Product description CHRIS REA - ROAD TO HELL CD 10 TRACKS (61454) .co.uk This album, with which the singer reached his commercial peak, reflects Chris Rea's love/hate relationship with the car. The title track is famously inspired by Rea's experiences of the M25, but this is not a simple tract on the evils of the automobile--in 1988, he bought himself a racing car. His vision of hell is the traffic jam that stops you from using all that expensive acceleration. In this sense Chris Rea--the epitome of maturity compared to most in his business--shows himself still very much a rock star. The Road To Hell, despite the melancholy piano riff of the song itself and its Leonard Cohen-ish lyrics, is an optimistic album with a warm, embracing sound. This album is graced with some of Rea's finest creations: the spacey "Daytona", the topicality of "You Must Be Evil" and the catchy "That's What They Always Say". "Texas" is another witty commentary on the need for speed, and like many of the tracks on this disc it has the mellow groove that Rea has made his own. On The Road To Hell, Rea successfully marries the philosophy of the family man with the ethos of a rock star, in a way that many other forty-something crooners can only envy. He also marries a measure of self- expression with real commercial success: his first number one album, The Road To Hell went triple-platinum. --James Swift
K**S
very good
good cd good tune not bad for money
W**Y
Chris Rea album
Heard years ago. Bought on cassette but it no good now so bought on cd.
D**N
A+
A+
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Tears and Abuse
In someways this review is a bit bias because for me the song that had such a profound effect on me when it was released in 1989 eclipses the whole of the album. It was 'Tell me there's a Heaven'. Having experienced and also been told such horrifying stories of abuse after becoming involved in a children's charity which was set up to aid child abuse victims, this song now three decades and more it can still bring me to tears, even more so when the horrendous case of Baby 'P' Chris Rea re-issued this song to raise money for child victims of abuse in 2009.The irony that the other hit 'Road to Hell' is actually a song concerning the road A63 which is the road to Hull and I was then riding that road on a regular basis as I had met my future husband who was from Hull.
H**E
Music cd
Product as described. Exceptional delivery.
R**A
Great album by Chris Rea....
What can I say more.... Even in 2024 I like to play this time and time again..... awesome....
S**G
Perfect condition
Item arrived in perfect condition and in good time. Well pleased
P**D
Road music not from Hell
Got this on tape when 1st came out so about time for CD. sounds fantastic. This is Chris Rea at his best! quality is just so! you wont be disappointed you'll just wear it out from continual playing at home or in the car. its just right for cruisin or a long drive in the dark of night up that superslab. (CB talk for the M1) M6 as well if your going far enough or wherever. you dont have to be a heavy rock merchant to love this, it'll just grow on you like it did to our son age 18 now 25, He'd play it in his tower crane way above London if he could but he wouldnt hear the firms 2 way radio! He listens to it via his phone to & from work in london traffic on his 1000cc Kwaka mans bike.
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