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8.0
19618
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A two-disc effort made up of everything we love about Adams and a few hints on where he’s going next
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7.1
21207
7.1 |
Beats Per Minute
There is still plenty to cherish here, and no Ryan Adams devotee is going to feel disappointed
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7.0
20721
7.0 |
No Ripcord
For a bunch of songs recorded in a few days that never got properly released, they exhibit a degree of vivacity, excitement and coherence that many officially released albums would be grateful to have
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7.0
20010
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
A blend of punk head rush, New Wave twitch, metal crunch and hippie noodling
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7.0
20015
7.0 |
Spin
Chiming hooks, goofball scruffiness, and, of course, melancholia
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6.9
20146
6.9 |
Pitchfork
II/IV is a fine collection of outtakes, but chances are Adams' magnum opus is still forthcoming
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6.7
19924
6.7 |
A.V. Club
An entertaining, albeit trifling, stopgap; hopefully, Adams will soon be back on a schedule where records like this are mere rest-stops on the way to creating more substantial sounds
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6.0
19945
6.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
A worthwhile release which hits the spot 60 per cent of the time
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6.0
20002
6.0 |
PopMatters
III & IV is not a bad album. If you are willing to put a little bit of time and effort into the listening experience, it might be better than not bad
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6.0
20129
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Seems to perfectly sum up Adams over the last five years: indubitably gifted, but in desperate need of some fiery passion
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6.0
24499
6.0 |
Uncut
It often sounds like hollow noise - but improves when he warms down. Print edition only
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5.0
20051
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Glorious highs and lamentable lows, starting out quite spiritedly before dissolving into some late night musical foolishness that perhaps shouldn’t have ever seen the light of day
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5.0
20110
5.0 |
Prefix
The songs on III/IV unspool one after the other, based on simple guitar and piano lines that never offend, but adhere strictly to Adams conception of “rock” music
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4.0
21155
4.0 |
Under The Radar
While it's fun to hear some new (old) material from Ryan Adams and his fantastic band, The Cardinals, it's pretty easy to see why this stuff wasn't released
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