I mentioned this before: As on "Blue Guitars", I remember that he took two older songs - the slide guitar line from "Nothing to fear" and "Espresso Logic" - to use them again (as "Celtic Blue" and "Too far from home"). But there are even more older s...

In my opinion, it would be a mistake to leave all the "pre-blues" music behind. Chris Rea can't say that he doesn't like all songs he recorded for EastWest. As on "Blue Guitars", I remember that he took two older songs - the slide guitar line from "Nothing to fear" and ...

Here it is: Chris Rea has gained recognition from a large audience in Germany. In the end of 1983 he was a guest on a SAGA tour and the headliner of the first live “Rockpalast” show in the venue Zeche in Bochum, where he left a mark with his skills of being a songwriter, a slide guitar player and a ...

I can translate the text because Google didn't do its job very well.

Happy Birthday, Chris! I hope you'll keep playing the blues for a long time!

Eric Clapton is a favourite of mine, too.

I like many different artists (besides Chris Rea):

- ZZ Top
- Peter Gabriel
- Yes
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Rory Gallagher
- Bruce Springsteen
- Dire Straits
- Muddy Waters
- Genesis
...and many more from these genres...

I don't think that the band rehearsed that much. As CR said, they jammed all day while recording the new earbook. Maybe the arrangements of the songs are slighty different every evening so that there is a way to make the songs more perfect by working them out.

Bart wrote:Hello BBQ;

First; Welcome to the board !!

Thank you!

Bart wrote:Will you try to catch him on another date during this tour?

As Dortmund being the nearest venue for me, I don't want to drive even further.

I'm surprised that he doesn't play in Düsseldorf because this city is one of his favourites.

bvermaak wrote:You can go to Dortmund?

Yes, of course, but Dortmund is too far away to drive to the concert (and back) and go to work early next day.

In fact, his style of "dancing" on stage is quite funny. He's one of the guitar players who start jiggling their foot while playing a solo. Eric Clapton also "dances" like this.

You're right. On the last tour, CR showed what he can make out of this song.

Hello to all Chris-Rea-Fans out there!

I've seen CR on his last tour but I don't get the chance to see him this time. I'm living near Cologne so I saw him in Düsseldorf last time. I really like his music and his slide guitar style.

Greetings,

BBQ.Master