Easy Tiger
More consistent and of higher quality than much of Ryan Adams' recent output-- 2002's Demolition, 2003 twofer Rock N Roll and Love Is Hell, and 2005's 29-- the prolific singer/songwriter's latest has a sonic landscape that makes any room feel oh so tastefully arranged, like an overpriced bar a few punks still go to anyway.
Some Ryan Adams fans contend that his bootlegs are better than his "real" albums, so now, as part of Adams' ongoing campaign to prove that he isn't as impossible as he seems, the maturing singer-songwriter presents a record with the looseness and simple grace of his boots. Easy Tiger finds Adams forgoing his "as soon…
What we have with Easy Tiger is an amalgamation of all his past work, repackaged and condensed into a perfectly formed and easy to swallow 38 minute mouthful.
Though often criticized for over-saturation, Ryan Adams is as efficient as he is prolific.
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger review: Ryan Adams decides to release a solid, cohesive and ultimately consistent record for a change.