a dozen soft rock, I was over it by track 5. Long, repetitive, uninspired. Above all booooooooooring.

It’s a nice album. Pleasant and I have no up and down to say on it. Maybe I would like if I had it on rotation.

#582. This sounds like the kind of music your mom would put on after she's had two and a half Michelob Ultras and is feeling kinda spicy and she brings some candles and her back massager with her to the bath. Yeah, that's who this music is for, I'm sure. 3/5: mom rock

Het is niet per se slechte muziek, maar aan het einde wilde ik het album niet nog eens luisteren. Het was zo genoeg Ryan Adams voor mij. Misschien is het gewoon echt mijn smaak niet, misschien is het gewoon saai. Daarvoor zou ik het opnieuw moeten luisteren, maar dat wil ik niet :)

A little overlong, but there were things I liked. Particularly When The Stars Go Blue. That's a pretty song.

Good lyrics An interesting and atmospheric sound

I quite enjoyed this one. I liked his voice and the piano parts. 4.5/5

This fits into some place of the transition between pop and country, the two genres I most dislike. I suppose it wasn’t pure awful, just not any good.

Not horrible but not great either. A couple of good songs but sounds like middle-of-the-road tunes that are easily forgettable.

Derivative

What a touching record. When The Stars Go Blue made me tear up and Sylvia Plath was very emotional as well. There are so many good songs on here but to be honest: 21 songs and 90 minutes of playtime is way too much and overwhelming for such an emotionally charged album*. I still enjoyed it and probably will return to it - and maybe get even more into it. This is such an American record! All the local references to cities and places… nice flavor. I liked the singer‘s voice and the lyrics and the band was great. * my bad - only after reading up on this I saw that it is 16 songs and Spotify does not show the distinction of the extra songs.

point9.

Rating it a five, not because it's one of the best I've heard, but because it's an album I would've never heard otherwise full of consistent tracks on the first half. Usually this kind of early 2000s pop rock feels a bit samey, but this one kept me listening

nice harmonica, but pretty bland and generic. Nothing too much here to write home about

This is the whitest white person album with the whitest white man ever on the cover

I would put 0.

Way too long and he’s 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 but still gets a 3 from me for “New York, New York” and a few other nice moments throughout 😬

Made it halfway through the first song and had to bail

Nothing groundbreaking, pretty mid You lose a star when you’re a sexual predator

A slog

It's very easy going and breezy and I had a perfectly nice enough time with it.

This creep. Nope. Apparently he hates being compared with Bryan Adams. I’m not a fan of Bryan, but I can sing ‘Summer of 69’ without needing a prompt. That immediately makes Bryann better. And as far as I know Bryan has never been done for inappropriate behaviour. Get in the bin.

Well, Ryan Adams, eh? yet another example of the age-old conundrum: can we enjoy the Art regardless of the behavior of the Artist? For me, it comes down to ick factor. Does what I know create a feeling of ickiness in me that prevents me from listening to the music? And sorry, Mr Adams, you have crossed that line. Your Mr Sensitive Artist persona feels like wolf-in-sheep's-clothing camouflage that you use to manipulate and exploit young women. And that has a deleterious effect on the music industry, discouraging women from creating art that we might all enjoy, and society as a whole by discouraging women from, you know, enjoying their daily lives. It's just shitty behavior, dude, and you don't really seem that aware or apologetic. But what, I hear you ask, is the album actually like? Well, I don't care, because I've had it up to here with unrepentant arseholes. I'm going to have to rate this one pretty low, based on: 1) Ryan Adams seems like an arsehole. I just can't listen to this record without my mind being flooded with distracting thoughts of Ryan Adams manipulating and exploiting women. Which kind of kills the vibe, you know? , and 2) there are plenty of other examples of this type of thing that I can happily listen to instead (for example, let's listen to a Phoebe Bridgers record, that would be cool!).

Shades of derivative American 90s MOR bland meaningless FM rock radio pap. Shades? I mean pure. Like an album of 90s young adult tv show soundtracks produced my Van Morrison. *K-Tel presenter voice* "If you love Friends, Dawson's Creek, Party of Five and Brown-Eyed Girl, you're gonna love Gold from Ryan Adams." It didn't even have Summer of '69. It's bad, but not Morrissey bad. Two stars.

It's not so bad for knockoff Bruce Springsteen

In offensive but sorta bland. Loses some points for being about twice as long as it should have been, he’s delusional to think there’s enough outstanding material here to be worthy of a double album.. still it was entertaining enough but no higher than 3/5

This was OK. A few songs stuck out as being much better than the others for me, but for the most part it was decent americana rock that only resonated so much. Not something I'd be mad at listening to again, however. 3/5

This was too long and I was bored. I'm glad it wasn't actually a double album like he wanted. 2.49/5

I remember when this came out thinking it had some decent tunes but was a bit bland Didn’t find much cause to return to it in the following 20+ years Listening to it now it still sounds blandly ok, has some decent tunes but now we know he’s a bit of a tosser so 2 is all he’s getting

Nope. Average at best

Crap. Being on the list for no reason, there are so many artists that should have taken the spot.

The first two songs were absolutely amazing. New York, New York was a blast front to back, feeling like a spiritual successor to Jack and Diane, and Firecracker had that explosive harmonica on it. Unfortunately, the rest was a fucking drag. It'd be one thing if it was a 40ish minute album, but it's 70 minutes long and most of that is pretty unexciting. The only other track I was interested in was Gonna Make You Love Me. Really sad such a strong start couldn't be seen through to the end.

# 464 : 22/04/2025 : Gold I don't know who this guy is, so I am basing this on the album I just listened to and well it was ok, started fine, dragged on a bit, and ended kind of slow. Not my cup of tea.

This is a mixed bag. I found I liked half the songs but then the other half weren't very good in my opinion.

slow torture

Sounded whiny and went on twice as long as it should've.

Wasn't my jam. Modern pop-country. A bit generic. Reading the Wiki page, he was whining that his label truncated the album. He should have thanked his label, this was too long and too boring as it is. Should have been "trimmed" by another 10 songs.

I don’t care for him as a person, and why was this so long?

