Ryan Adams did an interview with Stereogum on Monday and delivered the namedrop to end all namedrops. When asked about his writing process, Adams described his own personal version of “jamming,” saying: “The way that I jam — I’m not in Umphrey’s McGee or something. I don’t know any jazz stuff. I don’t know how to jam in that way. So jamming for me is writing a tune.”

Naturally, the mention prompted the official Umphrey’s Twitter to respond with the following tweet below. Interestingly enough, Adams (who is also quite active on Twitter) favorited the offer to jam. For those of you who don’t know what the hell a Twitter is, “favoriting” a tweet essentially means he saw the tweet and saved it for later.

You’re always welcome to jam w/ us @theryandadams “@pfcidb: “I’m not in @umphreysmcgee or something.” @TheRyanAdams http://t.co/hhlSRtD5Ft”
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) September 8, 2014

We’re helpers here at Relix and would love for this collaboration to happen, so here are five tunes that they should collaborate on. This list is comprised of originals from both parties as well as a cover thrown in for good measure to get the creative juices flowing. Let’s make this happen.

Danzig | “Mother”

An obvious pick, surely, as both have covered the Danzig rocker in recent years (Adams employed it during his latest tour while Umphrey’s played the tune five times), however this would be interesting for a couple of reasons. While both bands obviously cover the same song, they do so in a different manner. Adams opts for a more down-tempo, stripped down version while Umphrey’s McGee trots out Kris Myers from behind the drum kit for a balls-out rock version. The clash of styles would make for a neat collaboration.

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals | “Born Into a Light”

This classic Cardinology cut is ripe for some Umphrey’s instrumentation as Adams plays quasi-frontman on lead vocals. Over the last couple of years, UM guitarists Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss have had no problem breaking out the acoustics during the first set with fantastic results, most namely a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Hey Hey What Can I Do” and “That’s The Way” as well as takes on their originals “No Diablo,” “Nemo,” “In the Kitchen” and more.

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals | “Kill the Lights”

Since Ryan mentioned the jammy aspect of Umphrey’s McGee, why not collaborate on The Cardinals’ jammiest tune, III/IV‘s epic finale, “Kill the Lights”? For starters, the Fugazi/Ramones-inspired riff is ripe for multiple guitars, especially the precision playing of Jake Cinninger. As you’ll see by listening above, the song descends into a White Denim-y fusion-type instrumental before coming back to the song. This one is too easy. It’d be a devastating home run.

Speaking of, if we’re pulling tracks off the 2010 effort, why not take a shot at “Icebreaker” as well?

Umphrey’s McGee | “Little Gift”

Shifting to the Umphrey’s McGee side of things, if DRA were to sit in on an UM original, the newer “Little Gift” would be a wise, fun first pick. Adams would be relegated to a background player as Jake Cinninger handled lead vocal duties. The anthemic, singalong chorus however would allow everyone a chance to step to the mic.

Umphrey’s McGee | “Words”

Brendan Bayliss doesn’t get nearly enough credit as a moody songwriter, and it’s songs like “Words” that prompt that statement. Throwing in the moodiest of moody scribes, Mr. Adams, would almost serve as validation for the UM frontman. Musically, you’re looking at another song that benefits from more vocal harmonies and guitar layers.