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Bryan Adams Agoura Ballroom, Cleveland USA February 23, 1983 Soundboard 10 CD-R

CLEVELAND '83

1. Intro 0.58
2. Remember 4.19
3. You Want It - You Got It 4.51
4. One Good Reason 4.15
5. Interview 1.14
6. Lonely Nights 3.50
7. Tonight 5.12
8. The Only One 3.50
9. This Time 3.27
10. Interview 1.27
11. Cuts Like a Knife 4.33
12. Take Me Back 6.49
13. Fits Ya Good 4.36
14. I'm Ready 4.17

Total time: 53:40

Excellent soundboard recording. Performed live in february 1983 (before the US tour) at Cleveland's famous Agoura Ballroom for the WMMS Coffeebreak Concert series. The band performed to a full-house in the Agoura Ballroom the night before and then returned the next day for a lunch-time radio show at the same venue. In between some songs, BA does some Q/A with the radio-show host. Some humourous introductions to band members. There's an interesting story about this recording. In newspapers it was written that it was probably stolen (together with a number of other recordings) by an employee who lost his/her job when WMMS was sold some years ago. But later the recording was found and maybe broadcasted on a radio station in Clevelnd. The recording begins with a short soundcheck. After that some of the "older" material is performed (the two first albums) and then five of the last six songs from the brand new released Cuts Like a Knife album.

This show features a few more songs than the Albany recording does. A must for the die-hard fan who wants several shows to compare, especially since it does not exist that many soundboard recordings from those days. However, if you don't have any shows at all from this era I would recommend The Early Live shows 81-85 (including Pasadena '83) and Essen '83, which I both hold as better shows. The setlist of the Cleveland show is the typical '83 show, with few surprises. I for one however never get tired of collecting versions of the extended "Take Me Back" incluing a spoken part in the middle. The sound quality finally is really good and recorded digitally, so better than what can be demanded really for such an old show. Available on one CD-R.