Track Listing

1. This Is It
2. Shallow
3. 1974
4. Wish You Were Here
5. So Alive
6. Luminol
7. Burning Photographs
8. She's Lost Total Control
9. Note To Self: Don't Die
10. Rock N Roll
11. Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
12. Do Miss America
13. Boys
14. The Drugs Don't Work
15. Hypnotixed

Product Details

• Released on: 2003-11-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Import, Explicit Lyrics
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

From Amazon.co.uk
Enjoyment of Rock N Roll--Ryan Adams' follow up to his alt-country hit, Gold--is largely dependant on both your approach to it and your knowledge of rock's rich history. There's definitely plenty to enjoy, if you look in the right places and don't focus so much on others. If you know zilch about music, but love gritty, rough and ready rock with big, fat slices of tunes, crunching guitars and attitude, then this will make you growl. If you loved Gold, but secretly hoped something rockier would emerge after Adams's much publicised socialising with the Strokes and tribute-paying to Noel Gallagher, then this may be your record of the year. However, if you know your stuff, then you may feel uneasy. Not disappointed, but a little cheated. Why? Because, internal record-company politics and artistic tantrums aside, this is more Ryan Adams "In the Style of..." than anything else. For instance, "This Is It" sounds exactly like a Strokes song would sound, "Shallow" is Definitely Maybe-era Oasis (even down to the stolen T-Rex riff) and "So Alive" is 1980s U2.

That isn't to say the songs aren't anything short of fantastic (especially the almost ethereal, emotional "So Alive" ("Today I watched the boats / Moving through the harbour / Walking on water / In your arms I stay")--great melodies, great guitar work. But you have to wonder, why. Thinking about that can only diminish enjoyment. It's not his best work, but still damn good dirty fun. --Cortman Virtue

Album Description
UK edition of his 2003 studio album features 15 tracks including 'So Alive' along with 1 bonus track, 'Hypnotixed'. Lost Highway.

Album Details
The True Followup to "Gold" Comes after a Mammoth Amount of Recording that Adams Has Accomplished Over the Last Two and a Half Years. With the Title, Adams Breaks Completely Free of his Alt-country Roots and Duckwalks on as a Straight-ahead Rocker. Cameo Appearances Include Melissa Auf Der Maur (Formerly with Hole, Smashing Pumpkins), Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) and Adams' "Good Friend" Actress Parker Posey. This Edition Includes a Bonus Track, "Hypnotixed", Not Found on the USA Edition.