This is the typical Generation-X rocker and his songs will never be far from the memories of anyone who came of age in the 80's.
This is the 5th time we've seen Bryan Adams in the last 12 years. We saw him in 2005, touring with Def Leppard and he positively blew the Limeys away.
For me his two best albums are Cuts Like a Knife and Reckless (of course). These are both quintessential rock albums and both were platinum sellers. The accompanying videos aren't overwrought and generally hold up OK. Example:
Into the Fire (1987) is not bad and for us that really ends the Bryan Adams era. Of course he had huge albums in the 1990's but we never liked those, though we respect the man for challenging himself with songs like, 'Have you ever really loved a woman), a Spanish Flamenco style song.
We loath the Robin Hood song, but always loved the movie. There will be more on that later in the week.
On Friday the band looked dapper in jeans, white shirt and black blazer. On stage the guys looked like they were having fun. About half the songs played were post Reckless. Actually we thought the song order was strange, but we suppose Mr. Adams knows what he's doing. His encore was an acoustic solo of three songs, which we liked. This included All For One, and Straight From the Heart.
A note on the future. We've been to metal concerts that were peppered with young people and even kids. But here the crowd was looking old. At 43 and 40, Mrs. Stroock and I were among the youngest in attendance. Like rock and roll, the age of Bryan Adams has passed. Enjoy both now.
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