Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger [7/2] *

Artist:

Adams, Ryan

UPC:

4988005475008

See Also:

Whiskeytown

Description:

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.
Fans will rejoice: EASY TIGER--recorded with his backing band, the Cardinals--is the closest Adams has sounded to the style on his excellent debut, HEARTBREAKER. His ADD genre approach is on display here--from the lazy, AMERICAN BEAUTY-style bluegrass of "Pearls on a String" to the full-roar power pop of "Halloweenhead" to the blue-eyed-soul duet with Sheryl Crow, "Two." The songs are tight and to the point; almost all are uniformly great; and all serve to bolster his case for "importance" as a songwriter that years of overt trying have failed to yield. Seems like "easy, tiger" is that successful approach Adams has been looking so hard for.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Goodnight Rose
2. Two
3. Everybody Knows
4. Halloween Head
5. Oh My God, Whatever, etc.
6. Tears of Gold
7. Sun Also Sets
8. Off Broadway
9. Pearls on a String
10. Rip Off
11. Two Hearts
12. These Girls
13. I Taught Myself How to Grow Old
14. Nobody Listens to Silence (Bonus Track)
15. Alice (Bonus Track)

Album Information

Release Date:

07/02/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alt Country

Label:

Universal Distribution

Catalog Number:

UICM-1044

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Sheryl Crow

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