Gold

M'n 6e Bruce Springsteen alweer. Oh wacht, dit is iemand anders. Nouja, gelukkig blijven de opnametechnieken uit de jaren 80 daardoor in ieder geval achterwege. Ik heb hier vandaag weinig tot geen geduld voor, dat merk ik al bij track 1 en 2. Ik trek dat Nashville-achtige geluid wat slecht, heb er simpelweg geen zin in. Het klinkt allemaal als één groot cliché, een formule. De nummers waar die geforceerde countrymaniertjes en twang wat achterwege blijven zijn beter te doen, al wordt het dan weer een beetje reli-rock. Het is nooit goed bij mij, zeker niet op maandag. Hij zingt niet slecht (wat je niet over elke artiest in deze lijst kunt zeggen), en qua teksten zal het allemaal een stuk beter zijn dan menig kinderachtig rap-versje, maar ik hou er helemaal niet van. En man wat is het dan met 70 minuten schoon aan de haak een vervelend lang album. Als het korter was had ik er 3 sterren van gemaakt, nu moet ik er één op zak houden.

This is very standard rock, pretty uninspiring and not interesting but not offensive either. It's also way too long, by about 5-6 songs...

I wasn’t really feeling this. Kind of generic sounding.

The last time we got a Ryan Adams album I boycotted on principle, but this time I actually listened. I used to hear him all the time on my aging-hipster radio stations but it has been quite a while since anyone would play him, which is as it should be, but now I remember just how bland and soporific this is. (I actually gave up when I got to a song called Sylvia Plath--that's just heresy.)

Thank God this isn't a double disc

I like some of the Ryan Adams songs, what the fuck does he know about making a consistently enjoyable record? Also this album cover really highlights how much of a dick he is in real life. I feel like when Ryan Adams writes songs, he tells himself "yeah, you go man, you're the best! this is going to be your masterpiece". Then he kisses a picture of his own face. Don't get me wrong, some of these songs I would not mind hearing if they came on a shuffle. It's just that my only question is "what does one get from listening to an entire project by singer-songwriter Ryan Adams?" Do you get more genuinely well-written and played tunes or more reminders that Ryan Adams is one of the lamest musicians you could ever come across? So much for inventing a classic (5/10, 2/5 on this scale)

Too long for what it is

Middle of the middle of the road. No surprises anywhere 2.4

Too long, but surprisingly didnt hate as much as i thought i would, didn’t like it either though.

Meh. Boring album. Not a single song to get excited about. Not terrible music, just…generic.

Este disco me encantaba antes de saber que Ryan Adams era un mierda

Why is this so long Jesus Christ

How does this completely milk toast music make this list? There are 100 albums I could name that would be better than this nonesense.

Overly long, parts of it were alright but I doubt I'd ever choose to listen to this again

I didn’t warm to this. After the first three songs it became repetitive and insipid. Not something I’ll revisit.

I remember when this album came out my senior year of college. I had been a big fan of Heartbreaker, to the embarrassing extent of writing quotes from it on the walls of my windowless bedroom. But even an easy mark like me could see Gold for the calculated play for mainstream superstardom that it was. From the sickly sweet ballads full of dime store hooks, to the Tommy Hilfiger-wannabe cover art to the overly affected vocals, Gold is an exercise in fake feelings from an egomaniac who was convinced he could bend the world to his charms. This album is most at home on the adult contemporary radio station of a budget airline.

I have listened to and liked a lot of Ryan Adams’ stuff before, but apparently none of it was on this particular album. Underwhelming.

Plan white bread album. Nothing offensive, but nothing interesting too. Country rock for people who are not interested in good music. Plus the guy can’t really sing, and is apparently a POS in real life. 3.5/10

My impression of Ryan Adams coming into this is that he's a bland country rock guy. Other than the hilarious constant confusion with successful Canadian man Bryan Adams, I couldn't tell you anything interesting about this guy. And I will be honest with you: incredibly mid. Like a neutered John Mellencamp. I don't like the Springsteen comparisons, this does not feel anywhere near politically charged as Bruce nor does this album have a shred of Bruce Springsteen's energy. Well, there's two songs with a beat which are not surprisingly the two most interesting songs which also have the fewest streams on Spotify vs all the other songs on Gold. Probably an indication I'm not going to like any of Ryan Adams's other music. Enemy Fire and Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues. Everything else ranges from boring to incredibly mid. Just listen to Wilco or Calexico/Iron and Wine for alt country of this period.

New York, New York was a good start but there's a LOT of bland after that. Not particularly objectionable, but I guess I really just don't like country music.

Not that great actually.

