tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232479.post8676830114415972752..comments2023-10-05T10:19:06.886-05:00Comments on Blogonomicon: Chris Rea - The Road to Hell (1989)AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232479.post-85916545362341247232011-12-22T05:20:14.342-06:002011-12-22T05:20:14.342-06:00This blog has a superior readership.This blog has a superior readership.AlanDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232479.post-42861747879150114982011-12-22T01:54:21.347-06:002011-12-22T01:54:21.347-06:00I heard this somg on KLBJ FM back in those days, o...I heard this somg on KLBJ FM back in those days, on decent rotation, and really liked it so I hunted down the CD. It has always reminded me of Leonard Cohen from his "I'm Your Man" days. I was surprised to learn that he did "Fool If You Think It's Over", a pretty big hit in the 70's that I used to catch on KTSA AM in its' top 40 days. If you don't remember that one, hunt it down-well written and painfully beautiful.Babelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439710846543857424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232479.post-75445643797958421482011-12-21T22:37:34.884-06:002011-12-21T22:37:34.884-06:00I used to hear "Texas" a lot on the radi...I used to hear "Texas" a lot on the radio, and I swear I've heard "The Road to Hell" several times, too. I'm a San Antonio boy, and I never owned a Chris Rea album, so some place must have been playing this guy.<br /><br />Maybe I remember these songs from MTV. You know, back when they still played videos.Albatrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232479.post-45817358858932238232011-12-21T20:29:35.162-06:002011-12-21T20:29:35.162-06:00I've heard him a few times, usually on the &qu...I've heard him a few times, usually on the "adult contemporary" stations, after someone has specifically requested him. I love "Texas," of course, and like "Auberge" a lot, tho as you say, he doesn't get much airplay. That second vid for "Texas" is pretty neat, reminds me of a motorcyclist's slideshow for Brian Burns' "I've been everywhere (in Texas)." (I think my dad's restored '68 Triumph with a Texas-shaped Union Jack on the tank would have looked better in that vid, than those Harleys.)Mattexianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364636677279037964noreply@blogger.com