Random Thoughts from a Ryan Adams Marathon: Day 4

* Monday Night is a really neat song. Doesn't fit on any album, admittedly.

* Lovesick Blues doesn't do much for me at all.

* In My Time of Need is quite a nice chill out track. Again, can see why it didn't make the cut for any other album.

* 48 Hours is basically the best album Ryan Adams has done but not released. Flawless. Karina easily makes my top 5 Ryan Adams songs.

* Cowboy Technical Sessions is some interesting acoustic tracks. Followed by some random made screaming.

* The Pinkheart Session part 2 is probably cooler than part 1. Mainly because this version of Candy Doll has a rockin' saxophone solo - something missing from music these days. Remember when awesome 50s and 80s stuff all had saxophone? I should start a band and get someone in on saxophone...

* The Stockholm Sessions are actually some very solid songs. Totally raw, but man...

* The Finger: We Are Fuck You is an hilarious antedote to the musings of the previous album. Not RA's best punk work by a long shot, but that is mainly due to the singer having a voice I don't particularly dig.

* Demolition is a testament to how foolish Lost Highway were. Don't get me wrong, the songs on here are fantastic, but being such a clash of styles just makes it sound like a bunch of demos and such. I would have rather had 48 Hours, The Suicide Handbook, etc instead.

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Random Thoughts fom a Ryan Adams Marathon: Day 3

* Heartbreaker is the stuff of legend.

* The Q Division Demos are quite neat. Gimme Sunshine is such a neat little number and this also features a totally slow version of Rescue Blues. Plus a song called IdiotsRule the World.

* The Pinkheart Sessions part 1 is much better than I remember. Plus it contains his version of Around the World, where Ryan Adams just makes fun of the Red Hot Chili Peppers for 2 minutes. Hilarious stuff.

* The Suicide Handbook is fantastic. I think it would have been interesting had this been released instead of Gold. The songs that ended up on that album just sound so incredibly different.

* Gold gets a bad rap from Ryan Adams fans, but it remains a genuine classic to me. How can anyone diss an album that starts with New York New York? And yes, I'm well aware of the issues people have. Strangely, they are the exact reasons I love this album and always will.

* Fool's Gold is such a mixed bag. One day I will compile Gold to match the full double album and seperate these tracks that way.

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