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Music review: Bryan Adams – ëƵSo Happy It HurtsëƵ

By Clint Rhodes for The newsroom@heraldstandard.Com 2 min read
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Bryan Adams - ëƵSo Happy It HurtsëƵ

Just like back in 1991, Bryan Adams is once again waking up the neighbors on his latest studio release.

ëƵSo Happy It HurtsëƵ finds Adams crafting more of his signature straightforward pop-rock offerings that follow the Canadian singer-songwriterëƵs simplistic formula for delivering infectious arrangements filled with an abundance of catchy guitar riffs and singalong choruses.

The title track opens the set by detailing the exhilarating feeling of hitting the open road after two years of lockdown with Adams announcing, ëƵBlacktop burning underneath my wheels/ItëƵs crazy how I feel.ëƵ

Adams goes on to summarize the albumëƵs overall mood by declaring, ëƵIëƵm so happy it hurts/That stupid grin on my face/Must be some kind of curse.ëƵ

He continues to focus on the positive by turning misfortune into an uplifting, teachable moment on ëƵNever Gonna Rain.ëƵ With time as a healer and love as a teacher, Adams finds a silver lining proclaiming, ëƵAnd IëƵm gonna smile like I never had a heartache/Laugh like I never had a care.ëƵ

ëƵOn the road again/Since I canëƵt remember when/ItëƵs back to the music/Where I know I can lose it,ëƵ sings Adams as he expresses his excitement for once again hitting the road to perform, something he was destined to do since he got his first real six-string at the five-and-dime.

Tracks like ëƵYou Lift Me Up,ëƵ ëƵAlways Have, Always WillëƵ and ëƵJust Like Me, Just Like You,ëƵ feature Adams serving up messages of love and partnership similar to earlier hits such as ëƵHeaven,ëƵ ëƵItëƵs Only LoveëƵ and ëƵ(Everything I Do) I Do It for You.ëƵ

Adams embraces a rockabilly vibe on ëƵIëƵve Been Looking for You.ëƵ ItëƵs a great change of pace as Adams discovers his soulmate and enthusiastically confesses, ëƵI know it might sound crazy/Ever since I was a baby/IëƵve been looking for you.ëƵ

ëƵThese Are the Moments That Make Up My LifeëƵ brings the set to a sentimental close with Adams reflecting on the simple everyday wonders that make life worth living. The 62-year-old sounds comfortably content as he tenderly sings, ëƵStones turn to diamonds/Days turn to years/Old flames turn to ashes/But love perseveres.ëƵ

AdamsëƵ joy is certainly contagious as he shows no signs of slowing down or wiping that smile from his face anytime soon.

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