rockinrob Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 ryan just posted this on facebook: New album is called "Ashes & Fire". It was produced by Glyn Johns ( rocknroll wizard & true gentleman). It has 11 songs on it. I played acoustic on all of them and sang and played live to tape. We recorded the album ALL 100 percent ANALOG ( 2" tape mixed to 1/4" ). A computer didn't touch this album. It has very few overdubs. I gave these songs the most consideration I have ever given and it is certainly the longest amount of time I've spent writing. It was made with total love. Very excited. XX October 11th is the release date. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 awesome! sounds like a record like Heartbreaker. singing-strumming to live tape with little overdubs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 "Lucky Now" from Ashes & Fire streamin'. http://onethirtybpm.com/media/listen-ryan-adams-lucky-now/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 well, this is good. RA seems to have calmed down is bad tendencies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 "Lucky Now" from Ashes & Fire streamin'. http://onethirtybpm....dams-lucky-now/ Nice! That sounds like the guy I fell in love with years ago. I'm glad Ryan seems to be making a return to quality songwriting. He's one of those few artists who changed my musical life - I hated to think he didn't have it anymore. I might not be a Wilco fan today if it wasn't for Ryan's music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Album art (which is quite nice) and pre-order are now up at http://ashesandfire.kungfustore.com/ I really dig this tune though, a total return to form for him and I really hope the rest of the album is similar in quality. Good lyrics, good sounds, and his voice sounds great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 oh yeah classic Ryan Adams! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Album art (which is quite nice) and pre-order are now up at http://ashesandfire.kungfustore.com/ I really dig this tune though, a total return to form for him and I really hope the rest of the album is similar in quality. Good lyrics, good sounds, and his voice sounds great! yeah, his voice does sound great. he's just singing rather than cracking and wailing. artwork is not what i expected, but cool. i've been hot and cold with this dude. might pick this up without listening. i'm getting a good vibe:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 That song sounds somewhat like the songs he did for the film Elizabethtown The Elizabethtown SessionsDate: Early August 2005 1. Cemetery Hill2. The Sewers At The Bottom Of The Wishing Well3. Clementine (possibly Madeline?)4. Everybody Knows5. When The Wild Wind Blows (or Wild Wind)6. Dreams Of A Working Class Clown (or Dreams Of The Working Class)7. Words8. Lions Of Broadway9. Who Were We?10. Willows11. Lighthouses12. Saturday Night13. Everything Dies14. Two15. Maps16. Don't Get Sentimental On Me17. Elizabeth Town18. Elizabeth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcroach Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Nice! That sounds like the guy I fell in love with years ago. I'm glad Ryan seems to be making a return to quality songwriting. +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 here we go! it is time for the ultimate fan boy to start getting giddy again! speaking of elizabethtown "wild wind blows" is one of the most amazing songs of his to not see an official light of day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 http://consequenceof...s-wasted-years/ (consequence of sound.net) Adams covering Iron Maiden's Wasted Years. Not a big fan of this cover. Interesting choice, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 http://consequenceof...s-wasted-years/ (consequence of sound.net) Adams covering Iron Maiden's Wasted Years. Not a big fan of this cover. Interesting choice, though. I've actually suggested to him more than once that he should cover some Sabbath songs that way. One of these days, he may just actually do it. I don't know why he picked a crap Iron Maiden song when there so many good Iron Maiden songs he could have covered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 i like it. just like the Vampire Weekend acoustic covers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I've actually suggested to him more than once that he should cover some Sabbath songs that way. One of these days, he may just actually do it. I don't know why he picked a crap Iron Maiden song when there so many good Iron Maiden songs he could have covered.It may not be a stellar Maiden song but I think he renders it quite lovely to be honest. Not many could make a ropey song sound better by covering it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 He Ryan Adams-ized it. That is sort of the problem I have with him as of late - all the songs sort of sound the same to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cusacker Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 There is an amazing video of Ryan performing 'Ashes & Fire' on amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ashes-Fire-Ryan-Adams/dp/B005GRTNVY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315317119&sr=8-1 Beautiful tune. Can't wait for this record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 That seems alright. Let's hope the album version is not all slicked up and over polished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 There is an amazing video of Ryan performing 'Ashes & Fire' on amazon: http://www.amazon.co...15317119&sr=8-1 Beautiful tune. Can't wait for this record. This gives me hope! That seems alright. Let's hope the album version is not all slicked up and over polished.This makes me worry... