Adam Jarzebski: Complete Works

Advantages: strong songs
Disadvantages: could have been more varied

...Bryan Adams has been making albums for an age now and you worry if anything he releases will represent anything significantly different to warrant a purchase. This album is certainly more of the same from Adams, and as such nothing really stands out but all the songs are good and easy to listen to. The very familiar soft rock style is evident throughout, but Adams does add a greater element of pop making a lot of the tunes that more catchier for example in the excellent ?When You?re Gone? with Mel C. There are also a fair number of slower moving ballads in line with Adams previous work such as ?Cloud Number Nine? and the soothing ?Inside Out.? This is another good album from Adams, not outstanding, but he shows that he still knows how to make music.... Read review

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Advantages: A very simplisctic, but understated album
Disadvantages: It will take a while to get into, a few tracks take a lot of listens to get into

...for a simplistic arrangement on this new album, stepping away from the more complete sound The Cardinals enjoy. Instead this album has a real acoustic feel to it while Ryan focuses on the guitar and piano loops rather than the electric guitar rifts and the more complete band sound. The pace has certainly dropped considerably from Ryan's other releases this year and it seems that the solo material is another form of release for Ryan's emotions and pent up feeling. There is still a real Country rock feeling to Adams material that shows he hasn't moved on too far from his time as frontman of Whiskeytown. He mixes his early Country influences and experiences with a real 60's sound that wouldn't be too far away from Lennon's solo material or early 70's Grateful Dead giving it a slight revival. That's not to say Adams is in the same league as either of those... Read review

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Advantages: all of it
Disadvantages: none

...In terms of commercial success this is not one of Bryan Adam's better albums. The follow-up to the Reckless album was always going to be virtually impossible. However, in terms of memorable songs I think this is an excellent album and contains some even better songs than on Reckless. Probably not as catchy on the first listen but songs such as "Native Son", "Rebel", and "Remembrance Day" just grow on you the more you listen. The rest of the album contains some fine guitar work and it?s the final chance to hear the remarkable song writing combination of Adams and Jim Vallance. Simply a MUST purchase for any Bryan Adams fan.... Read review

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