Bryan Adams released his ninth studio album, Room Service, in September 2004 in the U.K. and his native Canada, and it took seven additional months for the disc to receive American release. Room Service sounds as if Adams unearthed a collection of punchy, polished pop/rock tunes and power ballads that he cut 15 years previously and released it a...

Bryan Adams released his ninth studio album, Room Service, in September 2004 in the U.K. and his native Canada, and it took seven additional months for the disc to receive American release. Room Service sounds as if Adams unearthed a collection of punchy, polished pop/rock tunes and power ballads that he cut 15 years previously and released it as his new album. Marginally better than 1996's 18 'Til I Die, where Adams seemed desperate to sound and (more accurately) look hip, Room Service isn't bad -- it never takes enough risks to be bad; it's merely pleasant and professional -- and surely Adams fans who have stuck with him this long will find it ingratiating. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi