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Rock N Roll

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Genre: Country & Bluegrass

Average Customer Rating: Rating 3.5
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Personnel: Ryan Adams (vocals, various instruments); Johnny T. (drums).

Recording information: Stratosphere, New York, NY.

As the album's title indicates, this is Ryan Adams' full-on rock outing. Here the former Whiskeytown leader/enfant terrible eschews all twang in favor of indulging his alt-rock id, and the result is a whirlwind tour through rock & roll history as filtered through his trademark swagger. Adams wears his influences brazenly, like patches sewn on his jean jacket, from the T-Rex stomp of "Shallow" to the snotty Nirvana/Smashing Pumpkins hybrid of "Note to Self: Don't Die" to a number of Replacements-influenced tracks, including "This Is It" and "Do Miss America." Ever the contrarian, Adams leaves the only truly subdued song on ROCK N ROLL for the title track, a move which nods towards the melancholy pop of his simultaneous release, LOVE IS HELL PART 1.

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 12/25/03, p.104

Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2003"

Rolling Stone - 11/13/03, p.90

4 stars out of 5 - "...The best bullets here are like excerpts from a fantasy mix tape of classic glam and garage rock..."

Spin - 12/03, pp.124-6

"...He swaps pedal-steel filigree for synthesizers, and everywhere the guitars are cranked, the sneakers set on stun..."

Entertainment Weekly - 11/7/03, pp.69-70

"...In keeping with the alt-rock aesthetic, there is a primitive urgency to many of these tracks..." - Rating: B

Q - 01/01/04, p.75

Ranked #46 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums of 2003"

Q - 12/03, p.121

3 stars out of 5 - "...Adams is on fine, growly form on the uptempo 'This Is It'..."

Magnet - 2/04, p.90

"[U]tterly fascinating..."

CMJ - 11/10/03, p.6

"...This time, the alt-country ballads are nowhere to be seen, with Adams fully indulging his inner rock-star desires....with meaty hooks and distorted guitars that lurch from chord to chord, Adams growls out break-up and make-up anthems one right after the other..."

Mojo (Publisher) - 11/03, p.120

4 stars out of 5 - "...Ostensibly straightahead, uncontentious music....Like his debut, it feels like Adams has unleashed himself, without fear..."

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  • 1.This Is It
  • 2.Shallow
  • 3.1974
  • 4.Wish You Were Here
  • 5.So Alive
  • 6.Luminol
  • 7.Burning Photographs
  • 8.She's Lost Total Control
  • 9.Note To Self: Don't Die
  • 10.Rock N Roll
  • 11.Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
  • 12.Do Miss America
  • 13.Boys
  • 14.Drugs Not Working, The

CD Details:

  • Label: Lost Highway
  • Originally Released in: 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Release Date: November 4, 2003
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 55,338
  • Item UPC: 602498610015
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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