This is a great record, polished, mature and beautifully bittersweet. One allows for accusations of excessive personal attachment and the risk of overrating because one lived in NYC when this record came out, and listened to it somewhere between religiously and routinely, often whilst walking the very streets he name-drops. But what's not to like – the commitment to surviving and transcending heartache/heartbreak, the youthful energy, the historically informed, yet not fawning and still original homages to country/folk-rock gods. Not many better outings in early Americana than this. The opener, "La Cienega" "When the Stars Go Blue," "Sylvia Plath" and "Harder Now" are all standouts, but every cut offers something of interest. What a pleasure to hear this again to but also substantive, begging the usual question with RA, which is how did he ever write so many good songs so fast?

***An ok album

Nazi scum can fuck off

4.5

Deeply rooted in Americana, with threads of rock, folk, soul, and country all woven together. Adams' music always carries a tone of isolation, heartbreak, and loneliness, and this album is no different. He paints a picture of an almost deserved vulnerability. Adams has his share of critics, and probably rightfully so, however it's difficult to deny his songwriting and talent.

like listening to an (even) duller David Gray album

It's like Diet Springsteen No for me

Was going to give it a 2, but it just kept gooiiinnnnnng. So boring. 1/5

1,5

Trying to be Bruce Springsteen. Failing spectacularly. Alleged pedophile. Why does he have two albums in the book? Why does he have any albums in the book? Ghastly. Utter tripe.

Believe it or not, Ryan Adams is not Bryan Adams’ alter ego. This is despite them both playing fairly easy-listening pop-rock. I didn’t recognise anything from this album, but I did rather enjoy it. It was yet another case of the music being fairly fun, but not something likely to stick with me for long. The music and vocals are decent, but I don’t think there was any point that particularly made my ears prick up.

Meh. 2/5

Gild

wooden spoon

There’s enough artistry to this that I may have rated it much higher if Adams wasn’t an awful individual which comes across in the lyrics and sucks most of my enjoyment out of this. I song telling a “girl” she’s nobody followed by how he wants his own personal Sylvia Plath to bathe him? No thank you.

Börjar jäkligt starkt men tappar

Ryan Adams second solo album. I know Heartbreaker forward and backward but never really listened to this one much. It's great but doesn't hold the powerful nostalgic pull over me that Heartbreaker does. But it's got all the hallmarks of early Ryan Adams there and it's a great listen.

Good album. It was mostly enjoyable.

4/1/25. Just okay. Well written songs, just boring to me. I never said these reviews were objective!

This album manages to sound like all the mediocre radio stations that I never really want to listen to, but might stop on for a minute while tuning the radio. For a song or two, it's perfectly tolerable. For a double LP, it's a major waste of time.

way too long, I was bored at the end and I think if he had cleaned it up a bit I would’ve given it 3 stars

This is absolutely my least favorite genre of music. Musically dull, there isn't a lot of talent on display. And there are not any standout or beautiful moments that make up for this dullness. Lyrically forced, it lacks any substance and sounds like it's written in a lab. And vocally transparent, you could replace Ryan's voice with any number of singers and the songs wouldn't become any more interesting. It's not country enough to be country pop, and not rock enough to be alt rock, and not poppy enough to be pop. Perfectly forgetable. I did like Sylvia Plath, so it's the survivor for the playlist.

Solid at points but gets progressively worse

Fuck you Ryan Adams

Fuck Ryan Adams

Moj problem z tą płytą jest taki, że gardzę jej autorem. Trudno ją ocenić w oderwaniu od tego. Ma kilka mocnych kawałków i ogólnie jednak jest po słonecznej stronie rozkładu normalnego - jasne jest to typowa Americana, nie wymyśla się tu koła na nowo, raczej stąpa utartymi ścieżkami. Mimo tego mniej niż 7/10 byłoby dla mnie przekłamaniem. Daje więc tyle z ciężkim sercem podkreślając że autor powinien zniknąć z życia społecznego na dobre. Justice for Mandy Moore

não aguentei terminar de ouvir não ironicamente é uma das piores coisas que eu já tive o desprazer de colocar nos meus fones horrível é um elogio pra essa tempestade de bosta

pau no cu desse mano muito ruim mesmo jesus amado

3.5 stars. Really enjoyed this album, would listen again and will listen to more Ryan Adams. Tina Toledo’s street walkin blues was a jam!

Puts the cunt in country

I actually really like how this sounds, but it's difficult to listen to without the stench of how much Ryan Adams sucks. Some songs are better than others but I generally enjoy the groove. 3

🖕

If you're going to be an appalling human in the music industry, it's probably also better to make slightly better music than this. I'm not wasting my time or yours with a fresh take on Adams - so you get a repeat of the Heartbreaker review.

Nobody girl might be the worst song ive ever heard

Perfect album!

Normally when an artist is all over the map mixing numerous styles in one album my reaction is something like, “Pick a lane.” But Ryan Adams make it work somehow when he put songs of many different styles together on Gold. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-gold-by-ryan-williams?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I really enjoyed this album. I've heard of him but have never listened to him before.

Really liked this record. Hadn't listened to it for a few years, largely since hearing of Adams' cancellation due being an abusive sleazebag. Damn but the songs are still great though. It's really copping a lot of hate on here and I'm not sure if I'm just out of tune with with the rest of the world, or if the hate is largely reputational received wisdom. Either way, I think there's still plenty to enjoy here. Like a young Neil Young in the better moments. Way too long though. As ever, there's probably an unimpeachable 40 minute classic lurking in an edit. Conflicted whether to mark this down more or keep it up there...

Another album that I had to spend some time over. Ultimately I determined that although there are a few tracks on it that I don't like too much, the overall experience is such that it deserves a place in my Tidal library, and an award of five gold stars.

I initially thought that this album would be a 2, but I wasn’t able to find the time to listen to it all the way through for a bit. This led to me listening to bits and pieces of music for a few days, before I managed to listen to it all straight. This repeated exposure gave me a better appreciation for the music, and the album is now bordering on a 4. I’m still not a huge fan of the songwriting or his singing style, but I really enjoy the warm, nostalgic feeling that this album gives me. Favorite Track: When The Stars Go Blue

This album had a few good songs but never really moves out of just being very average

Maybe the closest we'll get to the Platonic Form of singer-songwriter on this earth

This is okay. Bit slow, bit monotonous. Some cool instrumentals though. Decent voice but can be quite grating at times lol. Most of the songs are too looong.

