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Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams; November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, poet and painter. He is best known for his prolific solo career, and as a former member of alternative country band Whiskeytown, with whom he recorded three studio albums. In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his first solo album, Heartbreaker, to critical acclaim. The album was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize. In 2001, Adams released the UK certified-gold Gold, which included the hit single, "New York, New York".
He released five albums with the rock band The Cardinals and in 2009 he married singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore. Adams left The Cardinals and announced that he was taking a break from music. He resumed performing in October 2010 and released his thirteenth studio album, Ashes & Fire, on October 11, 2011. The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. In September 2014, Adams released his fourteenth album Ryan Adams on his PAX AM label.
Adams has also produced albums for Willie Nelson, Jesse Malin, Jenny Lewis, and Fall Out Boy, and he has collaborated with Counting Crows, Weezer, Norah Jones, America, Minnie Driver, Cowboy Junkies, Leona Naess, Toots and the Maytals, Beth Orton and Krista Polvere. He has written Infinity Blues, a book of poems, and Hello Sunshine, a collection of poems and short stories.
Ryan Adams is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on 9 September, 2014 on PAX AM. The album features an atmospheric rock-based aesthetic, in comparison to its primarily acoustic predecessor, Ashes & Fire (2011).
Self-produced by Adams, and his recording partner Mike Viola, the album was preceded by the single, "Gimme Something Good", and was recorded following the completion of a now-abandoned studio album, recorded by Adams' Ashes & Fire collaborator, Glyn Johns. The album earned two nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in Best Rock Song for "Gimme Something Good" and Best Rock Album.
Following the release of Ashes & Fire (2011), and its successful accompanying tour, Adams returned to the studio in 2012 to record its follow-up with producer Glyn Johns. The planned album was set to include "more orchestral flourishes" than its primarily stripped-back predecessor. In March 2013, Adams debuted two new songs, “Where I Meet You In My Mind” and “In The Shadows”, at a one-off live performance. The concert was Adams' first with a backing band since the dissolution of The Cardinals in 2009. The band included Ashes & Fire session musicians, Benmont Tench (keyboards) and Jeremy Stacey (drums); former Cardinals member Cindy Cashdollar (pedal steel); Adams' regular collaborator Ethan Johns (guitar) and Don Was (bass). This performing line-up were reported to be the musicians performing on Adams' forthcoming studio album.
Ryan Scott Adams (born April 21, 1987) is a professional baseball second baseman, who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles.
Adams was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 2006 MLB Draft out of Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He began his professional career with the Bluefield Orioles of the Rookie-class Appalachian League in 2006, before being promoted late in the season to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the Short-season "A" New York-Penn League, where he remained for 2007, hitting .236 in 67 games.
In 2008, he hit .308 in 119 games with 11 homers and 57 RBI for the Delmarva Shorebirds of the South Atlantic League and in 2009, he hit .288 in 59 games for the Frederick Keys of the Carolina League.
Adams was promoted to the AA Eastern League for 2010 and hit .298 with 15 homers and 68 RBI in 134 games for the Bowie Baysox.
He began 2011 with the Norfolk Tides of the AAA International League and was called up to the majors for the first time on May 20, 2011. He had one hit in four at-bats in his debut, with his hit being a single to left field off Jason Marquis of the Washington Nationals. In 29 games with the Orioles, he had 25 hits in 89 at-bats for a .281 batting average.
Rock n Roll is the fourth studio album by Ryan Adams, released on November 4, 2003. The album features the hit single "So Alive," and includes guest appearances by Adams's then girlfriend, actress Parker Posey, former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bass player Melissa Auf der Maur, and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. Adams describes the album as "the most rock thing I have ever done," and notes that in spite of the album's mixed reception, recording it was "fun as fuck."
The album was recorded in two weeks, in response to Lost Highway's refusal to release Love is Hell. The ensuing standoff was resolved "by being very diplomatic," according to Adams. Rock n Roll became the primary product, while Love is Hell was released quietly as two separate EPs, and eventually combined into a single release.
The album was recorded at Stratosphere Sound, guitarist James Iha's studio in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York.
