Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Cardinology
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Eric R. Danton wrote in his Hartford Courant blog Sound Check: "The songs are mostly built around acoustic and electric guitars, with flourishes from steel guitar and piano and even an Allman Bros.-style dual-guitar solo on 'Like Yesterday.' Adams adds a subtle vintage-soul touch via Memphis on a couple tunes, particularly with the hollow, coppery guitar lick on 'Fix It' and the jangling chords and creeping Wurlitzer organ on the mournfully breezy 'Let Us Down Easy.' … Adams has always excelled at wrenching relationship post-mortems, and he contributes some gems here. Bright, bristling electric guitar powers 'Go Easy' as he muses on how often he still thinks about an ex, while terse acoustic guitar frames deeper heartache in his plaintive vocals on 'Crossed Out Name.' With its poignant beauty and powerful songwriting, Adams' latest is, well, the latest in a string of ever-better sad-bastard records. In fact, with so much material to choose from, the most difficult task for future listeners considering his musical legacy may well be figuring out where to begin. 'Cardinology' is as fine a place as any" ("CD Review," 10/27/08).
Eric R. Danton wrote in his Hartford Courant blog Sound Check: "The songs are mostly built around acoustic and electric guitars, with flourishes from steel guitar and piano and even an Allman Bros.-style dual-guitar solo on 'Like Yesterday.' Adams adds a subtle vintage-soul touch via Memphis on a couple tunes, particularly with the hollow, coppery guitar lick on 'Fix It' and the jangling chords and creeping Wurlitzer organ on the mournfully breezy 'Let Us Down Easy.' … Adams has always excelled at wrenching relationship post-mortems, and he contributes some gems here. Bright, bristling electric guitar powers 'Go Easy' as he muses on how often he still thinks about an ex, while terse acoustic guitar frames deeper heartache in his plaintive vocals on 'Crossed Out Name.' With its poignant beauty and powerful songwriting, Adams' latest is, well, the latest in a string of ever-better sad-bastard records. In fact, with so much material to choose from, the most difficult task for future listeners considering his musical legacy may well be figuring out where to begin. 'Cardinology' is as fine a place as any" ("CD Review," 10/27/08).
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