Beautiful Place by Ryan Adams: Live Bootleg. Here is Ryan in Sweden from around the time of Post Heartbreaker/Pre-Gold. He delivers a great set alternating between guitar and piano. He tells stories and jokes with the crowd showing his personality and he also pokes fun at himself: “Do you want to hear a sad song or a pitifully sad song?” he asks. “Cos this guy don’t write no happy songs,” he concludes. He does write happy songs, it’s just the sad ones are much, much better. A great soundboard recording and a great example of when this man was once on fire, though it is fairly difficult to get hold of. Good luck. TWH: Dear Anne; To Be Young; The Bar Is A Beautiful Place.

Grade: A