18 til I Die (Bryan Adams)

I didn't enjoy this album. The songs lack the interest of his older ones. There no songs that really stand out. Definitely this is a an album to skip--stick with his better ones.

Bryan Adams' 1996 compilation of greatest hits is all about cheap thrills. With lyrics like `The only thing that looks good on me ... is you', `I just wanna' be ... your underwear', you don't buy this album after a hard think about whether to spend your nine bucks on this or on, say, that new translation of Homer's Odyssey. You plunk down your cash for good, old-fashioned, hedonistic, irreverent rock & roll. The second most overused line in assessments of Bryan's music--after `the Canadian rocker'--seems to be `feel-good rocker'. With good reason. Adams is very good on the classic rock themes, most notably `The Only Thing', I Wanna' Be' (both quoted above), and It Ain't a Party ... If You Can't Come `Round'. The superb `'Black Pearl', with its awesome bass track and exquisitely driving tempo, leads this pack. He can also toss off a memorable ballad, revealing in the process an uncanny debt to Rod Stewart: `Let's Make a Night to Remember', `I Think About You', `I'll Always Be R... Read more

Bryan explores new horizons, that's fine, but the result is not as good as we are use to with this artist. It is a good cd, there is few songs that I don't really like but I would say that I like 80% of the album and Bryan is still a very good signer and composer, good rocking songs, excellent ballads (Let's make a night to remember and Have you ever really loved a woman) and more...

After hearing "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?", I sat back and asked myself that same question. I came to the conclusion that I needed to have this song at least in my collection. Brian Adams' 18 Til I Die is a combination of feeling and yearning to be more than what appears on the surface. "Do To You" is an example of a man wanting to do better and to give back to his woman to an upbeat tune. With lyrics saying "...let's do something amazing..." to enhance any relationship, is covered on "Let's Make A Night To Remember". On to something slower, uplifting and thought provoking, "Star" gives hope and adds to the remainder of this album. Brian spends time to reflect on things over a slow tempo "I Think About You" produced by Brian Adams himself. The more epic "I'll Always Be Right There" sounds as if it's an addition to a movie score with harmonious rhythm and violins to match. "You're Still Beautiful To Me" could be a crossover country song. Production was by Robert John L... Read more

Brian Adams can really write great songs and this album is full of them. Now some of the songs may not be as honorable as others, but at least Adams is honest. This record will take you for a ride from its fast/fun songs such as "18 Till I Die" to the slower songs such as "I'll Always Be Right There". "Have You Every Really Loved a Woman?" is also a great song. Mutt Lang did a great job producing this record. The flow of the record is incredible. When I listen to most records I skip around, but I don't with this one. The key is how the songs are spaced out. There is a silence of up to almost 10 seconds after the slower, more thoughtful songs and as short as less than a second after the fast songs. I'm not really sure about the science behind the timing of the album, but it is a great album. There is a song for every type of listener on Brian Adams' "18 Till I Die".