Friday, 28 Sep 2007
Set List: Wild Flowers/Games/Cold Roses/Beautiful Sorta/Peaceful Valley/Rescue Blues/Dear John/I Taught Myself How To Grow Old/When the stars go blue/Nightbirds /The Sun Also Sets/Off Boradway/Goodnight Rose/Brown Sugar (Piano Solo)/Please Do Not Let Me Go/A Kiss Before I Go/Freeway to the Canyon/I See Monsters
On Tuesday we were all set to make the drive to The Riverside in Milwaukee for the first of Ryan Adams two stops in Wisconsin this week. Instead, a whole lot of work piled itself so nicely on our desk and filled up our e-mail boxes.
Our friends in the audience that night report that there were moments of brilliance for sure, though those were marred by “yelling crap at quiet spots within songs as well as choruses of people shouting out songs they wanted to hear.” You guys know not to pull that stuff with Ryan and Jeff Tweedy – come on.
Personally, I would have loved to hear Ryan’s solo piano take on the Stones “Brown Sugar.” Tonight, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals return the Barrymore in Madison. Anybody remember the last time he was here? Highlights? Lowlights? Leave them in the comments, and we’ll see you in the crowd tonight.
Interesting Side Note: Prior to heading into the Milwaukee show, some friends spotted and offered and extra ticket to Joe Gannascoli aka Vito Spatafore. He had other/better plans, wonder if he’s a Milwaukee resident?
Myspace: Ryan Adams
Photo: Brianne
September 28th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Hey Ryan-hope you have a great time at the show tonite. I saw the show in mpls. last night, and while parts of it were sublime, he left the stage-after 65 minutes and 15 songs-not to return. Apparently, his ‘meltdown’ is now national news
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/28/people.ryanadams.ap/index.html
My review is here, if you would like to read it. Cheers and great blog.
http://britishrockisalwaystop.blogspot.com/2007/09/ryan-adams-cardinals-state-theatre.html
erik t.
September 28th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
The fans get screwed again.
It’s as if Ryan Adams thinks the people in attendance are the general public and not fans who shelled out over $30 each to see him play a concert. A little professionalism & respect would go a long way, Mr. Adams. Yeah, the crowd was a bit excitable and vocal, but these things happen at a show. I didn’t hear anyone yell out “Summer of ’69″. They all wanted to hear Ryan’s songs. He got so upset by the crowd’s actions that he laid on the stage for some 30 seconds pouting, only to resurface with a contemptuous “we have a list of songs we’re going to play” The concert never recovered from that, and from what I could tell, abbreviated the show considerably.
He pulled a similar hissy fit last night in MPLS:
http://www.startribune.com/457/story/1451348.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/28/people.ryanadams.ap/index.html
Adams should stick to his recording career and leave the touring for the pros who appreciate their audience.
BTW: Vito/Joe lives in Brooklyn and was in town for a cigar event. Had he gone to the show, I think Ryan Adams would be on a hit list.
September 28th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Apparently Ryan had some issues in the Twin Cities last night.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/28/people.ryanadams.ap/index.html
September 28th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Ryan Adams?!
http://dailyblabber.ivillage.com/entertainment/archives/2007/09/celebrity_meltdown_ryan_adams.html
September 28th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
CELTIC FROST!
September 28th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Ryan Adams and Jeff Tweedy have the right to a crowd that is polite. It’s called concert etiquette. If you go to a play you don’t shout out lines and other plays of Shakespeare’s that you want to see performed. You aren’t supposed to shout things when people are trying to speak or play songs. I don’t understand how most people don’t know that bands know what they are going to play before the show begins. Also, once they were told that the songs were already decided upon, to continue to yell things is rude. It is not only rude to the people on stage, but it is rude to everyone else in the audience who decided not to have too much to drink and were not yelling things. These people wanted to hear the show and were polite, but because of some rude, obnoxious people, the show was not what it could have been. So, perhaps instead of drinking too much before the show, thinking only of your own enjoyment, think about the other people, the majority of the audience who did not want to hear the shouts of inebriated gentlemen yelling “I love you Ryan Adams,” and, “Take off your pants.”
September 29th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
it’s likely that “vito spatafore” is his real life clone, who works at the bayview branch of the milwaukee public library. the resemblance, at first glance, is uncanny.
October 1st, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Amen Harrison! I agree 100%
October 2nd, 2007 at 9:40 am
agreed with harrison … it’s your right to act like a drunken frat kid just like it’s their right to then not play a stellar show because of that. but i agree w/the previous poster … if you’re going to do that, why don’t you do US all a favor and stick to your nickelback and fall out boy shows? it’s hard to believe you’re really a fan of the ryan’s and tweedy’s of the world if you really just don’t know better or care
October 2nd, 2007 at 8:15 pm
There were PLENTY of drunken frat boys and sorority girls in attendance, but the fact is they amounted to maybe 20 (vocal) people out of the 2,000 plus in the crowd. I heard many telling these idiots to shut up, but they didn’t. So the rest of us are left to accept a crappy show because of a few? The few have the ability to ruin it for the masses. THAT is why the fans got screwed. Jeff Tweedy has learned how to isolate the knobs in the crowd and make them feel like shit, but Ryan Adams has yet to learn that trick, he just laid on the ground pouting. So how do you tell the dumb-ass show wreckers to stay home?
October 2nd, 2007 at 11:53 pm
I think there’s several factors at play here.
I was at the Riverside show and when I walked out, I was pissed at some of the fans behavior, which I felt caused the show to end sooner than it should have. After more reflection, I realized in reality I’ve been to plenty of shows with far more obnoxious fans yet the performers still delivered the goods.
I also think the theater type venue provides almost too much intimacy. We kid ourselves into thinking we’re at a play or other dramatic bill when if fact we are at a rock show. People are always going to cut loose and have a little too much fun. It’s the nature of the business. For example, take the staid crowd at the Wilco show at the Overture. At time it was so sterile it was eerie. Bet you the price of a ticket that Wilco at the Eagles ballroom next week will not have the same feel. (not that I’ll know since it’s finally time to see Grizzly Bear)
The problem with Ryan is that he doesn’t handle his rock star spotlight very well. He never has and always appeared a bit unstable. His past tours are full of tantrums and meltdowns and all for different reasons. One night, it’s the “uncooperative” crowd, the next night it’s stage monitors.
I saw him at Red Rocks this summer and he was an absolutely joy. He constantly engaged the crowd, cracked self-deprecating jokes and in general put on a outstanding show. Trust me there was plenty of yelping and shouted requests. And before a show in Berkely earlier this summer, Ryan was out in the lobby hitting up fans for setlist ideas.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Ryan and I can’t wait to see him play again, but I’ll do it knowing that it will be hit or miss as to whether he delivers a good show. But when it’s good, it’s wow! For god sakes, he played Brown Sugar as a piano solo!
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:43 am
At the Uptown Theater KC Oct 2, RA handled the Set Listers by telling them Neil HATES requests, so every song that gets yelled out, they wont play, and, Neil will punch them in the throat. Not getting it, somebody yelled out another song, to which he said “now you’ll have to come back next year for that one”. I think he handled it all real well. If people want to hear their favorite songs, that is what records are for. They played over two hours. Dear John was stunning.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:24 am
Some friends and I attended the Ryan Adam’s and the cardinals concert last night. We were shocked and insulted by the way he treated his fans. Using profanity and chastising your fans when they are doing nothing but show support for your music is very out of line, in my opinion. I will never go to one of his shows again and am no longer a supporter of his music. He should be grateful to his fans for without them he would not be where he is today.
Thanks,