We spare you our reaction when the formatted “oh-oh-oh-oh” proper to FM waves first rang in our ears, then Bryan Adams began to sing that he was driving on the Trans-Canada Highway with the Rockies in its rearview mirror.
Posted at 6:00 p.m.
But you should never judge an album by its opening track.
When the featured artist has hits like Summer of 69 and Please Forgive Meand that he has just been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, it’s easier to get a second chance.
Exactly, the second song of the 15and bryan adams album, Never Gonna Rainis significantly better than the first and even groovy at will with a raw sound, soulful feminine vocal harmonies and very biting guitars. An excellent piece!
Next, the country-esque power-ballad You Lift Me Up can fall into the category of guilty pleasures. Then I’ve Been Looking For You follows with resolutely rockabilly tunes. We prefer Bryan Adams when he exudes a more debauched attitude, especially on I Ain’t Worth Shit Without You, or on the final ballad These Are The Moments That Make Up My Life.
On kick ass, a narrator presents him as a kind of savior of rock. We let you be the judge, but So Happy It Hurts turns out to be a very good album by classic rock. There is a positive fervor which is certainly welcome.
At 62, Bryan Adams remains an ace at writing sequences of verses and choruses of formidable efficiency. And he always sings as if he was going to lose his voice and that he had to give everything. Belly rock for 40 years.
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So Happy It Hurts
Brian Adams
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