In November, Ryan Adams delivered not one, but two career-spanning sets at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall. Now, Adams’ Pax-Am Records has compiled recordings from both historic nights for a new live album.
Live at Carnegie Hall spans a whopping 42 tracks, including fan favorites “My Winding Wheel”, “Am I Safe”, “Come Pick Me Up”, and two previously unreleased songs “This Is Where We Meet In My Mind” and “How Much Light”.
“When you look up into the crowd at Carnegie Hall there is a feeling of reverence. I know what the seats feel like. I know the angle of the stage from the seats…so I sort of have an idea of what is happening…Strangely my only thought ever up there is to make the people feel relaxed and…
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…like there is no pressure. I love diffusing it. I cannot explain why but once diffused it can build to an even deeper place. Once you destroy the 4th wall you can rebuild. I like to rebuild the emotional space with the audience. It feels like the best thing. It feels real.” – Ryan Adams
Night One (Saturday, November 15, 2014)
1. Gimme Something Good
2. Oh My Sweet Carolina
3. Damn, Sam
4. My Winding Wheel
5. Trouble
6. Nobody’s Girl
7. Off Broadway
8. Halloween
9. New York, New York
10. Please Do Not Let Me Go
11. Rats in the Wall
12. Why Do They Leave
13. Sylvia Plath
14. Crossed-Out Name
15. This Is Where We Meet in My Mind
16. If I Am a Stranger
17. Amy
18. English Girls Approximately
19. Avenues
20. Come Pick Me Up
Night Two (Monday, November 17, 2014)
1. Oh My Sweet Carolina
2. My Winding Wheel
3. Dirty Rain
4. My Wrecking Ball
5. New York New York
6. Friends
7. Am I Safe
8. Ashes and Fire
9. Gimme Something Good
10. Why Do They Leave
11. Off Broadway
12. The Hardest Part
13. The Rescue Blues
14. Lucky Now
15. Dear Chicago
16. Desire
17. How Much Light
18. Firecracker
19. Kim
20. Call Me On Your Way Back Home
21. Black Sheets of Rain
22. Come Pick Me Up