The Patty Duke Syndrome

Before the Cardinals and Whiskeytown, Ryan Adams was in a band called The Patty Duke Syndrome. He'd previously perfomed in a few other local bands, but it was with The Patty Duke Syndrome that he released his first record in 1994. It was a split 7" with 'Texas' & 'History' by the band on one side and two songs by GlamourPuss on the flipside. Since then a collection of demos have surfaced on the internet, you can easily find if you look in the right places.

In August this year, someone uploaded two live videos of The Patty Duke Syndrome that were recorded February 4, 1994 at the Brewery in Raleigh, NC. The videos feature a very young Ryan Adams along with Jere McIlwean on bass and Brian Walsby on drums. The sound of the band was quite raw and draws comparism to Husker DU.

'Maybe I':

'Texas':