Great Web site well done.
Having been a great fan of Chris Rea for some time now I have to say I was really dissapointed with his live performance at Bournemouth.
The tour being his farewell I had much higher hopes.
Having been given the blue guitars earbook by Chris himself whilst on a trip to Amsterdam in October I had nothing but praise for the man and his music and was delighted to have a few hours with Chris on a one to one basis.
The last 3 Albums I believe have been Brilliant and the live performances have simply been as good as it gets.
On plus side intro Maxwell street was flawless and I was in for a great night...It just went down hill from thereon.
What happened to the PASSION the FUN the SOUL the ENERGY.
The sound was average and not felt.
The tack selection was miserable.Chris had some classics Sure!but how many times and different versions of the same old song can you cope with?
There was 2 hours of music on the night and when I met Chris he was so enthusiastic about his new project which was hardly featured.
Chris is a legend and I guess I have been spoilt for the last few years with the classic stony road,Blue jukebox,Blue guitars album but not now.