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| | Glide Magazine Reviews - Ryan Adams and The Cardinals |
 | | And on occasion, he would sing about his southern hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina, the city—as he described it--with “hopeless streetlights.” It was a dead-end of place for Adams, mostly forgotten in his lyrics after his album Gold hit the record stores. |
 | | Jacksonville City Nights, Adams’ second album released this year (a third album, 29, will emerge in the winter), not only takes the singer-songwriter back to writing about his hometown (“Oh Jacksonville, how you burn in my soul”), but it also brings out the pedal steel and country influences of his sweet Carolina upbringing. |
 | | From the playful “Trains” to the somber “September,” this is an album that will keep your attention despite many of its flaws. |
| www.glidemagazine.com /2/reviews974.html (405 words) |
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