A bit of a shame that most people just know him for 'driving home for Xmas', as he is actually a master of the instrument and just became a bit derivative with the sounds that made money. It looks nice in the pictures, but ten times better in person; truly the most beautiful guitar I’ve ever owned. Thereby Chris Rea and his band imitate the various styles and lyrical topics, creating an instantly recognizable atmosphere on each record, with the first few songs usually setting up the direction in which the record is going and then developing to various styles within the field of each record.

Personally, I think he excelled at the early styles of country and slide stuff, so I never really listened to the whole thing, it was an ambitious project, and I am happy to see him still around, on the fishing programme. The project culminated in an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute (I attended the event) and a corresponding book.The book, slightly smaller than an LP cover, begins after the two pages that hold the first 8 CDs with two large paintings.

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