Rising from the Ashes: Ryan Adams' 15 Albums Post-Media Backlash!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- From the shadows of media cancellation, Ryan Adams has been silently crafting a musical renaissance that demands attention. In this video, we unveil the untold story of Adams' post-controversy era, celebrating his dedication to his craft and the extraordinary feat of releasing 15 albums in about 4 years.
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I’ve been a working musician for many years, Ryan Adams is one of the talented musician/songwriters of our time. I still find new stuff from him. He’s amazing solo act is beyond amazing. He is brutally honest about his drinking and it’s hard not to like this guy.
This guy is probably one of the most talented artists of our time. I basically plead with people who o listen to him.
He played for 3 1/2 hours a few days ago in Austin. No breaks. Outstanding.
I’m a huge Ryan Adams fan … thank you for providing great context!
Thank you Robert!
In my opinion, Ryan is one of the most important songwriters of all time. Thanks for this presentation. Nicely done.
Thank you, Hegstuffing!
Great video and is 100% correct. I hate what happened to Ryan and this stuff deserves to be heard.
Thanks Chuck!!
The rock and pop behemoths of the past that still make loads of money for the industry have got away with way worse… Ryan was somewhat unfairly scapegoated. Glad you made this video, thank you.
Thanks, Jake! If everyone had a cell phone with a camera and microphone in the earlier decades I guarantee that what some of the most legendary bands in the world did would make what Ryan's been accused of seem tame by comparison.
I have no words when it comes to this story. He’s one of the best ever, everything comes so effortlessly to him, it’s good he’s writing again but that lack of release schedule & no hype/ pr or band tours to back it all up it frustrating to watch as a fan. He could’ve been abit smarter about re launching his career, he still has a massive fan base that would support him. Hopefully there’s another full band tour in the U.K. at some stage
Hey, Lewis! I'm with ya. What he really needs are smart people around him that he trusts that can get him back on the right track. I have hope that he'll eventually emerge from storm.
I saw Ryan perform a few nights ago and can honestly say that he is one of the most talented and beautiful musicians I've ever heard. His vocals were perfect. He was funny and great at interacting with the crowd. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen. We weren't allowed to take photos or videos during the show, which really allowed you to just focus on the music.
Thanks, Hev! It's good to hear that Ryan's killing it on stage right now. I've got tickets to see him in August, can't wait!
@MusicMentionsReal he also talks openly about all he's been through that you mention here. You're in for a fantastic show.
@@jennyl877 he did at my show too. Ryan really seems to be doing well now. It makes my heart happy.
@letmypridebe same here! So glad he's doing better and his wacky sense of humor has survived intact!
I’m from Russia (you can hit as many dislikes as you want). Ryan’s music is incredible. Sometimes soft and pure, sometimes straight and raw. I dream someday I can see him live in my country. But you know…
Great to hear from Russia! Great music knows no boundaries.
I lóve Russia and Russians!❤
Thank you for making this video! It needed to be done!
Thank you, Craig!
I’m shocked at how much material he has released to date! The dude writes! And he has it! Would love to see him live!
To say he’s prolific is an understatement. And YES you really should try and see him live. It’s a whole other level from just listening to his music at home. In person, on a stage, he’s magical and the excellence of his musicianship truly shines. He’s currently on tour as you probably know.
Thank you for posting this video and for giving Ryan Adams his due recognition since his "cancellation" of 2019. I was fortunate to see the start of his current acoustic 2024 tour in Menlo Park, California back in June and he is AMAZING !! I agree with your sentiments, it's a shame the mainstream music world has lost touch with this truly gifted artist and his continuing catalog of music. I'm VERY grateful to be alive right now and say that I seen Ryan Adams in concert :-)
Thanks, Mano! I saw two of his acoustic shows back a couple of years ago and am seeing him again in Boulder in about 15 days. You are absolutely correct, he is truly amazing at these acoustic shows. Mesmerizing is the word that comes to mind. Cheers!
Folks let's reshare this great video, Ryan has moved on, he's sober, few songs on the new albums are touching as he reflects on his past.
Star sign is on his top 5 of all times albums, no questions asked, really enjoying basically all his most recent production mentioned in the video.
He's great.
