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Arguably the most eclectically prolific artist since Prince, Ryan Adams continues his chameleon revivalism with his most straightforward country music to date. Having evoked the inspiration of bands ranging from T. Rex to the Grateful Dead on previous solo releases, the former Whiskeytown frontman here channels the likes of Faron Young on "My Heart Is Broken," while framing the shot-and-a-beer opener, "A Kiss Before I Go," with honky-tonk piano and pedal steel. "Seems like I'm always movin'," he sings amid the rockabilly kick of "Trains," as the album finds his restless muse ranging from a dreamy duet with Norah Jones on "Dear John" to naked vulnerability reminiscent of John Lennon on "Silver Bullets." Only Adams would cut a track titled "The End" and sequence it second on the CD, or a song called "Peaceful Valley" and inject it with so much emotion. --Don McLeese
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The 2nd release from Ryan Adams & the cardinals this year, September was produced by Tom Schick. All 14 tracks were written and recorded by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals. Lost Highway. 2005.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By Rudy Palma
Format:Audio CD
With his latest release "Jacksonville City Nights," the speedy follow-up to last spring's outstanding double album "Cold Roses," ever-prolific singer/songwriter Ryan Adams, backed by the Cardinals, has gone all out and crafted his first full-fledged country album. However, listeners need not prepare themselves for a drunken stupor after journeying through its 14 tracks. Sure, this is pure country, but Adams is talented enough to bend the genre just enough to still outrightly adhere to its foundations yet still satisfy his primarily alt-country/southern rock fanbase.
The disc opens with the splendid "A Kiss Before I Go," a bittersweet glimpse through a man's eyes at his present surroundings, which happens to include plenty of booze, while the singer/songwriter takes a long, hard look at his hometown of Jacksonville, SC on "The End." Chock full of thoughtful pianos, twangy guitars and slow-burning violins, both tracks were tailor-made for jukeboxes in bars out west, thus beginning the album perfectly.
Although he sings haphazardly about feelings of anxiety and being unable to cope with its effects, the raucous "Trains" is a rhythmic delight and the most easily accessible song on the collection, while lead single "The Hardest Part," waxes on the coming of age in the face of true love amidst delightfully discordant production and is a particularly excellent addition to Adams' catalogue.
Elsewhere, the wrenching ordeal of "Silver Bullets" is appropriately followed by "Peaceful Valley" a sincere yet tongue-in-cheek appeal to God to "take me home to the peaceful valley." Most wrenching of all, however, is "September," the story of a young woman who smiles before committing suicide.... Read more ›
The disc opens with the splendid "A Kiss Before I Go," a bittersweet glimpse through a man's eyes at his present surroundings, which happens to include plenty of booze, while the singer/songwriter takes a long, hard look at his hometown of Jacksonville, SC on "The End." Chock full of thoughtful pianos, twangy guitars and slow-burning violins, both tracks were tailor-made for jukeboxes in bars out west, thus beginning the album perfectly.
Although he sings haphazardly about feelings of anxiety and being unable to cope with its effects, the raucous "Trains" is a rhythmic delight and the most easily accessible song on the collection, while lead single "The Hardest Part," waxes on the coming of age in the face of true love amidst delightfully discordant production and is a particularly excellent addition to Adams' catalogue.
Elsewhere, the wrenching ordeal of "Silver Bullets" is appropriately followed by "Peaceful Valley" a sincere yet tongue-in-cheek appeal to God to "take me home to the peaceful valley." Most wrenching of all, however, is "September," the story of a young woman who smiles before committing suicide.... Read more ›
26 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By R. Sousa
Format:Audio CD
Adams delivers a classic country masterpiece that makes that pop country nonsense that comes out of Nashville sound sillier than ever. The opening cut, "A Kiss Before I Go" immediately requires a few presses of the repeat button and off you go from there. Like a previous reviewer, I'm lukewarm on "Dear John" with Norah Jones because at first listen it doesn't seem to be totally fluid, but the more I hear it the more I think it would have fit better as the last cut on the CD. And with the exception of "Peacful Valley" which is probably a B side compared to the rest of the album, every cut is distinct and first rate. Again Ryan channels some of country's past greats while creating a path all his own. If you don't like country, then maybe this isn't for you, but if you like it at all, this is as good as country gets!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By J. Sweeney
Format:Audio CD
Ryan Adams breaks my heart. His songs, especially his singing, touch me somewhere deep inside. I don't really know why. It's just like the lyrics in "A Kiss Before I Go," where he sings, "I can't explain what I don't know." Well, I can't explain what I don't know either. I am old enough to be his mother, I haven't hung out in bars for years, and excessive drinking is part of a very distant past. Yeah, I've had a broken heart, but not every time I paired up with someone. I'm not from the south either, so I don't really know that kind of life. Still, I feel like I know this world Ryan lives in. His lyrics make it painfully clear what it's like. This is the second cd he has put out with his band The Cardinals. Together they have crossed over to the other side. This is not alt-country, folks. This is pure country, the kind that Hank Williams and Johnny Cash made in the '50's. Brushed drums, pedal steel, upright bass, cello, piano, and violins weave in and out of the electric and acoustic guitars. The vocals are the primary focus on all the songs, especially on "Peaceful Valley," which he sings in a falsetto, straining to hit the high notes. There are a few recording flaws-there ALWAYS are a few in Mr. Adams' releases. Maybe that's why I like his cd's so much-he'd rather go with 95% of what he wanted the sound to be, than pro-tool the music until it strips all the life out of it. At any rate, I can't tell you my favorite song on this cd, because I pick a new one each time I listen to it. That, my friends, is the hallmark of a really great record. You are going to have to buy this if you want to hear it-Ryan Adams and The Cardinals are too country for rock radio, and not cookie-cutter enough for country radio.... Read more ›
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By J. Allen
Format:Audio CD
I used to be a critic of Adams for releasing so many cd's. Then he played my hometown of Knoxville... for 4 hours... til he got kicked off stage by the theater managers.