When an artist's top two songs are a bad cover of Wonderwall followed by an American sounding song name, you know you're in trouble. Annoyingly catchy beats because the lyrics are bad.

Типичный американский рок. Скука убийственная. Не зацепила и не запомнилась ни одна песня. Как будто ИИ писал

Hell, I Still Love You New York 1001 Albums Generator 224 (2/10/2026) I get what Ryan Adams was going for, and I can appreciate the cultural significance a song like New York, New York must have had right after 9/11. But it's a bit boring innit. The first half is alright, but right around the nearly 10 minute Nobody Girl, my eyes started to glaze over (although I actually kind of like the end of that song). There's a lot of ecentricity here, from the piano balladry of Sylvia Plath to the kind of grunge of Enemy Fire, but I think the album ends up as less than the sum of its parts, in spite of some genuine moments of genius, especially in its first half. 2.5/5, rounded down to 2. Favs: New York, New York Answering Bell When The Stars Go Blue Least Fav: Sylvia Plath

I can see the appeal, especially in the early tracks: Rescue Blues and Firecracker. Definitely not for me tho. Imagine one function where you can pull this out and not be the embarrassment of the party.

This record was definitely not for me. The tracks here mainly me of bland pop-rock. Favourite Track(s): Touch, Feel & Lose Least Favourite Track(s): The Rescue Blues

The milkiest of toast.

Found this fairly bland. It's so middle of the road, which I don't always mind, but this is so middle of the road it detracts. But, there are bits that are quite good, there just isn't enough of them. I can't give it more than 2 though I don't think. The best tracks were the opening track and "La Cienega just smiled". I found most of the rest of it a bit of a slog. It's too long. I feel that the target demographic is American girls, which I am safely outside of. 2.5

Fine album however every song sounds similar. Kind of sleepy.

Generica Americana. Sounds a bit like folk music. Isn't. I think the record company did us all a favour by omitting "side 4". I couldn't be bothered by then anyway.

The whole time I was thinking it was Bryan Adams 2.5

Double albums are generally ambitious - obviously, the double length allows for more of a deep dive into an album’s themes, and normally that results in some “extra” bits: extra long songs, short contextual pieces, and so on. Gold is essentially a double album with no ambition - cut the tracks in half, and you have a bonafide good record! But as-is, it feels more like a deluxe edition with all the B-sides included, and that’s not a good thing. There are some nice songs here, though - New York and Sylvia Plath were highlights for me.

Commercial radio fodder.

Kind of a boring Bruce Springsteen coded album. In no way shape or form did this need to be a double album.

So, I love Strangers Almanac by Whiskeytown, and I expected to like this, too. But I didn’t. Maybe if I had listened to it in my early 20’s? I just didn’t connect with it, it was uninspiring, and he just seemed too earnest here. And I listened without knowledge of Ryan Adams’ personal life, allegations of misconduct, etc. I was not aware of any of that until after I listened to the whole thing and read a couple other reviews here. But separate the art from the artist, anyway. I kind of liked Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd. And I’m going to go listen to Strangers Almanac again. Yep, Whiskeytown still holds up. That’s five stars. Go for that instead of this.

la cover molto emo mi ha cringiato non poco. boh se è del XXI secolo allora in questo momento non mi va. l'ho ascoltato e ci sta, però non me lo riascolterei più. niente contro ma artista archiviato per ora

Not a bad album at all and it was nice to listen to but many of the songs just weren't hitting. Vocals were nice and I love Adams' range and differentiation in his voice which added a lot of flair to the songs. 4/10, Favorite song: Tina Toledo's Street Walking blues'

Completely meh. Felt lacking in sound for me,

I have never understood the hype around this guy to the point of being a little embarrassed for Gillian Welch and David Rawlings that they hung out with him so much. They are head and shoulders above him. The three star review describing him as like a smooth Springsteen not as intelligent as Neil Young made me chuckle. The definition of faint praise.

2/5 I mean it was okay, I did somewhat enjoy listening through it but nothing really stood out to me.

Hated his voice. Album cover corny as hell.

Genuinely enjoyed this album!

Why. Is. It. 70. Minutes. Long.

A lot of this album sounded like it was trying to get used in a montage/narration section in Scrubs. There’s some good songs amongst the chaff but it is very long. I feel I missed the boat with Ryan Adams, and then unfortunately he surrounded himself with controversy. So I never gave him a fair try. having a double album as your second album is ballsy, I will say. 2.7/5.0 Best Song: Nobody Girl/When The Stars Go Blue

Would not buy

Started strong but began to drag. Horrible man.

