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While not much was heard from the notoriously prolific Ryan Adams in the year following his flurry of 2003 releases (ROCK N ROLL and the two LOVE IS HELL EPs), 2005's COLD ROSES indicates that the singer/songwriter was plenty busy. This double album finds Adams working with a new band, the Cardinals. Fans of Adams's former group Whiskeytown will welcome the sound of COLD ROSES, which roots itself in Neil Young-influenced folk-rock, and easy-going country-rock on the order of the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Eagles.
Like most of Adams's efforts, this album is polished, assured, and pleasurable, with strong songwriting at the fore throughout. The opener, "Magnolia Mountain," sets the tone--a warm, back-porch vibe tinged with melancholy and buoyed by Adams's emotive warble. Sometimes Adams downshifts to straight folk ("Rosebud"); at other times, he is more pop-minded ("Cherry Lane"), while mixing in simple, swaying melodies ("When Will You Come Back Home") and the occasional blues-based rocker ("Beautiful Sorta"). Despite the stylistic variations, COLD ROSES is extremely cohesive, and represents a welcome return to Adams's early sound.
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Ryan Adams (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, piano); Cindy Cashdollar (vocals, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, resonator guitar); Catherine Popper (vocals, piano, bass guitar); Brad Pemberton (vocals, drums); J.P. Bowersock (guitar).
Recording information: Loho Studios, New York, New York.
2cds. Guest:Rachel Yamagata. Single "Let It Ride"
Additional personnel: Rachael Yamagata (vocals, piano).Rolling Stone (No. 975, p.74) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "At its best, COLD ROSES lives between the twin blooms of the Rolling Stone's "Dead Flowers" and the Grateful Dead's AMERICAN BEAUTY..."
Spin (pp.102-105) - "Adams' tune-smithing has never been sweeter." - Grade: B+
Uncut (p.105) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[F]ull of encouraging hints the 30-year-old is feeling more comfortable in his own skin..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he 18 songs here boast plenty of twanging harmonies and pedal steel whine, and the marked influence of his recent infatuation with the Grateful Dead." Cold Roses Music | List Price | $13.99 (You save $1.44) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Alt Country CDs, Rock, Enhanced CD | | Label | Lost Highway | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8645  | | CD Universe Part number | 6847786 | | Catalog number | 000434302 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | May 03, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Tom Schick | | Engineer | Tom Schick | | Personnel | Cindy Cashdollar - vocals, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, resonator guitar
Ryan Adams - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, piano
Catherine Popper - vocals, piano, bass guitar
Brad Pemberton - vocals, drums
J.P. Bowersock - guitar
Also: Rachael Yamagata |
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Ryan Adams' Return to Basics.
After two albums and two E.P.'s of musical exploration where Ryan Adams sought to expand his musical lexicon, especially on his last full length album Rock and Roll, Adams' has returned to from whence he came. On Cold Roses Adam's returns to the straight up Alt-Country of his solo debut Heartbreaker.
This time around, gone is the brash and edgy, Country-punk of hid mid-twenties, and in is a wiser, more mature and refined musician. Musically, Adams' gives nods to artists such as The Allman Brothers Band and Steve Earle. The tunes are not as catchy as on Heartbreaker nor as accesible as Gold, but they are solid. The more you listen, the more you discover.
There is a bit of filler and, the truth be told, the album could have been edited down to just a single, exceptional disc. That is why I give it only 3 out of 5. But, the strong material warrants a 4 on its own.
Submitted by bduhamel (Woodside, Queens, NY.)
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I can't seem to get enough of this CD (these CD's). On the way to work, while I'm at work, on the way home, and throughout the rest of the day this latest Ryan Adams release is constantly spinning in my player. This could possibly be my personal pick for CD of the year.
Cold Roses has replaced Demolition as my favorite Ryan Adams record. For anyone who has heard of Ryan Adams and has mixed feelings about his music, I believe Cold Roses will change your mind for the better. Just get it. Today.
Submitted by Tigerspy (Detroit, MI. USA)
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After working his way through loss and chaos on the brilliant TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (recorded in 1973, but not released until 1975), Neil Young deftly exorcised any lingering demons with 1974's ON THE BEACH. The album opens with the saunter of the aptly titled "Walk On," followed by the utterly gorgeous, Wurlitzer-tinged "See the Sky about to Rain."
The set also features a trio of scathing songs--"Revolution Blues," "Vampire Blues," and "Ambulance Blues"--that address issues important to Young, both social and personal. It is good to hear Young back with such bite and vitriol, especially after the broken desperation of TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT. But while ON THE BEACH is edgy and deeply felt, it also manages to sound liberating and relaxed, with glimmers of hope and humor peeking through the spare, evocative arrangements. ...
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As the album's title indicates, this is Ryan Adams' full-on rock outing. Here the former Whiskeytown leader/enfant terrible eschews all twang in favor of indulging his alt-rock id, and the result is a whirlwind tour through rock & roll history as filtered through his trademark swagger. Adams wears his influences brazenly, like patches ...
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| | Adams, Ryan & The Cardinals Jacksonville City Nights CD (2005)
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Ryan Adams's sophomore album with his Cardinals backing band, and his second studio offering of 2005, JACKSONVILLE CITY NIGHTS finds the ever-prolific singer/songwriter in his twangy, Gram Parsons-inspired persona. In fact, on "Dear John," jazz/pop superstar Norah Jones plays Emmylou Harris to Adams's Parsons, as the two settle into a slow, smoky duet.
While JACKSONVILLE has an energetic moment or two ("The Hardest Part"), it never wanders anywhere near Adams's amped-up ROCK N ROLL territory. In general, this is melancholy, down-tempo alt-country, which, given Adams's past in Whiskeytown, explains why the performer sounds ...
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Ever since his 2001 breakout, Ryan Adams has been a critical lightning rod and a PR disaster. From infamous onstage fits and a barrage of albums simultaneously prolific and scatterbrained, Adams's relationship with fame was bristly at best. Even the I-was-this-close-to-dying drug confessions that immediately pre-dated the release of this record seemed like a clumsy bid for Keith Richards-style rockitude. Critics and even frustrated fans all seemed to agree: the kid has talent, but he's very annoying. In this milieu, Adams drops EASY TIGER--his ninth record of the decade--with a title that suggests that he and everyone else should take a step back and reassess.
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The Doobies' first studio album of the new millennium--and their first in almost a decade--finds the veteran California hitmakers in fine form. With founding members Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons on hand, things are obviously covered in the vocal harmony department, and the rhythm section--featuring longtime drummers Michael Hossack and Keith Knudsen--sounds loaded for bear as well.
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