Song of the Day: Ryan Adams' 'Fire..

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On top of new Ryan Adams news, here is another great Ryan Adams song, "Firecracker," found on his epic second album, "Gold":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VBve_bqiao

Too bad it is a poor recording off of YouTube, so here are alternatives:

Here is an acoustic version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJnV3VJ78m0

Here is a live acoustic version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSX9VlXANQ

In addition, having completely sold out of all quantities of the 15-vinyl-LP 218-track box set, Pax Am has confirmed a July 2 digital release for Ryan Adams' "Live After Deaf." While the physical box set that crashed the servers of both paxamrecords.com and kungfunation.com before selling out in 8 minutes featured 218 tracks total (144 on vinyl plus 74 digital-only bonus tracks), on July 2 Pax Am will be offering multiple configurations via iTunes and Amazon: * A complete digital box set including all 144 tracks from the 15 vinyl LPs and an additional 30 of the 74 bonus tracks * The option to buy any of the 15 single-show LPs, which range in length from 8-11 tracks each * Every one of the 174 tracks from the complete digital box set will be available for individual purchase The collection chronicles the 15-date June 2011 UK/Europe tour that marked Ryan's return to live performance. The shows were the first of a solo acoustic tour featuring Adams.

Song of the Day: Ryan Adams' 'Firecracker'