80's Babies

I was born in the 70's but definitely came of age in the 80's, and looking back now it was extremely hard to find good music from that time period. I remember those times in the summer, swimming in my grandmothers pool with the radio tuned to the pop station. You'd hear some pure shit ("Oh Sheila" or "We Built This City", but also great things like the Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac doing "Little Lies" and Robert Palmer's rise as a solo artist.

However, one artist stood out and in the last two months his meteoric rise has been reinvented in another generation. BRYAN ADAMS IS BACK, BABY. After putting out several acoustic, live and independent releases, Adams is all over the airwaves and television with his new release "11". I bought it on iTunes yesterday and I'm gonna dive into it very soon, but I can already tell you it's going to be great. Adams is a timeless artist,  a pure singer and songwriter who has consistently made great music over the past 25 years. He fucking ROCKS. However, why is he so forgotten? Is it because very little came out of the 80's that was decent?  

Adams had great commercial success (and came dangerously close to jumping the shark with his 1991 smash from Robin Hood, but only because of HOW HUGE it actually was) but will never be on the same credibility level as U2 or Springsteen or even a Tears for Fears. It's a damn shame, because he's still touring and still putting out records that sound great. I'll confirm that shortly, but I can tell you now it's true.

And when Bryan Adams comes thru town this summer, you can bet your ass I'm gonna be there with every other 80's baby. I don't know if it's from nostalgia or the fact he rocks, but I'll be there.