SchnappM wrote:What's funny is that a lot of people have this story- apparently Ryan plants someone in the audience to say that at quite a few of his shows. I've heard a lot of people say the same thing, about some guy requesting "Summer of 69" and then Ryan Adams refunding the ticket price and kicking him out.

That's an easy $30 earner for just a few minutes work. I wish I earned that kind of money.

ist very much crap this "country" bumpkin ryan adams. he play in iowa city and be very fucked up. so fucked up in fact he be doing copious drugs in Gabes bathroom and get self kicked out of Gabes. yes this is the Gabes we're talking about. then this ryan adams he lose his van and ask to use phone. bartender at gabes do not like ryan adams, he use pay phone while people watch in laughter.
cheers to you Ryan Adams.

Hey, let's start this one up again!

It goes against all my instincts, but the more time goes by, the less I hate this guy. He sounds like a fucked-up maniac (all the stories about how he's out of control), and yet such a -- what's the word? All this formulaic alt-country.... And yet I find myself thinking it's not bad, like it satisfies my need for this kind of thing. Makes me feel melodramatic. Makes me feel like I'm in high school. Like I'd put one of the songs off Demolition on a mix-tape for a girlfriend.

Better than James Taylor.

Not Crap with a Jumbo Waffle.


P.S. If it's true that he pays a 'plant' to heckle him about "Summer of '69", he gains points in my book....

I heard he actually shares a birthday with Bryan Adams. For this if nothing else: CRAP.

And he seems to enjoy talking about how many drugs he takes, which makes him a proper knob if you ask me.

I've never heard his music, but here's what I do know:

He was in a band called Whiskeytown. What a dumb name. CRAP.

He allegedly had a "thing" with noted Hollywood thief/pill popper Winona Ryder, whose history of dating cool dudes to maintain her standing as an edgy persona is long and storied. Oooh, she fine do, alas, CRAP.

The term "prima donna" as a pejorative fits him better than anyone. Plus, his behavior seems queerly manufactured to keep his name afloat, like a turd. No pun intended really: CRAP.

Concerning the above, he strikes me as a totally repugnant character a la Jim Morrison, and this makes him CRAP.

For besmirching Gram Parson's name by association: Unforgivable CRAP

His music unheard: CRAP

His music heard: Damn sure it's CRAP

Crap. Here's why: I'm reading this, I get to the "Summer of '69" talk, and there's a little conversation in my head. "Would I rather listen to 'Summer of '69' or any song by Ryan Adams? Oh I would definitely rather listen to the former. Summer of '69 is crap. If that song is crap, and I would rather listen to it than any song by the aforementioned alt.country, hoovering primadonna, then the aforementioned alt.country, hoovering primadonna must be crap." A syllogism. A syllogism for determining that Ryan Adams is crap. I am pleased.

This Alt. Country shit has to stop.
Especially in Madison. Please.

joshsolberg wrote:Crap. Here's why: I'm reading this, I get to the "Summer of '69" talk, and there's a little conversation in my head. "Would I rather listen to 'Summer of '69' or any song by Ryan Adams? Oh I would definitely rather listen to the former. Summer of '69 is crap. If that song is crap, and I would rather listen to it than any song by the aforementioned alt.country, hoovering primadonna, then the aforementioned alt.country, hoovering primadonna must be crap." A syllogism. A syllogism for determining that Ryan Adams is crap. I am pleased.

You must be careful when assembling premises for your syllogisms from such devastatingly crappy materials. I fear your proud work speaks more to your hipster-reactionary aesthetics than Ryan Adams’ crappiness. I’m not very familiar w/ this cokehead’s music, but I’m certain it beats subjection to “Summer of 69.â€

[quote="LAD"]You must be careful when assembling premises for your syllogisms from such devastatingly crappy materials. I fear your proud work speaks more to your hipster-reactionary aesthetics than Ryan Adams’ crappiness. I’m not very familiar w/ this cokehead’s music, but I’m certain it beats subjection to “Summer of 69.â€

2. I am currently wearing a fuscia t-shirt adorned with 12 yellow and pink armadillos and the word "Texas", spelled out in block letters. 'Nuff said...

So I take it fuchsia is the new black then. All these kids at the TV On the Radio concert last night in purple and pink -- and here's me in my vintage GWG cowboy shirt with those pearl-snap buttons. My bad.




No, I kid. What a little H-bomb the "hipster" tag is though.

No genuine disrespect intended. I heard “Summer of 69â€