There was a time…
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
There was a time when Bryan Adams was cool. I swear it’s true. I remember it. Early 80’s. I was 6 or 7. “Reckless” ruled the charts. The battles between him and Corey Hart for Canadian poster boy supremacy were legendary. “Into The Fire” was a solid album too, especially the title track and “The Heat Of The Night” Those were the days. But then he had to go do that frakin Robin Hood song. From there it became a slow, steady decline into mediocrity. Sure there have been moments throughout the past 20 years - “Back To You” from Unplugged, “The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You” (what the hell, I liked it). But while Bryan is still considered a Canadian favourite at home (even though he relocated to England years ago), his presence in the U.S. has been virtually nonexistent for years.
All that could change with the arrival of his new album “11″. Released in Canada a few weeks ago, “11″ topped the charts, thanks to all the soccer moms and Bryan’s extended family. It also did fairly well in Europe. But “11″ has yet to be hit stores in the U.S.. That’s coming up on May 13th, when it will be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart’s and Sam’s Club across America, the same deal the Eagles put together for the release of their latest “Long Road Out Of Eden”. That particular album has gone on to sell an amazing 7 million copies in the states, so maybe we’re about to see a resurgence of Bryan Adams popularity down south. Judging by the sounds of first single “I Thought I’d Seen Everything”, anyone who loves mid-tempo tunes will be beating down the Wal-Mart walls.
Take a listen to “I Thought I’d Seen Everything”. When you wake up, use the number 11 as your bonus code.