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There are a number of critics who would lead you to believe that this disk could cause you to throw rocks at your CD player. I know that his near-namesake RYAN Adams would, but I just cannot agree. Now, I’ll admit that the coolness factor here is dangerously low, if it exists at all, but still in all, the music on this disk just isn’t as bad as most would lead you to believe. In fact, it’s probably not half so bad. Bryan Adams is not the kind of guy who I would go out of my way to hear, and I doubt I’ll ever buy another CD by him, but this greatest hits collection makes a good argument for at least granting him the benefit of the doubt.

The ratio between good songs and bad songs is about evenly split here, from my perspective. On the good side (relatively speaking @ when talking about Bryan Adams, everything is relative), there’s “Summer of ‘69” and “Run to You”. On the bad side, there’s “Do I Have to Say the Words” and “Kids Wanna Rock”. The fact is that virtually everything Adams does reeks of formula, and I don’t deny that even his best material sounds as if it came out of a can. So does tuna, though, and I don’t mind canned tuna. Sometimes, if I’m in the mood, I like it. My point here is that ‘canned’ music isn’t bad per se, it’s only limited in how good it can be.

…and the best bits here are not works of genius. They are simply pleasant, and they certainly transcend the overt hostility of most music freaks. Forgive me if it’s uncool, but I think “Please Forgive Me” is a pretty fine piece of work. I guess it’s a matter of whether or not you like tuna with good taste or tuna that tastes good.
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