Adams: Harmonielehre

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

Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful

Advantages: Some well written songs
Disadvantages: Not as good as the others.

...'Into the fire' is a CD containing 10 songs. The songs are well written and have good meaning but still this CD is my least favourite of the whole Bryan Adams collection. Most of the songs are mellow, slow and thoughtprovoking but poor in the style that Bryan Adams is associated with. I'm not sure why this CD consisted of these type of tracks, only than to speculate on a certain amount of disillutionment or new direction tried. Some people may like the CD but I think the Bryan Adams purist would not.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

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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