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90
A near perfect album by a performer who seems, at least for the time being, to have learned to focus his wide-open talents on one narrow vein of material, and in the process has struck pure gold.
14y
80
Ashes & Fires remains compelling throughout thanks to its peaks and valleys.
14y
80
‘Ashes & Fire’ is a stunning, stripped-back, heart-on-sleeve record that re-captures his irrefutable songwriting ability.
14y
80
None of the songs sound out of place, there's no self-indulgent noodling, and it genuinely feels like his most complete record since 29.
14y
79
Ryan Adams manages to escape Ashes & Fire unscathed, avoiding his own biggest enemy from previous works: himself.
14y
65
While Ashes & Fire is somewhat one-dimensional, it at least picks one of his better dimensions.
14y
60
Ashes & Fire isn’t quite enough to thrust Ryan Adams back into the spotlight, but it is enough to convince those who’d given up on him to maybe offer him another chance.
14y
An Almost Masterpiece that proved that Adams still knew how to make a great album.
Best Tracks: Dirty Rain, Ashes And Fire, I love you but I don't know what to say.
Worst Tracks: I guess Parts of chains of love
Dirty Rain - 10/10
Ashes & Fire - 10/10
Come Home - 8/10
Rocks - 7/10
Do I Wait - 7/10
Chains Of Love - 7/10
Invisible Riverside - 8/10
Save Me - 7/10
Kindness - 8/10
Lucky Now - 10/10
I Love You But I Don't Know What To Say - 10/10
Overall Rating: 92 out of 110 = 84%
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Track List
| 1 | Dirty Rain 4:18 | |
| 2 | Ashes & Fire 3:45 | |
| 3 | Come Home 4:50 | |
| 4 | Rocks 2:58 | |
| 5 | Do I Wait 3:53 | |
| 6 | Chains of Love 2:23 | |
| 7 | Invisible Riverside 4:44 | |
| 8 | Save Me 4:18 | |
| 9 | Kindness 4:30 | |
| 10 | Lucky Now 2:52 | |
| 11 | I Love You But I Don't Know What To Say 4:10 |
Total Length: 42 minutes
Year End Lists
| #12 | / | FILTER |
| #13 | / | The Line of Best Fit |
| #18 | / | American Songwriter |
| #22 | / | Stereogum |
| #29 | / | PopMatters |
| #30 | / | Clash |
| #32 | / | Paste |
| #39 | / | Amazon |
| #41 | / | Pazz and Jop |
| #48 | / | The Guardian |
| #50 | / | Consequence of Sound |
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