Chris Rea in General

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... Moon", in particular "Ace Of Hearts" that underlined the strength of Rea's music. Competing against the Dire Straits classic "Brothers In Arms", 1985 saw Rea release "Shamrock Diaries", a sombre but brilliant piece of work spawning the single "Stainsby Girls" with it's wonderful driving guitar solo. The mellow magic of "On The Beach", together with tracks like "Hello Friend" and "Just Passing Through" showed how versatile Rea's so...more

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Chris Rea in General: Sheer Class (550 words)
by - written on 24/08/02
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He's been around for quarter of a century and while rarely trendy, Rea always seems capable of oozing class. While the influences of Joe Walsh (Eagles) and Ry Cooder drive his guitar playing, his early albums, "Whatever Happened To Benny Santini" and "Deltics" were smooth affairs, produced by the late Gus Dudgeon (best known for work with Elton John) spawning the classic "Fool If You Think It's Over" and wonderful "Seabird". Modest commercial success came in the early eighties, as Europe took to the LP "Water Sign" and the pop like "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat". Liverpool FC ... Read the complete review

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