Cold Roses

Artist: Ryan & the Cardinals Adams
Label: Universal/Lost Highway
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2

UPC: 602498818275
EAN: 0602498818275
ASIN: B000935UGM

Release Date: 2005-05-03

Cold Roses

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Tracks:

Easy Plateau
Magnolia Mountain
Let It Ride
Sweet Illusions
Meadowlake Street
Rosebud
Cold Roses
When Will You Come Back Home
Beautiful Sorta
If I Am A Stranger
Dance All Night
Now That You're Gone
Blossom
Cherry Lane
Life Is Beautiful
Mockingbird
Friends
How Do You Keep Love Alive
Tonight (B-Side/Overcut) (Bonus Track)

Album Description

International version features one bonus track, 'Tonight'. Ryan Adams and The Cardinals, consists of guitarists J.P. Bowersock and Cindy Cashdollar, drummer Brad Pemberton and bassist Catherine Popper. 'Cold Roses' features guest Rachael Yamagata on the title track & 'Let It Ride'. 19 tracks in total. Packaged in a slime line double jewel case. Universal. 2005.

Album Details

The First of Three Scheduled 2005 Albums from the Alt-country-turned Rockin Singer Songwriter. Includes Bonus Track "Tonight" that Does Not Appear on the Us Equivalent.

Customer Reviews:

"Roses" bloom.......2005-07-19

Ryan Adams is an overblown egomaniac. Ryan Adams is an underrated musical genius. Most listeners of his music fall into those camps, and the debate lives on. But one thing cannot be denied: Adams is a very good musician, and his brand of whiskey-soaked alt-country is in good form in "Cold Roses."

The two-disc album not terribly new territory, with echoes of "Heartbreaker," albeit more subdued. And as the first of three scheduled albums this year, with his new band the Cardinals, hopefully "Cold Roses" representative of what Adams is going to stick to in future. It's certainly what he's good at.

The songs here tend towards bluesy, midtempo rock, with countryish guitars and solid drums. The Cardinals are definitely a band that suit Adams' style, and they have a comfortable feel, as if they have been playing with him a long time. Songs like the gritty country song "Cherry Lane" are among the highlights of the album. There are also some slower, softer numbers like the poignant "How Do You Keep Love Alive," which balance out the more robust songs, and show the softer side of Adams' music.

Like many other two-disc albums, "Cold Roses" does suffer a little from double-disc syndrome, wherein some of the songs feel like they were put in to flesh out the tracklist. Fortunately, this is restricted to only a couple of songs. The majority of songs are strong and solidly written, with a well-worn sound like that of a comfortable slipper.

After a few years of experimentation -- through the deeply forgettable "Rock'N'Roll" and the lovely acoustic "Love is Hell" -- now Adams is back at his roots. The Cardinals are guitarists J.P. Bowersock, Cindy Cashdollar, bassist Catherine Popper, and drummer Brad Pemberton. They all do marvelously, especially since they are an experienced band, with prior work with people like Heather Nova, Hem, and past work with Adams himself.

Adams's voice is scratchier than in his past albums, but except for a few strained vocal moments, he sounds a bit world-weary but pleasant. He also gets joined by singer-songwriter/pianist Rachael Yamagata on three songs on the second disc, playing her instrument and lending her pretty voice to Adams' older, rougher one.

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