Orion (Ryan Adams Album)
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''Orion'' is the 11th studio album by singer-songwriter
Ryan Adams David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 23 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of alt-country band Whiskeytown. In 2000, Adams lef ...
, released on May 18, 2010, on Adams' own record label
PAX AM Pax Americana Recording Company, also known as PAX-AM, is a record label founded by Ryan Adams. Established in 2004, the label released certain of Adams’ then-unpublished demo recordings. Following Adams' fulfillment of a recording contract ...
. Described as Adams' first "fully-realized sci-fi metal concept album," ''Orion'' was released on a limited vinyl run, and could only be purchased from the PAX AM online store. There are no plans for a wide release, but as of November 4, 2010, Adams' new site paxamrecords.com is offering a standard edition vinyl that will also include the download card of the entire album. Those who purchased the album in its limited run also received a bonus 7" single. The album was recorded in 2006, while working on ''
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'' with producer Jamie Candiloro, and is Adams' first full-length album release since splitting from The Cardinals in March 2009. ''Orions artwork was designed by
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of Voivod.


Influences

On the popular Ryan Adams forum, ''Ryan Adams Archive'', Adams posted the following regarding ''Orions stylistic influences:


Track listing



Personnel

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Ryan Adams David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 23 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of alt-country band Whiskeytown. In 2000, Adams lef ...
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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
and
guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
s * Jamie Candiloro – drums and synths * Dale Nixon – bass


References

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