{"id":1555,"date":"2017-02-21T18:39:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/music\/ryan-adams-brings-the-raw-heartbreak-of-prisoner-to-a-sold-out-show-at-fingerprints\/"},"modified":"2017-02-21T18:39:33","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T18:39:33","slug":"ryan-adams-brings-the-raw-heartbreak-of-prisoner-to-a-sold-out-show-at-fingerprints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/music\/ryan-adams-brings-the-raw-heartbreak-of-prisoner-to-a-sold-out-show-at-fingerprints","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Adams Brings the Raw Heartbreak of PRISONER to a Sold-Out Show at Fingerprints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Photo by Brett Bixby. All other photos by Peter W. Gacek.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ryan Adams appeared before last night\u2019s sold-out crowd without introduction, kitted out in his usual worn Slayer T-shirt and a red buffalo plaid. The Grammy nominated performer addressed the crowd with a joke that he beat his Waze app by 15 minutes and began requesting DVDs from the used-DVD wall to prop his phone so he could stream the performance to his fans.<\/p>\n

For anyone familiar with Ryan\u2019s concerts this is the laid back repartee that is routine for a Ryan Adams show. Once settled, Ryan opened with an unplugged rendition of \u201cDo You Still Love Me?\u201d the title track off his latest album, as the crowd watched with a palpable anticipation.<\/p>\n

Adams\u2019 visit to Fingerprints follows days after the release of his 17th solo album Prisoner<\/em>, which came out this past Friday. While the new album is layered in uplifting melodies and heartbreaking lyrics that feel comfortable in the vein of Bruce Springsteen\u2019s Tunnel of Love<\/em>, fans were treated to a solo acoustic performance featuring nine tracks from his latest effort.<\/p>\n

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Those in attendance were treated to a 45-minute set comprised of songs about longing and introspection, interspersed with Adams\u2019s light-hearted and amusing banter. Even with some of the heavier themes from Prisoner<\/em>, the mood never felt melancholy as each song was usually followed by a quip or witticism.<\/p>\n

Before launching into the evocative \u201cBreakdown\u201d on his 12-string, Adams admonished society\u2019s relationship to technology, remarking, \u201cRemember in Terminator where they fight Skynet\u2026 like we\u2019re not really fighting it.\u201d Despite Ryan\u2019s gibe, the absence of glowing screens among the captivated crowd was evident as most in attendance remained focused and unwavering on the genre-bending performer.<\/p>\n

Apparently jet-lagged, Ryan played effortlessly through songs like \u201cTo Be Without You\u201d and \u201cWe Disappear\u201d with all of the primal sincerity of the source material. The only thing that matched the purity of his haunting vocals was his harmonica playing on an intimate version of \u201cDoomsday,\u201d each note bouncing off the brick of the East Village record store with the resonance normally reserved for a church.<\/p>\n

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As the show drew to an end, he closed out the night with an encore version of \u201cTightrope.\u201d In typical Ryan Adams fashion, he performed his \u201cencore\u201d without having ever left the stage from the previous song.<\/p>\n

When Fingerprints owner Rand Foster was asked before the show if he had any specific reason for having Adams at the record store, he responded with a titter, \u201cWe love Ryan\u2026 It\u2019s taken 17 years, I always knew he\u2019d make a great in-store performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t seem like anyone in attendance at Fingerprints last night would disagree.<\/p>\n

Ryan Adams will perform next at Amoeba Music on Sunset Boulevard this Wednesday, February 22. Tickets go on sale Friday for his June 3rd show at The Greek Theater. Prisone<\/em>r is out on Pax Am records and can be purchased on CD or vinyl at Fingerprints Music.<\/p>\n

Fingerprints Music is located at 420 East 4th Street.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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