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Ryan Adams has made known his desire to produce three new albums throughout the coming year, thus heralding a highly thrilling new stage of his artistic activity. The very productive and multi-faceted artist has made a big announcement regarding his future music, indicating that a huge influx of creative energy is coming for his fans. This level of output brings to mind another prolific Canadian rocker, Bryan Adams.
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No beating around the bush—Ryan Adams is one serious artist. Adams has peeped into his future and announced that he will have at least three whole albums of music done, no less. With a whisper of a challenge and an air of mystery, he put it out—referring to himself as ‘song devil’ and mentioning fire and sour grapes. It’s one of the news pieces that wake you up so much that you feel like, okay, he is in the zone. And when Ryan Adams is in the zone, history shows that he does not just dip his toe in; he plows right in and floods the market with art. He has a legendary output through his early alt-country days, rock operas, and cover albums. Three new projects? For him, that’s just another day at work—soundtracked year for everyone else, though, seriously.
The online reaction was entirely as predicted—complete thrill mixed with mild discontent. A user immediately dubbed him ‘Prolific Pam’ which indeed is a perfect title for someone like the artist who releases albums as often as other people go shopping for groceries. This is a term that is both endearing and straight to the point and it got a lot of approval in the comment section. Another long-time fan supported his title by one that we can all respect: ‘DRA completist here. I will be getting all of those.’ That’s the vibe. That’s the loyalty. When Ryan says jump, his die-hard fans ask how high and then they already have the vinyl pre-ordered.
On the other hand, not everything was about the excitement. There are already a few users who have started to put their thoughts deep on the matter, and they are trying to imagine what this creativity tsunami would be like. One of the users asked whether among all the albums, one album would have ‘a different approach/origin.’ That is really a smart question. Looking at Adams’ past through different styles—from the sad folk of ‘Heartbreaker’ to the complete rock of ‘Rock N Roll’ to the synthesizer-infused ‘Big Colors’—it seems impossible that three albums would only mean one sound. Would one be the mellow strumming kind? Another one a majestic space rock double-album? How exciting the possibilities are!
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Moreover, there was a comment that was the perfect reflection of the audience’s feelings. One person wrote, ‘If just other favorite artists could be as productive as you, how wonderful life would be. A very pleasant world with three James Bond movies released yearly.’ This is a humorous but a very apt metaphor. In a time when artists mostly take five years or longer between albums, the unending speed of Adams is somewhat of a miracle. It is not even about quantity; it is the steady interaction for his fans, the notion that the artist has just finished one more idea, the invitation to the audience to come along on the journey. The ‘song devil’ is still at it, and next year is going to be a lot more exciting. The only question that remains is what kind of heat he is bringing. The music scene also recently saw a notable collaboration when Melanie C performed a classic duet. Meanwhile, electronic music pioneer deadmau5 joined forces with a rock legend for a special tribute, and the pair also presented an award at a major ceremony.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
