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Ryan Adams played 4 NYC shows (setlists, video)

Ryan Adams @ Hammerstein (via Robin Pahlman) & Carnegie (via Will McCranie)
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Ryan Adams

One song each night from the “sappy” and “stupid” album intended as the follow-up to 2011’s ‘Ashes and Fire’, before he decided to shelve it, shows that Adams remains perfectly capable of turning out the sort of alt.country nuggets with which he first made his name. ‘How Much Light’ is a particularly impeccable cut, and its airing on Monday – along with that of ‘Where You and I Meet In My Mind’ 48 hours earlier – is likely to lead to clamour from fans for the discarded LP to see the light of day.

With the occasional brattish behaviour of earlier days a distant memory, his between-song interludes are warm, witty, engaging – and more than a little idiosyncratic. Terminator 2, listening to REM while tripping, Angry Birds, Billy Ocean and the emotional and physical wellbeing of his audiences all fall under the comical microscope. He may not offer the lyrical breadth of someone like Bob Dylan or Randy Newman, but these shows are a reminder that Adams has amassed a formidable songbook over the course of his dozen-odd albums. And precious few singer songwriters possess the trump card of a voice that can imbue even the most humdrum lines with such a pure emotional resonance. [When the Gramophone Rings]

Ryan Adams wrapped up his tour with Butch Walker this past weekend with a two-night stand at Hammerstein Ballroom (11/22-11/23), which followed a two-night at Carnegie Hall (11/15 & 11/17) as well as Boston, Philly and NJ stops in between. The above review is of the two Carnegie Hall shows, and below you can check out a video of him playing “Come Pick Me Up” at the second Hammerstein show, as well as setlists from all four. The second Carnegie show included a cover of “Black Sheets of Rain” by Bob Mould, who he joined on stage in NYC earlier this year. Did you go to any of the shows? How were they?

Ryan Adams at Carnegie Hall Night 1 Setlist
Gimme Something Good
Oh My Sweet Carolina
Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains)
My Winding Wheel
Trouble
Nobody Girl
Lucky Now
Off Broadway
Halloween
New York, New York
Let It Ride
Please Do Not Let Me Go
Rats in the Wall
Why Do They Leave?
Sylvia Plath
Crossed Out Name
Where I Meet You In My Mind
If I Am a Stranger
Amy
English Girls Approximately
Avenues (Whiskeytown song)
Come Pick Me Up

Ryan Adams at Carnegie Hall Night 2 Setlist
Oh My Sweet Carolina
My Winding Wheel
Dirty Rain
My Wrecking Ball
New York New York
Friends
Am I Safe
Ashes & Fire
Gimme Something Good
Why Do They Leave?
Off Broadway
The Hardest Part
The Rescue Blues
Lucky Now
Dear Chicago
Desire
How Much Time
Firecracker
Kim
Call Me on Your Way Back Home
Black Sheets of Rain (Bob Mould cover)
Come Pick Me Up

Ryan Adams at Hammerstein Ballroom Night 1 Setlist
Gimme Something Good
Let It Ride
Stay With Me
Dirty Rain
This House Is Not For Sale
Magnolia Mountain
New York, New York
A Kiss Before I Go
Dear Chicago
My Wrecking Ball
Shadows
When the Stars Go Blue
Rats in the Wall
When the Summer Ends
The Door
Cold Roses
Oh My Sweet Carolina
Trouble
La Cienega Just Smiled
Do I Wait
Lucky Now
My Winding Wheel
Kim
I See Monsters
Come Pick Me Up

Ryan Adams at Hammerstein Ballroom Night 2 Setlist
Gimme Something Good
Let It Ride
Stay With Me
Dirty Rain
Blue Light
Lucky Now
(solo acoustic)
Magnolia Mountain
New York, New York
Magick
A Kiss Before I Go
Dear Chicago
Am I Safe
My Wrecking Ball
When the Stars Go Blue
Everybody Knows
My Winding Wheel
This House Is Not For Sale
I Just Might
Oh My Sweet Carolina
La Cienega Just Smiled
Crossed Out Name
I Love You But I Don’t Know What To Say
Come Pick Me Up (with Butch Walker)

setlists via Setlist.fm

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