The album so far has a score of 66 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".The Austin Chronicle gave it a score of four stars out of five and said, "The Love Is Hell discs are far more dense and dark, making the songs a fun challenge to crack open, though it isn't difficult to determine what a no-brainer it must have been for Lost Highway to favor the brilliant Roll over the more spotty Hell discs."Spin gave it a score of seven out of ten and said, "Everywhere the guitars are cranked, the sneakers set on stun."Alternative Press gave it a score of three-and-a-half stars out of five and said, "The jarring stylistic shifts sometimes make listening to RNR feel more like scanning the radio dial than listening to a CD." In his Consumer Guide, Robert Christgau gave the album a one-star honorable mention () while picking out two songs from the album ("Note to Self: Don't Die" and "This Is It"), and quipped about Adams: "Sound effects, emotional affects, he's got 'em all."
Acrobatic Rock'n'Roll is a very athletic, competitive form of dance that originated from lindy hop. Unlike lindy hop, however, it is a choreographed dance designed for performance. It is danced by both couples and groups, either all-female or four to eight couples together. This is normally a very fast and physically demanding dance.
During the development of the musical genre rock and roll, dances to go with the music were also created. From swing, which came into being around 1920, Lindy Hop emerged, the first partner dance ever to feature acrobatic elements. Lindy Hop was modified around 1940 to suit faster music, creating the style known as boogie woogie.
A 1959 dance book describes "Rock 'n' Roll" as "performed without undue tension, the body and legs being flexible, so that there may be a physical rhythmic expression of co-ordination with the beats of music." "...a dance which leaves much scope for personal expression and interpretation in style, movement, rhythm, and even in the manner in which the figures are constructed." The basic rhythm is Quick, Quick, Slow, Slow. The Slow steps "will be taken first on to the ball of the foot, the heel then lowering".
Rock 'n' Roll is a play by British playwright Tom Stoppard that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2006.
The play is concerned with the significance of rock and roll in the emergence of the socialist movement in Eastern Bloc Czechoslovakia between the Prague Spring of 1968 and the Velvet Revolution of 1989. Taking place in Cambridge, England and in Prague, the play contrasts the attitudes of a young Czech PhD student and rock music fan who becomes appalled by the repressive regime in his home country with those of his British Marxist professor who unrepentantly continues to believe in the Soviet ideal.
The play takes place over several decades from the late 1960s until 1990, ending with a concert given by The Rolling Stones that year in Prague. Recurrent references are made to a glimpse by one of the main characters of the young Syd Barrett performing Golden Hair. Barrett's physical and mental decline also plays a role in the drama (Barrett in fact died during the play's run). The underground Czech group The Plastic People of the Universe are held up by another character as an ideal of resistance to Communism. The poetry of Sappho is another recurrent motif; its pagan sensualism is implicitly compared with the anarchic erotic force of Rock music.
1-2-3-4 Rock and Roll is an EP produced by British heavy metal band, Girlschool. It was released in 1983 by Bronze Records, in an attempt to boost the declining sales of the band and launch the upcoming new album Play Dirty. The title track was produced by Ramones' producers Ritchie Cordell and Glen Kolotkin, who completed with samples the recording process that the band refused to carry on. The same song was released by the American band Rail the same year.
"Tush" is a re-recording of the ZZ Top song the band already covered on Hit and Run, with Kim McAuliffe on vocals instead of Enid Williams. "Don't Call It Love" is also a re-recording of the song already present in the Wildlife EP and in the album Screaming Blue Murder. Both songs were produced by Chris Tsangarides. Bronze issued also a 7-inch single with a shorter version of the title track and without the song "Emergency".
This song was written by Bryan Adams and Mutt Lange around a piece of film music by composer Michael Kamen. This trio of songwriters, went on to have 3 number one records during the 1990's. Sadly Kamen died of multiple sclerosis in 2003, Adams says "Losing Michael was like losing a brother, and I think of him every time I sing this song." This video was filmed in Miami, Florida 1992, directed by Andy Morahan. Lyric: Look into my eyes - you will see What you mean to me Search your heart - search your soul And when you find me there you'll search no more Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for You know it's true Everything I do - I do it for you Look into my heart - you will FIND There's nothin' there to hide Take me as I am - take my life I w...
