Ryan Adams
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams solo debut is hailed by many fans as his best and most consistent album. Produced by Ethan Johns and backed by alt-country heavyweights David Rawlings, Gillian Welch and Emmylou Harris, every track is a classic. And it isn#t called Heartbreaker for no good reason. No doubt about it, The Boy Adams wears his heart on his sleeve- I feel just like map, without a single place of interest he sings on My Winding Wheel. In Come Pick Me Up he sings Take me out, f**k me up, steal my records, screw all my friends#Hot damn he must have been having a rough time of it! But hey! You never had your heart broken? You got a pulse right? Anyway, this is a glorious record and you should own it.
N.B. Worse times were to follow for The Boy Adams. I mean, how screwed up must he have been to record Rock n Roll?!