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Fins in Low Places wrote:I haven't cared for anything they've done since the first record. After posting, I found that you can order the DV release through the bands website. I'm waiting for one on ebay to end before I order though. You should check the record out. It really is a good one. If you are interested in hearing it, let me know & I can help you out if/when I get a hold of it..
I'm aware of it and the regular Postcard list but I'm not on either one of them.Fins in Low Places wrote:BTW Jah are you on the Postcard from Hell list? I just got on a few weeks ago to get access to their ftp server.
I like it a lot but still favor his Whiskeytown work the best. I would like to see Ryan do a record someday devoid of all references to other artists. He's not nearly as derivative of someone like Lenny Krapitz but sometimes I think even a homage to the Grateful Dead like Cold Roses may do him more harm than good in the long run since he is capable of being his own person.Fins in Low Places wrote:Also, what did you think about the new Ryan Adams? I just picked it up yesterday so I plan on giving it a listen today.
That is Quisp - from a great breakfast cereal when I was growing up. I still see it (and buy it) in the store on occassion.Opie wrote:Hi Brown Eyed Girl, that is a funny picture you have. I do not know how to put one up.Brown Eyed Girl wrote:Yup. Just picked up the U-Haul to move it over there...ph4ever wrote:shouldn't this be in the related artist section?
I have never seen that before...... Its cute.PA PAR8 HED wrote:That is Quisp - from a great breakfast cereal when I was growing up. I still see it (and buy it) in the store on occassion.Opie wrote:Hi Brown Eyed Girl, that is a funny picture you have. I do not know how to put one up.Brown Eyed Girl wrote:Yup. Just picked up the U-Haul to move it over there...ph4ever wrote:shouldn't this be in the related artist section?
Ryan strikes me as doing whatever he is feeling at the moment. Some have worked out better than others. He lost me a RnR, and not because I don't like the style. The songs just weren't very good imo. I do like the new record after a few listens. I think it could have been condensed to a single disc, but I'm not complaining. And to think, there is more to come.Jahfin wrote:I like it a lot but still favor his Whiskeytown work the best. I would like to see Ryan do a record someday devoid of all references to other artists. He's not nearly as derivative of someone like Lenny Krapitz but sometimes I think even a homage to the Grateful Dead like Cold Roses may do him more harm than good in the long run since he is capable of being his own person.Fins in Low Places wrote:Also, what did you think about the new Ryan Adams? I just picked it up yesterday so I plan on giving it a listen today.
I didn't see your post, but I did hear about it on PCFH. So can I assume that you were at said reunion? If so, were there prior whispers or was it dumb luck? Either way, what a night!Jahfin wrote: I just saw him in concert here on Wednesday for his first NC show since 2000 and he and his new band were on fire. Not sure if you saw my post under the Ryan thread in the Related Artists section but right after his show, he and some former members of Whiskeytown showed up in a local bar for their first performance together since 2000. To say it was a helluva night would be a severe understatement.
Fins in Low Places wrote:Also, what did you think about the new Ryan Adams? I just picked it up yesterday so I plan on giving it a listen today.
Jahfin wrote:I like it a lot but still favor his Whiskeytown work the best. I would like to see Ryan do a record someday devoid of all references to other artists. He's not nearly as derivative of someone like Lenny Krapitz but sometimes I think even a homage to the Grateful Dead like Cold Roses may do him more harm than good in the long run since he is capable of being his own person.
I like Rock n' Roll but I take it for what it I believe it was meant to be, a fun record, nothing earth shattering by any stretch of the imagination. One of the harshest criticisms I've seen leveled at him would be that he's a poor self-editor and I believe that to be true myself. Still, I feel some of his best songs are only available on live recordings and haven't made it onto any records (I'm referring here to the Heartbreaker era songs such as "Hey There Mrs. Lovely", "Petal In A Rainstorm", "Statuettes With Wounds", etc.). I believe Cold Roses was split into two discs (when they both could have easily fit on one) as a nod to the great two record sets of the 70s. He debuted some new cuts from the other two albums he has coming out this year (Jacksonville City of Lights and 29) in concert Wednesday night but it's hard to place them in their proper context until I actually hear the records themselves.Fins in Low Places wrote:Ryan strikes me as doing whatever he is feeling at the moment. Some have worked out better than others. He lost me a RnR, and not because I don't like the style. The songs just weren't very good imo. I do like the new record after a few listens. I think it could have been condensed to a single disc, but I'm not complaining. And to think, there is more to come.
Jahfin wrote: I just saw him in concert here on Wednesday for his first NC show since 2000 and he and his new band were on fire. Not sure if you saw my post under the Ryan thread in the Related Artists section but right after his show, he and some former members of Whiskeytown showed up in a local bar for their first performance together since 2000. To say it was a helluva night would be a severe understatement.
The last time Ryan was through here (2000) he threw Whiskeytown back together for a very similar impromptu gig at the Lakeside (now Slim's) so I jokingly made a reference to a potential Whiskeytown show at Slim's following the Meymandi Hall show on a local music listserv I belong to. Who knew it would come true. There were hints but nothing concrete. Following the Meymandi Hall show quite a few of us meandered over to Slim's on the off chance that it might be true. Ryan, Caitlin, Skillet and a couple of members from Ryan's current backing band the Cardinals showed up shortly after midnight and around 1 o'clock they took the stage for about an hour. Here's a link to some photos from the show, you don't have to sign up to see them, just click on the part that says "view photos without signing in":Fins in Low Places wrote:I didn't see your post, but I did hear about it on PCFH. So can I assume that you were at said reunion? If so, were there prior whispers or was it dumb luck? Either way, what a night!
Thanks for the link to the great pics. Are they yours? Would you mind me linking them on Postcard? (no problem if you don't) I'm sure there are quite a few that would love to see them. Glad you were in the right place at the right time. I've always wanted to catch a special drop-in show like that, but I've never been lucky enough. Heard the other day that Neil Young is in Nashville recording and he stopped by Tootsies the other night and played a few songs. Of course, I was no where near.Jahfin wrote:I believe Cold Roses was split into two discs (when they both could have easily fit on one) as a nod to the great two record sets of the 70s./quote]
I couldn't agree more. But that has been the case for every double studio disc I've picked up for a while. I've been listening to some Wilco again lately and Being There is another example of a 2 disc set that could/should have been condensed to a single disc.
Jahfin wrote: I just saw him in concert here on Wednesday for his first NC show since 2000 and he and his new band were on fire. Not sure if you saw my post under the Ryan thread in the Related Artists section but right after his show, he and some former members of Whiskeytown showed up in a local bar for their first performance together since 2000. To say it was a helluva night would be a severe understatement.The last time Ryan was through here (2000) he threw Whiskeytown back together for a very similar impromptu gig at the Lakeside (now Slim's) so I jokingly made a reference to a potential Whiskeytown show at Slim's following the Meymandi Hall show on a local music listserv I belong to. Who knew it would come true. There were hints but nothing concrete. Following the Meymandi Hall show quite a few of us meandered over to Slim's on the off chance that it might be true. Ryan, Caitlin, Skillet and a couple of members from Ryan's current backing band the Cardinals showed up shortly after midnight and around 1 o'clock they took the stage for about an hour. Here's a link to some photos from the show, you don't have to sign up to see them, just click on the part that says "view photos without signing in":Fins in Low Places wrote:I didn't see your post, but I did hear about it on PCFH. So can I assume that you were at said reunion? If so, were there prior whispers or was it dumb luck? Either way, what a night!
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