I agree. It’s one thing to include some softer rock, no problem with that. But as usual it comes down to song choice. That song is quite frankly lame and just way too safe, for want of a better word.
Personally, I have always had a soft spot with You’re The Voice and Burn For You, but I have never been a big fan of his other songs. Then again each to their own.
Happened to hear Complicated by Avril Lavigne on Triple M Newcastle not long ago. I know it’s the regionals and I don’t mind the song since I am a late millennial but it’s one of the oddities that the regionals have been playing recently next to a few Ace of Base songs I heard last week and this week too.
Early Avril did have that rock type sound before she became soppy Avril about the time she hooked up with Mr Kroeger, who is arguably the king of soppy rock via Nickelback.
I just happened to come across Hit101.3 on my dial twiddling on the way back home and that song was on… the following song (‘Informer’ by Snow) had me changing the station again instantly.