“Which Ryan Adams is it this time? Crazed punk provocateur? Uncloseted metal fan? Classic-rocker? Happily, it’s the latter, in a largely unplugged mode. Out is his twangy backing band, the Cardinals, and in is an A-list pickup team, with Tom Petty veteran Benmont Tench on keyboards and Norah Jones on piano and harmonies. The mood is […]”
“The early buzz on Ashes & Fire said that this was Ryan Adams' best record since Heartbreaker. Translation: It's his first record that kind of sounds like Heartbreaker.”