There's something about earnestly wholesome light-rock that sets me off. I can't criticize the quality or creativity, I just tend to lose my patience and soon my goddamn mind. This reminds me of the essence of Todd Rundgren, evidently a massive treasure of a human being, but I can't stand his music. I get it, Mr. Adams has been a tireless, prolific and irrepressible troubadour his whole life. I don't think I've encountered any of his material other than 'Gold' and I don't expect I'll intentionally seek it out.

Excellent album. Probably a little too long but the songs are so good and I don't know what to cut.

Gold, the album that was or is a social media algorithm before the algorithm became The Algorithm, the Gold Standard in pulling from all you enjoy on the social media hellscape to influence everything you consume. In the case of Gold by Ryan Adams, he manufactured a record that sounds like everyone else without sounding like original music. I'd say Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Niel Young, and essentially any musician from the late 70s who also used their name to identify their music or band, not Ryan Adams. Not Ryan Adams, because the litany of musicians he sounds like created quality, if not essential, music long before him. Sadly, this record is on the list because it felt necessary given the love the critics had for Ryan Adams, and this is in some way an unsung hero of an album that sounds like hundreds of records that came before. And that cover- I've seen it or a version before. I can't seem to place it, and the other missing thing is my mind following the listen, missplaced emotion... Ryan Algorithm.

Remarkable only in that every song seemed to be worse than the one that came before it.

I have no clue why this album is included on this list. Its so unremarkable. I can hear this same stuff from a handful of other artists/bands. 2/5.

Fine, kind of boring and forgettable.

Trash, sorry

Not for me

This was a rough listen. The most vanilla, plain jane, inoffensive music I've listened to. Have never heard of this guy before, but everyone is saying he's a huge douche? I'm just here for the music, and man I don't want to be here for this. This dude moaning in "nobody girl" ????

Not for me

In my list, I'm replacing this with a Jason Molina album. No doubt, Ryan Adams is a great songwriter, but my god he needs to know when to pack it up. I also get the impression that Adams has an ego that needs to be checked.

This album made me feel nothing at all. Generic. Trite. Milquetoast. Worst of all, boring.

Was okay, but I don't get why this is supposedly excellent??

great start, then a bunch of ok tracks, singing like Zeppelin & the Stones in places, overlong

This is absolute trash. Why is this on the list? This sounds like the no name shit you hear in a Banana Republic dressing room while you’re trying on another pair of khakis. It’s background music - at best. I try to reserve 1 star reviews for the exceptionally shitty albums, like literally all country music, but this album is pissing me off with just how exceedingly bland it is. And come to think of it, there’s a suspicious amount of slide guitar in this, and I think I hear a banjo. Fuck this album.

very normal

Very solid, with a great finish.

Tried to be Dylan, but confused him for Bruce Springsteen so ended up as John Cougar Mellencamp.

Some good to great songwriting. Some good to great rockers. I found it derivative. So much had already been said. It did not captivate me.

It's nice, but seems so forgettable. I could imagine revisiting this one later on and seeing how much it sticks.

Ryan's apologies and recent sobriety might help him come off my skip list (you can look his past behavior and decide for yourself) eventually. I used to enjoy this record a good bit, though not as much as Heartbreaker, but since hearing about how he treats other people I'd felt that the flag's upside down for a reason. Since I don't dock every jerk musician stars for misbehaving maybe I should go easy on this guy? I'm fully aware of the conundrum of separating the artist from their art. And, I acknowledge that I often apply my own standards unevenly. I try to not live in a world of absolutes though. I to try to take something of the artist and their context into account on the one hand and ultimately I try to not let that "allowing the person into the discussion" to interfere with the final aesthetic judgments on the other. It really is a case-by-case basis act of balance. I'll also confess that the ones I have the most difficulty with are musicians and artists I personally admired or enjoyed for a long stretch of time, that I somehow felt I "grew up with" along the way only to have that person's transgressions and trespasses revealed. I guess Ryan could take it as a compliment then that I struggle to enjoy his music anymore. He might smile a little knowing that he's as close as he is to Morrissey and Kanye both.

My Kryptonite. dear lord no

Das vierte Studioalbum des amerikanischen Singer-Songwriters und Rockmusikers Ryan Adams. Das Album wurde in mehreren Aufnahmestudios aufgenommen, darunter die "Sunset Sound Studios" in Los Angeles und die "United Recording" Studios in Hollywood, und spiegelt eine Mischung aus Country, Rock und Folk wider. Adams, ein ehemaliges Mitglied der Band Whiskeytown, lässt in seinen Songs viele Einflüsse seiner bisherigen Musikkarriere einfließen. Ein herausragender Track des Albums ist "New York, New York", ein emotionaler und introspektiver Song, der sowohl lyrisch als auch musikalisch überzeugt. Ebenso bemerkenswert ist "La Cienega Just Smiled", ein nachdenklicher und melodisch ansprechender Song, der eine der stärkeren Kompositionen des Albums darstellt. "Firecracker" ist ein weiteres Highlight, das mit seinem eingängigen Refrain und seiner klaren Struktur eine breitere Hörerschaft anspricht. Das Album kombiniert eine ruhige, nachdenkliche Atmosphäre mit den rockigeren Momenten, was zu einer abwechslungsreichen und dennoch kohärenten Sammlung von Songs führt. In der Produktion ist es klar, dass Adams die Balance zwischen Authentizität und professioneller Studioarbeit gesucht hat, ohne die rohe Energie seiner früheren Werke zu verlieren. Insgesamt ist Gold ein gelungenes Album, das die Vielseitigkeit von Ryan Adams als Musiker und Songwriter zeigt. Es bietet sowohl für Fans von Singer-Songwriter-Musik als auch für Liebhaber des Americana-Genres viel zu entdecken. Es ist ein solides Werk, das seine Zeit überdauert hat, ohne jedoch das musikalische Erbe von Adams maßgeblich zu verändern.

It's ok

It was fine. Will listen to his music.

I've never heard of Ryan Adams or this album, it's not bad. Very chilled out rock music. Nothing really caught my attention but it's not bad overall. More of a relax and listen type of album for doing something social while listening to this in the background.

Gold by Ryan Adams is average. With its release in 2001, Gold straddles the world between rock, alternative, and country well. I can hear the nineties country sound and the yet-to-come aughts alternative sound. And this is a very easy, mellow album to sit back and enjoy. Except for the cringe-worthy moments Adams' voice breaks. But lord oh lord, did Ryan Adams get extremely lucky with Gold's release two weeks after 9/11, the American flag on his album cover, and his songs about New York and patriotism. I cannot believe his luck, and I will bet a good amount of money that the album wouldn't have received the same kind of reception if it was released years before or after. Gold is decent, but it's not great. I don't understand--but I do understand the other reviews that call this a budget Bruce Springsteen.

