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The soft rock god Bryan Adams has been around for
many years and has been responsible for some really
catchy numbers that took the charts by storm with
hits including 'Summer Of 69', 'Run To You' , 'The
Only Thing That Looks Good On You Is Me' and many
more. Bryan Adams is now back and has recorded his
eleventh studio album, which is a big achievement
in itself but this time around, Bryan is doing things
slightly different and in a theme of 11, you may
well be confused, but let me explain. Bryan Adams
eleventh studio album has been given the simple
name of '11' and includes 11 tracks if you don’t
count the bonus track, the album was recorded mainly
in hotel rooms and backstage dressing rooms around
the world during the past two years. In support
of the album Bryan Adams has announced that he will
be doing a very unique tour that has been called
'11 Dates, 11 Cities tour' which is basically 11
shows, across 11 cities in 11 different countries
in the course of just 11 days.
I have never been a huge fan of Bryan Adams but
I have always had a soft spot for some of his
songs and do remember buying his album '18 Till
I Die' many years ago on tape. Through his career
Bryan Adams has kept to his soft rock roots and
that’s something you have to respect him
for as the music he creates is quite listenable
where some get hooked on it more than others,
and as the old saying goes if it isn’t broke,
don't fix it, and that’s the case with Bryans
music.
The album runs for just under 50 minutes and
has some classic moments, for example opening
track 'Thought We Have The Starts' is exactly
what you would expect from Bryan, it’s got
the chilled out guitar playing he’s famed
for, and his vocals are as clear and beautiful
sounding as ever especially on the chorus.
The lead single from the album is 'I Thought
I'd Seen Everything', The song happens to be one
of the strongest songs on the album and could
easily be in the top 10 of classic Bryan Adams
songs, it’s a mid tempo song where the guitars
are spot on and the vocals are sensational and
the anthemic chorus is worth waiting for.
There are more classic moments on the album such
as the anthemic 'Oxygen', a song that has one
of the strongest choruses on the album. The uplifting
'Broken Wings' is another top moment from the
album, the guitar riffs are thin and the song
builds up from a slow number in to a more mid
paced number.
Bryan Adams has recorded many songs in his 30
year career, and '11' features 12 more Bryan Adams
songs, but they prove that the man hasn’t
lost his touch and can still pen good songs and
if you heard these songs played first live at
one of Bryan Adams shows then you would be forgiven
for thinking that they were from some of Bryans
previous albums as the sound is still the same
as it was 10 years ago. Fans of Bryan Adams will
love '11' and others will still find it enjoyable.
4/5
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Bryan Adams (Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica)
Keith Scott (Guitar, Vocals)
Norm Fisher (Bass)
Mickey Curry (Drums)
Gary Briet (Keyboards) |
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1. Tonight We Have The Stars
2. I Thought I'd Seen Everything
3. I Ain't Losing The Fight
4. Oxygen
5. We Found What We Were Looking For
6. Broken Wings
7. Something To Believe In
8. Mysterious Ways
9. She's Got A Way
10. Flower Grown Wild
11. Walk On By |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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