Recommended: Ryan Adams - 'Cold Roses'

If you're going for a good buy, Ryan Adams' Cold Roses provides great value per dollar. At nearly 80 minutes, this double CD is a recommended dose of Ryan, currently in love with his pedal steel player. The result is his first true return to Whiskeytown form since Heartbreaker. While there is certainly filler to be had, the second disc is particularly strong down the stretch. Supposedly the first of three albums due this year (fuck yeah!).