"Papermoon" by Whiskeytown

1. "Papermoon" is my favorite Whiskeytown song, just narrowly edging out "Don't Be Sad".
2. Both are available on their final Lp, "Pneumonia", which languished for 2 years before the record company released it. The idiots.
3. It's the best Whiskeytown album, period. "Strangers Almanac" does not have a chance against this masterpiece. And hey, name another album that has members of both Smashing Pumpkins and Guns'n'Roses playing in it. (James Iha and Tommy Stinson lent their talents to a couple of tracks)
4. The song "Papermoon" has everything you could ever hope for in a ballad : strings, tympani, ukuleles, the lot.
5. For some reason, i always think of Hawaii when i listen to this song. This is very weird, as i have never even been to Hawaii.
6. David Ryan Adams beat Pete Wentz to the punch by a few years. He was using terms like "baby doll" way back before Pete Wentz made "Sugar" popular again.
7. David Ryan Adams is so prolific, that his unofficial albums outnumber his official ones.
8. And most of them are good, too.
9. Adams look a lot like Rick Moranis, if you ask me.
10. Ryan Adams would make more successful albums than "Pneumonia", but this album has him both firing on all cylinders AND being quality-controlled by the band, mainly Caitlin Cary.
11. Check out Caitlin Cary's ballad "MAtrimony" on their first LP "Faithless Street". Crazy good, man.