Almost hoarse, but incredibly powerful after nearly 50 years in the business it's lost none of its magic. Bryan Adams' voice remains one of the most distinct in rock. He breaks into Can't Stop This Thing We Started, segueing straight into his 1984 hit Run To You - a song, which to this day, send tingles down my spine. Bryan pauses to say hello, announcing he's asked for the barriers to be opened to allow more people to come down to the area in front of the stage, which quickly fills over the next few songs. The audience roars in appreciation, clapping and singing along. Large parts of the arena may be blocked off, but you'd be forgiven for thinking it is full. The singer breaks straight into Kick Ass, a song from his new album. The arena falls silent, and the unmistakable voice of John Cleese rings out from the darkness, lamenting the demise of rock music, and introducing the 'angel' who would bring it back to the world - Bryan Adams. READ MORE: Rolling Stones support act for Anfield gig announced The Canadian star is currently touring the UK in support of his latest album - So Happy It Hurts - written during the pandemic years when he should have been touring with his 2020 album Shine a Light. It may be his most successful song, but it is by no means his greatest hit, as the audience at the M&S Bank Arena were reminded last night. When it was all over six weeks later, that Bryan Adams track was still topping the charts, and it would be there for another 10 weeks. It was the summer of my first teenage love affair, sharing our first kiss to the soft, piano intro of the UK's new number one - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You. In 2021, Pat Steward rejoined the band on the drums, while Mickey Curry is staying home with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic.Bryan Adams and the summer of 1991 are indelibly linked in my mind. Fisher left and was replaced by Phil Thornalley for a year, before he too left and was replaced in turn by Solomon Walker. This is the line-up the band retained until 2016. This arrangement continued until 2002, when Adams decided to revert to the five piece format and enlisted the services of bassist Norm Fisher and keyboardist Gary Breit. In 1998, Mandel and Taylor left the band and Adams, Scott and Curry toured as a three piece band with Adams playing bass and Scott performing both the rhythm and lead guitar parts. He also was the drummer on the world tour. Drummer Pat Steward also performed drumming duties with the band, most notably on Adams' hit " Summer of '69" and at Live Aid in 1985. With Taylor and Scott added to the line-up, the band had now assumed the form that it would keep for the next 15 years. Working alongside Adams on many of the tracks for this album were Hall & Oates drummer Mickey Curry and keyboardist Tommy Mandel, both of whom would go on to become regular members of the group.Īdams' 1983 album, Cuts Like A Knife saw the addition of bassist Dave Taylor and guitarist Keith Scott, who had worked with Adams in the past. It was not until work began on Adams' second album, You Want It You Got It that the band began to crystallize. Unlike many solo musicians, Adams does not use a rotation of session musicians, preferring to use the same musicians for all his studio and live work.Īlthough Adams' solo career started in 1979, a constant backing band did not materialise immediately. The backing band, also referred to as The Dudes of Leisure or simply Bryan Adams' backing band, is the informal name given to the group of musicians who accompany Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams both in the studio and at live shows. The line-up after a concert in Mexico in 2006
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