Before Listening: I haven’t heard of this album or artist so we’ll see! The cover has an upside down flag so I’m expecting it will be political. After Listening: meh

Started a bit bland but alright enough. After the third song however I audibly sighed at the prospect of yet another hour of Wal-Mart Wilco.

Pretty unremarkable for me.

Not a huge fan. I definitely got more into the songs as the album progressed

Disc 1 - 2.5/5 New York, New York - 3/5 Firecracker - 2/5 Answering Bell - 2.5/5 La Cienega Just Smiled - 3/5 The Rescue Blues - 3.5/5 When The Stars Go Blue - 3.5/5 Nobody Girl - 3/5 Sylvia Plath - 2/5 Enemy Fire - 2.5/5 Gonna Make You Love Me - 3/5 Wild Flowers - 2/5 Harder Now That It's Over - 2/5 Touch, Feel & Lose - 2.5/5 Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues - 3/5 Goodnight, Holly Blvd. - 2/5 Disc 2 - 4/5 Rosalie Come And Go - 4/5

Meh. The big shiny classic-rock-esque pop rock sound has already worn off me a bit, and hearing 70 minutes of it from this guy did nothing to warm me up to it. I liked enough of the songs decently enough that I was considering a 6/10, but as a full album experience I couldn't countenance anything more than a 5/10, and I'm demoting it to 4/10 purely because of the ick some of these lyrics give me in light of recent allegations against the guy. Eugh, next.

Listening to this while shaking my head the whole time so people in public know I disagree with Ryan Adams’s personal life. Pretty easy listening for the most part. Nothing really stood out as being amazing; more good songs than bad. Some catchy riffs here and there. But it had no business being as long as it was.

Not a fan.

2.5- fine album

In my opinion, whether is Tom Petty, Steve Earl or others, it feels like there are other artists that do it better, or in a way that resonates more strongly with me than Ryan Interestingly, the most played Ryan song on Spotify is a cover of Oasis' Wonderwall - that sums it up for me Nothing I need to revist here

BORRING

Son, we have Radiohead, Rolling Stones, Natalie Merchant, AND Dido at home…couldn’t wait for this one to be over.

It feels like this album is trying really hard to be something where it ultimately shouldn't have ever been, this isn't abhorrent but utterly boring, nothing to latch onto not even mediocrity

90 minutes of mediocrity. Not awful, just bland and boring, a bit like American culture I suppose.

I'm getting Bono vibes, but indie style.

Genre: Alt-Country Man… 70 minutes of this felt like 5 hours. Maybe this coming out right after 9/11 made this a pick for the book, with its Americana vibes and the American flag (upside down) cover, and its Springsteen-esque vibes. But… for real? This album is just fine, but too long. Nobody Girl was almost 10 minutes, I couldn’t believe that song was still going. Ryan seems like a nice guy, but I don’t know… this seems about as superfluous as it gets. Days of Future Passed is not in this book, mind you. 2/5

Super mid album, but my wife digs it.

Gold is one of those albums that clearly wants to be a big, sprawling Americana statement, but it ends up feeling more like a collection of well-intentioned sketches than something truly cohesive. There is a polished, rootsy charm to the production and Adams slips easily between styles, but the album often feels more like imitation than inspiration. You can hear the influences in almost every track, and sometimes a little too clearly. There are moments that work. A few songs have a nice looseness to them, and the melodic instincts are solid when he is not trying too hard to sound like someone else. But the album is long, and a lot of it blends together into pleasant but forgettable background music. The emotional weight Adams aims for never really lands, partly because so much of the record feels like it is chasing a classic vibe rather than finding its own. Overall, Gold is listenable and occasionally enjoyable, but not something that sticks. It feels safe when it wants to feel timeless, and broad when it wants to feel intimate. A nice enough album to have on, but not one that leaves much behind once it is over.

Before looking at other users' reviews, I assumed I'd liked this less than most. Turns out I liked it more than most. But...that's not saying much.

A couple decent songs here but the album is sooooo long and so dull. Doesn’t help that Ryan Adams himself is awful. Best song: The Rescue Blues

The first album i rate below three stars because it excels in being utterly forgettable. It was far ahead of its time by being the first utter median album without the need for an AI algorithm. Well done Ryan

I watched a singers' roundtable on BBC with Ryan Adams, Janis Ian, and Neil Finn from Crowded House - just three singer-songwriters jamming and singing each other's songs. Except Adams. He'd signed up for this show and just refused being part of the conversation about songwriting. He became animated when they jammed on his own songs but otherwise nothing. What an unprofessional dick. And I think that sums up everything about this album. It should be good but his ego stands in the way of it all. There are pockets of good songwriting here but it gets buried under the weight of Adams' own self-importance. And the production is incredibly anodyne, btw. Adding one star for When The Stars Go Blue but this is a 1.5 star album for me

Very meh, isn't it?

