Album · Ryan Adams
Rock n Roll by Ryan Adams
Rock n Roll is an album by Ryan Adams, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “So Alive”, on 9 lists with a best position of #44.
Rock n Roll, Ryan Adams' fourth studio album, hit shelves on November 4, 2003, and it was born out of a standoff. Lost Highway had refused to put out Love Is Hell, so Adams holed up at Stratosphere Sound, the Chelsea studio owned by guitarist James Iha, and banged out a whole new record in two weeks. The label made it the main event, while Love Is Hell slipped out on the side as a pair of EPs.
What he cut is Adams in full-throttle mode, leaning hard on classic rock and calling it the rockiest thing he had ever done. His then-girlfriend, the actress Parker Posey, drops in, as do bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, late of Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. "So Alive" was the hit. The reviews came back split, but by his own telling he had a blast making it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Rock n Roll on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So Alive | 9 | #44 | – | 2003–2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.