Bryan Adams, live from Palace Albany,
Albany, New York February 24th 1983 Bryan Adams has been cited as one of
the best-selling artists of all time and is estimated to have sold
between 75 million and more than 100 million records and singles
worldwide. He joined his first band at age 15, and just five years
later, his eponymous debut album was released. By 1983, the fresh-faced
Canadian had written songs for the likes of Pat Benatar and Kiss, and
had also toured in support of two solo albums, opening for the likes of
the Kinks and Foreigner. After recording Cuts Like a Knife, his
potential for being "the next big thing" became crystal clear. Broadcast
on the King Biscuit Flower Hour in February, 1983, at a reconditioned
1920s movie theatre in Albany, New York, Adams and his four-piece band
give a thrilling show to an audience which had tripled in size since his
previous appearance in NY a year earlier. Adams’ statement; “You ain’t
nothing if you ain’t got a song to sing” rings true here, and as this
show clearly demonstrates, he had plenty of them in his canon already.
Rox Vox revisits this classic performance from the iconic
singer/songwriter/guitarist with a completely restored and
professionally remastered original broadcast. Presented with background
notes and timeline photos.