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Post by DazedOblivion on Oct 21, 2005 6:52:41 GMT 1
Bryan Adams just released Bryan Adams Anthology 1980-2005 a two-CD compilation of some of his greatest all-time songs! I just bought it. It is a GREAT collection! If you don't have any of his music, GET THIS ONE!! THE ANTHOLOGY 1980-2005 DISC ONE 1 Remember 2 Lonely Nights 3 Straight From The Heart 4 Cuts Like A Knife 5 This Time 6 Run To You 7 Somebody 8 Heaven 9 Summer Of ’69 10 One Night Love Affair 11 It’s Only Love (with Tina Turner ) 12 Heat Of The Night 13 Hearts On Fire 14 (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 15 Can’t Stop This Thing We Started 16 There Will Never Be Another Tonight 17 Thought I’d Died And Gone To Heaven 18 Best of Me DISC TWO 1 Please Forgive Me 2 All For Love (with Sting and Rod Stewart) 3 Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman 4 Rock Steady (live with Bonnie Raitt) 5 The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You 6 Let’s Make A Night To Remember 7 Star 8 Back To You live 9 I’m Ready live 10 On A Day Like Today 11 Cloud #9 12 Here I Am 13 this Side Of Paradise 14 Why Do You Have To Be So Hard To Love 15 Open Road live 16 18 Til I Die live 17 When You’re Gone (with Pamela Anderson) 18 So Far So Good Yes, it's Pamela Anderson from Baywatch, etc. If you're curious about her singing, her duet with Bryan can be heard HERE. I wanted to let you know that, if you can get this soon, you can get the "LIMITED EDITION" which includes DVD of a concert in Lisbon (Lisboa), Portugal. I just finished watching it! It is unbelievable. This DVD features performances of the following songs: 1. Room Service 2. Open Road 3. 18 Til I Die 4. Let's Make A Night To Remember 5. Can't Stop This Thing We Started 6. Kids Wanna Rock 7. Back To You 8. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 9. Summer of '69 10. Cuts Like A Knife 11. Not Romeo Not Juliet 12. Heaven 13. It's Only Love 14. The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You 15. Band Introduction 16. Cloud Number 9 17. Run To You 18. The Best Of Me 19. Flying (solo acoustic) 20. All For Love (solo acoustic) 21. Straight From The Heart (solo acoustic) 22. Room Service (solo acoustic) You can't go wrong with this! Get it!! It's a great deal! ;D I ordered mine HERE. It's available in Germany at Amazon HERE.
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Post by snookyjojo on Oct 21, 2005 11:40:57 GMT 1
uhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu I have no money !!!! I'll take a credit at my mom!! ;D;D I'm really excited about the DVD!!!
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Post by cynthia on Jan 13, 2006 11:50:33 GMT 1
I LOVE BA TOO hehe.... and thanx to a sweet & dazed Californian man, I got Anthology for Xmas Sooooo *yay* about that! I saw him live too, in Rotterdam... I didn't have an awesome seating place nor do I have pictures... I juts have a t-shirt and cap But the concert was great and I would love to see BA live soon again... Wanna go together Caro
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Post by DazedOblivion on Apr 4, 2006 2:49:02 GMT 1
I have been following Bryan Adams and his band closely since I became a member of the Bryan Adams Fanbase site created by our very own Snookyjojo. One doesn't hear about him that much these days and that is a shame, because he and his band are performing better than ever. I saw a concert of his in June of 2005 and it was really great. Not only is he a tremendous guitar player, but he also sings great every time out. I really believe that his last album, Room Service, is a such a great album! Bryan Adams and his band REALLY impress me with how hard they work. After a number of dates in his native Canada in December and January, Bryan hit the road and has just finished tours of the Middle East and South Africa. He is now back in Canada and will be heading to the United States very soon. His concert in Pakistan was the first by a Western performer since 2001 and was attended by over 10,000 fans. He will also be peforming in the UK later this spring. On Sunday, April 2, 2006, Bryan Adams was inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. A video was played on the show summarizing his impressive career. Prior to accepting his award, he was introduced by Chris Martin of Coldplay. I found an article on the induction of Bryan Adams into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame HERE (which I also posted at Caro's BA site) that is a great summary of his accomplishments and the type of performer and person he is: Lowdown: Allen, Scott laud Bryan Adams By KAREN BLISS -- For JAM! Music
Manager Bruce Allen would prefer that his long-time client Bryan Adams not be interviewed for his own Canadian Music Hall of Fame tribute piece -- understandably, of course.
It would be kind of pompous for the Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter to talk about why he is so deserving of the honour, and Adams is a humble sort.
Instead, Allen and Adams' long-time guitarist Keith Scott share insight into the man to be inducted this weekend (April 2) at the Juno Awards ceremony in Halifax.
Bryan Adams
The accomplishments of Adams are innumerable, enviable, and admirable: staggering sales in excess of 65 million albums worldwide, wonderful portrait photography that is simple yet expressive, multiple Juno and Grammy wins and three Academy Award nominations. But Adams is more than just a successful recording artist. The Kingston, ON native is also an active humanitarian, recognized as such by his appointment to Officer of the Order of Canada.
There's another '-able' word Allen uses to describe his client of 28 years. "He's indefatigable. There's nobody in our organization that works as hard as he does as an artist," says Allen.
At this stage of his career, the 46-year-old Adams could very easily retire, slow down or at least leave many business details to others, but he doesn't. Prior to our interview, Allen had just had an hour-and-a-half conversation with him about the re-design of his web site. "A lot of guys wouldn't even worry about it. They'd say, 'Take care of it, set me up a web site, here's what I want it to do, see ya later,' but he's into it," says Allen, still with a hint of amazement in his voice.
"He looks after all his merchandise. He wants to approve it. He wants to sit down and help design it, he does it. He wants to get involved in the lighting. He wants to get involved in the stage set, he does it. This is the furthest thing from a robot there is. He's in there doing all that stuff, hands on, his career, all the time."
That's what prompted Allen to start working with Adams back when the singer was just 18 -- an artist who would be as committed and hard-working as he is. Beyond writing great pop/rock songs and being a consummate entertainer with no need for pyrotechnics and dancing girls, what makes him so successful?
"Somebody said something about Bryan Adams one time which I've always filed at the back of my brain," recounts Allen. "If he made a decision in his younger years to be a neurosurgeon, he'd be the best neurosurgeon in the world. He just is that type of person --'If I'm going to do this, then I'm going to do this the best.'
"So he drives everybody to do things as well as he possibly can. He surrounds himself with those types of people. He takes a lot of risks, but he challenges all those around him to keep up with him. He's just driven to be excellent. It's unbelievable."
Scott, Adams' guitarist for the past 25 years, agrees. When asked what he has learned from Adams, he doesn't hesitate. "Most of all, he's got a terrific work ethic, loves to work," Scott says. "No matter what he embraces, he gives it his full all: photography, charity, touring, writing music, being a spokesperson. He really enjoys it. He just loves the work and, if anything, he's taught me that if you do put a little extra time into something, the results will be more fruitful."
He also talks of his friend/boss's generosity. When the public hears of Adams' great adventures, they seldom hear of the people he brings with him.
"I can't tell you how many times Bryan has involved me personally in something that he's been able to participate in," says Scott. "If it means dinner with Wayne Gretzky, he's invited me to just about everything he's been involved in, save the things that he knows I wouldn't enjoy. He's been incredible for that. 'Okay guys, I've got this opportunity go play for people in Pakistan, let's go,' and he invites us all, and he does it again and again.
"We were in India a few years ago in New Delhi and he said, 'I want to see the Taj Mahal. I'm going to rent a little plane and we'll fly over to Agra and we'll go see it,' and he invites everybody to do it when he could have done it himself.
"He did that in Jordan as well," Scott continues. "He invited us to see Petra; we were joking about it. (I was) saying after the show in Jordan in Amman, 'I'm going to stay an extra day and drive down to Petra and see the city in the rock,' and he preempted me and said, 'No, I've rented a helicopter and when we land we're going to go down for the afternoon and then we'll come back and do the show that night.'
"Or I was in New York a few months ago and I said, 'Bryan, we've got the night off tomorrow; we're going to get a ticket to go see the Rangers play,' and he said, 'No, I've already called Bruce. We've got seats.' He loves to do that, including everybody in on it. It's a group thing. He's amazing for that."
One hears press reports about Adams' near fatal skydiving attempt in 1985 or a minor motorcycle accident in 2000, but while some songwriters might write about such personal incidents, Adams doesn't. Besides 1987's "Into the Fire," Adams' political and social beliefs come out more in his actions than his song lyrics, which are almost always about affairs of the heart. In rare interviews, his dedication to music is apparent, but his personal life remains rightfully out of the spotlight and his quick-wit and strong character easily deflects such talk.
So what irks his manager when he reads the press on Adams or hears people talking about him? What is it they always miss?
"I don't think he's ever got the credit for what he's done musically," says Allen, somewhat surprisingly, considering all his awards and this induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. "I think they miss that. Yes, they always begrudgingly recite the numbers about how many records he's sold, but they've never understood that he might be -- as Mutt Lange and Bob Rock, two of the greatest producers in the business, said -- the best white singer in the business today. He could sing the phone book, and they miss it."
And what of the fact that unlike other great songwriters, from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen to Eminem, one doesn't get a lot of Adams' personality from his lyrics -- his political and social views, his latest adventure?
"He's done so much in his career, done things that you can actually take a look and say, 'He was the first act to go to Pakistan; first in Vietnam; first in Turkey.' He believes that music breaks down all borders. That's what he really thinks about music.