Dès qu'on voit la pochette de l'album c'est 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅. Les premières chansons sont plutôt bien. La fin s'essouffle rapidement. Et c'est autant sa qualité que son défaut d'être aussi américain (états-uniens ?) que ça.

Rating: 5/10 Meh.

Boring and forgettable

I can't give this guy the time of day. He isn't totally untalented, but the size of his ego far outstrips whatever talent he has. Also, he's a twat. Fuck, even the cover irritates me.

How come this douche has 2 albums on the list and Bryan Adams doesn't have any? It doesn't sound exceptional in any way to me. Favorite song: gonna make you love me

Sleepy and boring, with strained patriotic emo bits.

New York, New York - 3/5 Firecracker - 3/5 Answering Bell - 4/5 La Cienega Just Smiled - 1/5 The Rescue Blues - 2/5 Somehow, Someday - 3/5 When the Stars Go Blue - 2/5 Nobody Girl - 1/5 (why is this 9 fucking minutes???) Sylvia Plath - 1/5 Enemy Fire - 4/5 Gonna Make You Love Me - 4/5 Wild Flowers - 3/5 Harder Now That It's Over - 2/5 Touch, Feel & Lose - 2/5 Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues - 1/5 Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd - 2/5 Average score: 2.4/5 ⭐️⭐️ this temu knockoff Bruce Springsteen is considered a must-listen before i die? really?? this was way too long, offensively boring and hard to find the patience to listen to. very upset to learn that there's still one more album of his i have to sit through later on too

It tastes like a glass of water after having 15 rounds of beer. I just heard 90 minutes of a generic rock pop music collection. Totally forgetable. 2 stars.

2.5

temu bob dylan

Хронометраж цього альбому складно виправдати. 21 пісня на 90 хвилин. Дуже мало кому вдається втримати хороший рівень альбому з такою кількістю матеріалу. Тут цього точно не вдалось. Місцями тут є хороша поп-американа, місцями максимальна нудота. В той же час дуже багато текстів, особливо на любовну тематики, не проходять вайб чек. Текст в пісні про Сільвію Плат - супер кріповий несмак. Я буквально не повірив, що цей чую і довелось спеціально текст відкрити щоб пересвідчитись.

Não é mau, mas sinto que quer muito ser o Bruce… Não chegou lá

Fells somehow even more bland and pandering than the Springsteen he's ripping off, buuuuut I can hear a lot of sounds that probably inspired bands I like today, so he gets a bonus star.

very 90s sounding which is nice but this man gives me rotten vibes and for being so praised the music was idk

2/5

2.5 lowered to 2

Moro moro :D eipä ollu hääppönen levy. Vähän liian contryä mulle. Mukavia rock elementtejä löytyi kyllä jotka oli ihan jees mut ei silti pelastanut albumia.

Tilasin Temusta Stetsonin ja cowboy bootsit, koska aitoja vermeitä tää hubbabubba countryrokki ei ansaitse. Ihan sellasta kelpuutettavaa taustamusiikkia, mutta todella unohdettavaa. Ihan yee, muta haw jää uupumaan. Kaks tähteä ihan vaan siksi, että Rosalie Come and GO, Sweet Black Magic ja Cannonball Days oli oikeesti todella hyviä biisejä ja kaivoin oikeen Stetsonin hyllyltä.

Kyllä tällekin tekeleelle käyttöä keksii, toimii hyvin jos on nukahtamisvaikeuksia.

En pystynyt yhtään tähän. Voi olla, et hetki oli väärä tai mielentila oli väärä, mut jotenkin hengetöntä kamaa mulle. Joteki et näitä on tehty aika paljon jo ja paremmin. Autossa tai taustamusiikkina vois mennä, mut ei aktiivisessa kuuntelussa, ei just nyt. Monipuolinen, kyllä, ja taitava lauluntekijä, mutta melodiat tai kertsit eivät tarttuneet, eivät sit mitenkään. Hävettää sanoa, mut jätin levyn kesken. Ehkä palaan tähän joskus, eri aikana, eri mielentilassa.

Ensivaikutelmana letkeä ja helppo kuunnella, levyn lopussa totesin että tästä ei kyllä jäänyt yhtään mitään päähän. Hajuton ja mauton, vaikkei sen kummemmin "tuskainen" kuunneltava.