Very well said. He seems to inspire such hatred, it's very unfair. He's the most talented songwriter of a generation and gets no recognition for it. Because he doesn't play the game.
Thank you, Lesley! I do think he's brought a lot of the negativity onto himself through his behavior but there's simply no denying his skills and talent as a musical artist. Just wished people got past the noise around him and concentrated on listening to his music instead.
Oh yes, his behaviour is inexcusable!
I saw Ryan in concert shortly before the pandemic. It was a great mix of electric and acoustic songs. Super talented and it's a shame he never got the recognition and fame his music deserves.
His cover of ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis is heartbreakingly beautiful. Noel Gallagher himself says Adams’ version is the one it should have always been and tends to play that style of the song when doing his own solo live shows. A great artist, true talent and someone who truly should have been bigger (in terms of mainstream success etc) than he’s been.
Obviously not to be confused with Bryan…
RA’s worst song. Funny how is so subjective.
DO NOT request “Summer of ‘69” at his live shows or he will immediately end the show and leave 🤣
@@AChickandaDuck you’re telling me - he smashed the guitar over my head when I chanted ‘Run To You!’
Reckless indeed 🤭
Ive been a huge Ryan Adams fan since Heartbreaker and recently I've been enjoying these new albums. I get why some have no time for RA, it sounds like his behaviour was awful. But the hypocrisy is that so many other 'legendary' artists are guilty of similar or much worse. So if it applies to him, then the mainstream media should apply it to all these artists. But then they'd have nobody to review and write about! It shows the strength of RA's music and the loyalty of his fanbase that he can still put out and sell great albums, with so little mainstream support.
I've been a fan since his Carolina days with Whiskeytown and los track of hin after Cardinology , his music didn't speak to me as much and his albums were erratic and I thought he started becoming a parody of himself , I'm glad he's doing better and had no idea he had released so many albums so I'll give them a listen for sure
He’s brilliant! Up there with Lennon and Ray Davies as a songwriter in my opinion.
So well done sir. Thank you for this!!!!!
100% right on! Spineless mainstream music media 😂 Well said sir! Ryan Adams’ music is amazing. Music fans are missing out on this talented singer/songwriter.
Glad I watched this as wasn’t aware of so many albums in recent years. Such a prolific songwriter! I’ll be checking these out - have been keen on Ryan Adams for a long time, really love his ‘Rock & Roll’ album from back in his heyday. Thanks for this Paul (also didn’t know anything about the allegations etc). Great video 👍👍
Thanks again, Ted!!
Hi Paul, Thank you for advocating for Mr. Adams, who is truly a gifted musician, gifting the rest of us with his creations. Cancel culture is such an ugly cancer, and is so destructive when combined with sick, mob-minded masses. It’s often been said, “never meet your heros.” For good reason, as Our expectations of what people “should be” are often, if not always, misplaced and overestimated. Especially when it comes to people of high notoriety and extraordinary accomplishments. Im all for letting people be, forgiving each other our humanity, and cherishing the wonderful works of creation, be they at the hands of saints or of assholes. Peace and love, and long live Ryan Adams and his music.
Thanks, Tim! Very well said 🙂
Thanks. Ditto that!
Wow - at last, someone who says exactly what I think/feel. I always thought that the original article was poor journalism. It rode on a wave of ‘me too’ in an ugly attempt to please its left wing readership. To include comments from an EX wife and EX girlfriend made me ashamed to be a woman. Most of us could fill a private library with our thoughts and feelings about our exes!!! But most of us have the integrity to keep those thoughts PRIVATE or at least only share our grievances with close friends. And women who complained were jumping on a pervasive bandwagon of litigation in the hopes of some monetary gain. And a possible publicity boost to their own music careers. And in the process, thoughtlessly trying to end the career of a musician whose art has been so vital to his fans. They didn’t succeed. Thousands of us have been to sold out concerts since and loved this man even more than we did before. Karma works in mysterious ways - -
Thank you for the review, huge RA fan, relieved to see talk here about proportional response, agreed all around. I hope to catch him on tour now, he's a genius. Thank you!!
Thanks LB! I think eventually people see these things better in hindsight and understand when the mainstream media got it wrong.
We even agree on the order to begin a full listen.
