Red Mosquito

An interesting view on recent Ryan records

http://uproxx.com/music/ryan-adams-pris ... ce-albums/

Also Ryan appeared on NPRs "all song considered" and its quite interesting
http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/20 ... some-roads

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04v5f77

Watch Ryan Adams perform a beautiful cover of Bruce Springsteen's classic Streets Of Philadelphia.

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Finally got around to Prisoner and just had the third listen and it really clicked in for me. I like the lyrical themes surrounding the breakup - gives him a new angle to write about. I just find his melodies so effortless, deceptively so at first. But now I'm all on board. He's at his best on this one when the Smiths influence shines through a little more than the Springsteen.

Our local classic rock station has been playing Cuts Like A Knife a lot lately. Not a bad tune, but I like a Run To You a lot better.

evenslow wrote:Finally got around to Prisoner and just had the third listen and it really clicked in for me. I like the lyrical themes surrounding the breakup - gives him a new angle to write about. I just find his melodies so effortless, deceptively so at first. But now I'm all on board. He's at his best on this one when the Smiths influence shines through a little more than the Springsteen.

About 5 tiresome listens for me. Still sounds like 12 retreads. I'll keep trying every so often.

Outbound Train is the only song I like.

verb_to_trust wrote:Outbound Train is the only song I like.

My favorite Suzy Bogguss tune.

LetMeSleep wrote:

evenslow wrote:Finally got around to Prisoner and just had the third listen and it really clicked in for me. I like the lyrical themes surrounding the breakup - gives him a new angle to write about. I just find his melodies so effortless, deceptively so at first. But now I'm all on board. He's at his best on this one when the Smiths influence shines through a little more than the Springsteen.

About 5 tiresome listens for me. Still sounds like 12 retreads. I'll keep trying every so often.

After my first run-thru I was worried this would be my reaction. But for whatever reason, it works for me now.

Maybe b/c I started playing it back-to-back with the new Spoon, two records that could not be more different.

17 Prisoner b-sides just showed up on Spotify.

"Prisoner" (the song) hits that melancholy sweet spot that he does so well. Probably my favorite song on the record.

evenslow wrote:"Prisoner" (the song) hits that melancholy sweet spot that he does so well. Probably my favorite song on the record.

Yep, my fav too. Gets stuck in my head all the time.

Remember that shitty song he had in that Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie?

Wease I want you to think about what you just did

wease wrote:Remember that shitty song he had in that Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie?

Jesus! Whatta mane!

wease wrote:Jesus! Whatta mane!

Spoiler: show

Are the B sides any good? Really don't want to commit the time to listen if it's just more prisoner self titled sounding stuff.

verb_to_trust wrote:Are the B sides any good? Really don't want to commit the time to listen if it's just more prisoner self titled sounding stuff.

they're about what you'd expect. most of them you could swap for songs on prisoner without anyone noticing. still, worth listening to.

guestT wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Are the B sides any good? Really don't want to commit the time to listen if it's just more prisoner self titled sounding stuff.

they're about what you'd expect. most of them you could swap for songs on prisoner without anyone noticing. still, worth listening to.

Man, I just wish this guy would gimmie something good gimmie something good give me sumthin gud gimmie something good uuuuuullliiis!!!