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And although for some strange reason too long for some Amazon.com critic's, throw Gold in, kickback, relax and enjoy. For some reason still relatively unknown in these parts, Ryan Adams may be the best contempory American musician/songwriter since Bob Dylan. Right from it's opening track New York, New York, Gold grabs you and never lets you go with some of the best songs I've listened to in a long time. Firecracker, Answering Bell, When Stars Go Blue, Somehow Someday are just a handful of the gems you'll find on Gold.
Well-worth looking for. This cd is proof that Adam's is a great songwriter. The bonus cd only adds to enjoyment.
Gold, alongside his other album Easy Tiger are among the best albums to be released since 2000. The melancholy 'Nobody Girl' and the now T-mobile theme song 'Gonna Make You Love Me' were a different side of Adams not shown before but were a pleasant welcome.For Ryan Adams, Gold is as good as it gets, though I must say he is one artist who should be explored in full. All his material should be explored. Ryan Adams-Gold *****Gold just might be his best album. Highly Recommended. Before Gold he had a slight following leftover from his days in Whiskeytown, and the few solo albums he had released previous to Gold, but this really introduced him to the mainstream and that is mostly due to the semi-hit single 'New York, New York.' The video for the song was actually played on MTV which was the first and only time that ever happened for him.The success of the album led to Adams recording albums at a break-neck pace, all of which being good but not always being the solid albums they could be because of the little amount of time spent on recording. It certainly was the one that put him on the map. 'New York New York' the lovely plead of 'Firecracker' and 'Somehow, someday' are classic Adams.
With Ryan Adams, that is a mistake. This is perhaps Ryan Adams' greatest album so far. The best thing about this album is that there are songs on it for every kind of mood. Some of the best tracks on here are the slow ones. It showcases his ability to write and perform a wide variety of music. Some reviewers here say that "New York, New York" and "Firecracker" are great, but then he "loses focus." They obviously expected the entire album to be rocking and upbeat.
In the meantime though, thank you Winona Ryder. I prefer Gold just a bit more - but I'm just waiting for a better album (or equal) to this from Ryan. But well worth it.2005 was an expensive year to be a Ryan Adam fan (with three releases). Without you, this album may never have existed - wow, I wonder how she must feel being the muse to this incredible masterwork. 995 of 1,000 of the colored vinyl Gold promo record - even if it cost me nearly $400.00 on eBay (haha, see what I mean). I've waited a few years before saying this, but am now pretty sure that this album is my all time favourite from any artist.
That's alot of cd's. I'm sure he can do it - he almost achieved it with Easy Tiger. When I first heard this cd I could hardly believe how brilliant it was.I just kept on playing it.and I've never gotten sick of it. One day Ryan will top this album, some say Heartbreaker is his best so far (his first solo album). I wouldn't claim that Ryan (David) Adams is a genius.but I know that he's a musical genius, the proof is in listening to this. Although this cd should come with a warning for people new to Ryan Adams music: IF YOU BUY THIS, YOU'll END UP BUYING EVERYTHING HE'S EVER RECORDED, INCLUDING WITH WHISKEYTOWN.
I feel "privileged" to be the owner of no.
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