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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17

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  1. LarsP.
    Oct 5, 2002
    9
    Demos, maybe.. But I think its great.
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  2. JustinZ.
    Sep 24, 2002
    8
    Obviously lacking production, but I guess that's what outtakes and demo recordings are... Otherwise it's a good album.
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  3. StephanieB
    Jan 8, 2003
    9
    This isn't as good as Gold but what could possibly be better than Gold anyway. Give the man a break! Demolition would be worth buying just for the fantastic Chin up Cheer up. The songs are all great if not fantastic. A man whose demos are this good is definately going somewhere.
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  4. MattP
    Oct 31, 2007
    9
    Not his best but still on a level most in the business can only dream of hitting! It still has the classic adams voice singing songs like no other! Sir Spite Full, you are full of shit!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. SirSpiteFull
    Nov 2, 2002
    0
    Music fans, meet the new face of evil. Mr. Sensitive-Sweater Gap Ad is Courtney Love for gullible indie-folk listeners: a soulless, egomaniacal careerist with one eye on the charts & the other on Madison Avenue. Anyone under 45 who loves Ryan Adams should be slapped for selling out their rock and roll spirit & should be considered an enemy of the people.
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  6. sasha
    Dec 10, 2004
    10
    incredible. if you like ryan adams, you will LOVE this.
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  7. BenjaminBunny
    Aug 1, 2004
    6
    Ultimately a fans-only release, "Demolition" is exactly as scattershot as you'd expect a collection of demos to be: a few memorable tracks and a few more mediocre ones.
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  8. SeamusS
    Oct 28, 2005
    8
    Sir Spite Full Nice Job Not Having A Life Anyway Demolition is a nice little collection for any big fan of Ryan. it doesnt offer anything new but at the same time has some of the great moments expected in a Ryan Adams Record. Good times
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. paddyo
    Oct 25, 2006
    9
    Great album, dear Chicago is simply fantastic
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  10. JosiahR.
    Oct 18, 2002
    8
    Lacks continuity and theme. Therefor if viewed as an "album" its somewhat weak. But each an every song is a wonderful jewel of Ryan Adam's style Alt-Folk-Country-Americana.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. lakeyh
    Dec 10, 2002
    10
    all the critic that are down have no sould, this guy touches the sould with honesty and truth! Halleleuja!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. TheDaveHimself
    Jul 16, 2011
    8
    I prefer this album to most of Ryan Adam's catalog. Call me crazy. It isn't quite Heartbreaker, but I'd take it over Gold any day. "Dear Chicago" might be the best song he's written. "Hallelujah" and "Cry on Demand" are also among his best work. There are slumps, but they don't last long. For an artist who's a pretentious prick, this is the album that can make me look past that. But only for a few songs.… Expand
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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Dot Music
    70
    'Demolition' may be a rare example of purely commercial dictates - namely, what was doubtless a label decision to downsize from a threatened four-CD boxed set - improving the art in question.
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  2. Mojo
    80
    Depending what side you take in the Heartbreaker v. Gold debate, you'll like some tracks more than others. [Oct 2002, p.92]
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    The ballads, many recorded with steel guitarist Bucky Baxter, are much better than the rockers.
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