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20/05/95 - MOLSON AMPITHEATRE, TORONTO Review by Bryan
King: Don't get me wrong, I've always left a show with sore hands and a hoarse voice, but sometimes I'd look back on the show and wish he would have played this song rather than that, or that he would have played a little longer. Happily, when I left the May 20th concert, I really thought it was a great show. Any fan who saw Bryan on the SFSG tour might feel the same way. Bryan is playing longer than ever, is interacting with the crowd like never before and has a setlist structure that works well. The show feels more personal and relaxed. This show clocked in at 2 and a half hours which made it half an hour longer than any Adams show I had seen in '85, '87, '91 or '92. This was a very loose Bryan. Sounding fresh, happy to have some new material to present, and who looked like he missed the stage. The band too, sounded just fantastic and revived. Keith's involvement in the show was as significant as it ever has been. Some songs that I personally thought needed to be given a break in his live show such as 'Somebody', 'When The Night Comes' and 'Heaven' were not played at all in Toronto. I was very happy to hear the new material over old. The new songs were played fairly early in the concert and went over great with the crowd. 'Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?' took the spot where 'Please Forgive Me' used to be. 'All For Love' replaced the ending slot where 'Straight From The Heart' usually was. What songs will be axed from his setlists in 1996? Only Bryan will know that when the time comes. However, assuming there will be 7 or 8 new tunes eligible for the live show, that will mean fans can count on 7 or 8 older songs to get a long rest. (Unless Bryan wished to perform them and play for 3 and a half hours...) Only time will tell whether this will be the case or not. The benefit of seeing certain songs go on the shelf for a while will be the knowledge that they are not dead and buried, but could be resurrected at any time when the boys are playing live. Although not all fans were lucky to see such classics as 'Lonely Nights', 'Diana', 'Take Me Bacl', 'The Best Was Yet To Come' and 'Tonight' during an Adams show in the 90's. Those songs did pop up in setlists here and there in the last few years. Each night will bring new surprises with the next tour. For the newer fans who are dealing with this between album transition for the first time, an aspect of watching an artist such as Bryan grow is the fact that some songs will grow with him, and some songs may grow out of him. Like it or not, that's the way it goes. Those who were fans during the 'Into The Fire' tour in '87 & '88 saw Bryan perform 6-7 songs per night from that album, to performing only 1 or 2 in the 90's. Will that happen with the next tour? Will the 7-8 regularly played songs from WUTN be cut to only 2-3? It's possible, but thats part of the deal when you become a serious fan of any artist. A fan is inevitably at the mercy of the direction that artist chooses to go. So, with that said, the wait and the questions in everyone's head continue. When will the next album be in stores? What will the songs be like? When will he tour again? How many songs will be on the CD? Will it be as good as the last album? What will the title be and so on...and so on... Needless to say, Bryan has a great deal of pressure on him to come up with a quality CD to feed the salivating fans who anxiously wait. So, keep this in mind while waiting time passes. If the evolution of Bryan's live show is any indication, he is getting better at what he does and I'm sure that the gift will be carried over into the studio, into your CD players and to a stage near you in 1996. We'll see y'all there!!
***This is the second night at the brand new Molson Ampitheatre and a better performance than the first show. The band is in high gear, and Keith Scott is very involved with the act. Bryan continuously chats with the crowd and seems extremely relaxed. One of the highlights is Dan from Ottawa who got pulled up on stage by Bryan and took the band through a full rendition of Hey Honey... with the band which is great. Bryan does not forget the lyrics this night to Lowlife this time and seems alot more comfortable than the first night at the new venue. He does one of his better Tina Turner impressions during Its Only Love. *** Setlist: |
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BA b-staging it
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