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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.
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: BQ - 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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