It was then that I understood why he sang 'everybody wants to go forever, I just want to burn out hard and bright'. He doesn't care what some jaded music critic is scribbling up about him in a dusty loft apartment somewhere, this is his life.
Yeah, this cd's not that great nor that accessible, but at least he put it out. It's a great listen. The lyrics contain some great imagery of heartache in the dirty south, much like Merle Haggard. It's twangy, rich country. The kind that makes you want to butter up some cornbread with a shot of whiskey.
The big, open-room atmosphere of the recording makes this cd perfect for putting on loop and painting to.
I just think we should all stop creating reasons to not like music. If you don't like a song, hit the Skip> button, don't rail on someone for 'releasing too many songs'. Yeah, absense makes the heart grow fonder, but should Ryan be like Tool and release a cd every 7 years? I'd be heartbroken.
It was then that I understood why he sang 'everybody wants to go forever, I just want to burn out hard and bright'. He doesn't care what some jaded music critic is scribbling up about him in a dusty loft apartment somewhere, this is his life.
Yeah, this cd's not that great nor that accessible, but at least he put it out. It's a great listen. The lyrics contain some great imagery of heartache in the dirty south, much like Merle Haggard. It's twangy, rich country. The kind that makes you want to butter up some cornbread with a shot of whiskey.
The big, open-room atmosphere of the recording makes this cd perfect for putting on loop and painting to.
I just think we should all stop creating reasons to not like music. If you don't like a song, hit the Skip> button, don't rail on someone for 'releasing too many songs'. Yeah, absense makes the heart grow fonder, but should Ryan be like Tool and release a cd every 7 years? I'd be heartbroken.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great album
Great listen. Not a clunker to be found. I like it better than Cold Roses, but not by much. It seems a little looser, a little more country and the band does a great job.
Published 24 days ago by Chuck Case
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing
i really love the CD so i got the vinyl and i love the sound there is nothing like vinyl, and it seems to be a good pressing of this so i would highly recomend this to anyone that... Read more
Published 4 months ago by P. Didavide
4.0 out of 5 stars
VINYL is mellower than CD, thankfully.
Thank goodness for my return to vinyl in 2012. This piece was an early need because the CD's loud & digital in-your-face sound is not appropriate. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Geee!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thoroughly Enjoyable Traditional Country Album
Adams did a good job on this album. His vocals can be a little all over the place, but it doesn't take away from the overall quality of the music. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ryan M. Goldman
2.0 out of 5 stars
not one of his better efforts
Like Neil Young, an artist from a prior generation to whom he is often compared, Ryan Adams is capable of putting out prodigious amounts of music, in multiple genres. Read more
Published on March 6, 2011 by OH Packerfan
1.0 out of 5 stars
what in the hell are you people talking about?
well, judging from the giddy cooing over this piece of warbling goo, it appears that the music audience in america has been dumbed too far down to recover. Read more
Published on December 21, 2010 by george leroy tirebiter
5.0 out of 5 stars
dark night at the highway motel
Do they come any more polarizing than Ryan Adams, he of the open spigot album release policy and shaky voice? Read more
Published on January 18, 2010 by Boxodreams
5.0 out of 5 stars
This album feels like home
I've never written a review on here before, however after hearing this album and having some Wild Turkey Rye to drink, I feel very compelled. Read more
Published on April 25, 2009 by William Chapman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jacksonville City Nights
This album is fantastic from start to finish.
"Dear John"- The duet with Norah Jones that seems to be about a person coping with the death of their lover, with lyrics... Read more
"Dear John"- The duet with Norah Jones that seems to be about a person coping with the death of their lover, with lyrics... Read more
Published on June 22, 2008 by P. White
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album
I was really hooked on his solo stuff until I heard this album. The Cardinals add depth to Ryan Adams in a way that is hard to quantify. Read more
Published on January 13, 2008 by D. Smith
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