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Ryan Adams — La Cienega Just Smiled
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 04:44
 
It's funny how some songs, you just have to hear a few chords a bit of warbling for Ho-Hum to leap out at you. This is one such {#Sleep}. Mind you, all the Ryan Adams songs I've heard on here are an almost automatic Ho-Hum. I wonder if you can set up a batch prog for ratings? ;). A nailed-on 3 from the somnolent Nottingham jury.

felix9
Posted: Aug 03, 2009 - 10:19
 
this is probably one of his top five songs. absolutely amazing

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 10:57
 
Married to Mandy Moore???

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: May 02, 2009 - 18:55
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Unfortunately he's (in)famous for this Diva behavior, at least at his live shows. That said, this is a great song.
 
It really does depend on the night.  I've seen him several times and when he's drunk or in a bad mood the concerts can be spotty affairs.  When he's on, you will not see a better concert —- absolute magic.

And yeah, this is a great tune.


annersjen
(in the rolling hills of New York)
Posted: May 02, 2009 - 18:53
 
Ryan Adams, love 'im or hate 'im, there doesn't seem to be a large middle ground. 

I love him (his music).

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 02:03
 
 lah1975 wrote:
Saw him in concert a few months a go...the egomaniac left the stage after 45 minutes. I like his music but hate the way he treats his fans. He's a punk.
 
Unfortunately he's (in)famous for this Diva behavior, at least at his live shows. That said, this is a great song.



Smoove_D
(Milwaukee)
Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 13:09
 
I was about to switch my internet radio connection from RP to the baseball game. Then this song came on. I can't bring myself to turn off RP when this is playing. I've heard it 1,000 times, and I can pop the CD in any time I want to hear it, but I still have to listen to it all the way through.

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 13:08
 
A real snooze fest, this.

coffee-eyes
(Right outside of Boston)
Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 13:07
 
 zaknafein wrote:
This is really damn good.
 

Yup, damn good.

von_Hayek
(Duesseldorf, Germany)
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 07:14
 
 elbeatnik wrote:
Not even the upside down flag saves it.
 
Easy Tiger, you gave Nena a 9  {#Confused}

whtahtefcuk
(Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 07:13
 
Classic Ryan... Some of the best music of the decade!

sharkey
(Hogtown)
Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 03:33
 
 EssexTex wrote:
Ah...La Cienega..not so nice at night when all the rent boys come out!
  And why?

Ryan Adams - La Cienega Just Smiled
Mano Negra - Out of Time Man
Thievery Corporation - Forgotten People



sharkey
(Hogtown)
Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 03:32
 
Nice segue Bill. Thanks for the great music you put together.

Ryan Adams - La Cienega Just Smiled
Mano Negra - Out of Time Man
Thievery Corporation - Forgotten People

DeemerDave
(The Gate City of NH, USA)
Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 13:08
 
 pedrock77 wrote:
Argh, this just sounds like Backstreet Boys to me...
 
I wouldn't recognize a Backstreet Boys song if I heard one. I hear they are a kiddie pop singing and dancing group. I'm surprised any RP listener would listen to that.


DeemerDave
(The Gate City of NH, USA)
Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 13:04
 
Ryan Adam's "Gold" is one of my favorite albums of all time. Unfortunately it also reminds me of the attacks of September 11, 2001. A "Ten" on an album with many.

birdland
(Right about....here.)
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 - 17:28
 
There is a subdued groove here. I like it.


drjimmy
Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 08:15
 
 elbeatnik wrote:


Not even the upside down flag saves it.



 

Actually, the flag is rightside up. It is the photo that is upside down (Ryan was hanging upside down when the photo was taken.).



elbeatnik
Posted: Jun 21, 2008 - 00:00
 
Not even the upside down flag saves it.
pedrock77
(Belgium and/or Spain)
Posted: Jun 05, 2008 - 05:39
 
Argh, this just sounds like Backstreet Boys to me...
annersjen
(in the rolling hills of New York)
Posted: Apr 03, 2008 - 08:25
 
Gribnif wrote:
Personally, I can't get past the fact that Bill misspelled "La Cienega"


Always nice to see someone spell "misspell" correctly
EssexTex
(Uranus)
Posted: Apr 03, 2008 - 07:30
 
Ah...La Cienega..not so nice at night when all the rent boys come out!
zaknafein
(Kansas City, MO)
Posted: Apr 03, 2008 - 07:29
 
This is really damn good.
mwstennis
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Mar 18, 2008 - 14:06
 
Smoove_D wrote:


What's curious is that Ryan is his middle name. His full name is David Ryan Adams. So he could have easily called himself David Adams or Dave Adams. He chose to go by Ryan Adams. Then he gets upset when people ask him to play Summer of '69.

Oh well. Still a 10 in my book. I'm a big fan of all of his albums. Saw him live once, and he wasn't very good.


This trick is seeing a show when he is sober. Much, much better. And he doesn't fall of the stage or stumble into his drummer.

Saw him at a show in DC several years ago and then saw him a bit later that evening stumbling around Adams Morgan. Pretty funny.
redeyespy
(Clandestined in the bamboo thicket.)
Posted: Feb 17, 2008 - 06:55
 
Darlington wrote:


Of course that is his "real" name, so you can't fault him for wanting to use it...


Perhaps. Though, the actor Michael Keaton's real name is Michael Douglas, soooo, you can see behind his ultimate decision there....
StickerSticker
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 - 08:31
 
borin
Smoove_D
(Milwaukee)
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 - 08:30
 
redeyespy wrote:


When you choose to use a name that sounds so much like an earlier pop act, well, you have to expect this sort of thing, sorry. Having a sense of humor about it may help, Ryan.


What's curious is that Ryan is his middle name. His full name is David Ryan Adams. So he could have easily called himself David Adams or Dave Adams. He chose to go by Ryan Adams. Then he gets upset when people ask him to play Summer of '69.

Oh well. Still a 10 in my book. I'm a big fan of all of his albums. Saw him live once, and he wasn't very good.
cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 - 08:29
 
Gribnif wrote:
Personally, I can't get past the fact that Bill misspelled "La Cienega"


No kidding. That guy just can't get ANYTHING right!

xoxox,

c.
earthbased
(Milwaukee, WI USA)
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 - 08:29
 
mefrombrazil wrote:

thank you very much.my name is fabio,from Brazil.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cienega_Boulevard
Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 - 08:28
 
redeyespy wrote:


When you choose to use a name that sounds so much like an earlier pop act, well, you have to expect this sort of thing, sorry. Having a sense of humor about it may help, Ryan.


Of course that is his "real" name, so you can't fault him for wanting to use it...
earthbased
(Milwaukee, WI USA)
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 - 08:28
 
lah1975 wrote:
Saw him in concert a few months a go...the egomaniac left the stage after 45 minutes. I like his music but hate the way he treats his fans. He's a punk.


Sometimes artists are like that. Enjoy the art at home not in a concert hall.
redeyespy
(Clandestined in the bamboo thicket.)
Posted: Dec 15, 2007 - 07:50
 
Imkirok wrote:


Rumor has it that he walked off stage at a show in Minneapolis when someone yelled that from the audience. Goes along with the posting below regarding his obnoxious personality. Still, a pleasant song nonetheless.


When you choose to use a name that sounds so much like an earlier pop act, well, you have to expect this sort of thing, sorry. Having a sense of humor about it may help, Ryan.
lah1975
(Minnesota)
Posted: Dec 15, 2007 - 04:59
 
Saw him in concert a few months a go...the egomaniac left the stage after 45 minutes. I like his music but hate the way he treats his fans. He's a punk.
mefrombrazil
(ponta grossa, brazil)
Posted: Nov 30, 2007 - 07:54
 
Krow_Pie wrote:


LA CIENEGA means swamp or wetlands I think. However, I'd say this song is about La Cienega Blvd in LA...

thank you very much.my name is fabio,from Brazil.
Krow_Pie
(Venice, California)
Posted: Nov 29, 2007 - 12:44
 
mefrombrazil wrote:
what's the meaning of "la cienega"? thanks.


LA CIENEGA means swamp or wetlands I think. However, I'd say this song is about La Cienega Blvd in LA...
Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: Nov 29, 2007 - 12:40
 
this always catches my ear for some reason
:-)
mefrombrazil
Posted: Nov 29, 2007 - 12:39
 
what's the meaning of "la cienega"? thanks.
keller1
(Taco Bell is a phone company in Mexico)
Posted: Oct 13, 2007 - 10:01
 
Tunes like this are why I think Ryan is gonna be a big star.
agnes
(the land of bourbon and horses)
Posted: Oct 13, 2007 - 09:43
 

Verpeiler
(Düsseldorf, Germany)
Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 17:46
 
Oh yes, I needed to hear that now.


coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 20:38
 
meydele wrote:


I'll buy it off you if you'll mail it to me.
i'll give you $10
qosforever
(Madrid)
Posted: Jul 11, 2007 - 01:38
 
i think this album is underrated in allmusic.com

Wizzuvvoz
(middle of the road in the groin of America)
Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 16:55
 
most excellent IMO
meydele
(By the sea)
Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 12:43
 
Cdog wrote:
As if anyone cares....I bought a T-shirt at Hot Topic (was there with my kids) that says "Ryan Adams Sucks". It was $4.99 and it made me laugh! It was black with purple letters in the shape of the text on Black Sabbath's Masters of Reality album. Real Funny!
Only after I got it home did I realize that it said Ryan, not Brian.
I don't even know who Ryan Adams is.
But Brian Adams does suck.
This song sounds pretty good though.
Guess I won't be wearing that T-shirt soon...


I'll buy it off you if you'll mail it to me.
nalle
(Malmö, Sweden)
Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 12:42
 
palatin8 wrote:
Must be an all american thing. Means nothing to me.


Sorry for you, open up your mind
Wizzuvvoz
(straddling the fence at the groin of America)
Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 12:42
 
palatin8 wrote:
Must be an all american thing. Means nothing to me.
This makes me laugh. It reminds me of when my wife pokes fun of "European design" and other vague generalities invoking things European. She's "European" as well.
palatin8
(K´town, Germany)
Posted: Apr 07, 2007 - 18:10
 
Must be an all american thing. Means nothing to me.
go_ski_mully
(Lakeside in Muskoka)
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 11:57
 
One of his best ...a 10! IMHO
Gribnif
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 11:55
 
Personally, I can't get past the fact that Bill misspelled "La Cienega"
MissAmy
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 11:54
 
These lyrics break my heart. Beautiful song.
Smoove_D
(Milwaukee)
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 11:53
 
This is playing at my wedding this October. Damn, what a good song.