Condition: New
Ryan Adams Ashes & Fire
Label: Pax Americana Record Company PAX-AM 011, Capitol Records 509996 79344 1 6
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Gatefold cover
Includes poster
Country: US
Released: 01 Nov 2011
Genre: Folk, World, & Country, Pop, Rock
Style: Country, Pop Rock, Country Rock
Tracklist
A1 Dirty Rain 4:18
A2 Ashes & Fire 3:45
A3 Come Home 4:50
A4 Rocks 2:58
A5 Do I Wait 3:53
A6 Chains Of Love 2:23
B1 Invisible Riverside 4:44
B2 Save Me 4:18
B3 Kindness 4:31
B4 Lucky Now 2:52
B5 I Love You But I Don't Know What To Say 4:08
Companies etc
Recorded At Sunset Sound Studios
Mixed At Sunset Sound Studios
Mastered At Gateway Mastering
Credits
Artwork Andy West, Ryan Adams
Management Silva Artist Management
Mastered By Bob Ludwig, Doug Sax
Photography By David Black, Ryan Adams
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By Glyn Johns
Written-By Ryan Adams
I love Ryan Adams, and you need to know that up front. That said, I've been a little let down by Easy Tiger, which I loved at first, but which has not stayed in my LP player as much as say Cold Roses (probably his masterpiece!) or the somewhat misunderstood genius of 29. I was worried that this LP could be a return to more Easy Tiger style stuff, which was good but not very memorable.
I am so pleased to be wrong. Dirty Rain, the first track, starts us off on an easy midtempo folky song with a great melody and a fantastic vocal, full of the passion and grit that we've missed a little recently.
You've probably heard Ashes & Fire by now if you are a Ryan Adams fan, and it is a good one. I haven't heard him use the waltz beat very much, and he uses it well. The vocal on "Kindness" is absolutely transcendent, it reminds me of the best vocals from Cold Roses, and the use of the organ subtly in the background is very welcome.
I love the piano touches, which are not overboard, and I love his gentle drawl. I love this song, and for me it is probably the standout of the record. Fans of alt-country Ryan (as opposed to Rock N Roll Ryan, Heavy Prog Metal Ryan, English 80's Pop Ryan, Rap Ryan, Death Metal Ryan, or any of the other incarnations that he inhabits with remarkable facility) will find much to enjoy. For me, his voice--by turns gentle, trembling, cracked, gritty, and melodic sounds fantastic here.
Ryan does a lot of styles well, but this is the style at which he is the acknowledged master, and this set of music will make those who love his heartbroken tales of woe and love gone wrong very very pleased that they have continued to listen.
Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire
(Later with Jools Holland)
Best songwriter currently walking the earth in my opinion... I can't be convinced otherwise.
Ryan Adams - Lucky Now
Ryan Adams - Dirty Rain
live El Rey, April 21, 2011
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