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Ryan Adams - Gold (2001) [Reissue 2002] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: 15 Oct 2024 15:35:29

Ryan Adams - Gold (2001) [Reissue 2002] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Torrential creativity has fast-forwarded the artistic evolution of former Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams from country-rock boy wonder to despondent troubadour with a 1960s fixation, 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.

One would think that being Ryan Adams would be a pretty good deal at the time of this album's release; he had a major-label deal, critics were in love with him, he got to date Winona Ryder and Alanis Morissette, Elton John went around telling everyone he was a genius, and his record company gave him carte blanche to do whatever he wanted. But to listen to Gold, Adams' first solo album for his big-league sponsors at Lost Highway, one senses that there are about a dozen other musicians Adams would love to be, and nearly all of them were at their peak in the early to mid-'70s. Adams' final album with Whiskeytown, Pneumonia, made it clear that he was moving beyond the scruffy alt-country of his early work, and Gold documents his current fascination with '70s rock. Half the fun of the album is playing "Spot the Influence": "Answering Bell" is a dead ringer for Van Morrison (with fellow Morrison enthusiast Adam Duritz on backing vocals), "Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues" is obviously modeled on the Rolling Stones, "Harder Now That It's Over" sounds like Harvest-period Neil Young, "New York, New York" resembles Stephen Stills in his livelier moments (Stephen's son, Chris Stills, plays on the album), and "Rescue Blues" and "La Cienega Just Smiled" suggest the influence of Adams' pal Elton John. Of course, everyone has their influences, and Adams seems determined to make the most of them on Gold; it's a far more ambitious album than his solo debut, Heartbreaker. The performances are polished, Ethan Johns' production is at once elegant and admirably restrained, Adams is in strong voice throughout, and several of the songs are superb, especially the swaggering but lovelorn "New York, New York," the spare and lovely "When the Stars Go Blue," and the moody closer, "Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd." But while Gold sounds like a major step forward for Adams in terms of technique, it lacks the heart and soul of Heartbreaker or Pneumonia; the album seems to reflect craft rather than passion, and while it's often splendid craft, the fire that made Whiskeytown's best work so special isn't evident much of the time. Gold sounds like an album that could win Ryan Adams a lot of new fans (especially with listeners whose record collections go back a ways), but longtime fans may be a bit put off by the album's richly crafted surfaces and emotionally hollow core.

Tracklist:

01. New York, New York
02. Firecracker
03. Answering Bell
04. La Cienega Just Smiled
05. The Rescue Blues
06. Somehow, Someday
07. When The Stars Go Blue
08. Nobody Girl
09. Sylvia Plath
10. Enemy Fire
11. Gonna Make You Love Me
12. Wild Flowers
13. Harder Now That It's Over
14. Touch, Feel & Lose
15. Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues
16. Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd.

Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Ethan Johns at the Sunset Sound Factory.
Mastered by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley at the Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA.

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: Ryan Adams / Gold
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -3.46 dB -21.53 dB 3:48 01-New York, New York
DR10 -4.20 dB -22.71 dB 2:52 02-Firecracker
DR10 -5.13 dB -24.64 dB 3:06 03-Answering Bell
DR11 -4.36 dB -26.69 dB 5:03 04-La Cienega Just Smiled
DR10 -3.93 dB -23.09 dB 3:37 05-The Rescue Blues
DR11 -3.68 dB -22.50 dB 4:25 06-Somehow, Someday
DR11 -4.00 dB -25.96 dB 3:32 07-When The Stars Go Blue
DR11 -3.96 dB -24.69 dB 9:41 08-Nobody Girl
DR11 -7.24 dB -30.46 dB 4:11 09-Sylvia Plath
DR11 -4.21 dB -22.54 dB 4:09 10-Enemy Fire
DR11 -3.05 dB -21.66 dB 2:38 11-Gonna Make You Love Me
DR12 -3.61 dB -26.71 dB 4:58 12-Wild Flowers
DR12 -5.15 dB -26.85 dB 4:34 13-Harder Now That It's Over
DR12 -3.69 dB -24.93 dB 4:14 14-Touch, Feel & Lose
DR10 -3.79 dB -24.36 dB 6:10 15-Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues
DR10 -6.82 dB -27.00 dB 3:26 16-Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd.
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Ryan Adams / Gold
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -4.66 dB -18.60 dB 3:47 01-New York, New York
DR12 -5.19 dB -19.09 dB 2:52 02-Firecracker
DR12 -5.85 dB -21.34 dB 3:05 03-Answering Bell
DR14 -4.08 dB -21.95 dB 5:04 04-La Cienega Just Smiled
DR12 -5.25 dB -20.65 dB 3:38 05-The Rescue Blues
DR12 -4.78 dB -20.36 dB 4:24 06-Somehow, Someday
DR13 -4.78 dB -22.46 dB 3:32 07-When The Stars Go Blue
DR12 -4.13 dB -20.98 dB 9:42 08-Nobody Girl
DR14 -8.03 dB -27.83 dB 4:10 09-Sylvia Plath
DR12 -4.13 dB -18.86 dB 4:09 10-Enemy Fire
DR12 -5.31 dB -19.29 dB 2:37 11-Gonna Make You Love Me
DR14 -5.51 dB -24.38 dB 5:00 12-Wild Flowers
DR14 -5.26 dB -22.22 dB 4:33 13-Harder Now That It's Over
DR13 -3.87 dB -21.00 dB 4:15 14-Touch, Feel & Lose
DR12 -5.37 dB -20.21 dB 6:11 15-Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues
DR12 -7.70 dB -22.70 dB 3:24 16-Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd.
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

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