Bryan Adams – Wembley 1996 live (CD)

In October last year, Eagle Rock released the classic Bryan Adams video from his 1996 Wembley concert on DVD for the first time.  Now they’re following up with a CD release.  That’s good news for fans as I suspect many people are like me in that we listen to music a lot, but watch concert DVDs less frequently.

As with the DVD release, the sound quality is excellent, and the show recorded on 27th July 1996, at Wembley stadium saw him play a set packed with hits in front of a crowd of over 70,000 fans.   For his hit “It’s only love” he gets Melissa Etheridge to join him and they do a great version of it.  Songs like “Summer of 69” get the crowd singing along, and songs such as his smash hit “(Everything I do) I do it for you” sound great performed live.  Along with over twenty of his own songs, Bryan Adams did a couple of great covers – “Wild Thing” (The Troggs), and “I fought the law” (The Clash)

It’s a great live album, and I’m likely to be listening to this a lot in future.

Track listing:

CD 1:
1. The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
2. Do To You
3. Kids Wanna Rock
4. Can’t Stop This Thing We Started
5. This Time
6. 18 ‘Til I Die
7. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman
8. Touch The Hand
9. Cuts Like A Knife
10. It’s Only Love (w/ Melissa Etheridge)
11. Somebody
12. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You

CD 2:
1. Run To You
2. There Will Never Be Another Tonight
3. Seven Nights To Rock
4. I Wanna Be Your Underwear
5. Wild Thing
6. It Ain’t A Party (If You Can’t Come Round)
7. She’s Only Happy When She’s Dancin’
8. Summer Of ’69
9. All For Love
10. Let’s Make A Night To Remember
11. I Fought The Law
12. Heaven