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Review: Bryan Adams - Reckless

Back in 1984 a young Canadian blasted though the speakers with a rough and tumble voice. "I got my first real six string, bought it at the five and dime" came through to kids as an encouragement to start your very first band, complete with the arguments as to who played the best air guitar.

My first thought of this album was that it was an uptempo album with only one real slow ballad. Not that that's bad, just a crazy rush from beginning to end. The album starts off with "One Night Love Affair" which has some awsome guitar playing from Adams's side man Keith Scott. Title says it all, affairs are bad and can end up nasty. You loose your heart and head in the relationship and you don't want it to end.

The songs get better with "She's Only Happy when She's Dancin'" complete with hand claps and backing vocals from Lou Gramm (Foreigner) to the Chart Topper singles that follow "Run To You" with a signature guitar lick, "Heaven" the slow ballad with a beautiful piano arrangment provided by Adams himself, "Somebody" a rocker about wanting that person in your life, "Summer of '69" all about following your dreams even with everything changing around you, dont let go and last but not least
"It's Only Love" a duet with Tina Turner, I never get tired of hearing that song.

Some might say its too strong of an album, but for Mr. Adams, no. This is what Canada is about! :) Never mind that this is his 4th album, sold over 5 million copies and a rise to stardom.

For me a must have for your music collection, great album for a car ride and to get you pumped for anything in life. Heck! It just might get you pumped up for your own wedding! Adams sings with sincerity and from the heart. Oh, he did that already with an earlier tune "Straight From The Heart."