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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger - CD 21; Fun Fact 39



Do you like Neil Young? Lucinda Williams? Gillian Welch? If so, you're you'll probably like Ryan Adams' Easy Tiger. This 2007 alt-country release has all the trademark Adams features: great voice, excellent guitarwork, finely crafted songwriting. You may remember Adams from his earlier band Whiskeytown, or from his 2001 solo release Gold which received a fair amount of radio play, as did his song "New York" especially after 9/11. While Gold remains my favorite CD of his, Easy Tiger is a close second. Fun Fact: Before he became famous Adams played in a band called The Patty Duke Syndrome.

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