Ryan Adams Make America Sad Again
| Love Is Hell | ||||
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| Studio album past Ryan Adams | ||||
| Released | May iv, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | New York, September ii to September half-dozen, 2002; and New Orleans, February 2003 | |||
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| Length | 68:01 | |||
| Label | Lost Highway Records | |||
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Dearest Is Hell is the 5th studio album by American musician Ryan Adams, released on May iv, 2004. The anthology was originally released every bit ii EPs, Love Is Hell pt. 1 and Beloved Is Hell pt. ii, at the insistence of Lost Highway, who accounted that the album was non commercially viable. A total-length version of the album was released when the EPs proved to exist more of a commercial success than anticipated. Dear Is Hell features guest contributions from Marianne Faithfull and Greg Leisz, as well as Fabrizio Moretti and Leona Naess on certain bonus tracks.
Background and release [edit]
Love Is Hell was initially rejected by Adams'due south label Lost Highway, who had deemed its audio as "as well alternative stone"[1] and considered it non to be commercially viable.[2] [3] As a event, Adams recorded Stone north Roll in 2 weeks,[4] [5] which was released as his official fourth studio album on November iv, 2003, and the content of Love Is Hell was released every bit two EPs: Love Is Hell pt. 1 on the aforementioned day as Rock n Roll and Dearest Is Hell pt. 2 on December 9. The EPs were eventually combined into one album, which was released on May four, 2004 every bit Adams's 5th studio album. The Haven comprehend "Wonderwall" was released as a unmarried from Love Is Hell in the U.k. on June 28, 2004. The album was released in Japan on June 27, 2007 with a bonus disc of tracks recorded during the same sessions equally the anthology.[6]
The track "The Shadowlands" was written backstage in Belfast on Nov 26, 2002, with Adams performing it as his opening song.[ citation needed ] The track "Anybody Wanna Accept Me Abode" was included on both Stone n Gyre and Beloved Is Hell, although in different versions. As it appears on Rock n Roll, the song is 4:46 long and features a fade out and fade-back-in effect, whereas the Love Is Hell version is longer, clocking at 5:31, and does not include the fade effects.
Adams's version of "Wonderwall" was made available equally downloadable content for the 2008 video game Guitar Hero Earth Tour as part of an acoustic pack in January 2009.[7]
Composition [edit]
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Adams described the anthology as sounding "a lot like Heartbreaker, but ameliorate and more severe. It's circuitous and information technology's damaged,"[three] and stated that it "was the record [he] needed to make."[8] In a 2007 interview, he noted that he loves to play songs from the anthology alive, and that the songs are "usually tunes that The Cardinals and myself become actually excited about when they come up up in the set."[9]
Critical reception [edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [ten] |
| NME | 9/10[11] |
| Pitchfork | 3.1/x[12] |
| Rolling Stone | [1] |
| Q (both EPs) | [13] |
| Mojo (Love Is Hell pt. 1) | [xiv] |
| Mojo (Love Is Hell pt. 2) | [15] |
| Blender (Dear Is Hell pt. 1) | [xvi] |
| Drowned in Sound (Love Is Hell pt. one) | 8/10[17] |
| Spin (Love Is Hell pt. one) | B−[eighteen] |
Love Is Hell received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the Pt. 1 EP received an average score of 74 based on xvi reviews, while Pt. 2 received an average score of 78 based on 12 reviews. Both scores indicate "generally favorable reviews".[19] [20]
In a positive review for Rolling Rock, Bill Crandall opined that Adams's characterization were wrong when they told him that Love Is Hell was "not [his] best stuff" and wrote that the album "is an exquisite portrait of the artist as a tired boyfriend: tired of dearest, tired of fame and, most of all, tired of lonely nights spent in the Chelsea Hotel [sic]".[one] Writing for the same publication, Tom Moon called the Pt. 2 EP "seven riveting explorations that don't sound like anything else in [Adams's] songbook", although he felt that "they're not all stunners".[21]
John Robinson of NME compared the way Lost Highway released Rock n Coil and Love Is Hell to "[having] thrown away the fruit, and called to heavily promote the banana pare", viewing Love Is Hell as "an album that actually is classic stone 'n' roll rather than ane that can simply impersonate it" like Rock north Whorl.[11] Rob Brunner of Entertainment Weekly gave Love Is Hell pt. ane a B+ and similarly criticized Lost Highway'south marketing strategy, request "what were they thinking?". He said of the EP that "the writing is tighter, the production cleaner, and the performances more considered" than on Rock n Roll and cited the "pointless" cover of "Wonderwall" equally his "simply real thwarting".[22] Reviewing Dearest Is Hell pt. 2 for the same publication, Volition Hermes gave it a B and wrote that "song for song, the EPs trump Rock n Roll", simply felt that Adams gave off an epitome of "a scattershot chameleon instead of [...] an artist who digs deep".
