If only I say this to you now: I love you still, I always will.
Sorry I post so much nowadays. It gives me something to do in-between filling in application forms and uh, nothing else. AND "Cardinology" leaked yesterday and I've just listened to it and I need to babble.
I feel like since "Easy Tiger" and now with "Cardinology" Ryan and the Cardinals have really come together and become a cohesive unit. Like how they've been advertising them (at least for the UK dates) as The Cardinals featuring [band member etc]. Which is heartwarming and I'm happy for them all but... the album is practically twelve three minute tracks with the same tempo, which isn't something I'm a massive fan of anyway or something I associate with Ryan. The sound is tight, but I miss the excess of the seven minute songs with beautiful rambling lyrics.
for everyone alone I wish you faith and hope
and all the strength to cope
be your own best friend
have confidence and keep the faith.
As soon as I heard the opening bars of "Born Into A Light" I started welling up. Ugh, I love them. Ryan doesn't do hopeful often, but when he does it makes all the more special. Its rhythm is a less bouncy "Chin Up, Cheer Up" I think?
burn it all to the ground
zombies runnin' all around
eventually we hit them all
lock it down at nightfall.
The bass and beat in "Magick" is pretty awesome. And i wish i had superpowers? Your rock and super-hero worship is showing, DRA. ♥ I only wish it was longer.
I wish I could tell you just how I felt
I don’t pray
I shower and say goodnight to myself
and when I close my eyes
I feel like a page
with a crossed-out name
with a crossed-out name
"Crossed-Out Name" leaves me breathless. This is the Ryan Adams I know and love best: i kiss her mouth and i know / for everything there is a word / for everything but this.
I like the dresses, shoes, and clothes
and everything you know that goes
with loving a girl, I suppose.
Also from "Crossed-Out Name." His ridiculous yet touching lyrics give me so much joy, like if i could i'd fold myself away like a card table, a concertina or a murphy bed from "Oh My God, Whatever, Etc." and we started playing twister with our tongues from "Hey There Mrs. Lovely."
I'm disappointed in this album, but I was prepared for it not being what I wanted (i.e. "Heartbreaker" or "Cold Roses" or "Gold") and I'm incredibly excited about seeing them next month despite all that. The songs tend to sound completely different live (rockier or softer or with an extended jam session) and add a new dimension to the album versions - I was mostly apathetic towards "The Sun Also Sets" until I heard it live last November - so I have hope. The closing track, "Stop" doesn't really grab me even though it's all slow and piano-led and strings, but I bet it's one of those tracks that is incredible live.
edit: & so "Magick" really does sound like Oasis but it's still fucking awesome, okay? "Let Us Down Easy" is fast growing on me.
I feel like since "Easy Tiger" and now with "Cardinology" Ryan and the Cardinals have really come together and become a cohesive unit. Like how they've been advertising them (at least for the UK dates) as The Cardinals featuring [band member etc]. Which is heartwarming and I'm happy for them all but... the album is practically twelve three minute tracks with the same tempo, which isn't something I'm a massive fan of anyway or something I associate with Ryan. The sound is tight, but I miss the excess of the seven minute songs with beautiful rambling lyrics.
for everyone alone I wish you faith and hope
and all the strength to cope
be your own best friend
have confidence and keep the faith.
As soon as I heard the opening bars of "Born Into A Light" I started welling up. Ugh, I love them. Ryan doesn't do hopeful often, but when he does it makes all the more special. Its rhythm is a less bouncy "Chin Up, Cheer Up" I think?
burn it all to the ground
zombies runnin' all around
eventually we hit them all
lock it down at nightfall.
The bass and beat in "Magick" is pretty awesome. And i wish i had superpowers? Your rock and super-hero worship is showing, DRA. ♥ I only wish it was longer.
I wish I could tell you just how I felt
I don’t pray
I shower and say goodnight to myself
and when I close my eyes
I feel like a page
with a crossed-out name
with a crossed-out name
"Crossed-Out Name" leaves me breathless. This is the Ryan Adams I know and love best: i kiss her mouth and i know / for everything there is a word / for everything but this.
I like the dresses, shoes, and clothes
and everything you know that goes
with loving a girl, I suppose.
Also from "Crossed-Out Name." His ridiculous yet touching lyrics give me so much joy, like if i could i'd fold myself away like a card table, a concertina or a murphy bed from "Oh My God, Whatever, Etc." and we started playing twister with our tongues from "Hey There Mrs. Lovely."
I'm disappointed in this album, but I was prepared for it not being what I wanted (i.e. "Heartbreaker" or "Cold Roses" or "Gold") and I'm incredibly excited about seeing them next month despite all that. The songs tend to sound completely different live (rockier or softer or with an extended jam session) and add a new dimension to the album versions - I was mostly apathetic towards "The Sun Also Sets" until I heard it live last November - so I have hope. The closing track, "Stop" doesn't really grab me even though it's all slow and piano-led and strings, but I bet it's one of those tracks that is incredible live.
edit: & so "Magick" really does sound like Oasis but it's still fucking awesome, okay? "Let Us Down Easy" is fast growing on me.