Hitto, tämä olikin RYAN Adams, eikä BRYAN Adams. Mietin jo että "Missä on se kesä 69 -biisi?". Selkeästi vaatisi projektilta jonkinlaista introa päivän levyyn. Ryan onnistui aikatauluttamaan New York, New York musavideon juuri oikeaan aikaan. Voisi jopa miettiä oliko se sattumaa?! Itse musasta. Leppoisaa sunnuntaimusaa. Kuitenkin tuntuu etten huomenna muista enää yhtään biisiä tältä(kään) levyltä. Ei sytytä mitään tunnetta.

Meh, asides from what’s known about Ryan Adams over the last several years, this was very meh.

Stale after new York New york

Sure, whatever.

1. This record is so "of its era" I can hardly stand it, but it's pretty good, for that era. 2. Ryan Adams is a pile of trash. 3. I saw Ryan Adams, accidentally, once. I was trying to see a Butch Walker show, but the suckatude of Ryan Adams was so complete, his buffoonery so massive, it made them both suck. And I'll never forgive him for that, so his "perfectly fine for the era" 3 stars is reduced to 2.

This dragged on for a while. I vaguely remember him sounding less dull. Not for me 2/5

Too long, incoherent.

I enjoy Ryan Adams’ subtle, less overbearing take on Americana which makes a palatable form of a type of musical expression that I usually struggle with. New York, New York and La Cienega Just Smiled stand out positively. That said, it's a long, long old album that required a fair bit of commitment from myself to sit all the way through. By the third quarter end any memory of songs that I was digging at the start felt distant as I lulled from one mid tempo song into another.

It’s a high 2 from me, some lovely moments and much of it is unobjectionable but it overstayed its welcome for me by half

Top track: New York, New York / When The Stars Go Blue

Ok, rock demasiado gringo para mi gusto.

We already have Bruce Springsteen

This album is like enjoying a beer at the beach with friends while watching the sunset. Then your friend’s new fedora-wearing boyfriend sits down and is overly friendly. After some generic conversation during which he offers no insight whatsoever into any character traits, he pulls out a guitar. Everyone is awkwardly forced to end their conversations to hear this knob play. He proceeds to perform a medley of generic songs. The ambience of the moment is ruined. You don’t talk to that friend anymore.

There is a story of a going to a Ryan Adams concert and calling out to hear Summer of 69. This album could have done with a bit more Bryan Adams song writing. Its too long, too overly pretentious in parts. Sometimes, less is better, and keeping it simple works. I enjoyed the opening track and a few others, but really I won't be putting this bad boy back on my stereo anytime soon.

Not my jams

I hate this, a full range of dislike. 1 or 2.

Most of this is better than I expected, but there's just so much of it, and most of it is so boring. I really thought "When the Stars Go Blue" was originally by someone else, but after listening to some covers, I can't figure out what I'm imagining in my head as the "original" version. I also enjoyed "Nobody Girl". 2.5?

Teenage core

It’s ok, somewhat nondescript pop/country/rock. Album cover is pure cringe

5.5 out of 10

Everything all at once. This is Adams before he became a guitar shredder so there are lots of variety of song on here. The majority are ok with New York being slightly better and the second to last song being much much worse. This is to me a very overrated album by a talented guy who just never really put it together in my opinion.

The amount of artists who at the very best should have ONE album on this list and who instead get more (sometimes way more) is absolutely ricidulous. Ryan Adams is absolutely somebody who falls into this category. It's not shit as such (fairly annoying fairly quickly, though), but how on earth this is relevant or interesting enough in anyone's book to say one's life would be less complete without having listened to it is absolutely beyond me.

Super poppy. Not horrible. Not wonderful.

Creep

I was disappointed by the opening few tracks. Very safe, country-infused rock; "by numbers" if you like. That's presumably what happens when you openly "try to invent a modern classic". How about some authenticity? It got a bit more miserable part-way in, which I preferred, and there were Stones-esque moments to enjoy (although, why not just listen to the Stones?) Ryan Adams has a nice voice. But the album didn't move me much. He sounds like an angry person in his life outside music, too; someone who abuses their power and struggles to understand that.

It was better than I expected. But still pretty dull.

I went back and forth heavily with this one. Some of the songs were more folk sounding and I quite enjoyed, but towards the end they got honestly difficult to listen to both voice and music. I wish I could give the benefit of the doubt but the second half continued to get worse.

FK YEAH let's GOOOO CUTS LIKE A KNIFE is a bange..... .... wait who the fuck is this? ugh.... "Americana" paint by numbers schlock. JFC his music just bores the shit out of me. It's a lazy critique but what if it really does bore me?? Am I supposed to not write that?? Who the hell are you anyways.... [sorry sorry....I think this album is actually making me edgy and angry] I'm not really a Bryan fan but I honestly would at least enjoy some of his guilty pleasure singles a shittonne more than this. 3/10 2 very dim stars.

