“Chris Rea is enigmatic to me. He has a deep voice (he sounds like he drinks whisky and smokes cheroots), and his bottleneck playing is first class. Singing live usually constricts the vocal chords, often changing the key to a higher one - but not Rea; he still sings this in A minor - so relaxed and laid back, no nerves in evidence! He plays, he enjoys, he doesn't rush. Wow. He must have played this a few hundred times, and yet he's in the moment.”

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