Okay, I am SHOOK to find out that "When the Stars Go Blue" is a Ryan Adams original (and the most streamed song on the album). His singing here is pitchy and off key. He makes this lovely song quite miserable to listen to with the way he sings it. I am much more used to the Tim McGraw version, which is in every way superior. Looks like it's been covered by quite a few other artists, as well. I can't imagine any cover of it being much worse than Ryan's original version. Frankly, I don't know why this album is on here. It's not exciting, and nothing about it reads as "essential". Sure, it's Ryan Adams' best selling album, but what makes it or him so significant? And it's not even his only album on this project, so that only increases my critical ear's search for something important or noteworthy here. Ultimately, I didn't find it.

Derivative, bland, annoying harmonica, stock music.

I like his slower music. Don't really enjoy his faster music. So, we'll settle on a 3 star.

bright, tuneful Americana

As gangsta rap goes, it’s pretty good. But when I think of all the wrong that was and is motivated by this genre, I feel a sense of hopelessness for society. Certainly no empathy. You reap what you sow.

Klasse Album. Eingängige, melodiöse und sparsam instrumentierte Songs! Endlich mal wieder ein Highlight für meine Playlist!

More twang than expected.. almost Allmans-esque on the opening New York New York

I was disappointed that the two opening tracks weren't Sinatra & YMO covers. And it didn't get any better from there. Yawny generic rock ballads sung in a generic rock ballad voice that add nothing new to music or its enjoyment. Also, was this really 70 minutes long???? I had to bail long before that.

For some reason I've always swerved this album. I even turned my nose up at it for £3 in a charity shop earlier today. I've no idea why I've had such a downer. It's great! Proper wholesome US rock, with a slight outside feel. This feels like an important album. The songs are solid and well structured. The storytelling kept me interest. I caved in and splashed out £2.40 on ebay. Another decent find.

Another baffling inclusion on this list. I'm coming at this completely blind, I am pretty sure I've never heard of this guy, but the pre-9/11 release and the album art predispose me too dislike this. Anyway, this guy sounds like he's ripping off other artists and genres indiscriminately, it sounds very commercial, like he's aiming for maximum appeal by offering a little bit of everything which is tedious and popular, a bit like the musical equivalent of a chain restaurant. Some observations on tracks as I listened to them: New York New York's instrumentation really flat-sounding. Firecracker also really flat, vocals especially. Juxtaposition between title and the content. Everything is bland bland bland. La Cienega Just Smiled sounds like some inauthentic country or a Bruce Springsteen rip-off. The Rescue Blues - cheap gospel backing choir. Nobody Girl and another track which I forget - sounds like he's going for a sort of Bob Dylan vibe, then giving up on it. And why is this nearly ten minutes long!? This is one of those albums which is aggressively safe and dull. I would rather have a thousand weird avant garde or experimental metal albums on this list than anything this suffocatingly boring. I was considering a 2 for this, but when I write this much as a review, the album must have provoked some strong reaction, and it ain't a 5. 1 star.

A shame he turned out to be a shithead, as he one time made some good tunes.

Too poppy. Not for me.

Surprisingly enjoyed it. Well crafted songs, great vocals and nice production.

Its never good when the only reason I have heard of him is because he was called out during the Me Too movement. Bad test in my mouth from the start! Without that, there is some heartfelt sweet lyrics and some fun songs. But then thinking about it, makes them smarmy and kind of gross. Then you get to Nobody Girl and I don't really get what he is doing there. Would I listen to some of them again, for sure, especially if I didn't know it was him. Will I ever seek him out....no, but that is due more to his personal issues and not necessarily the music.

I dunno who he is calling "Nobody Girl" but I never heard of this Nobody Guy. Who? Bryan Adams? No... RYAN.. Ryan Adams. Doesn't ring a bell. Doesn't even cut like a knife. This is fine for some easy groove music. His melodies are pretty good but it doesn't really strike me as that creative or interesting. Somehow, Someday was pretty good. And I liked Tina Toledo's Street Walkin Blues. It's got some good stomp energy that most of the other songs lack.

This album is very polished...super tight musicianship and his vocals carry a lot of emotion. Sounds like he's been a pretty big jerk in his past, but trying to look past that. I think in the early aughts, the emotion in his music would've moved me more than it does today. It just feels very much of that time period. Not taking away from the talent here, but not sure this is so much my thing anymore.

Pretty decent album. I liked a lot of the songs. Overall, it was a good 90 minutes of solid American alt-country music. Standout songs: La Cienega Just Smiled The Rescue Blues Gonna Make You Love Me 3/5

Lost a star for just being way too long without doing anything new or interesting from the start.

This is my first time listing to Ryan Adams. He’s very talented and a good songwriter. There was something about this him and this album that I couldn’t put my finger on that made me not love it as much as I should considering how talented him and his band is. The closest way I can describe it is, is they have heart, but they don’t have soul.

Very good!

no!! tracklist makes me want to fight him remember when he covered an entire taylor swift album within a year of her releasing it? this guy sucks!! album cover is giving ryan adams as billie joe Armstrong as Bruce Springsteen.. not a compliment an hour and ten minutes is too long for this.. he could have gotten away with a TIGHT 35/40 minutes but this is most definitely a man who overstays his welcome no thanks ❤️

Sounds so of its time and I just don’t like it lol. Even the songs I didn't hate (firecracker being the only one), I really only liked because it reminded me of being a young kid getting into music and it is the kind of song I would have slurped up at that time... but now?? now I think it's bad. Getting to be needlessly long. songs blurring into the next. feels like dribble. I do not like this man. fighting the urge to turn this off with two more songs.

i love america

4.5/10

Pretty solid. Easy to listen to. Good tunes.

I like the album, but it does maybe lack focus or something. It feels like a lot of the same by the time you grind to the end.

niceee

Not for me

Think I liked the first track but that was about it.

