Ryan Adams: Demolition
Sylvie Simmons, MOJO, October 2002
BETWEEN HIS spare solo debut Heartbreaker and last year's swaggering Gold the one where he sounded like he'd swallowed a jukebox of Stones, Who and Band singles Adams recorded demos for a double album's worth of new songs. (Its title, The Suicide Handbook, will do for a review.)
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