Killers "Sam's Town" vs. Ryan Adams "Rock'n'Roll"

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First as Rattle & Hum, then as farce.

― Zwan (miccio), Sunday, 1 October 2006 21:20 (eighteen years ago)

Rock'n'Roll has gotten better over the years. And the songs are about 10 times better in a live setting.

― MRZBW (MRZBW), Sunday, 1 October 2006 21:24 (eighteen years ago)

Which is ironic, considering how much I'd like Ryan Adams to die.

― Leopold Boom! (noodle vague), Sunday, 1 October 2006 21:26 (eighteen years ago)

Albumwise, he's been outdrugged, outwailed, outhooked and outrocked by a Mormon Duranee.

― Zwan (miccio), Sunday, 1 October 2006 21:27 (eighteen years ago)

A Kiss Before I Go
Please Do Not Let Me Go
Magnolia Mountain
The End
To Be Young
Tears Of Gold
**the ninja moment** http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/firecracker_/DSC00054.jpg
Games
What Sin
Dear John
Cold Roses->
Egyptology->
Bartering Lines->
Egyptology->
Goodnight Rose->
Beautiful Sorta->
Party Clown
DJ Reggie Rap"Shakespeare Rumble In Da Bronx"
Blue Hotel
Easy Plateau
Not So Peaceful Valley
Dear Chicago
Shakedown->
Expressway To Yr.Skull->
Caribean Queen->
Egyptology->
Pyramid->
I See Monsters

― MRZBW (MRZBW), Sunday, 1 October 2006 21:31 (eighteen years ago)

yo, what's up w/Ryan ripping off the James Dean Bradfield ski-mask look?

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Sunday, 1 October 2006 22:25 (eighteen years ago)

"I am an architect!
DeRo calls me a jerkoff!
I call his number!
And leave him a message!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 1 October 2006 22:33 (eighteen years ago)

my record went balsa wood
AWWWWWWWWW SHIT

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Sunday, 1 October 2006 22:56 (eighteen years ago)

sam's town vs. seven days in sammystown

― real savage-like (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 1 October 2006 23:28 (eighteen years ago)

I remain on the far side of crazy!

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Sunday, 1 October 2006 23:31 (eighteen years ago)

Both dire albums, straight in every pejorative sense of the word, but at least "When You Were Young" and "Read My Mind" show glimmers of a ridiculousness that Flowers once posessesed and Adams has never had.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 1 October 2006 23:37 (eighteen years ago)

I really like "When You Were Young" although I'm not sure why/how.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 2 October 2006 01:15 (eighteen years ago)

haha if there's anything Flowers still possesses, it's ridiculousness!

― Zwan (miccio), Monday, 2 October 2006 03:37 (eighteen years ago)

seriously, how could you listen to Sam's Town and bemoan a lack of THAT?

― Zwan (miccio), Monday, 2 October 2006 03:38 (eighteen years ago)

it's kinda like soul-as-style versus soul-as-feeling:

flowers used to favour ridiculousness-as-affect and now he favours ridiculousness-as-effect

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 2 October 2006 04:37 (eighteen years ago)

Rock N Roll is great in the same way that Riot City Blues is great (although I much prefer Rock N Roll) - each doesn't take itself too seriously in clearly paying homage to its influences, and it's obvious that the musicians are having a hell of a lot of fun in both cases.

While I haven't heard Sam's Town, it sounds like it takes itself way too seriously.

― Stephen Bush (Stephen B.), Monday, 2 October 2006 17:42 (eighteen years ago)

I really like "When You Were Young" although I'm not sure why/how.

The eponymous phrase subliminally recalls "If There Is Something." This is the only explanation.

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Monday, 2 October 2006 17:53 (eighteen years ago)

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