Thank you, Music Mentions. Great (brief) review of one of the most important songwriters of our time. One day, the world will look back from its post-modernist perch and say to itself," Damn, look at all the good i've missed."
Thank you!! I also think Ryan is one of the most important songwriters we have and hopefully people will come around again to understand that.
No they won’t. They’re too fu€kin’ stupid and clueless!
“Turn up the TV, no one listening will suspect / Even your mother won’t detect it, so your father won’t know . . . “
Thank you! One of my favorite artist of all time! We were both born the same year too!
Thanks for watching, Forrest!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I've loved him since Whiskeytown!
Thanks Mike!
Hey thanks for doing this video! As a massive Ryan fan and certainly someone who favours redemption and conversation over this pathetic cancel culture, I hope this gives people the chance to discover more of his amazing music and/or a platform to talk about the issues. The blanket death sentence and lack of any Ryan acknowledgment simply blows my mind.
Thanks Daniel! I completely agree with you. My hope is that Ryan stays on the right path and eventually they'll allow him to come back. This cancellation has become way overblown at this point.
All time best artist in my lifetime. Every single album he has ever released has been amazing it’s to hard to say which one I like the best. Every other group artist have their great albums and then not so great albums. Not Ryan. He is consistently outstanding. There is no one else like him.
Great take. Thank you! Will be following your channel.
Thank you!
Thank you for this!
I've always liked Ryan Adams
Thank you!
Great video! A must watch for those who may have been understandably “out of the loop” due to the lack of mainstream press coverage. So nice to see some positive reviews of his latest albums.
It should be noted that almost all of the recordings that make up the post 2019 album releases were from 2014-2018 so for the most part he hasn’t recorded anything new, but considering for how long he’s mentioned on Instagram about all these unreleased songs it’s great to finally hear them.
And I agree with your take that the Dylan cover album was the best of the 3. Half of it beats even the Dylan originals! He really brought out the emotion in those songs.
Hey Pete, thanks for the comments and kind words! It's true that many of these songs go back several years but it's indeed great that we now have them. Hopefully more people will discover these releases, there's some amazing music he's put out lately.
Thank you for your work to shine some light on Ryan's music!
Thank you for doing this it was well needed.
Thanks Dan!
I wrote to my local public radio station that I actually learned about Adams from years ago. Asking why I never hear him on the station any longer at all , etc. No response so far. I understand that some of their members (I am a member) may not agree with me. But really how long does this have to go on for?The guy is a musician, that does not mean he is good at other things... At this point I feel like listeners are being punished as I only learned about his newer music on line@@MusicMentionsReal
Damn man. I really appreciate the Ryan update. It’s nothing short of tragic, what happened to him. Ive been a big fan for a long time, but lost touch last few years. To my pleasant surprise I now have 15 albums to geek out to for 2024! Subscribe!
Hi Brian! Thanks for watching and subscribing! Yeah, the Ryan story is certainly tragic but hopefully he'll get all of this behind him eventually. I have hope.
@@MusicMentionsReal you got it! Thanks for the good content. 👌
It's amazing how much you just said coincides with what I've been saying since the releases. Much appreciated post.
Thanks Brian!!
Absolutely the best! D.R.A. For life!
Thanks! Ryans great! Enjoyed his shows in Federal Way and Vancouver last year. Still has it. Just profound.
Thanks, Ross!
About time someone says it like it is. Well done
Thanks NY! (BTW, I'm also a big Oasis fan and madferit!)
I love you for sharing this. I'm so extatic to see someone doing some important report on his music. All about the music in all it's depths. I hope music prevails ❤
Hi Renatha! Thank you for the kind words 🙂 It really is about the music!
@@MusicMentionsReal I'm so grateful right now, it's even weird 🥲🥰
he's on fire on latest 5 albums
Totally agree! Great stuff.
I think big colours and romeo + juliet stand out most to me. I really like 'in the blue of the night'.
@@1091Floyd21 both of those albums are fantastic!
Best American songwriter alive today, so freaking versatile, can write any type of song, and a great guitar player. So many musicians wish they had half the talent he possesses, a lot of mediocre bands and singers get more accolades that pale in comparison. Cancel culture is the worst, thanks for highlighting these, if you look around, the reviews are almost non existent.
100% agree.
Thanks for having non bias informed opinions and not jumping on bandwagons and click bait!
like em or not, facts are facts.
My favorite songwriter. Unfortunately his personality and social media tantrums turn a lot of people off. If he was 100% sane he probably wouldnt be as successful and prolific however.
I agree that those tantrums don't do him any good but that often the best artists are broken in some way. I really wish that he had good management around him to help with his issues. I suspect they've tried and haven't been able to really get through to him though.
The guy is as sane as you or me, however, he has OCD and is almost certainly on the spectrum (his words) so he cannot be expected to behave the way that most people do. Give him a break please.
Agree!
He still gets that way in concert. During his recent Cardinals tour in Milwaukee some guy said "I'm so happy to see you!" And RA went on a several minute tirade threatening to beat him up long after the comment which was a nothing burger it was very strange
As a DRA fan who just so happens to be from Ireland, the Irish music industry lost two fantastically brilliant but flawed musical souls recently in Shane MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor. Sometimes people are very fragile, and sometimes those people are in the public eye.
We need to start treating everyone - celebrity or not - on an even keel, and show some more kindness.
Wow! Thanks for sharing. I used to listen to him a lot back in the day. Had no idea about most of these new albums. I agree…pretty harsh cancelation for accusations.
Thanks for watching and leaving the comment, Scott!
I just bought a seventh-row ticket to see him play here in my tourist town in November. It'll be my first post-cancellation show, and I'm looking forward to it.
What happened? he kept and keeps writing amazing songs that continue to inspire us the listeners.
Totally agree with your observation about the Dylan cover. The over-reverb on "Tangled Up In Blue" killed it for me.
Hey Mark! Yeah, I think it was a missed opportunity because of the reverb. The Oasis cover album suffers from the drenched reverb as well. Would love to hear these records professionally recorded.
They tried to bury...over his past relationship issues! His ex basically said he was mean to her. But there are always two sides to problems in relationships and this was his private life. You would have think he beat her the way people turned on him or even worse but he was "mean"..we live in a very sad and pitiful time. Imagine holding every human to this level of scrutiny...we might all be out of a job and running from mobs of witch hunters. Beware
Agreed, Chief! There are a lot of people in glass houses throwing stones at others these days. Redemption and grace have left the building.
Agree 100% with this. So many great songs over the last 4 years. Prisoners Live was recorded on his acoustic tour (I’m guessing various venues through the USA, Canada, UK & Europe in 2022/2023). I think The keyboards were overdubbed by Daniel Clarke from the recent Cardinals line up)
Thanks for the info and for watching!
Thanks for a great, fair review... Ryan Adams is so talented and authentic.
Thanks Joe!!
Trial by Twitter. Always a willing person to come out and try and destroy someone so they can get a minute of attention for victimhood. Guy did nothing to deserve the wrath.
Do it . Thanks so much for ignoring crazy cancellation by one of our great artists.
Ryan Adams is a king
Good take. Imagine if John Lennon/Beatles (no pun intended) or Dylan would have been cancelled based on allegations..
You make a great point! Folks seem to forget all the shenanigans of older rockers. Guess they all get 'grandfathered in' when it comes to allegations/accusations. The hypocrisy of today's mainstream music press couldn't be clearer when they take such a hard line with someone like Ryan Adams.
Been a fan since Stranger's Almanac
Same brother
A consistent and solid artist. It’s only the covers albums I don’t care so much for. Brilliant talent
Hey Jon! His covers albums can definitely be spotty but 1989 is actually great.
He. Is. The. GOAT.
Wednesday is a beutiful album.
I totally agree that the masses are too lazy to check out the facts behind the headlines. Cancel culture has gone too far. I’m sick of it and it seems people are waking up. It’s a shame because an amazing artist like Ryan will always be followed with the accusations and it pisses me off.
Paul, I am aware of these releases. Rock on Ryan 🤘
Thank you for talking about this.
Thanks Thunder!!
Strange that Mandy Moore, that she claimed that Ryan somehow hurt her music career, that she has done nothing interesting musically since their divorce even though she has become a famous actress. Perhaps she was trying to use Adams for his music chops to re-establish her music career and it didn’t work out?
My guess (just 100% pure speculation) is that she thought having a relationship with Ryan would give her more credibility in music circles. She wanted the music 'artist' label and saw Ryan as a possible means of legitimizing her among the music movers and shakers.
@@MusicMentionsReal That’s a good point. She was a teen idol type back in the day. Most of those performers lose public interest when they become older. I think after her opportunities on that front were lost, she decided her best chance was to identify as a MeToo victim and get fans via pity, rather than talent.
I have loved his music since Whiskeytown, but be honest-he spent years acting out in immature ways. I’ve seen him live several times. He could be great or a drunken insult to paying audiences. He pissed off a lot of people-way before 2019. I’m really glad to hear he’s sober. He’s always been so talented.
Yeah, it's true he's had a volatile reputation for a long time. Unfortunately this seems to come with the territory for a lot of artists. My hope is that he's turned the corner and has emerged as a more mature self-reflective and kind artist.
Had to stop the video to listen to the albuns, 15 albuns and i didnt know about it. Absurd!! Love Ryan adams!
Well said my man. Ryan Adams deserves redemption like no other artist today.
It should be noted that most of these albums, with the exception of the covers albums, were recorded before his “cancellation” and were probably never intended to be released (as is common with previous RA material) and that he was kind of forced to release these as a ways of keeping his career afloat. One of the reasons I can’t wait for RA to have a good label contract again is to see him record something brand new, studio quality, meant for widespread distribution.
This guy deserves to be on top again.
Thanks, Santiago! It would definitely be great to have Ryan get back into a proper studio and create a polished release. The production on these latest releases is certainly not top notch but the music stands tall. If he can keep his act together and get the right people to support him I'm sure we'll see future releases that level up the quality of the recordings.
well said!
thank you sir!!
You're welcome, Rob!
Yipp, thanks for the great video ❤
Ever since my head injury I'm a big fan of his music.
😂
The guy has made some great music since then too. This is tragic to me.
I agree, it is tragic.
That Prisoners live is outstanding. Probably better than the original.
I agree that it's a great live album! The sound quality really surprised me on it, marvelous.
My favourite songwriter along with Cornell ❤
As a Listener to Ryan's music since his mid 90s Whiskeytown days I knew once he got famous overnight with his Gold album and got thrown at Elton John it was all going to be downs then up's. When I heard he hooked up with Many Moore I threw my hands up and said that's it unfortunately.
Clear example of what famous can do to someone who was never ment for it......
Thanks for the comments! Quick fame can be difficult to deal with as we've seen with many artists. I think a lot of the successful navigation through it has to do with the people you're surrounded with. Ryan still managed to make great music though post-Gold, even through the fame.
True.
So glad to finally hear from other mouth about him!!!! I parted ways with my gf at the time that ryan came up with "Wednesdays". it cured my heart. Greetings from argentina bro!! your channel is great.
All amazing albums... does this guy ever get tired of his talent?
Thank you, Andy!! Music is powerful and Ryan knows how to tap into that emotional power. Great to hear from Argentina!
I love Sword and Stone!!! And Manhattan in the Rain is amazing and namechecks my home city Sheffield which made me yell out when I first heard it.
S & S is fabulous. Manhattan in the Rain is just so good, probably my favorite on that album. Cheers to you!
Cheerd to you too. Thanks for providing some Ryan content.
This dude just told it like it is - nice to hear. Great video.
Thanks, Aaron!!
Excellent video, the solo tours have been killer and HOPING the cardinals song he went to france to write at some point get released. Cardinals Mach III was insane, I've seen every version of the cards
Thank you, Orso! I'm seeing Ryan in August again in Boulder. The acoustic shows are indeed killer. Not many artists can hold the rapt attention of an audience for 3 hours with just a guitar or piano. It's a magical experience.
@@MusicMentionsReal I was up in the Cleveland show, for the 2022 run and seeing the catman rip in a casino was awesome.
Was planning to hit up Colorado for the Red Rocks Cardinal shows, that was a bummer when they were cancelled
❤ RYAN
I found your video spot on regarding Ryan´s treatment by the mainstream media. I feel privileged for having continued to enjoy his musical output since the cancellation, but it is sad that he doesn't get the recognition he deserves, and sadder still that the audience at large is missing on some of the most beautiful and heatfelt songs of the past 10 years.
You've said it perfectly. I agree with every word. Thanks for watching!
Free Ryan Adams.
It's interesting what you say about the music press, which I know longer read much. I only recently discovered Ryan Adams, in the last couple of years - I'd made one half-hearted effort years ago when he was still "current". You're right not to minimise the way he behaved towards the women who came forward to speak about him, who we have no reason to disbelieve, at an early point in the metoo movement. As you say, the multiple accusations leave us in little doubt as to what a menace he was, for someone in an intimate relationship with him. I say all this because we are always in difficult territory when discussing art we love by people whose behaviour has been damaging to other people. He is, as far as I can see, the greatest living male purveyor of Americana currently working. There are a whole bunch of great women in that genre as we speak - Courtney Marie Andrews is probably my pick of the lot. But for me Ryan Adams stands pretty much alone among the men. His songs are more distinctive than Jason Isbell's, for example, and there are a whole bunch of great ones from over the years, even if they are spread across many many albums. This is one reason why he's been underappreciated, I think - his best songs are better than anyone's, but the albums themselves are generally a bit patchy. You name some of the great recent songs - then obviously in the past there's "Sylvia Plath", "Broken Anyway", "Lucky Now" and so on. He's versatile, does a whole range of stuff from indie pop that sounds British influenced as well as in the American tradition, country pop and occasionally straight country, and then those seventies singer-songwriter-type pieces like "Everybody Knows" and "Damn Sam". He's so good at capturing romantic yearning, in a voice that is strangely expressive and can do more than you expect it to be able to do on first listen. So many great songs - "Doylestown Girl", "Invisible Riverside", "The Hardest Part", "This House is not For Sale," "When She Smiles", "Shiver and Shake," "Rollercoaster" - often "small" songs that are not trying to make some major statement but occupy their own perfect little space. He's also a great cover artist, as the recently released live versions of "Achin' to Be" and "We Built This City on Rock and Roll" show, as well as the wonderful Taylor Swift 1989 version.
Thanks for the great comments, Jimmy! Ryan is a special artist indeed. I don't like the 'Americana' label that much, but he's certainly one of the best in this musical genre, along with Jason Isbell who is probably my favorite singer/songwriter right now. Also, the 1989 cover album from Ryan is the only way I really connect with Swift's music, he did an amazing job in covering it. Cheers!
Ryan is the best. I'm from Argentina, he isn't popular here. I knew him when he was playing the opening act on Oasis 2009 tour. Since this moment i couldn't stop hear his music. I can't understand how such a great artist doesn't get the recognition he deserves, and i think he doesn't know what he generate with his music all around the world.
Hi Gaston! Thanks for the comments! I actually saw that Oasis/Ryan tour for two shows. I'm sure a lot of Oasis fans were turned onto Ryan because of that tour. But, yeah, I agree that doesn't nearly get the recognition that he deserves. Thank you for watching!
Ryan is like prince
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love Ryan’s stuff, always have. He’s a poet and works like a man who has an Adderall problem. I think part of the problem, though, is that Ryan is kind of a-hole. When these allegations surface, people aren’t prone to be gracious when they turn out to be untrue. I personally appreciate him. He’s a man who wants to deal with his demons. But he rubs people the wrong way.
In my opinion, Ryan Adams is up there with the talent level of Dylan or Joanie Mitchell, Neil Young, and several others. Like Dylan, there isn't a song that he's written (and played) that isn't beautifully put together. And telling.
muchas gracias!
Gracias, Vanessa!
Ryan Adam's outfit is phenomenal, but he could have done with a better filter instead of putting out everything.
In Deutschland ist Ryan nicht so bekannt. Aber danke für diesen Beitrag, den finde ich gut.
Thank you!!
I continue to love a lot of his songs and he, like everyone, deserves a shot at redemption. AND I suspect his out-of-proportion punishment is directly related to the fact that he has been a well-known dick back to his Whiskeytown days. He spent 30 years making people angry before giving them the excuse to cancel him. Hopefully time and maturity will let his talents shine again.
Hey Brian! You're right, his track record for personal relationships hasn't been great, to say the least. But he definitely deserves a shot at redemption. I just hope he sticks with earning the trust back. Also, I hope the older he gets the more kind he becomes. It's all in his hands. He just announced another solo tour for 2024 and this will be another opportunity for him to mend fences with folks.