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cusacker Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 There is another PAX-AM video for 'Dirty Rain' out there... http://newsfeed.time...orm-dirty-rain/ Yowzer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 dear lord that sure is pretty! looking crazy forward to this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF18 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 nice to see this RA thread here! i think this new one is gonna be a stunner for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF18 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 the 2 album-version tracks i've heard sound great. loving what Glyn Johns did with the production. here's some "first impressions" from Q:http://news.qthemusic.com/2011/09/first_listen_ryan_adams_ashes.html First Impressions Of... Ryan Adams' Ashes & Fire Ryan Adams' new album Ashes and Fires isn't released until 11 October, here's Q's first impression of the singer-songwriter's long awaited 13th studio album (not including the three he did with Whiskeytown). Dirty Rain: "Last time I was here it was raining but it ain't raining anymore," begins Ryan Adams on this wistful acoustic opener. Sure enough, after apparent health problems and the split from his backing band The Cardinals, the alt-country stalwart seems to have broken freefrom the blustery bouts of self-anguish that have plagued his last few solo releases. Dirty Rain is a more strident, upbeat and introspective ballad fleshed out by organ, bluesy piano riffs and gentle percussion. Something this acoustic version Adams has given to Q below, beautifully shows. Ashes & Fire: Adams picks up the pace on the title track. The Dylan-ish twang to his vocal is matched by lyrics in the chorus that Mr. Tambourine Man himself would be proud of: "Drowning in a river of tears, the river she cried left her with a heart made of ashes and fire." Subtle honky-tonk pianos sit in the background, but this is all about the man and his guitar. Come Home: A sprinkling of slide guitar and a dash of doomy romance and we're in familiar Adams territory - no heavy metal here, unlike on last year's Orion album. The lyrics are on the heart-swelling side - "if you'll stay right here, tomorrow you'll be fine/ I will be here for you, standing by your side" - but it's a tenderness that echoes the soft moments of albums like Heartbreaker and Gold. Rocks: Straight out of the Bonnie "Prince" Billy school of melancholic folk, Rocks sees Adams weave an almost whispered vocal around shakers, finger-picked guitar and luscious strings. "I am not rocks in the river, I am birds singing," he pines. On first listen, one of the standout tracks - gentle, languid and with a subtle understated sadness. Do I Wait: Lighters at the ready, this track is one of the album's big sing-a-long moments. A crunchy thrum of organ, acoustic strumming and drums accompany Adams as he contemplates a relationship in grave trouble. It reaches its dizzying peak with an electric guitar solo and some lung-busting elongated wails of the song's title. Chains Of Love: A stomping number full of glowering optimism and infectious vocal melodies. At two and a half minutes long it's the album's shortest song - a real folk firecracker. Invisible Riverside: Perhaps this album's very own Oh My Sweet Carolina, with added amped-up guitar screeches. The spirit of Neil Young looms over the track, all country swagger and rich imagery. Adams has written three books in recent years, Infinity Blues, Hello Sunshine and the forthcoming Phoenix, which has clearly sharpened his literary powers - lines like "I wanna lay my head forever on your shoulder/ stay with me my love now and when we're older" have a simple poignancy that tug keenly at your heartstrings. Save Me: A slow, sauntering piano-led ballad that lurches further into country territory. Soulful harmonies light up the chorus in this down-tempo number, splashed with pedal steel guitar and strings. Kindness: Adams launches into a tuneful exploration of what it is to be kind on this gently strummed effort. "If you're so kind, let down your hair," sings the Jacksonville native, in this soft-rock spin on the Rapunzel fairytale. One of the more obviously catchier songs on the record, its piano melodies will be in your head for days. Lucky Now: "I feel like somebody I don't know/ are we really who we used to be?" asks Adams on this muted track full of quiet, delicate instrumentation and hushed vocals. A touching stroll down memory lane, Lucky Now reveals a Adams as a maturing, increasingly subtle songwriter. I Love You But I Don't Know What To Say: Adams takes to the piano for this stirring ballad, that closes Ashes & Fire on a quiet, tender, yet emotional high. A fitting end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welch79 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 sounds good to me. can't wait to catch him live again. it's been a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF18 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I've actually suggested to him more than once that he should cover some Sabbath songs that way. One of these days, he may just actually do it. I don't know why he picked a crap Iron Maiden song when there so many good Iron Maiden songs he could have covered. sounds like you might have some good stories i need to hear/read! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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