Still, even seeing the success Journey had by slowing down the tempo on occasion, Adams wasn’t convinced Heaven was good enough to be on his Reckless album. The song, Adams admitted was inspired by Journey’s thriving ballad, Faithfully. Speaking of Journey, Adams was on tour with them in 1983 when he co-write Heaven with Jim Vallance. You can’t argue its success-the formula worked, at least in regards to record sales. Foreigner, Motley Crue, Styx and many others as well during this era. ![]() Starting in the 80s or maybe before that and I simply don’t care enough to research, the unwritten rule of rock music was an obligatory ballad or two had to land on every album. Summer of ’69, Everything I Do (I do it for you) and Cuts Like a Knife immediately come to mind.ĭon’t get me wrong, I enjoy those songs as much as the next guy-or apparently not quite as much, because for me nothing Adams recorded was better than Heaven. “If you had to put a Bryan Adams song in your countdown and especially in the Top 10, why the hell did you pick Heaven?” I readily admit there’s a handful of Adams tunes more universally appreciated that better stood the test of time. I can already sense the skeptics chirping.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |