Search - Ryan Adams :: Gold

Ashley M. from SWAINSBORO, GA
Reviewed on 4/21/2010...

A+++++++

Gold

Morton | Colorado | 04/26/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ryan Adams-Gold *****



Gold just might be his best album. It certainly was the one that put him on the map. 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. 'New York New York' the lovely plead of 'Firecracker' and 'Somehow, someday' are classic Adams. 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. Gold, alongside his other album Easy Tiger are among the best albums to be released since 2000. Highly Recommended."

Adams' Greatest Work Yet

D. Zobel | Minneapolis, MN USA | 03/27/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is perhaps Ryan Adams' greatest album so far. 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. With Ryan Adams, that is a mistake. Some of the best tracks on here are the slow ones. The best thing about this album is that there are songs on it for every kind of mood."