Don't know what I'm talking about? A few years before the oh-so-talented but oh-so-troubled Ryan Adams lost himself in a Deadhead haze, he had left alt-country behind and wanted to rock like, well, Westerberg/mats. And he did a pretty damned good job of it.
I was at this show -- in fact I ate a couple of extra tickets, which IIRC were $25. It was everything a rock show should be. Smoky, dark, started late, Orange amps cranked up to 10, a first set that did not let up one bit.
He had it. And he's now pretty much lost it. Really sad IMHO. But damn what a great recording of a great night, when Ryan was really everything we all wanted him to become.
first set mp3s 1 2 3 4
encore: brown sugar
whole show
(Wait a sec -- Didn't he play candy doll that night? Maybe I'm thinking of a different show at the E Factory after all. I really should get my facts straight :-)
