Ryan Adams ryanadams2003-01-17.sbd.flac16
2003-01-17 Housing Works Book Cafe
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Ryan Adams Live at Housing Works Book Cafe on 2003-01-17
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Ryan Adams & the Pinkhearts 2003-01-17, Housing Works Book Cafe, New York City Ryan Adams (vocals/guitar); Dan Eisenberg (organ/Wurlitzer); Billy Mercer (bass); Brad Pemberton (drums); Brad Rice (guitar). Setlist (thanks to AnsweringBell.com): cd1: To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) Oh My Sweet Carolina Come Pick Me Up Firecracker Chelsea Nights New York, New York Lovesick Blues cd2: Jeane Hallelujah Beast Of Burden (Billy Mercer vox; Ryan on Bass) Nuclear The Ballad Of Carol Lynn Morning Glory Cry On Demand Brown Sugar Start Me Up (Instrumental) Review: What was billed a short set of maybe 3 to 4 new songs turned into a memorable, relaxed evening full of old and new material before an intimate crowd of about 200 people. For some reason, fire trucks were called in just before showtime, apparently a false alarm--but making the wait outside on one of the coldest nights of the winter much more excruciating. I didn't have a ticket (it sold out in a day), and at one point I was waiting outside alone in the cold, with everyone saying sorry, sorry, sorry. I persevered, befriended a volunteer, and got in. Once inside, tempers subsided and the evening's good cause helped give the room a nice vibe (Housing Works, the show's sponsor, fights AIDS and homelessness; tonight's show was a benefit). Highlights included an acoustic rendition of Lovesick Blues (and I mean really acoustic- -sound problems interrupted the set halfway though and Ryan filled the time while they were fixing it by jumping into the crowd, hopping on a chair, and hamming it up with a little old school twang, all without benefit of amp or mike.) The crowd loved it. After Jeanne, everything was done all by request, including (according to Ryan) a first time live rendition of Hallelujah by this band. Ryan said he'd pass a hat around and, for ten bucks, he'd play, or try to play, anything the donor requested. Eight songs followed. A night I won't soon forget. A. Murcia
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