is reckless underrated? nobody talks about it. but, it really fits in nicely somewhere between billy idol and simple minds. it's not really the 70s rock people write it off as, it's more like post-punk stripped down to it's lowest common denominator. meaning, yeah, it's poppy, sure - but it's high quality pop.

canadian kid. of course. canadian broadcasters at the time had content requirements (i don't know if they still do) which required them to play a certain amount of music by canadian musicians. bryan adams really benefited from this. and, it meant he was on the radio all the time in the late 80s and early 90s. it would have been nearly impossible to avoid him, even if this record didn't sell well outside the country.

it could be a little bias on my behalf, but i do put my old tape of this on from time to time and the basic simplicity of it still manages to cut through like a...err...no...not doing that...