In split reviews of Beloved Is Hell pt. ane and Pt. 2, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave both EPs 3.5 stars out of 5, while his review of the total anthology shows a rating of 4 stars out of v.[10] Referring to Adams equally "a synthesist more than than a stylist", he compared various songs from the album to multiple rock singer-songwriters and bands such as Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and The Smiths, noting that Dear Is Hell coproducer John Porter had worked with the latter. However, while he deemed them both every bit "tribute albums", Erlewine called Love Is Hell "more carefully considered in its production and writing" than Stone northward Roll.[23] [24] In a joint review of Rock n Roll and both Beloved Is Hell EPs, Matt Dentler of The Austin Chronicle rated Pt. i 3.5 stars and Pt. ii three stars out of 5. He wrote that Beloved Is Hell is "far more dense and nighttime" and "spotty" than Rock n Roll, but called the songs "a fun challenge to crevice open" and highlighted "Political Scientist" for its "frail melodies" also as Adams'due south cover of "Wonderwall", which Dentler chosen "surprisingly smart".[25]
In a negative review, Hartley Goldstein wrote for Pitchfork that "Adams is, at heart, an extremely gifted songwriter" but panned his prolificness, feeling that Dearest Is Hell is "a collection of preposterously cheerless (and charmless) songs that try much also hard to accomplish a poignancy — or anything, actually — that might hibernate their consummate insignificance". However, he cited the songs "English Girls Approximately" and "Hotel Chelsea Nights" as highlights, describing them as "happy accidents" and "moments of clarity" on the tape.[12] Similarly, the Uncut review of the Pt. 1 EP called it "an utterly gloomungous affair with barely a scissure of low-cal piercing the lowering clouds of misery", although it praised the bonus runway "Halloween".[26]
Track list [edit]
All tracks are written by Ryan Adams, unless otherwise stated.
