Oooh Baby I Love Your Way…
Ryan Adams, you are a crazy crazy man. A crazy crazy man who seems to be sober now (only drinking Diet Coke, no Jack) with one left hand covered in chipped black nailpolish (hollllaaa Carson Daly!) and decked out in perfectly-fitting Batman tshirt, jeans, and cowboy boots, looking as HOT as ever!
Ryan Adams is the perfect rock star boyfriend–ok, minus the totally bonkers factor. Talented, witty, and impossibly good-looking. I actually got into a fight with Jen Music Slut at the Flashy Python show about Ryan Adams’s level of attractiveness. I voted for the “undeniably attractive” she voted for “not so much.” Needless to say, I think Jen is crazy.
The setlist according to Matt (sorry guys, it was 2am and I was in no way shape or form to be writing down set lists):
Love Is Hell/ This Is It/ Please, Do Not Let Me Go/ Cherry Lane/ Note to Self Don’t Die/ Peaceful Valley/ Wish You Were Here/ Magnolia Mountain/ Easy Plateau/ Hard Way to Fall/ Let It Ride/ To Be Young/ Dear Chicago/ Cold Roses/ Shakedown on 9th Street/ Beautiful Sorta. ENCORE: Call Me on Your Way Back Home/ Come Pick Me Up/ Mockingbird
As you can tell by the set list, it was an amazing night. There wasn’t as much looney banter as there was during that infamous 4th of July concert at Battery City Park a few years ago, but there was some excellent talk about ninjas, unicorns, and DVDs. In attendance was JP Bowerstock, Nellie McKay, and Adams main squeeze du jour, Jessica Joffe.
1. So More Scene » Wentz + Magic = Brilliant | 8:56 pm on June 26th, 2006
[...] Unrelated, but still awesome, is this review Jeff wrote about his adventure to Nassau Colesseum to see Taking Back Sunday (STRONG ISLAND, REPREZENT!), Angels and Airwaves, Head Automatica, and The Subways. I love the part where all the kids BUM RUSH THE STAGE like a pack of mad crazy wolves. I so wish I could have been there, but I had a date with Keane and Ryan Adams. [...]
2. Rachael | 8:58 pm on June 26th, 2006
I’m going to pretend that you didn’t say he had a main squeeze, but i’m glad it’s just du jour. That Ryan…it won’t last.
3. Eddie Jenkins | 1:00 am on June 27th, 2006
Wow those are some great pictures. It is good to see that he is finally playing some stuff from Rock ‘n’ Roll for the first time since early ‘04. It is also nice to see he axed that beard he had.
I am going to catch his Knoxville, Tenn., Atlanta, Ga. and Nashville, Tenn. shows in July and August. Hopefully the wonderful setlists of songs I have never heard continues.
On another sad note after this tour I will have seen Ryan Adams 8 times.
4. danfun | 6:17 am on June 27th, 2006
The show is available for download at the Ryan Adams Archives website. It is a SDB and sounds pretty good.
5. Anonymous | 7:13 am on June 27th, 2006
he’s foxy. when did that rose tattoo happen?
6. Constant Dater | 7:53 am on June 27th, 2006
Ah, but totally bonkers makes him the perfect Tormented Rock Poet boyfriend!
Whatever he’s doing, it’s agreeing with him . . . no beard and dodgy specs = foxxy Ryan.
And, um, sounds like it was a musically enjoyable show, too!
7. d | 9:11 am on June 27th, 2006
I loved that 4th of july show banter! his lover water who cheats on him with the soap! & sounds just like metallica-errrrr!
I took 3 ryan adams newbies to the show & they were all looking at me as if I’d lost my mind.
8. Eddie Jenkins | 2:40 pm on June 27th, 2006
If you want to hear a really amazing show check out the Raleigh, NC show from 6-8-2005 on ryanadamsarchive.com . Catlin Cary comes out and they play Whiskeytown songs for the first time in 6 years.
9. Ryan Adams | 2:03 am on July 1st, 2006
Thanks. How great you enjoed it. Lots of folks got soaked, what with all that rain. hmmm.
i cant sleep i got rap type showtunes judy garland style stuck in my membrane. sheesh.
10. tagalong | 5:12 pm on July 17th, 2006
I’d imagine you are privy to the Message Board -> Stereogum -> Gawker -> Rolling Stone debacle…?
Man oh Man.
http://www.stereogum.com/archives/002882.html
11. laura | 8:38 pm on July 17th, 2006
whoever left those comments on Stereogum also has posted on this site…I don’t ponder it too much.
12. The Modern Age » Blog Archive » Ryan Adams Looks Cute Rocking Out on Henry Rollins Show | 1:24 am on April 18th, 2007
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