Room Service [Import]

room service [import]

Track Listings

1. East Side Story

2. This Side Of Paradise

3. Not Romeo Not Juliet

4. Flying

5. She's A Little Too Good For Me

6. Open Road

7. Room Service

8. I Was Only Dreamin'

9. Right Back Where I Started From

10. Nowhere Fast

11. Why Do You Have To Be So Hard To Love

12. Blessing In Disguise (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese pressing of the Canadian rock icon's 2004 album includes one bonus track 'Blessing In Disguise'. Polydor.

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Room Service [Import]

Average customer rating:

I'm still wating for my copy ???

Room Service
Bryan Adams
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007YP11M
Release Date: 2005-04-04

Tracks:

Room Service [Radio Version]
Room Service [Acoustic Version]
Open Road [Acoustic Version]
Room Service

Album Description

Taken from the 2004 album Room Service, includes all non-album versions - Radio, Acoustic, Video & 'Open Road' (Acoustic Version). Polygram. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

I'm still wating for my copy ???.......2005-04-07

I'm a big fan of Bryan !!
I'm still wating for my copy to write a review but i'm sure it's very GOOD !!

Tracks:

East Side Story
This Side of Paradise
Not Romeo Not Juliet
Flying
She's a Little Too Good for Me
Open Road
Room Service
I Was Only Dreamin'
Right Back Where I Started From
Nowhere Fast
Why Do You Have to Be So Hard to Love

Customer Reviews:

Somebody misjudged Bryan's chances for chart success..........2006-03-14

One of the reviwers said that the leadoff single "Open Road" wasn't the type of song that could get him back on the charts anywhere...guess no one told the Canadian audience, since MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic and five different radio formats had that single in ther #1 spot not very long after its release. The only mistake wasn't making that the leadoff single here in the US, nothing against "This Side of Paradise", but "Open Road" was a HUGE single. the rest of the album isn't too shabby either. Get the overseas version and enjoy the bonus track "Blessing in Disguise". SOLID album, and my only other question is, why wasn't the song "Diana" included on the "Anthology" double disc?

Not the comeback I had hoped for.......2005-02-19

Very few artists have been able to reach more than one musical peak. Bryan Adams is one of the few that managed to reach two musical peaks with "Reckless" in 1984 and "Waking up the neighbors" in 1991. With the release of the fabulous single "Here I am" in 2002, I imagined it was the precursor to his third musical peak.

Unfortunately, "Room Service" does not do any justice to Bryan's older material. The album kicks off to a fantastic start with "East Side Story" - a return to the rock-based roots that launched him into international stardom. Unfortunately, this trend does not prevail throughout the rest of the album. The album gets blander with each song.

"Open road" - the first single off the album is not bad but not the type of song that could make a dent on musical charts anywhere. Bryan should have released "East Side Story" as his first single.

Bryan Adams is obviously a very talented musician but "Room Service" is not a reflection of what he is capable of. He can do way better.

Songs for the casual listener: East Side Story
Songs for the Bryan Adams fan: East Side Story, Open Road, Flying

This Needs To Be Released In The US.......2005-01-31

I've been a Bryan Adams fan since '91 and I was shocked to find out only a week ago that he had released a new album months ago and I didn't know about it! (I live in the US where this album has yet to be released. Thank God for Amazon!)
My initial reaction to this new album was, "This is lame." But of course, this being Bryan Adams, that reaction was expected. Don't get me wrong, I love this guy's work and I have all of his albums, but you have to admit they all contain a certain degree of lameness!
Anyway, after a second listen, I must say that my attitude has drastically changed! This album rocks! Not in that "let's blow the roof off this place, party all night" kind of way. There's no "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" or "Cuts Like A Knife". These heavier types of songs are replaced with a more orgainic, laid-back sound that is just as energizing and fun to sing along to as any of his previous work. Think newer Bon Jovi combined with the southern, country side of Sheryl Crow.
In typical Bryan Adams fashion, the lyrics are very straightforward. Although many of the songs deal with loneliness and things not going quite your way, they still send out the message that even though life might not be so great right now, it is going to get better.
I have only listened to this album three times, but the one low spot I have found so far has to be "Flying", which is the second single. Although not a horrible song, this track is weak in comparison to other Adams ballads. The stand-out tracks to me are "She's A Little Too Good For Me" and "Room Service".
All in all, this is a great album that you should definitely check out. In my opinion this is the strongest album Adams has released in the past ten years. And I have a feeling it's going to be a great album to drive to!

good, but a little uninspiring.......2005-01-26

I have listened to Bryan since i was in the 6th grade, and only in the last 2 years have truly found some of his best music. Bryan's work with the Uk dance group Chicane has been awesome. Chicane did an awesome remix of Cloud #9, and his work on East Side Story (chicane Version) and Don't give up, which are some of the best vocal songs he's ever done. But now to Room Service. Coming off the other stuff I purchased this album to hear how his version of East Side Story was and it does rock, but unfortunatley there are only 3 or 4 really rock moments on this cd, and the rest is left to poppy ballads that don't come close to comparing to his earlier work. I will say that the title track is awesome. Harkens back to the old days, and songs like other side of paradise, and open road really crank. I hope that in the future we can hear a full collaboration of tunes from Bryan and Chicane.

Pop Rock You Can Appreciate.......2005-01-16

I'm a metalhead and a classic rock drinker and yet somewhere in between the Judas Priest's and AC/DC's of the REAL music world, I have come to appreciate Bryan Adams as a musician and as a songwriter.

Now before I bust out my 2 cents on Room Service, I have a little beef in regards to reviewer Jason Stein. Although I agree in what Stein says with most of the Room Service tracks (I'll get to that in a few) I strongly disagree with his take on a couple of my top 4 Adams albums 'Waking Up The Neighbors' and 'Into The Fire'.
First off, 'Waking Up The Neighbors' is by far 'over-long and bloated'. For a mindless puppet that was basing their lives around MTV all day back in '91, then I could see your reasoning that any album that has over 10 tracks is sure not worth their time.

IMO, 'Waking Up The Neighbors' is one of Adams most complete albums to date. Now, aside from the odd slaphappy pop tune, the guitar riffs were in solid rotation on every track including the strong and heavy-bottom 'Heaven'. Over-long and bloated? Well possibly for MTV or anyone who has a severe case of A.D.D to solid musicianship.

And as for his '87 album 'Into The Fire', many fans were initially disappointed by the sound and direction that Adams chose for this disc, but in hindsight this material is quite possibly the strongest testament to his own musical growth and maturity as a musician. The vocally charged 'Rebel' was a favorite tune of mine from the album.

As for Room Service itself as a whole. Well, you have one terribly sappy recycled ballad `Flying', a strong title track, 'Open Road' and 'East Side Story' display to us that Adams still has that crunch that usually places him into more of the 'rock' than 'pop' side.

The only real downfall of Room Service is that Bryan didn't really portray any real creativity or experimentation (I know I know, pop rock experimentation?!) with his guitar chops and I also felt that the drums/percussion didn't really pump me up or drive me as much as previous Adams albums have done.

In conclusion, Room Service for sure wouldn't take the cake in terms of my favorite Bryan Adams album (You Want It, You Got It) but it does do its job for today's pop rock in terms of catchiness and rock ability.