Ei pohkömpi albumi! En ookaan kuunnellut häntä ennen. 3/5

Varsin kädenlämpöinen pop-rock-levy ja lähinnä huvittava kansi. 2/5

Just not for me. I hated the sound of the production almost immediately. It’s just so radio friendly and boring and it basically put me to sleep. The only thing stopping this from getting a “1 star” is the one hit song on this album is ok. But honestly the whole thing is easily forgettable.

Own

1. neuu york - 0 2. firecracker - 0 3. bell - 0 4. zmiled - 1 5. bluez - 1 6. zomeday - 1 7. ztarz - 1 8. girl - 1 9. plath - 1 10. fire - 1 11. me - 1 12. uuild - 1 13. harder - 1 14. touch - 1.5 15. toledo - 1.5 16. hollyuuood - 1 17. rozalie - 1

The musicianship and songwriting is here for sure. However, outside of a few songs not much of this spoke to me.

Another round of having to separate the art from the artist. I was a fan of his since his days back in Whiskeytown, and his ability to release so much music at a prolific rate is astounding. Seeing him live in 2017 sold me on his songwriting abilities. And even though he’s such an asshole and accused sexual harasser, as much as I don’t want to admit it…this album, although too long, is still littered with good songs.

Is Summer of ‘69 not on this one?

Everything I do, I do it for you! Crazy he had so many hits that weren’t on this album….I kid I kid. Pretty solid lil album. Never really got into him. I liked it but didn’t land with me in that tingly way for me to round up 3.5

Ryan Adams comes off as a grade A asshole. Probably kept me from listening to most of his stuff. This may be the only album of his I’ve listened to. I really didn’t want to like it. It’s too long. But it is quite solid. I’m rounding up and hope we don’t get much more of his stuff! 3.75/5

If a lyrical trope exists, this chode of a man used it on this record. Not one original moment in an hour and 14 minutes.

mostly upbeat alt-country/americana. pretty good album, although clocking in at just over 70 minutes makes it a bit longer than i would have liked.

Some of this is really good. Some of it is boring. Knowing what I’ve heard about him, I can’t really listen without cringing.

I had never heard of this guy…apparently he is quite a tool. That notwithstanding, I rather enjoyed this album. It was a bit too long for me, but if I can separate the work from the personality, I give it four stars.

Not my thing at all. insipid and boring.

Great production and vocals. But this kind of music is not my cup of tea at all

Wonderful album, with a range of different styles and stories that felt like there was a ton of heart behind each song. Felt like the second half starts to fall off a bit, with my personal favorites ringing in early on with La Cienega and Rescue Blues. That doesn't take away from the fact that it's an enjoyable listen all the way through and a worthy addition to this list. I like Ryan Adams so I'm glad to have been opened up to more of his discography.

Umm... okay then. This is an album. Ryan Adams is an artist that I do not know much about. What I do know is that he's kind of a shithead, but we try our best to separate art from the artist in this house. Anyways, let's talk about his second album, Gold. My thoughts on it are that the album... is fine. It's okay. There are definitely things to like here. The sound is nice. Country isn't really my thing, but I can respect anything country-adjacent that isn't the garbage I have to hear on the modern country hits playlist that I'm forced to listen to every day in my computer class. Ryan's singing is decent. The writing is solid. "When the Stars Go Blue" is a pretty good song. I do have problems with this album. The songs do feel a bit samey at times, and the album is definitely too long. However, I certainly wouldn't call this a bad album. It's good. High 3/5.

Started well for me, then songs sounded pretty similar. Album is too long. He has good voice.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to long

It was nice I guess. Voice was good, lyrics were mostly interesting, but this was too long and too many of the songs ran together. Didn’t think this was that special but it was good.

another solid "meh" album. decent background music but nothing I would ever seek out to listen to again. and way too long

When I first read the artist name I misread it as 'Bryan Adams', and was mighty surprised when he started singing. My general feeling about this is that it sounds a bit too much like teenage music to me. That coupled with the fact that it sounds like modern country, or very "american rock" for lack of a better word, makes it hard for me to relate to. I found that the songs I enjoyed the most were the more mellow ones like 'La Cienega Just Smiled', and 'When The Stars Go Blue'. But apart from that it just really wasn't my jam. Not that it was bad per-se, just not for me.

A bit too smooth for my taste. Feels just a bit uninspired, like the most middle-of-the-road soft rock you can think of. No songs really stood out. Not bad per se, just bland.

3/5

Back when I thought Ryan Adams was a guy with a lot of talent prone to taking artistic missteps I still only listened to Gold once through. Heartbreaker is the only one in the catalogue to hear to track popular music trends in the 00s. I don't think there are any notable hooks in the 21 songs on Gold. In 2025 it seems like a very sad attempt at a pop breakthrough. The scattered attempts at sounding soulful are not good. In 2025 the other thing Ryan Adams playing pop reminds you of is him being gross and coercive to young women who wanted music careers. music industry creeps: hated. (⌐■_■)

I worried this might be one of the good ones and I’d have to factor in how much of a Mondo Creep the man is. Fortunately it’s not. He’s a Mondo Creep and he sounds pretty gooby doing this pop rock thing.

Douchebag music

Sir, a second New Yorker talking about New York has hit the playlist. In 2001 I would have called this music gay. In 2025 I would called this music gay not in a gay way. 6/10

Yes, ryan is a POS. Let's get that out of the way. But separating the art from the artist, this is a great album. Pure American. Makes you want to put on a Jean jacket and hit the road. The first half of the album is incredible. The second half slows a bit so I'd give it 4.5 stars. Rounding up to a 5 though considering how good the first 2 songs are.

His song writing is very good and was the most enjoyable part of the album for me. A lot of the instrumentals seemed repetitive or boring at times for me. Kinda felt like country bob Dylan, maybe that's a weird take. I feel like he should be more bleachers, or something upbeat. His voice is good enough for better

So incredibly bland, and a slog to get through

Dull and repetitive

On par with the Beatles

Very good album. A little pop for my taste, but solid rock and roll.

This felt like American Oasis, meaning it sounded fine but there was something vaguely annoying about it. La Cienega Just Smiled was decent. Too long.

This album was my introduction to Ryan Adams. He has gone on to become one of my favorites. Great songwriting, backed by an excellent band. The first 3 songs are all highlights for me: New York, New York, Firecracker and Answering Bell but I love the whole thing!

Another great album from someone I wish was a better person. Ryan Adams covers a lot of sonic territory here. The penultimate track sounds like The Rolling Stones, and Adams similarly dabbles in rock, country, blues, and pop on this album, succeeding in each. The whole band (including backup singers) sound great here. Favorites: "Answering Bell", "When Stars Go Blue", "Nobody Girl".

