As well, the solos offers up some tasty riffs played with some classic ‘80s tone.
During the verse and chorus sections the lead guitarist throws in short, melodic phrases that have come to characterize the power ballad genre.
At the time, drummer Mickey Curry had been scheduled to appear on the song, but due to his commitments with Hall & Oates he had to leave and Journey drummer Steve Smith was brought in to record the track, which was initially modeled after the Journey power ballad “Faithfully.”įeaturing a classic power ballad intro, “Heaven” also has several interesting lead lines that are fun to get under your fingers as a guitarist. When recording his 1983 smash-hit record Reckless, Canadian singer and guitarist Bryan Adams and producer Jimmy Iovine almost cut one of the album’s most successful songs, “Heaven.” Adams felt that the song was too light for the record, which was more down home rock n roll, a thought that Iovine seconded before the two reconsidered, much to the delight of millions of fans, to include the song on the record.
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