Ryan Adams Nuclear (Live at Austin City Limits)

[gmansi]

SMALVILLE !

[MrLambskin77]

great tune!!!!1



[1mashedpotato]

The guitar is a Pixies rip off of the first order. Hang Wire/River Euphrates

[niljuanzo]

is that brad pemberton on drums?

[toddholden]

he did a concert at the Senator Theater in Baltimore town many years ago...and truthfully, it was fucked up, and i'm a die-hard fan...but man that was a tough one to take...then some douche says to me, 'Oh, i guess you're pissed cause you don't know his music'...fuck off, i know and respect his music, this was just a trashed show....

[wndrlst5]

Man, I love this... I can just imagine all the countrified folk down in Austin expecting one of his country-type songs a la 'Sweet Carolina' or 'A Kiss Before I go'; and looking at this performance going 'WTF?'. Instead he comes out swinging, with straight up, balls out renditions of "Nuclear' and "To Be Young (is to be sad)' . And high or not, man, he delivers! Awesome....

[karpynec]

this is a really good video.

[mdlane3]

Magnificent musician

[whetrick]

Whatever...he's original; he has huge talent; and he shows up and puts on a unique performance every time. If it doesn't sound or "look" like his recorded version, then you don't get the beauty of live performance and individuality. Stay home and listen to your CDs. Every Elliott Smith show was incredible because it was Elliott; deal with Ryan as Ryan. He can write, sing, and play.

[frostkristian]

Fantastic!!!

[spillaspella]

mommy stop this music, he's got a buzz on!!! oh no!!! please put on the Jonas brothers so I can hear some squeaky clean music!!!

[dustingraduate]

@spillaspella fuck you, and fuck the jonas brothers while your at it

[spillaspella]

@dustingraduate

well then fuck you and fuck your lack of humor. and fuck your inability to decifer an obvious dig at the petty outrage towards a musician who got high before he performed.

[dustingraduate]

jonas brothers are not humorous- they're ridiculous and pathetic. Besides, the performance is amazing despite the influence of drugs. who gives a fuck? its just a bril performance so just piss off.

[spillaspella]

piss off yourself. And I don't give a fuck either which you would realize if you bothered to scroll down the page and read my comment from 10 months ago.

[dustingraduate]

i have better things to do than "scroll down" like listen to Ryan. just shut up

[spillaspella]

then why don't you just listen and shut up yourself? you obviously don't have better things to do...

[dustingraduate]

lets stop this discussion, its tiring and stupid, from each side.

[bigcyhutch]

god who gives a fuck if he's high, drunk, just got screwed - whatever. every one of his performances is unique, like him. who ever said being on perfect pitch was interesting? people are such dumb sheep on the whole.

[gophertele]

Love the song.

Sounds reminiscent of With or Without You by U2.

[HansV0lker]

@gophertele

that's just gross

[stromer24]

sounds more like the pixies, at least in the beginning

[Blairandliamshow]

You can hear the Neil Young so much hear

[rickz1980]

Is he drunk???

[antifafubel]

Not only drunk. He's total high. At that time he was high every moment in his live. Now his sobber.

[vAmpyr616]

he is so on drugs here, its pretty bad by his own usual standards

[spillaspella]

Pretty bad what?

Sounds to me like he's right on pitch, right on time with just enough grit to make it emotional.

[vAmpyr616]

its dull man, its not really that emotional grit, love is hell has that. this performance is just very lacklustre and uninspired

[RatStravaganza]

Yeah, but think about it, he sounds that good when he's high. It clearly means he sounds four hundred thousand times better sober and clean! :)

[fragmentedparadigm]

This was my favorite on Demolition.

I wish he played some of the old stuff a little more...

[54spiritedwill54]

awesome!

[bibandanne]

Xwatersx, I agree with your comment wholeheartedly. I am obsessed.

[xwatersx]

ryan adams is just a god in our pure mortal world

[srhs420]

One of his best. Too bad he doen't appear to think so, never seen him play it live.

[tnelson11]

Is that Brad Rice playing guitar?

[BummsMalWieder]

Nuclear is one of the best songs I have ever heard...it reminds me of my wonderfull summer.....very emotional.

[twomorrowgrngras]

Ryan Adams is possibly the best singer songwriter going today.

[nowasark]

amen to that

[eclipse17098]

shit I accidentally gave a thumbs down instead of a thumbs up .. my bad, ryan is fuckin awesome

[dfesta]

haha, I cancelled that out for you buddy. great performance!

[girllikethat80]

fantastic song!

[shaunone]

pack of texan stiff steers.....come to europe

[annaridley]

i love this song, but hardly ever hear it live. Does he EVER get it wrong live?? <3

[lilybarat]

I don't think he plays many of the Demolition songs live anymore--I imagine it hurts to do it.

[Mikemaniax]

He does a couple tunes from those days occasionally. Desire was in the setlist not too long ago.

[lilybarat]

He played Hallelujah when I saw him, too. Surprised me.

[shieldings]

Nearly always plays Dear Chicago. Well...a lot.

[lilybarat]

There are definitely a couple, but most of them he avoids. I would, too.

[Vacher12]

love it. Listening to ryan on my drunken nights

[TheNewHumanist]

God that crowd should loosen up a bit.

[irmiller22]

agreed. NO one was moving throughout the whole song haha.

[TheNewHumanist]

they don't deserve ryan

[djastevie]

thats how all the austin city limits crowds are its all old farts haha

[thevioletiris]

what's hilarious is now austin city limits is almost all crappy indie rock. it really is a bunch of old fogeys now. it's actually quite sad.

[rrzaino]

haha, coincidentally I have that same guitar. It's a Fender Strat custom burgundy mist.

[xtigermilk]

awesome!

[Rodry88]

what a great singer

[PinkPopRockOutbreak]

dig the pink fender

[lalla888]

nice song!

[PinkPopRockOutbreak]

good song...anyone know lyrics?

[arma182]

This is where the summer ends In a flash of pure destruction, no one wins Go nuclear. Nuclear. The violets in my eyelids goin' red Sentimental geek Shut up and go to sleep The calm, the beach and the remains Of the bathing suits and Porsches all in flames Go nuclear. Nuclear. When I saw her and the Yankees lost to the Braves Sentimental geek Shut up and go to sleep Give me an answer

[noellennon]

Dig the baseball reference. Hell with the Yanks.

[PinkPopRockOutbreak]

Thanks, sorry I meant chords

[gayfarmerboy]

just look them up on the internet.

[ohio1968javelin]

One of my all time favs thanx for posting!!!!!!!!!!!

[Walkstallindesert]

One of his awesome tunes and lyrics, thanks for posting... his voice sounds tired and shot though, he's avoiding some of the higher notes he usually takes... end of the night, maybe?

[rajivk91]

this song is incredible

[zeus21miko]

My favorite! Ty for posting it!

[kalelx22]

q gran cancion