Alternative country or something I liked it

Nada que me llame la atención. Rock de muy buena producción, pero muy alejado de lo que soy.

Far ranging but very solid.

I found this less off-putting than the other Ryan Adam's album I've gotten so far. It's still felt very flat, lacking feeling despite obviously trying to be soulful.

very Springsteen which, judging by the cover, is completely intentional. nothing much to say, a long but not bad listen. unlikely to revisit ever though

i don’t think i was ever going to give this a truly fair listen as a phoebe bridgers fan, but i was willing to at least give him a chance and holy shit this was the most annoying album i’ve listened to. it’s an old joke but it really does sound like starbuckscore. i think that all the criticism directed towards male singer songwriter for being vain crybabies can be forwarded to ryan adams.

4.5

I thought it was terrible

Not my thing but I loved it!!

Rock in the vein of Bruce Springsteen. Very competently done, a little sedate for my taste.

at least a couple impressive things ab this, obviously its a long album but it seems like a good balance between having a clearly cohesive style and making sure that every track is distinct. and as with heartbreaker , occasionally a melody jumped out at me as Particularly lovely (tho nothing to the extent of come pick me up), and as a followup to heartbreaker i appreciate the stylistic swing. but im sure u cant blame me for fucking groaning as soon as this popped up !!! if my cold distance towards this dudes art was taxing on a 50 minute record it has no chance on a 70 minute one. mostly just though about how much better my time would prob be used listening to more bruce springsteen and/or neil young. ig theres no telling how id feel ab this if i had the chance to form an emotional relationship with this guys art Without the knowledge that he's a piece of shit but we do not live in that universe and i cant help but feel like there are far more distinctive and consistently moving artists that could have occupied the two slots he takes up in this godforsaken book

2.9 Strange one. A race (albeit a slow one) through Americana tropes. Some times it hits really well - the trio encapsulating Nobody Girl and Enemy Girl is an enjoyable run. Most of the time it misses though, the first third or so of the album the weakest which is a strange ordering. Didn't need the full 70 minutes for sure. Some songs saved down, but glad it's over.

Second album for Brian and still no summer of 69?

Shit music from a turd

Not really for me. Bit long too.

This guy reminds me of Morrisey a bit. He has some talent. Some lullabies

Ryan Adams is talented but there's definitely some filler here - I prefer his rockier tunes than his ballads. Tina Toledo's Street Walkin Blues is great. I think a few more listens and I'd enjoy it more - but it's a long album too.

He sucks, his music is fine

This was a real mixed bag. Ryan Adams has a good voice, but the instrumental choices were all over the place. A lot of Americana type stuff and some power ballads. Diverse album that suffers from it. Standouts: Firecracker, La Cienega Just Smiled, When The Stars Go Blue, Wild Flowers, and Harder Now That It’s Over.

If the color beige made an album this would be it. It's so boring and typical. And it goes on forever, a decent guitar part here and there does nothing to help it. And if you're judging by the cover, you know it's trash going in. "Hey photographer did you get my new belt from Hot Topic? I really want people to see the belt." I hate pretty much everything about this. 1/5

Could've been better if it wasn't TOO LONG

Really liked a lot of this. It just became a little long by the end.

6.5/10. The album is not very good, but I did end up enjoying it quite a bit, as much as I don't wish to admit this. I'd rather listen to Bruce Springsteen, but I wouldn't mind listening to this album again. :)

It seems very appropriate to be listening to this whilst in Nee York!! I have never heard a Ryan Adams song before but have heard good things. I’m excited to listen to this. I really enjoyed this. I will listen to this again. It’s an album I would have never tried without the nudge from this challenge. Favourite song: Somehow Someday and when the stars go blue Least favourite: Sylvia Plath and enemy fire. The album goes on a mid album slump. Album artwork: cool cover, very born in the USA

Gentle rock, with some country/folk leanings

I may have ruined this album for myself before even listening to a second of it. In a way, I couldn’t really control it. I like to do a minimal level of research on these albums to have a little background knowledge. I was not expecting to learn that Ryan Adams was accused of sexual assault by multiple people, including Phoebe Bridgers and Mandy Moore, and possibly had relations with a 13-year old. He may have apologized, but he still seems like a piece of shit. Which makes this hour plus long album hurt even more. Especially since it’s an incredibly boring 70 minutes. This is the music equivalent to a stale saltine cracker. Like other albums in the past, I don’t have much to say, because there is really very little of note here. Think of the most generic and unoriginal alt-country music possible, and you get this. In fact, you might get something even more interesting. This isn’t uninspired. It takes a lot from other famous Americana singer-songwriter acts. But it does nothing to separate itself from those and standout amongst the crowd. Ryan is known most for his cover of Wonderwall and the entirety of Taylor Swift’s 1989. And I think that says a lot about the quality of his actual songwriting. Rating: 4/10

My sister used to love this album. Me not so much.

Brilliant

I was a huge fan of Ryan Adam’s, specifically what would be his mid-career, but then all the allegations came out and I stopped listening. It’s interesting to drop back in now, especially to his country roots, which pre-date his indie singer songwriter phase. Overall it’s fine, but it doesn’t have what made him such a captivating artist for me.

I think I am prejudiced against Ryan Adams based on a guy I use to know who loved him and wanted me to listen to this album. The kind of person that likes a 'manic pixie dreamgirl' kind of person. So I have always associated Ryan Adams with that type of person and resisted listening. Walked into another room when listening, came back and it sounded like exactly the same song was playing.

Two out the three most recent artists have been accused of emotional abuse by women. Maybe a good idea to replace this one with Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers.

Classic album! Reminds me of a particular summer I listened to this album non stop

I have got and like his album "Prisoner" from 2016 and was interested to hear this one, his 2nd album. Good tracks on hear, I'm not usually that keen on "American country rock" (if that's what you could pocket his musical style) but I've always been drawn (& not sure why) to his stuff, and this album doesn't change my mind. Particularly liked the tracks "La Cienega Just Smiled" "When the Stars Go Blue" & "Nobody Girl, in fact there's a lot of tracks I like from the 2nd listen! If you like it, (or even you don't) listen to "Shiver & Shake" from his album "Prisoner"

Don't get me wrong It's a bit long But quite a few a' decent song

I got two Ryan Adams albums in a row. I preferred this one a bit more than Heartbreaker. He reminded me of Bruce Springsteen in a way. Still too country for me but if I liked country I would probably like this guy's music. Rating: 3

I want to like him, but just don't. Definitely appreciate the more stripped down, singer songwriter style and country flavor of the music. It's just dishwater sounding to me.

