Ryan Adams
Cold Roses
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Double albums are usually deemed too ambitious, too long or just generally
too ill-conceived to make that beloved dent in pop culture. Ryan Adams has had
his share of striving endeavors, and surprisingly, he’s never shined as
bright as he does on Cold Roses. Adams’ fickle approach to songwriting
demands attention, and with songs as beautifully orchestrated as the countryish
pseudo-ballad “Sweet Illusions,” his refined majesties are reinforced.
“Rosebud” documents the laments of a crooner with nothing to sing
about other than a lost love while The Cardinals relate a unique collision of
blues and atmospheric rock. Tearing pages from the journals of lovelorn castaways,
Adams sings “Without anyone to love you, what will you blossom into
/ Without anyone to hold you, how will you grow?” Cold Roses is a
masterful album.
– Ryan Prado
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 Record Label Lost Highway Released July 2005 |
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Bio[+]After dropping out of high school in the 10th grade to pursue his music career (at that time, a punk band named Patti Duke Syndrome), Ryan Adams found his audience and his voice with the seminal alt-country band Whiskeytown. Since the demise of that band, Adams has re-cast himself as the quintessential volatile singer/songwriter, working with just about every popular recording artist and producer in the music field. He released his first solo album, Heartbreaker in 2000, and quickly followed it with the jubilant and well-received Gold a year later.
– Maurice S. Teilmann (June, 2002)
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– Maurice S. Teilmann (June, 2002)