Demolition (Ryan Adams album)

Demolition
Studio album by
Ryan Adams
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002
GenreAlternative country
Rock
Length45:16
LabelLost Highway Records
ProducerRyan Adams
Michael Blair
Frank Callari
David Domanich
Ethan Johns
Luke Lewis
Ryan Adams chronology
Gold
(2001) 		Demolition
(2002) 		Rock n Roll
(2003)
Singles from Demolition
  1. "Nuclear"
    Released: September 16, 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork5.5/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin7/10[10]
The Village VoiceB+[11]

Demolition is the third studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on September 24, 2002, on Lost Highway. The album comprises tracks from Adams' unreleased studio albums, The Suicide Handbook, The Pinkheart Sessions and 48 Hours,[12] as well as "You Will Always Be The Same" from The Stockholm Sessions.[13] In 2009, Adams stated: "I don’t much care for this record. The rock songs are plodding and the quiet songs belonged to better records [...] to make Gold as a compromise then to have to watch those records get broken up for Demolition was heartbreaking."[14]

  1. ^ "Reviews for Demolition by Ryan Adams". Metacritic. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Demolition – Ryan Adams". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Altman, Billy (November 2002). "Ryan Adams: Demolition". Blender (11): 124. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Browne, David (September 30, 2002). "Demolition". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  5. ^ Simpson, Dave (September 20, 2002). "Ryan Adams: Demolition". The Guardian. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Hilburn, Robert (September 22, 2002). "The Human Side of a Songwriting Machine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ryan Adams: Demolition". NME: 39. September 21, 2002.
  8. ^ Fields, Alison (October 6, 2002). "Ryan Adams: Demolition". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  9. ^ Edwards, Gavin (September 10, 2002). "Demolition". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  10. ^ Hermes, Will (November 2002). "Schoolhouse Rock". Spin. 18 (11): 119–20. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 31, 2002). "Consumer Guide: Don't Call It a Comeback". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "Ryan Adams on 'Demolition,' writing and shopping at Gap". CNN. 2002-10-25. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  13. ^ The Stockholm Sessions Mega-Superior-Gold - April 24, 2013
  14. ^ [1] Archived August 30, 2009, at archive.today