Peter and I are already taking a little heat for the title of this episode!  “This album needs no defending,” they say, and while they may be right, let us cast our minds back. After all, it was only 1999 when the Canadian Minister of Movies declares that “the Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions.”*  In regards to the other complaint, “defence” and “defense” are both valid spellings of the word.  “D-FENS” is not, but it is also a cool 90s reference.

Regardless, Bryan Adams has not been cool with everyone all the time, considered by many to be vanilla rock, mom rock, or worse.  In Canada, at his peak fame and success, there was certainly some backlash.  In this episode of Rock Daydream Nation, Peter Kerr and I will evaluate Bryan’s massive Reckless album.  I have never owned a Bryan Adams album before this.  Because I go all-in, I chose the deluxe Japanese 2 CD set.  For this episode, Peter and I focused on the core 10 songs.

Join us for this fantastic dive into Bryan’s best, and perhaps set your assumptions aside.  This is a good one!

* South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut