Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2005 Ratings: #417 / 576
User Score
Based on 36 ratings
December 19, 2005 / Release Date
LP / Format
Lost Highway / Label
Ethan JohnsProducer
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Critic Reviews

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Uncut
68
Pitchfork
Prolific singer/songwriter issues his third full-length of the year, a conceptual work on which each track portrays the singer, now 31, at a different year in his twenties.
60
Mojo
Silas
92

my favorite of ryan adams

everythingafter
48

Too many whispery, rambling songs. Standout tracks for me are 29, The Sadness and Night Birds.

82

An underrated project that does not deserve the hate it gets

Best Tracks: Carolina Rain, Voices, Elizebeth You Were Born To Play That Part.
Worst Songs: Night Birds

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