Before he achieved his dream of being an internationally known rock personality; Ryan Adams had a band in Raleigh; North Carolina. Whiskeytown led the wave of insurgent-country bands that came of age with No Depression magazine in the mid-1990s; and for many people it defined the era. Adams was an irrepressible character; one of the signature personalities of his generation; and as a singer-songwriter he blew people away with a mature talent that belied his youth. David Menconi witnessed most of Whiskeytowns rocket ride to fame as the music critic for the Raleigh News Observer; and in Ryan Adams; he tells the inside story of the singers remarkable rise from hardscrabble origins to success with Whiskeytown; as well as Adamss post-Whiskeytown self-reinvention as a solo act.Menconi draws on early interviews with Adams; conversations with people close to him; and Adamss extensive online postings to capture the creative ferment that produced some of Adamss best music; including the albums Strangers Almanac and Heartbreaker. He reveals that; from the start; Ryan Adams had an absolutely determined sense of purpose and unshakable confidence in his own worth. At the same time; his inability to hold anything back; whether emotions or torrents of songs; often made Adams his own worst enemy; and Menconi recalls the excesses that almost; but never quite; derailed his career. Ryan Adams is a fascinating; multifaceted portrait of the artist as a young man; almost famous and still inventing himself; writing songs in a blaze of passion.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Read before you buy and build your studio!By Virginia ShopperAn excellent guide to understanding the elements that go into recording studio design and construction. It has a good balance between technical/scientific considerations while still being understood by home studio enthusiasts. Definitely recommend reading this before spending money on construction/isolation/sound control-proofing so you can achieve better long term results. avoid problems. and hopefully save money. It might inspire you to go in a different direction than what you originally considered. but you will be better off for it. It is worth the cost.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Excellent text. but Kindle version is glitchyBy J. Douglas BensonMany of the diagrams are too small/low resolution to be read clearly. The glossary is mostly unreadable. with badly formatted overlapping columns of text. etc. Other than those two beefs. this is one of the most valuable references Ive read. I learned quite a bit!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy WareHaus Recording Studio.LLCThis is THE primary source for studio design. although not for the beginner. Well worth the money.