Saw him at Carnegie and will see him soon on his upcoming tour. I agree with the commenter below - he's been a notorious asshole and for decades. And when you rub people the wrong way, they're less likely to forgive/forget. He seems to be sober now and getting his life back on track so hopefully people will forgive and give him another chance. Even if he never has another 'hit', we fans can still enjoy all the tunes he constantly puts out.
We saw him last May (2023) in Orlando. It was definitely "jammy" - the first 3 songs took 40 minutes. And we had a "Summer of '69" moment (you can find it in the Internet Archives). You would think after all this time Ryan would have a succinct response to that but we got an almost 10 minute diatribe and all the energy was sucked out of the show. It was a weird one. (That tour was documented on the Alive Volume 1 release mentioned in the video.)
Thanks for the comments, Dave!
If we got rid of all art created by undesirable characters, we wouldn't have much art left. Not that Adams is an undesirable character, merely a flawed human, like most humans. Would the perfect person stand up? He wasn't convicted of anything, nor did he face any charges. What happened said more about his accusers than it did him - the media pile-on attack was odious,
Literally none of the literary greats of history would exist if we canceled them all for bad behavior in the past.
Ah yes defending the behavior of a middle aged man trying to get down with a child. What a great look for you.
Ryan Adams SHOULD BE a household name, but alas, such is the state of affairs, thanks to the "music industry".
Got my ticket for Ryan’s Uk tour in September. The way he’s been treated is disgusting.
I've heard stories about R.A. stopping concerts because people were shouting out requests- and the time he stopped the concert because someboady shouted "Runaway" (a Bryan Adams song) in that instance he wouldn't start playing again until that person was kicked-out of the venue. Fans don't like performers who acts like weenies onstage and I'll bet that the music press will spend their time elsewhere as well...
Hey Motor! Yeah, he's certainly has a history as an unpredictable and sometimes volatile performer. But when he's on point in a live environment his performances can be incredible. I've seen him 8 times (with another show lined up for this August) and fortunately have never encountered him on one of his volatile nights.
Gotta say the biggest crime to music is how Ryan has been silenced. I remember I had tickets for his then upcoming Uk tour a month before the ‘allegations’ dropped. I always said let’s see how this turns out and I was justified to not condemn like the sheep who just see the headlines, we have seen and read from Ryan what transpired. Anyone would think he was the devil himself. I’m gonna rock extra hard on the upcoming tour.
Thanks MMA! You hit the nail on the head as to how to approach these 'accusation events'. You need to make sure the facts come out and if there's anything to the accusations. Too many folks are sheep and will instantly condemn based on seeing a headline or something in the Facebook feed. This knee-jerk environment to condemnation needs to stop but I'm afraid that most people don't have the brains to think for themselves anymore.
I think I only have two real issues with his post accusation “new” releases. He has either lost his inside or outside filter so he is just kinda releasing everything. Which is just way too much material and then when you listen through it all you can find definite gems but it’s just so much material to get through it becomes daunting.
The other issue is losing other musicians to play with and his main engineer so just doing literally everything himself, you can hear and feel a notable quality dip in the re wordings from both a playing and production aspect where a lot of it feels like very loose/rough demos. Definitely needs an engineer producer again if anything just to filter and narrow ideas/collections of tunes and at least a proper drummer.
Aside from that though, glad he is still doing his thing and has been able to start getting on the road again and finding there is still an audience out there for him.
Once the real troubling accusation was cleared, it really boiled down to complaints of him being kind of a jerk and being a bad bf and husband. Which I mean, he has had that rep since the whiskeytown days, so should he have been cancelled for it? No.
Hey Danny, thanks for watching and for the comments! I agree that the sound quality could be better on some of the material, especially the covers albums which just swim in reverb. Also, it is a LOT of material released very quickly and it does take some time to get through it all. As a fan I think I would have preferred a more staggered approach over time but I'd rather have the music to listen to than not have it.
It seems that he still has some chips on his shoulder. He took a public swipe at Jason Isbell at one of his shows lately that I think was not productive to helping rehabilitate his public image. I hope he can keep himself on the rails in the future.