| No. | Title | Writer(due south) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| i. | "Political Scientist" | 4:33 | |
| ii. | "Afraid Not Scared" | 4:xiii | |
| three. | "This House Is Not for Sale" | 3:53 | |
| 4. | "Anybody Wanna Take Me Dwelling" | 5:31 | |
| 5. | "Love Is Hell" | 3:19 | |
| 6. | "Wonderwall" | Noel Gallagher | 4:09 |
| seven. | "The Shadowlands" | five:18 | |
| eight. | "World War 24" | 4:17 | |
| ix. | "Avalanche" | 5:09 | |
| 10. | "My Blueish Manhattan" | two:23 | |
| eleven. | "Please Do Not Allow Me Go" | 3:37 | |
| 12. | "City Rain, Urban center Streets" | 3:49 | |
| xiii. | "I Run across Monsters" | iii:57 | |
| fourteen. | "English language Girls Approximately" | 5:42 | |
| 15. | "Thank you Louise" | 2:52 | |
| sixteen. | "Hotel Chelsea Nights" | five:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| i. | "Halloween" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Caterwaul" | 5:41 |
| three. | "Fuck the Universe" | 7:29 |
| 4. | "Twice as Bad as Love" | 4:14 |
| five. | "Male parent's Son" | 3:36 |
| vi. | "Gimme Sunshine" | 3:5 |
| 7. | "Blackness Clouds" | four:48 |
| No. | Title | Author(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| i. | "Political Scientist" | 4:33 | |
| 2. | "Afraid Not Scared" | iv:13 | |
| 3. | "This Firm Is Non for Auction" | 3:53 | |
| 4. | "Honey Is Hell" | iii:19 | |
| 5. | "Wonderwall" | Noel Gallagher | 4:09 |
| 6. | "The Shadowlands" | 5:18 | |
| 7. | "Earth War 24" | four:17 | |
| 8. | "Avalanche" | v:09 | |
| 9. | "Caterwaul" | 5:41 | |
| 10. | "Halloween" | iii:52 | |
| 11. | "My Blue Manhattan" | 2:23 | |
| 12. | "Please Do Not Let Me Go" | 3:37 | |
| thirteen. | "City Pelting, City Streets" | 3:49 | |
| 14. | "I See Monsters" | three:57 | |
| xv. | "English Girls Approximately" | 5:42 | |
| 16. | "Cheers Louise" | 2:52 | |
| 17. | "Hotel Chelsea Nights" | 5:10 | |
| 18. | "Fuck the Universe" | seven:29 | |
| xix. | "Twice every bit Bad as Honey" | 4:14 |
Extended plays [edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Political Scientist" | four:34 | |
| 2. | "Afraid Not Scared" | four:xiii | |
| 3. | "This Firm Is Non for Sale" | 3:54 | |
| iv. | "Love Is Hell" | 3:xix | |
| 5. | "Wonderwall" | Noel Gallagher | 4:09 |
| vi. | "The Shadowlands" | five:xix | |
| 7. | "Earth State of war 24" | 4:18 | |
| 8. | "Avalanche" | 5:09 | |
| Total length: | 34:48 | ||
| No. | Championship | Length |
|---|---|---|
| nine. | "Caterwaul" | 5:43 |
| 10. | "Halloween" | 3:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| one. | "My Bluish Manhattan" | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Please Do Not Allow Me Go" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "City Rain, Urban center Streets" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "I See Monsters" | three:58 |
| 5. | "English Girls Approximately" | 5:42 |
| six. | "Thank you Louise" | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Hotel Chelsea Nights" | v:xiii |
| Total length: | 27:xxx | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| eight. | "Fuck the Universe" | seven:31 |
| 9. | "Twice as Bad as Love" | 4:14 |
Chart positions [edit]
Album [edit]
| Country | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Flemish region)[27] | 87 |
| Great britain[28] | 62 |
Extended plays [edit]
Love Is Hell pt. 1 [edit]
| Land | Position |
|---|---|
| Great britain | 62 |
| Usa | 78 |
| Norway | 14 |
| Ireland | 21 |
| Sweden | 36 |
Love Is Hell pt. two [edit]
| Land | Position |
|---|---|
| Uk | 114 |
| Ireland | 69 |
Singles [edit]
| Yr | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Wonderwall" | Great britain Singles Nautical chart[28] | 27 |
Personnel [edit]
- Ryan Adams – vocals, guitars, pianoforte, and other instruments
- Marianne Faithfull – backing vocals (track xiv)
New York Ring on tracks 1, 2, iii, iv, 5, 12, 14 [edit]
- Paul Garisto – drums
- Johnny Pisano – bass
- Joe McGinty – pianoforte
- Johnny McNabb – lead guitar
New Orleans Band on tracks half dozen, vii, eight, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, sixteen [edit]
- Greg Leisz – atomic number 82 guitar, pedal steel
- Ricky Fataar – drums on all except 10, 11, 13, xv
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass on all except 13, 15
- Ian McLagan – B3 organ, Wurlitzer electrical piano on all except 11, 13, 15, 16
- Jon Cleary - piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, rhythm guitar on all except ten, 11, xiii
- Ruth Gottlieb - violin on all except eleven, 16
- Sarah Wilson - cello on all except xi, 16
Bonus tracks [edit]
- Fabrizio Moretti – drums ("Halloween")
- Leona Naess – backing vocals ("Caterwaul")
Footnotes [edit]
- ^ The Love Is Hell pt. 1 and Dear Is Hell pt. 2 EPs use cropped versions of the same image. The Japanese edition 2CDs of the total album uses a blueish filter on the picture.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Crandall, Bill (December 10, 2003). "Ryan Adams: Love Is Hell Pt. 1 / Honey Is Hell Pt. 2". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
[H]is label balked every bit [sic] his new songs, telling him they were 'also alternative stone'.
