get musicated

Here is the first of many Ryan Adams posts to come.  There will not be very many Cardinals posts here, nor anything from the 2004-2010 time frame.  A few good songs came out of that period so I may throw one or two in but that was at the height of my man crush and he had to go and mess it all up.  Anyway... moving on.  David Ryan Adams was born in 1974 in Jacksonville, NC.  Ryan dropped out of high school in 10th grade and started forming small bands, the last of which was the Patty Duke Syndrome.  In 1994 Ryan and Caitlin Cary formed Whiskeytown and moved over into the alt-country genre of music.  Whiskeytown stayed together for the next 6 years and released Faitless Street, Strangers Almanac and Pneumonia.  In 2000 Ryan left the band to start his solo career and over the next 3 years released Heartbreaker, Gold and Demolition, easily three of my favorite albums from any artist.  His latest album, Ashes and Fire, has given me hope of a return to the Ryan of old.  I have seen Ryan live three times and on one occassion was present for one of his cry baby sessions where the show went unfinished and without an encore.  I have to say I was pretty frustrated with that Birmingham audience too.  He admittedly spent quite some time abusing multiple substances which could explain his bad behavior.  I snickered at his marriage to singer/actress Mandy Moore due to her age and the fact that I did not like her music, but it looks like she has been good for him.  Hopefully this marriage and lifestyle change will result in a full life and career for David Ryan Adams and complete concerts for his fans.  There is a lot more to cover about Ryan, like his other concert antics, his cookie monster impression, his skateboarding injury, his friendship and performances with Phil Lesh, and his many collaborations with artists like the Counting Crows, Weezer and Beth Orton.  I have a feeling these topics will all get covered in future Ryan posts.

This should be enough to peak your interest in Ryan Adams and get you interested in learning (listening) a little more.  Fans of Elton John check out the CMT Crossroads with Elton and Ryan which is really good.  Ryan did a concert for the music in high places series in Jamaica that is also really good.  Now, on to a couple tunes.



Have a listen to this one, even if you think you are not an Iron Maiden fan.



I hope you enjoyed this post and Ryan Adams.