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The ballads, many recorded with steel guitarist Bucky Baxter, are much better than the rockers; "Cry on Demand" is the best: four mournful minutes that shut down the world. Since "New York, New York" was the breakout hit on Gold, Adams follows it up here with the melancholy "Dear Chicago"; look forward to songs named after Los Angeles and Dallas on future records. "Starting to Hurt," on the other hand, is a bouncy slice of midtempo cheese that could easily be covered by his doppelganger Bryan Adams. The record closes with the exceptional "Jesus (Don't Touch My Baby)," which sets happy memories of California beaches to moody, atmospheric music, rendering them paranoid. Told to write a song about a silver lining, Adams will always find the cloud.
(Posted: Sep 10, 2002)
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- Nuclear
- Hallelujah
- You Will Always Be The Same
- Desire
- Cry On Demand
- Starting To Hurt
- She Wants To Play Hearts
- Tennessee Sucks
- Dear Chicago
- Gimmie A Sign
- Tomorrow
- Chin Up, Cheer Up
- Jesus (Don't Touch My Baby)
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