- ^ Spitz, Marc (2003-11-24). "Who The F**one thousand Is Ryan Adams?". Spin . Retrieved 2008-08-xix .
- ^ a b Simmons, Sylvie (November 21, 2003). "I've been jumping off bridges". The Guardian . Retrieved August 19, 2008.
- ^ Posey, Parker (December 2003). "Ryan Adams: behind closed doors, ane of music's almost idiosyncratic heartbreakers gets intimate with his paramour, actress Parker Posey, opening upwards about finding his phonation and getting his stone on". BNET. Archived from the original on 2006-01-12. Retrieved 2008-08-19 .
- ^ Watson, Ian (January 2004). "Ryan Adams". Rolling Stone (Australia), Jan 2004. Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b Beloved Is Hell (Japanese Edition 2CDs) at Discogs
- ^ Miller, Ross (January 27, 2009). "Guitar Hero Earth Tour Monthly: Wings, Bob Seger, Shins, Incubus, Ryan Adams". Engadget . Retrieved December half dozen, 2020.
- ^ Uhelszki, Jaan (Jan 2004). "Ryan Adams: Saved Past R'northward'R". HARP Mag. Archived from the original on 2007-x-25. Retrieved 2008-08-19 .
- ^ Klein, Joshua (2007-07-23). "Interview: Ryan Adams". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-08-19 .
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dear Is Hell – Ryan Adams". AllMusic . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Robinson, John. "Adams, Ryan : Love Is Hell Pts 1&2". NME. Archived from the original on January 18, 2004. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Goldstein, Hartley (Jan 7, 2004). "Ryan Adams: Dearest Is Hell, Pts. 1 & 2". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Adams: Love Is Hell Pt. i". Q (211): 98. February 2004.
- ^ "Ryan Adams: Love Is Hell Pt. ane". Mojo (122): 98. Jan 2004.
- ^ "Ryan Adams: Love Is Hell Pt. ii". Mojo (124): 100. March 2004.
- ^ Weiner, Jonah (January 2004). "Ryan Adams: Love Is Hell Pt. 1". Blender (23): 100. Archived from the original on May six, 2004. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Dobson, Gareth (December one, 2003). "Album Review: Ryan Adams – Honey Is Hell Office 1". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Breakdown". Spin. twenty (2): 104. February 2004. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Love Is Hell, Part ane [EP] past Ryan Adams Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Beloved Is Hell, Part ii [EP] by Ryan Adams Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved December ten, 2020.
- ^ Moon, Tom (January half dozen, 2004). "Love Is Hell Part 2". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Brunner, Rob (November 28, 2003). "Love Is Hell, Part i". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January ix, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dear Is Hell, Pt. 1 – Ryan Adams". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Love Is Hell, Pt. ii – Ryan Adams". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Dentler, Matt (January ix, 2004). "Ryan Adams". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Adams – Honey Is Hell Pt one". Uncut (eighty): 116. Jan 2004. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved April xxx, 2013.
- ^ "Belgian Love Is Hell position". ultratop.be. Archived from the original on Oct 21, 2012. Retrieved 2009-xi-22 .
- ^ a b "UK Chart Log". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2008-11-22 .
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