New album ‘Prisoner’ feat. “Do You Still Love Me” available now: http://ryanadams.lnk.to/Prisoner Vinyl & box sets available: http://ryanadams.lnk.to/Prisoner/ryanadams Directed & Produced by Noah Abrams and Edited by Brook Linder Follow Ryan Adams: http://paxamrecords.com http://facebook.com/ryanadams http://twitter.com/theryanadams http://instagram.com/misterryanadams Music video by Ryan Adams performing Do You Still Love Me (C) 2017 PaxAmericana Recording Company, Under Exclusive License To Blue Note Records http://vevo.ly/3phwHp #RyanAdams #DoYouStillLoveMe #Vevo #Alternative #Indie #OfficialMusicVideo
Music video by Ryan Adams performing New York, New York. (C) 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Wonderwall · Ryan Adams Love Is Hell ℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 2004-01-01 Producer, Associated Performer, Vocals: Ryan Adams Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer: John Porter Associated Performer, Drums: Ricky Fataar Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Hutch Hutchinson Associated Performer, Guitar: Greg Leisz Associated Performer, Hammond B3: Ian McLagen Associated Performer, Piano: Jon Cleary Associated Performer, Violin: Ruth Gotlieb Associated Performer, Cello: Sarah Wilson Studio Personnel, Mixer: Jamie Candiloro Studio Personnel, Mixer: Joe McGrath Composer Lyricist: Noel Gallagher Auto-generated by YouTube.
Ryan Adams’ self-titled album is due out Sept 9 (USA) and is now available for pre-order. Check your country’s release date and pre-order below. Digital @ iTunes or Google Play - http://smarturl.it/Ryan-Adams CD, digital or vinyl @ Amazon - http://smarturl.it/Ryan-Adams-amazon CD or vinyl Direct - http://ryanadams.shopfirebrand.com/ Track listing, tour dates and more info at http://paxamrecords.com/
Lyrics: Today is gonna be the day That they're gonna give it back to you By now you should've somehow Realized what you gotta do I don't believe that anybody Feels the way I do about you now Backbeat the word was on the street That the fire in your heart is out And I'm sure you've heard it all before But you never really had a doubt I don't believe that anybody feels The way I do about you now And all the roads we have to walk are winding And all the lights that lead the way are blinding And there are many things that I would like to say to you But I don't know how I said maybe You're gonna be the one that saves me And after all You're my wonderwall Today was gonna be the day But they'll never bring it back to you By now you should've somehow Realized what you've gotta do I don't belie...
Provided to YouTube by TuneCore Oh My Sweet Carolina · Ryan Adams Heartbreaker ℗ 2000 Pax Am Records Released on: 2000-09-05 Auto-generated by YouTube.
Ryan Adams performing on "Live On Letterman". Video ripped by GrimFish of the Ryan Adams Archive. To download the whole thing and other RA boots register at ryanadamsarchive.com
Originally by Whiskeytown... https://youtu.be/omUjs4Ymbn0?si=wOiBcsefi4ODEOxg
Ryan Adams singing Come Pick Me Up with Neil Finn and Janis Ian on BBC 4's Songwriters' Circle on October 21st 2011.
Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams; November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, poet and painter. He is best known for his prolific solo career, and as a former member of alternative country band Whiskeytown, with whom he recorded three studio albums. In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his first solo album, Heartbreaker, to critical acclaim. The album was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize. In 2001, Adams released the UK certified-gold Gold, which included the hit single, "New York, New York".
He released five albums with the rock band The Cardinals and in 2009 he married singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore. Adams left The Cardinals and announced that he was taking a break from music. He resumed performing in October 2010 and released his thirteenth studio album, Ashes & Fire, on October 11, 2011. The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. In September 2014, Adams released his fourteenth album Ryan Adams on his PAX AM label.
Adams has also produced albums for Willie Nelson, Jesse Malin, Jenny Lewis, and Fall Out Boy, and he has collaborated with Counting Crows, Weezer, Norah Jones, America, Minnie Driver, Cowboy Junkies, Leona Naess, Toots and the Maytals, Beth Orton and Krista Polvere. He has written Infinity Blues, a book of poems, and Hello Sunshine, a collection of poems and short stories.