I first saw Ryan Adams play with Phil Lesh & Friends during the second set of a show at the Nokia Theatre in the fall of 2007. It was Ryan's birthday and he came out for the second set and was greeted with a birthday cake and a rousing version of " Happy Birthday" from the energetic crowd. The band they launched into "Eyes of the World" Man was it a amazing night of music.The night featured many classic GD songs, like" Scarlet","Birdsong", "I Know You Rider", "Uncle John's Band" "Dark Star", and "Ripple" and Ryan sang an amazing "Wharf Rat" for the encore.
After that I heard some live material that Ryan, like Phil, freely allowed to be circulated on the archive and I was on the bus. Starting with this show in Albany that began a amazing fall tour and showcased the Cardinals at the peak of their powers. Riding on the new songs of Cardinalogy this band would tear it up on most nights. Ryan guitar playing just kept getting better too. I would gone on to see shows at the Apollo on Halloween and when they opened for Oasis at Madison Square Garden and one of the final shows they would play in the late winter of 2009 in New Haven.
I am very happy Ryan is back performing but will always miss the Cardinals.
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