Prisoner

Adams, Ryan
Blue Note
General | Feb 2017

Reviews

DJ Aporia
Reviewed 2017-02-20
Alt-country with echoes of classic rock. Amazing record from one of my all-time favorite songwriters. David Ryan Adams (DRA) has seen a lot in the past 20 years of his career, including several excellent solo records, collabs with Whiskeytown and The Cardinals, and a chronic problem with tinnitus which prompted the live release Live After Deaf. He’s still standing, and still making heartbreak sound beautiful. Play any/all.

Related: Jason Isbell, Whiskeytown, Wilco. FCC: 11

1. (4:00) **** Do You Still Love Me?—Straight riffing with a light synth backing. Classic rock revival.
2. (3:12) *** Prisoner—Mid-tempo. Acoustic guitars and harmonica. Romantic, taking things back to the Heartbreaker sound.
3. (3:02) **** Doomsday—World-weary, with harmonica and Ryan’s distinctive guitar tones. Classic.
4. (2:42) *** Haunted House—Spacious, uplifting. Gorgeous acoustic guitars. Something about yolo?
5. (3:05) **** Shiver and Shake—Slow, sad. Sparse guitars and light, sweeping synths.
6. (3:22) ** To Be Without You—Relaxed, more country. Blues guitar fills in the last few seconds. “Nothing really matters anymore.”
7. (4:51) Anything I Say to You Now—Driving rock sound.
8. (4:00) **** Breakdown—Minimal rock that steadily becomes more epic.
9. (4:21) Outbound Train—Tense, raw, chugging.
10. (2:57) **** Broken Anyway—Nostalgic, chiming guitars. Huge sound.
11. (3:56) Tightrope—FCC: f***. Solemn acoustic guitars and sax.
12. (3:29) **** We Disappear—Tight, throbbing. Settles into a nice groove. Crazy guitar effects kick in at the end.

Recent airplay

Breakdown
Being as an oceanFeb 22, 2020
Prisoner
Forest for the TreesApr 25, 2017
To Be Without You
Totally AApr 21, 2017
Prisoner
Mixed NutsApr 17, 2017
We Disappear
Do You Still Love Me?
KZSU Time TravelerApr 07, 2017

Charting

2017-02-22 — 2017-04-26
Week EndingAirplays
Apr 30 1
Apr 23 3
Apr 9 1
Apr 2 3
Mar 26 3
Mar 19 4
Mar 12 1
Mar 5 2

Track listing

1. Do You Still Love Me?
2. Prisoner
3. Doomsday
4. Haunted House
5. Shiver And Shake
6. To Be Without You
7. Anything I Say To You Now
8. Breakdown
9. Outbound Train
10. Broken Anyway
11. Tightrope
12. We Disappear