"His actions speak louder than his words. He shows up. The money he's raised for cancer; he's the guy who got the whale sanctuary going in the southern hemisphere; he's built schools in Pakistan. He played Jordan on the last tour. Korea, Iceland, Egypt, Qatar, India, Chile, East Berlin, Russia -- a lot of people would never even go to these places.
"He does everything -- the first Amnesty tour, Live Aid, Live 8, the Prince's Trust two or three times, the Nelson Mandela Freedom Concert. He was a driving force behind 'Tears are Not Enough' and has played with Pavarotti in Italy, Smokey Robinson at the Apollo, McCartney in London, Streisand, Sting, Rod Stewart, Tina and the Who.
"He's Canada's number one ambassador by far," Allen declares. "There's nobody close."
A version of this article appears in the Juno Awards program, courtesy of CARAS
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Post by cynthia on Apr 4, 2006 10:50:31 GMT 1
Owwwwww I just hope he will be touring more of Europe than just the UK But yeah, he is a great performer and awesome guitarist Oh he, come on everybody!
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Post by snookyjojo on Apr 8, 2006 15:03:41 GMT 1
haha, well I hope that he'll tour Germany when I HAVE MONEY!!! HAHAHHAA! ;D
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Post by DazedOblivion on Apr 8, 2006 18:41:15 GMT 1
haha, well I hope that he'll tour Germany when I HAVE MONEY!!! HAHAHHAA! ;D He will be in Germany in 2006, according to bryanadams.com. 7 July 2006: Gelsenkirchen [Essen] (FIFA World Cup FAN FEST) 14 July 2006: Würzburg, Germany (Festival - Teak Marienburg) 15 July 2006: Aurich, Germany (Seaside Festival) Bryan will be in Belgium too: 8 July, 2006: Werchter, Belgium (TW Classic Festival) Tickets have been on sale for some of these events since February.
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Post by Hideaway on Jun 30, 2006 17:11:33 GMT 1
Bryan Adams in coming to Finland 25th of September. I already have a ticket. I can't wait to see the concert! ;D I've never been to his concert before.
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 1, 2006 3:34:15 GMT 1
Bryan Adams in coming to Finland 25th of September. I already have a ticket. I can't wait to see the concert! ;D I've never been to his concert before. Sanna! Great to see you here! ;D That is really awesome that you already have a ticket for the concert in September! I am really impressed with Bryan and the band in live performance. He sings well live and the musicianship it phenomenal. A good place to follow Bryan is at this site here: www.18tilidie.co.uk/
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Post by Hideaway on Jul 23, 2006 16:23:12 GMT 1
Bryan Adams in coming to Finland 25th of September. I already have a ticket. I can't wait to see the concert! ;D I've never been to his concert before. Sanna! Great to see you here! ;D That is really awesome that you already have a ticket for the concert in September! I am really impressed with Bryan and the band in live performance. He sings well live and the musicianship it phenomenal. A good place to follow Bryan is at this site here: www.18tilidie.co.uk/Thank you for the link!
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Post by cynthia on Jul 24, 2006 14:58:33 GMT 1
Bryan was supposed to play here in September, but the ticket sales never started and there are rumors that he will not be playing here
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Post by Hideaway on Sept 27, 2006 15:21:33 GMT 1
Last Monday I went to see Bryan Adams concert with my friend. I have been his fan as long as I can remember. This was the first time I saw him live. The opening act.......wasn't that great. It was a Finnish woman singing and playing guitar and with her was a man playing keyboards. I forgot the woman's name already. Anyway, Bryan was AMAZING! He played for two hours. He performed songs like The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You, When You're Gone (he performed with a girl called Amanda who he picked from the audience), It's Only Love, Back To You, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, Cloud Number Nine, Run To You, Let's Make A Night To Remember, Summer Of 69, I'm Ready, Can't Stop This Thing We've Started, Heaven..... At the end of the concert he performed alone, he sang songs like Please Forgive Me (the best Bryan Adams song in my opinion and one of the most beautiful songs that I've ever heard), Straight From The Heart (very beautiful song too) and he closed the show with All For Love. Here's couple of pics from the concert. They're not that good since we weren't close to the stage.
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Post by DazedOblivion on Sept 27, 2006 20:58:05 GMT 1
Ahhh!! Sanna!!
You are so lucky!! ;D That sounds like a great concert. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the pictures, which I think came out superb!!! ;D ;D
And I read that the setlist was:
Setlist: Room Service Somebody Open Road 18 Til I Die Let's Make A Night To Remember Can't Stop This Thing We Started Back To You I Think About You Summer Of '69 Everything I Do Cuts Like A Knife When You're Gone Lowlife It's Only Love Hearts On Fire Heaven The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You Cloud #9 Run To You Please Forgive Me When You Love Someone Straight From The Heart All For Love
Is that about right?
Thanks!!! Wish I could have been there.
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Post by Hideaway on Sept 28, 2006 7:25:27 GMT 1
Ah you have the setlist! I was looking for it! Thank you! ;D
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Post by DazedOblivion on Sept 28, 2006 15:42:09 GMT 1
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