Crazy we get this dudes first two albums pretty close to each other. Boring af about halfway through. Please no more Ryan Adams. The album had its moments, but overall was pretty dull to me. Classic boring singer/songwriter

I didn't give it a great listen. But nothing caught me in this album as important

it was music, just not exciting at all

Not a fan of the 2000s in music, I guess.

It was a bit meh, the album was far too long at 1hr 29 and it had no standout tracks for me. This is way I’ve rated it a 2. Nothing offensive, alright background music but nothing memorable and it’s not something I would play again

New York, New York 2.6 Firecracker 2.4 Answering Bell 2 La Cienega Just Smiled 1.8 The Rescue Blues 2.5 Somehow, Someday 2.3 When the Stars Go Blue 1.9 Nobody Girl 2.2 Sylvia Plath 1.7 Enemy Fire 3 Gonna Make You Love Me 2.7 Wild Flowers 2.3 Harder Now That It's Over 2 Touch, Feel & Lose 2.4 Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues 2.2 Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd 2.3 Score: 2.26875

Ugh. I tried, I really tried, but I can’t get past knowing what an abusive POS he is. Having my own experiences with men like this, I’m too biased to try and enjoy this.

Favorites: New York, New York, When The Stars Go Blue, Nobody Girl, Touch, Feel & Lose, Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues

ok bis jz insane langwilig aber de luca het guets versproche! rescue blues isch na cute, zwar auchli seicht aber döffmer mache when the stars go blue scho herzig nobody girl viiill z lang für dass es eifach ok isch ich weiss nöd ich chan mich nanig so begeistere oh shit scho bald fertig aber ich glaub ich los jz na d disc 2, so heters album ja eig vorgseh hä bi the bar is a beautiful place heter tears in heaven nahgmacht hahahaha he ja sorry luca vlt biki au z wenig ufmerksam gsi aber hans recht langwilig gfunde

Ryan Adams music just does not do it for me

Favorite: Nobody Girl

It's been a while since I've listened to this album. I used to really enjoy Ryan Adams and this album, for me, was one I would return too. But, like I said, it's been a while since I've listened to it. And this time it was just...boring seems too strong a word. One note, maybe? It has some good songs, I admit...but they stack the first half of the record. Then it all gets a bit mopey-samesey. Maybe I'm simply not in the same place that I was as a mopey 17 year old, so the music doesn't connect as deeply or effectively as it once did. Either way, it'll probably be some time before I listen to this record again.

Not for me. Soft rock, not enough to keep me interested or engaged.

Man, that was pretty boring. I think ryan lacks any sort of interest edge or character in his voice. At worst, it sounds like bland radio music you’d hear like in a movie. At best, some shit you’d hear on someone’s Spotify at a family’s bbq that nobody’s really paying attention to. Not giving it a 1 because it didn’t actively harm me to listen to.

This album was just fine. It felt a little over-produced, which was a little distracting to me. Everything feels like it was lab-engineered by a group of sound engineers to sound machine perfect and it just comes off feeling artificial. "Nobody Girl", the longest track on the album, seemed like it was trying to channel the alternative anthems of the early 90s, but it failed to capture the emotion that made them great. I didn't dislike the album, but there wasn't a standout song to be found.

у нас уже есть Спрингстин дома

Okay music. Kinda boring.

This is a bummer to review. It's fine everywhere but feels like it doesn't do anything. Like it almost tricks me to think "this sounds fine" when it's really dull. Too long and I feel like there's nothing behind this in terms of emotion.

I like the opener but the rest of it is really boring. It’s a rock record with a heavy southern/country sound and I’m not a fan of it because it goes on a while and it’s a very samey sound.

in het begin was ik blij dat het NIET Bryan Adams was... op het eind niet meer zo zeker daarvan

I've heard this guy's name for years but only really know of him from Phoebe Bridgers (and other women who have said that they have had relationships with him that allegedly led to abuse), so I'm kind of predetermined to not like the guy. Sometimes I do alright with separating the the artist from the art but I'm struggling a bit here. I do think some of these songs are good, and I can see why people would like him, but as I get up to a chorus of him saying "Cause you're nobody girl You're a nobody girl You're a nobody, girl You're a nobody girl Nobody girl" I just feel kind of bleh, and wonder if this is just his overall attitude permeating through his art. It's a 2/5. The songs aren't that terrible but he can fuck off.

Meh, nothing special.

Ohne Höhepunkte, und ziemlich verstaubt

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 :)

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.

point9.

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

A slog

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.

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

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.

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?

like listening to an (even) duller David Gray album

It's like Diet Springsteen No for me

1,5

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.

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

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 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.

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

Fine, kind of boring and forgettable.

Not for me

Not for me

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??

very normal

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

My Kryptonite. dear lord no

It's ok

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.

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.

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.

Too poppy. Not for me.

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.

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

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 ❤️

i love america

4.5/10

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.

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

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.

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.

Dull and repetitive

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

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.

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

Not really for me. Bit long too.

He sucks, his music is fine

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

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?

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

Country alternativo. Tostonazo. Un 2.

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.

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.

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.

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

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/

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.

Bland and inoffensive

++: 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

Too soft and boring for my taste

Load of old Americana country shite

mid, check back later

OK songs by a shitty guy

I found this album rather boring.

This is country/pop type of music that doesn't do much for this listener. After several days of a lot of fun and little "good" sleep, I found myself nodding off a little bit. Probably wasn't a good idea to relisten to this album when I'm exhausted. I didn't find anything too adverse about this guy, but outside of Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd, there was nothing that generated any excitement either. And I probably wouldn't have mentioned Goodnight, Hollywood except I just got back from spending a few days there and me and my wife had a helluva good time. Love you, boy! 2

I wish Ryan Adams had stuck with the alternative country stuff instead of switching to lukewarm rock. It is understandable why this album got so big in the US - it is very American, and the time of the release coincided with the rise in patriotism after September 11. But why was it certified gold in the UK? Surely the Brits should know better.

I was hoping his process would throw up an album to prove to me that country music isn’t all dull, boring and bland. This album wasn’t it though.

The upbeat songs were better, but blimey this album goes on way to long.

So many of these are blending together, not in form or style or anything, just as "pretty good, not sure why it's on here"

I swear everything about this is generic.

Something about it seemed off. It had some good riffs from time to time.

Boring

was ok - nothing earth shattering - played find in the background without distracting or inspiring me - I guess 1001 albums is a lot if this one makes the cut.

after the first 15 minutes, all songs blended together...

I guess it was pretty good, kind of what I expected. Ryan Adams is notoriously a dick though so he doesn't get many stars from me

It didn’t piss me off or anything, but it sure did absolutely nothing for me.

solidly mid, but desperately wants to be a 5/5. this guy's also a complete creep, and if this is as good as it gets i'm good.

Don't listen to it again

Fairly generic. Songs were quite flat and uninspiring. 2/5 Won’t listen again

this album isn't good enough to be so incredibly long

Eeeeeh. It had some OK songs, especially on the first half. But overall, I didn’t like this much. I can see where people like his music, but there’s just some quality about it that I’m not liking. Maybe it’s because he’s an abusive douchebag.

What's so special about this?

problematic

..

Every song sounds like some other classic rock song, but then turns out to be some kind of flesh-eating bug on the genre itself. It comes to life for "Nobody Girl," but doesn't have an original thought the rest of the time.

Real middle of the road super forgettable music. The Mayo of music

I don’t care about a normal length album of this. Especially not a double album. The Teenuh song is the only good song.

The third song sounds like an imitator Van Morrison. SMH

boring, goes on forever, AND the guy's a nonce! 2 stars

The second Ryan Adams album Iv come across on the list, that is two too many. This one being 90 minutes long too. To be fair it’s an inoffensive album, that stops it getting 1 star. Shame Ryan himself wasn’t as inoffensive himself and not a Fucking Nonce.

*fart noise*

Ok

Never heard of this guy, not my thing

Aldrig hört den här mannen. Tydligen är han ett as och blev cancellad pga det. Vilket kanske förklarar det hela. Väljer Lemonheads alla dagar i veckan om jag behöver lyssna på amerikansk rock och det vill man ju göra ibland. Det passerade. Men var inte så bra.

so boring. la cienega is a great tune but couldn't be arsed with the rest of it

2.5 stars. Ryan Adams is clearly a good songwriter, just so many songs are long and slow, not only does it make the album drag the songs don't often distinguish themselves from each other. "Nobody Girl" is an interesting analysis on a self proclaimed free spirit, but does it have to be 9 minutes long? "Gonna Make You Love Me" is an upbeat songs, but isn't interesting lyrically. "Firecracker" is folksy with harmonica, and there are some gentle and touching songs like "La Cienega..." "When the Stars Go Blue" and "Wild Flowers." It's elevated coffee shop music.

