Whiskeytown: Rural Free Delivery (1997)

Rarities


So I'll be the first to admit that I've cooled a bit on Ryan Adams. Easy Tiger was a letdown and I'm pretty lukewarm on the new songs I've heard, but anyway, in anticipation of the upcoming Ryan Adams & The Cardinals album Cardinology (I'm sorry, but is that the best title they could come up with), I thought I'd throw up some tracks from a hard-to-find Whiskeytown mini-album entitled Rural Free Delivery. Sometimes I like to go back and listen to Faithless Street or Heartbreaker just to remind myself how good Mr. Adams is when he gets it right. The out-of-print 8-track EP was actually released after 1996's Faithless Street and it was released on Mood Food as a compilation of early recordings.  You'll recognize a few tracks, such as "Tennesse Square", which is a different arrangement of the song that appears on Faithless Street. This little EP is an interesting look into Ryan's early stages as a songwriter (he was only 20 when these songs were recorded). -- Capt. Obvious

Listen:
MP3: Whiskeytown - Take Your Guns To Town
MP3: Whiskeytown - Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag Cover)
MP3: Whiskeytown - Pawn Shop Ain't No Place For A Wedding Ring

Tags: Whiskeytown, Rural Free Delivery, Rarities, Captain Obvious