2 estrelas

Why do you sing with a British accent?

-meh it’s whatever I guess? very bloated but certainly not bad, even though I’m not a big fan of his voice. I liked Heartbreaker a lot better, though I did enjoy some of the creative improvements with the instrumentation and backing vocals -Favorites are When The Stars Go Blue, Enemy Fire, and Touch, Feel and Lose

Good writing, excellent vocals, variety, nuance and some really nice guitar work. I added 4 songs to my "liked" list.

Een country album met een omgekeerde Amerikaanse vlag op de cover. Is dit het lijflied van de Amerikaanse BBB? New York, New York heeft niets te maken met het bekendere nummer van Frank Sinatra en op het 2e nummer is de mondharmonica al gespot hoor! Dus dat betekend dat dit een lekkere Yeehaw Honkey Tonk plaat word, kan niet anders! En tsja, dat is eigenlijk precies wat het is. Het is een country album, niet veel meer, niet veel minder. Als je van country houdt vind je dit leuk, als je het haat vind je het verschrikkelijk. Ik vind het prima, dus vind ik dit prima. Wel alleen maar Disc 1 geluisterd, zo goed is het ook weer niet. Nobody Girl pakt me, ik ben toch een echte progrocker he, dus nummers van meer dan 5 minuten hebben al snel een streepje voor! Mijn god, zelfs met maar 1 disc duurt dit album wel lang hoor. De eerste helft van disc 1 red dit album tot een prima 3 sterren, maar het had echt niet langer moeten duren! FAVO: New York, New York, Answering Bell, When the stars go blue, Nobody Girl

Serviceable, but 70 minutes??? C’mon, we get the point after like a song and a half

Un gran esfuerzo sin duda, hay temas de pegada, pero al tiempo se diluyen

A solid 4, but I'm not losing sleep over its lower-than-musically-deserved album score.

El pop-rock típico yankee, que mezcla temas arriba con baladas tristonas. No me conmueve.

fire?? unexpected fire??

BOOOOO RYAN ADAMS SUCKKSSSSS BOOOOOOOO I’ll listen to this (maybe) but in a way where this man does not see a cent of my change. I stand with the women he harassed. Also he doesn’t get a full in depth review. Also screw what he did to 1989 this man is a terrible person and musician I hope he plays summer of 69 at his next show (iykyk)

Country alternativo. Tostonazo. Un 2.

La Cienega Just Smiled. Bastantes canciones preciosas.

Cheesy cover but otherwise it is just some inoffensive music that doesn't offer that much.

Adams is a dirtbag. But also his music isn’t really that good

Don’t know why he’s on here so much, it’s bland as fuck, 2*

Hoy nuevamente toca artista que desconozco. Por un momento pensé en su casi homónimo (Bryan Adams) pero no tienen nada que ver uno con el otro. A primera escucha se siente como un rock-pop, pegadizo, chicloso, muy yankee. Música de fondo, para trabajar en una oficina. Destaco "Nobody girl", con su onda beatle y "Enemy fire", con vibes a Bruce Springsteen (y tímidamente, a Radiohead desde las guitarras). Hasta mañana.

Ei vaan mun tyylistä musiikkia millään mittapuulla. Ei silti huonoa, mutta ite en millään haluaisi kuunnella.

He’s got some really good tracks on here. It’s a really long album.

Decently well-produced album but nothing special.

Not a fan of country, but this was decently enjoyable. What a difference having a good vocalist makes. Even though I don't really like the style, and some of the songs felt overly simple, it was not a bad listen.

Captures the country sound without coming on too strong with it. (contrast this idea with something like "Banjo Odyssey" by The Dead South-don't listen to that, it's awful). Creates a nice balance with Folk Rock. There's a couple bangers on here, most notably "Nobody Girl" and "Gonna Make You Love Me More." The other side of this though, is that there 80 minutes of bland, repetitive, generic country/pop/folk rock in here. I can't find it in myself to care for most of this album, especially for songs like "Wildflowers." The other interesting thing is that he proves that he can sing in some songs ("Where the Stars are Blue"), but then he maintains a shaky voice for most of the album that takes away from the music when the focus is his vocals. If he cut out half of this album it would be a 3, maybe it's still a 2.5. It is competent music after all, I just can't care for it.

I'm on song 5 and this is mind-numbingly bad. I will skip through and try the most popular ones. I suppose it isn't as bad as some other 1/5s so let's say it is a 1.5, but it is borderline unlistenable. Voice is bad.

Oof. Got caught up yesterday and couldn't find the time to listen to this album before another one got generated. Forgive me, then, if I rush this a litte; I have a MAGGOT BRAIN on the other side of this that I wanna get to. So, like, from the words "alternative country," combined with that pop emo-ass cover and **especially** that runtime, I wasn't looking forward to this. Now, I've liked plenty of country music just fine, but something about putting "alternative" in front... Actually, I don't know why it rattled me so much. I guess maybe I was thinking this'd be some kind of ultra-hipster country music? The stuff I "should" be listening to if I wanna understand mainstream country. But y'wanna know what this actually sounded like to me, honestly? OK, so one of the songs on here, "The Rescue Blues", was used on an episode of SCRUBS, right? Reading that before I listened to the album, I just shrugged and went, "OK." Matters to me about as much as another song getting used in BRIDESMAIDS. But then once I listen to the album, and especially once I get to "The Rescue Blues", it all clicks for me. 'Coz, y'see, so much of this album reminds me of "Superman" by Lazlo Bane, the song SCRUBS used as a theme song. And I **love** "Superman", so getting to listen to a whole album in that sonic vein... Which, I mean, I probably shoulda listened to that Lazlo Bane album first, but still, I dug this so much. Especially coming after all the stuff I got caught up on, too: it was a nice album to just unwind to. Now, of course, I still have a problem with this thing's runtime. As much as I sympathize with Ryan for the fact that his label forced him to chop off the last five songs... Like this thing needed to be any longer. Over 70-some minutes, goodness. This absolutely could've been cut down **more**, possibly. As much as I don't like saying I agree with meddling with his artistic vision... I mean, it's not like I actually listened to those last five songs this listen around, y'know? And as for the lyrics, I didn't really pay attention to them, of course (typical of me), but if they're really anything like what groupmate Gutseh was saying... Goodness. And I didn't not like "Nobody Girl", for as long as it was, it could've been more of a "Champagne Supernova" overdeal like he said. Overall, y'know, both my group mates gave this thing a 4 rounded up from a 3.5... And I feel like I'm at a 4 solid? If not just in the same boat, honestly. Like, I'm pleasantly surprised by this, but I'm not head over about it like I was that Frank Black album where I had similar expectations. It's just a really nice time, sonically. At the most basic level, there's not much more I could ask. And somehow I wrote 500+ words, including these. Hm. Well, I hope I can match for MAGGOT BRAIN. Goodness, what a solo...

