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Gold | 
| Artist: Ryan Adams
Label: Lost Highway
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  269 reviews
Sales Rank: 2957
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 170256
UPC: 008817025629
EAN: 0008817025629
ASIN: B00005QY5Y
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | New York, New York | | • | Firecracker | | • | Answering Bell | | • | La Cienega Just Smiled | | • | The Rescue Blues | | • | Somehow, Someday | | • | When The Stars Go Blue | | • | Nobody Girl | | • | Sylvia Plath | | • | Enemy Fire | | • | Gonna Make You Love Me | | • | Wild Flowers | | • | Harder Now That It's Over | | • | Touch, Feel & Lose | | • | Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues | | • | Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd |
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Amazon.com
Torrential creativity has fast-forwarded the artistic evolution of former Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams from country-rock boy wonder (see Faithless Street) to despondent troubadour with a 1960s fixation (his solo debut Heartbreaker), but it may also explain why listeners often need to wade through some pedestrian material just to find a few pearls of poetic excellence. Gold is no exception to that trend, a sometimes engaging middle-of-the-road roots-pop album that's both overlong (70 minutes) and at times overindulgent. There are high spots--such as the bouncy, breezy opener "New York, New York" and the plaintive ballad "When the Stars Go Blue" (which features a vocal turn reminiscent of Morrissey)--but much of the disc gets lost in forests of indistinct guitars and plodding percussion that never nudges Adams into actually rocking. Gold is the work of a notoriously prolific songwriter who hasn't yet learned to play to his strengths, one whose execution doesn't yet match his vision. --Anders Smith Lindall
Album Description
UK pressing of the second solo album from the American Alt-Roots star (and former Whiskeytown frontman) includes one bonus track: 'Rosalie Come & Go'. Originally released in 2001, Gold was a musical triumph for the young singer/songwriter and received more press attention and critical acclaim than anything he has released, both before and after. 17 tracks. Universal.
Album Details
Includes the Bonus Track "Rosalie Come and Go" Previously Available on a Now Deleted USA
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| Customer Reviews: Read 264 more reviews...
 The bonus disc is well worht the admission price May 5, 2008
Russell D. Melling (Coatesville, Indiana)
This cd is proof that Adam's is a great songwriter. The bonus cd only adds to enjoyment. Well-worth looking for.
Gold April 26, 2008
Morton (Colorado)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ryan Adams-Gold *****
Gold just might be his best album. It certainly was the one that put him on the map. Before Gold he had a slight following leftover from his days in Whiskeytown, and the few solo albums he had released previous to Gold, but this really introduced him to the mainstream and that is mostly due to the semi-hit single 'New York, New York.' The video for the song was actually played on MTV which was the first and only time that ever happened for him.
The success of the album led to Adams recording albums at a break-neck pace, all of which being good but not always being the solid albums they could be because of the little amount of time spent on recording. 'New York New York' the lovely plead of 'Firecracker' and 'Somehow, someday' are classic Adams. The melancholy 'Nobody Girl' and the now T-mobile theme song 'Gonna Make You Love Me' were a different side of Adams not shown before but were a pleasant welcome.
For Ryan Adams, Gold is as good as it gets, though I must say he is one artist who should be explored in full. All his material should be explored. Gold, alongside his other album Easy Tiger are among the best albums to be released since 2000. Highly Recommended.
Adams' Greatest Work Yet March 27, 2008
D. Zobel (Minneapolis, MN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is perhaps Ryan Adams' greatest album so far. It showcases his ability to write and perform a wide variety of music. Some reviewers here say that "New York, New York" and "Firecracker" are great, but then he "loses focus." They obviously expected the entire album to be rocking and upbeat. With Ryan Adams, that is a mistake. Some of the best tracks on here are the slow ones. The best thing about this album is that there are songs on it for every kind of mood.
Total Brilliance.... January 9, 2008
Balthazar (San Francisco / Underworld)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've waited a few years before saying this, but am now pretty sure that this album is my all time favourite from any artist. When I first heard this cd I could hardly believe how brilliant it was...I just kept on playing it...and I've never gotten sick of it. Although this cd should come with a warning for people new to Ryan Adams music: IF YOU BUY THIS, YOU'll END UP BUYING EVERYTHING HE'S EVER RECORDED, INCLUDING WITH WHISKEYTOWN. That's alot of cd's! But well worth it...2005 was an expensive year to be a Ryan Adam fan (with three releases). I feel "privileged" to be the owner of no. 995 of 1,000 of the colored vinyl Gold promo record - even if it cost me nearly $400.00 on eBay (haha, see what I mean). One day Ryan will top this album, some say Heartbreaker is his best so far (his first solo album). I prefer Gold just a bit more - but I'm just waiting for a better album (or equal) to this from Ryan. I'm sure he can do it - he almost achieved it with Easy Tiger. In the meantime though, thank you Winona Ryder!!! Without you, this album may never have existed - wow, I wonder how she must feel being the muse to this incredible masterwork. I wouldn't claim that Ryan (David) Adams is a genius...but I know that he's a musical genius, the proof is in listening to this.
wrong address January 8, 2008
BruceG (CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The cd finally arrived, but not befoe after Christmas. Amazon had an old address for me and I couldn't change it. When they finally cancelled the order, due to not being able to deliver it, I had to re-order and then the CD came.
This is the first time there has been any kind of snag in Amazon procedure. I'll keep dealing with them.
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