Demolition (Ryan Adams album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Demolition
| type = studio
| artist = Ryan Adams
| cover = Ryan Adams Demolition.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 24, 2002
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative country
Rock
| length = 45:16
| label = Lost Highway Records
| producer = Ryan Adams
Michael Blair
Frank Callari
David Domanich
Ethan Johns
Luke Lewis
| prev_title = Gold
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Rock n Roll
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Demolition
| type = studio
| single1 = Nuclear
| single1date = September 16, 2002
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
| MC = 70/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/demolition/ryan-adams |title=Reviews for Demolition by Ryan Adams |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=December 19, 2015}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/demolition-mw0000224912 |title=Demolition – Ryan Adams |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=December 19, 2015 |last=Deming |first=Mark}}
| rev2 = Blender
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=9 |title=Ryan Adams: Demolition |journal=Blender |issue=11 |date=November 2002 |accessdate=February 21, 2017 |last=Altman |first=Billy |page=124 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410001159/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=9 |archivedate=April 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = B−{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2002/09/30/demolition/ |title=Demolition |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 30, 2002 |accessdate=December 19, 2015 |last=Browne |first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221013002/http://ew.com/article/2002/09/30/demolition/ |archivedate=February 21, 2017 |url-status=dead}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/sep/20/popandrock.artsfeatures4 |title=Ryan Adams: Demolition |work=The Guardian |date=September 20, 2002 |accessdate=February 21, 2017 |last=Simpson |first=Dave}}
| rev5 = Los Angeles Times
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-22-ca-rack22-story.html |title=The Human Side of a Songwriting Machine |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 22, 2002 |access-date=February 21, 2017 |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Hilburn}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6Score = 8/10{{cite journal |title=Ryan Adams: Demolition |journal=NME |date=September 21, 2002 |page=39}}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7Score = 5.5/10{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/39-demolition/ |title=Ryan Adams: Demolition |work=Pitchfork |date=October 6, 2002 |accessdate=December 19, 2015 |last=Fields |first=Alison}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/demolition-20020910 |title=Demolition |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 10, 2002 |accessdate=December 19, 2015 |last=Edwards |first=Gavin}}
| rev9 = Spin
| rev9Score = 7/10{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H54z_qZN4pMC&pg=PA119 |title=Schoolhouse Rock |journal=Spin |volume=18 |issue=11 |date=November 2002 |accessdate=February 21, 2017 |last=Hermes |first=Will |author-link=Will Hermes |pages=119–20}}
| rev10 = The Village Voice
| rev10score = B+{{cite news |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv12b02-02.php |title=Consumer Guide: Don't Call It a Comeback |work=The Village Voice |date=December 31, 2002 |accessdate=February 21, 2017 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}
}}
Demolition is the third studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on September 24, 2002, on Lost Highway. The album comprises tracks from Adams' unreleased studio albums, The Suicide Handbook, The Pinkheart Sessions and 48 Hours,{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/25/mroom.ryan.adams/|title=Ryan Adams on 'Demolition,' writing and shopping at Gap|date=2002-10-25|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2008-08-19}} as well as "You Will Always Be The Same" from The Stockholm Sessions.[http://mega-superior-gold.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-stockholm-sessions.html The Stockholm Sessions] Mega-Superior-Gold - April 24, 2013 In 2009, Adams stated: "I don’t much care for this record. The rock songs are plodding and the quiet songs belonged to better records [...] to make Gold as a compromise then to have to watch those records get broken up for Demolition was heartbreaking."[http://stereokill.net/2009/08/26/the-collected-forum-musings-of-david-ryan-adams-part-1/ ] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20090830133512/http://stereokill.net/2009/08/26/the-collected-forum-musings-of-david-ryan-adams-part-1/ |date=August 30, 2009 }}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Ryan Adams, except where noted
| title1 = Nuclear
| length1 = 3:25
| title2 = Hallelujah
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = You Will Always Be the Same
| length3 = 2:38
| title4 = Desire
| length4 = 3:41
| title5 = Cry on Demand
| length5 = 4:23
| title6 = Starting to Hurt
| length6 = 3:19
| title7 = She Wants to Play Hearts
| length7 = 4:01
| title8 = Tennessee Sucks
| length8 = 2:55
| title9 = Dear Chicago
| length9 = 2:13
| title10 = Gimme a Sign
| length10 = 3:04
| title11 = Tomorrow
| writer11 = Ryan Adams, Carrie Hamilton
| length11 = 4:23
| title12 = Chin Up, Cheer Up
| length12 = 2:59
| title13 = Jesus (Don't Touch My Baby)
| length13 = 5:09
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks
| title14 = New York, New York
| note14 = Live In Amsterdam
| title15 = To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)
| writer15 = Ryan Adams and David Rawlings
| note15 = Live In Amsterdam
| title16 = Blue
| length16 = 2:28
| title17 = Song for Keith
| length17 = 3:29
}}
Personnel
- Ryan Adams – Vocals (all tracks), Guitar (tracks 2,3,4,5,7,9,11,12,13), Electric guitar (tracks 1,6,8,10), Harmonica (tracks 2,4), Bass (tracks 5,13), Piano (tracks 5,8), Synth (track 13), Drum Machine (track 13)
- Mikael Nord Andersson – Dobro (track 3)
- Bucky Baxter – Pedal Steel Guitar (tracks 1,6,8,10), Background vocals (tracks 5,7), Guitar (tracks 5,9)
- Michael Blair – Djembe Heartbeat (track 3)
- Sheldon Gomberg – Bass (tracks 2,4)
- Svante Henryson – Cello (track 3)
- Ethan Johns – Drums (tracks 2,4,12), Background vocals (track 2), Electric guitar (track 2), Ukulele (track 4), Bass (track 12), B3 (track 2)
- John Paul Keith – Guitar (tracks 6,10)
- Greg Leisz – Steel Guitar (tracks 2,4,12), Dobro (track 12)
- Billy Mercer – Bass (tracks 1,6,10)
- Brad Pemberton – Drums (tracks 1,6,8,10)
- David Rawlings – Guitar (track 11)
- Julianna Raye – Background vocals (track 4)
- Brad Rice – Electric guitar (tracks 1,8)
- Chris Stills – Background vocals (track 2), 12-String Acoustic Guitar (track 2), B3 (track 4)
- Gillian Welch – Background vocals (track 11)
Charts
=Album=
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Single ! Chart ! Peak |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2002
|rowspan="2"| "Nuclear" | style="text-align:center;"| 45 |
| UK Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"| 37 |
References
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External links
- {{Metacritic album|title=Demolition}}
{{Ryan Adams}}
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