Honestly a bit too long for its own good, but it's some decent enough rock and country. 3.5 bumped up to 4.

I’m at a 3.5 that I’ll bump up to a 4. This is a great 70 minutes to *listen* to, save for a few tracks. Very key wording on “listen” – a lot of the time, these tracks do match really well with their lyrical content and their instrumentation. When the album makes sense, it’s rolling, it’s flowing, and it’s providing some great examples of the early 2000s rock scene – basically, everyone trying to mix the Stones with Nirvana, and a hint of rap flair (or at least, that’s how my brain kinda hears it now). I would probably give the very best parts of this album a 5. The big falldown of an entire point and a half then, comes when the lyrics and the soundscape don’t quite match, which unfortunately happens a little too often – it’s bound to happen at some point with 16 songs, but when I can point out 6 of them that didn’t click, something’s definitely consistent, in a bad way. Nobody Girl is the most key offender of this – the glorification of someone being called a “nobody” and sort of glamorizing a lonely lifestyle should be met with a moodier tone and some slightly somber instrumentation, not a big Britpop-sounding extravaganza reminiscent of Champagne Supernova in its structure that lasts for 9 minutes. There’s other disconnects on the album, and a few soundscapes that really don’t mesh with their lyrics, but that’s by far the worst one to me. With that said, it is still a great listen – the band is excellent throughout, his voice has a great variety to it, and when everything does click, this album really, really rolls. It just hits too many potholes to really stay consistently good; whether it’s the track order feeling a little chaotic in its tone, the lyricism and the instrumentals not matching, or just some really icky songs in general (who let him fucking record “Harder Now That It’s Over”??), this album just stumbles a few too many times for its own good. I still enjoyed it, and I think it’s a recommended listen, but when put under scrutiny, it just manages to crumple a bit after a pretty hot start. It’s a 3.5 that I’ll bump up to a 4, but I truly cannot imagine this thing having another 5 tracks laid on top of it.

This is fine, but nowhere near interesting enough to justify being over an hour and I think I could have happily died without hearing it. Another example of CD era quantity over quality. I was just thinking it sounds like the sort of music you’d hear on Scrubs, and Wikipedia has confirmed my suspicions.

Really liked this. A bit long though. Shame he’s a wrong’un. Simpsons: No

This was alright but it was bloody long. For that reason gonna go for a 3.

This was ok, nothing really stood out but it had too many tracks. Not sure I will seek out any of his other 28 albums though

Don't really know why, but instant classic. Nice sound, I just really liked it. I listened to the bonus tracks as Adams originally wanted to release it including those as a double LP so they count for me!

I think most of the songs I liked on here evoked other artists for me. There's some good stuff here, but most of it feels a bit monotonous just doesn't do much for me. This is a case of solid musicianship paired with forgettable vacuous songs.

2.5/5

From what I’ve listened to so far and know about this guy’s missteps…no thanks.

very pretty and also very long. whoof.

Buttered toast, buttered toast that's been left on the plate and gone a bit soggy. No idea why this album is on this list.

Artiste inconnu. Rien de captivant dans cet album, à part quelques chorus (trop rares) de cuivre, harmonica, guitare. Pas désagréable mais beaucoup trop long. =>2/5

Couldn't get through the whole album, as it was very lackluster. Nothing on this album provided interest enough to keep listening.

Pretty boring, too long and not helped by the air of douchebaggery. I’d rather listen to punisher.

Hubris (noun) /ˈhjuːbrɪs/

I've never listened to Ryan Adams before (had a flatmate who was a big fan, and that was enough to make me avoid altogether). Bland 2000s soft rock. Hints of van morrison.

I don’t know what this guys appeal is

Adequate production, inoffensively boring and generic from a songwriting point of view. GOLD adds nothing new to the genre, even for 2001 standards. The only artistic risk taken on the album was his album cover with the upside down American flag. The lyrics don't resonate and his vocals are annoying.

Who would buy this and chose to spend their precious time on Earth listening to such boring drivel.

I recently entered a Ryan Adams era, so I've already listened to this multiple times this year (which I recognize is problematic because he's not a great dude). This album is great. Very happy to listen to it any time, and some songs are real favorites for me. I know there was drama about this being a double album that the studio fucked him on, but maybe they should have cut even more songs? If this was just the absolute best stuff it could have gotten to 5 stars for me.

Album 583 of 1001 Ryan Adams - Gold (2001) Rating : 2.5 / 5 This is ok but just struck me as something I might here on AOR radio and probably change the station. Very meh for me.

Bland and inoffensive

Wow, what a slog of 70 minutes. I read in the Wiki that Adam's was "attempting to write a modern classic" when making this album. Hate to break it to you man, but that's not exactly how classic albums work. This shit's dryer than Melania.

Poignant, though not universally appealing, revealing sensitive songwriting and emotional depth for those willing to listen.

++: Touch, Feel & Lose, Tina Toledo's Street Walkin‘ Blues, The Fools We Are as Men, Cannonball Days +: New York, New York, Firecracker, La Cienega Just Smiled, The Rescue Blues, Nobody Girl, Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd., Rosalie Come and Go, Sweet Black Magic +-: Answering Bell, Somehow, Someday, When the Stars Go Blue, Sylvia Plath, Enemy Fire, Gonna Make You Love Me, The Bar Is a Beautiful Place -: Wild Flowers, Harder Now That It's Over 5,5/10

Great album, little long, shame about the grooming.

Reminiscent of CCR and Bob Dylan