Milquetoast at best. Forgettable delivery of almost every song

2/5. Perfectly boring and unoriginal. Too long by half.

not for me

hated it before i even started bc of the album cover painfully long and repetitive

Just not really at all as good as Heartbreaker, which I really did enjoy. This one just feels so longwinded and doesn't pull really any emotion into the songs. 4/10

sucks

Starts off strong enough, but man is this thing long. Several songs could have been cut, especially in the super slow latter half of the record. Favorite tracks: "New York, New York", "Nobody Girl"

The album cover and the low global rating had me concerned when I hit play. Listening to New York, New York I was thinking this isn't SO bad, is it? But as the songs wore on I was less and less impressed. By the time I got to Somehow, Someday I thought someone must be kidding. How insipid and generic can you be and still take yourself as seriously as he appears to take himself? It isn't terrible, even undeniably catchy in places, but it sure isn't great. The simplest songs are the best. Middle of the road 2.5 stars rounding down for length.

Bored me to death. Maybe for some other day when I'm in a different mood. DNF

Never heard of this guy, and I can’t say I was terribly impressed. It’s very generic. The slight folksy charm isn’t strong enough to overcome the bland country-pop sound. This has been an unusual week of all 2s and 4s - here’s another 2 to close it out, unfortunately.

Like some, I though this was BRYAN Adams, alas, not... Eh. OK - nothing stands out - your typical coffee house acoustic sets. He could be playing in a bar, or live on a street corner and maybe you'd throw him mom loose change.

It was OK. Sounded like songs from every rom-com movie ever made.

Не понравилось. Надоело. Не смог дослушать эти нудные завывания

Too bland

I really thought it was going to be better, I was hopeful after I heard New York, New York but it just never delivered.

Meh. New York New York was good. The rest was just blah.

it definitely overstays it's welcome.

Not my thing. Boring and to long. 5/10

country schlock, not inherently unlistenable but surely doesn't deserve a place on this list.

There's something about this project I can't put my finger on. The higher energy songs sound plasticky, and the slower songs sound silly - that is, everything on this double LP is a bit too clean and overproduced for what the intended tone seems to be. Adams's voice is without flaw or character, seemingly without region. The project has no grit or lasting poignancy to match its time of release. If Bowie made plastic soul, is this then "plastic Americana"?

Worth listening to, unfortunately a little too simple and straightforward.

One time I was hitting on a girl at a bar, and she told me that she like Ryan Adams, and I said that I also liked Ryan Adams. That was the only time I have ever spoken about or thought of Ryan Adams. Having now listened to Ryan Adams for the first time, I can say that I do not, in fact, like Ryan Adams. I don't particularly dislike this, I just don't find it very interesting or meaningful. It just feels like he's doing a Springsteen/Mellencamp type thing, but like 15 years too late. He has a nice voice, and everything is pleasant enough, but it doesn't belong on this list. Also, I've been listening to this album for what feels like two hours now, and I'm only on the fifth song Also, I didn't end up going home with that girl. I think she could sense that I didn't really like Ryan Adams 2/5

Nice Voice but not really my kind of music

Some classic post-9/11 patriotic pop. God, that album cover is cringe. The music itself is not bad at all, some generally inoffensive roots-inspired pop. It's just too long. Condense the stronger tracks to a single record and it's be better.

Boring, irritating, uninteresting. I honestly thought its a Bryan Adams album that I don't know of, and I was mightily disappointed when I heard first few songs. It's just a country with a bit more sound and maybe electric guitars. Positives - I survived "Listened to Ryan Adams" challenge.

Du country/rock très correct. Ce n'est pas si mauvais, mais c'est long et redondant. Il n'y a pas grand chose qui se démarque, c'est un peu trop prudent comment son. 4/10

Plätschert dahin. Nichts besonderes.

Was alright but not good enough to be that long

God, this took way too long, especially given how boring it was.

Dude writes music for the opening titles of a 2000s rom-com. Specifically, the shot of the main character’s Toyota Corolla driving across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Tolerable as background music during the lunch rush at a bar & grill.

It's not super bad, but it's also just not interesting at all.

Really didn’t enjoy this one. I actually couldn’t make it through the whole thing, only 3/4s which is unusual as I would usually give an album a few listens through before making up my mind. Boring and derivative.

Grammy Nominierung für bestes Rock Album. Das ist also Rockmusik. Schon wieder etwas gelernt.

Beetje saai

Instantly forgettable and unremarkable. Never heard of this guy before and I think I know why. Zzzzz Nothing particularly bad about this album, but nothing good either. All songs permanently exited my consciousness immediately after ending. Two stars, not because it was bad, but because… zzzzzzz … oh sorry; I fell asleep in the middle of writing this review.