Bad News and Tunes: bnat - ryan adams country collection

you may not tell it from reading this blog but i am a fan of country music. honestly, i would almost call myself a closet fan of country music. i actually really, really, enjoy it. however, i rarely listen to it with others and even less will talk to others about it. i've gotten quite a bit of razz in the past from people who think country music has no value. now, let me say that A LOT of country is nothing more than pop with a twang. and pop has very little value. there are times, however, that i enjoy listening to stupid music. it can be relaxing to turn my brain off while listening to music. country does that for me more than almost any other type of music.

ok, having been through that bit lets talk about the task at hand, ryan adams. if you haven't heard of ryan adams by now something is missing in your musical life. now, whether or not you would categorize this as actual country music, alternative country, folk or what-not, it has qualities of country music that feels much more deservedly worthy of the country name. for crying out loud, the guy just produced willie nelson's album songbird. willie nelson.

you've probably noticed that it has been on and off here as far as the posting here. that's partly due to laziness but mostly due to the fact that i haven't really had anything new to post. not having anything new to post is mostly due to the fact that i have been listening to primarily ryan adams for the past month or so. obsessed? maybe. entranced? definitely. ryan has often been called the modern bob dylan. that's bull. he's way freaking better than bob dylan. dylan was a revolutionary and a genius but ryan adams' versatility would make dylan dry up like a weed at the ultraviolet greatness that is david ryan adams. he has so much music to choose from it has kept me busy for the past month and i feel like i'm just getting started. and i sure have enjoyed it. if you're interested in hearing more ryan adams feel free to email me with a request for tunes. wherever you get it, get it. holy crap get it.