Chris Rea - Where The Blues Come From (Birmingham Symphony Hall)

Chris Rea Live from 2006 - The Road To Hell And Back "The Farewell Tour". Where the Blues Come From from Blue Guitars. Album Number One - (Beginnings). The Road To Hell And Back "The Farewell Tour" DVD Filmed live at the Birmingham - Symphony hall • April 18th, 2006. Τhe DVD captures a brilliant performance on Chris Rea's farewell tour set. To the the delight of fans present on the night, Rea delivers a balanced set of his greatest hits (Road to Hell parts 1 & 2, Stainsby Girls etc) along with selections from his more recent blues/jazz/roots orientated releases. The hits work because they are presented in a stripped back, simplified way that represents more closely how they were original conceived and written (as Rea says in the accompanying documentary DVD - all his songs start out as blues songs). The recent cuts benefit from the live renditions, delivered as they are by a collection of rather excellent musicians who have worked with Rea for quite a long time. Credits: Composed By, Liner Notes, Artwork By [Paintings], Vocals, Slide Guitar -- Chris Rea Bass Guitar -- Sylvain Marc Drums -- Martin Ditcham Guitar -- Robert Ahwai Keyboards -- Paul Hirsh Liner Notes -- David Sinclair Mastered By -- Simon Heyworth Producer, Engineer, Liner Notes -- Simon Honywill Art Direction, Design [@ Peacock] -- Jon Tricklebank Blue Guitars is a Blues album released by Chris Rea on October 14, 2005 consisting of eleven CDs, one DVD and a full colour book, including paintings by the artist, liner notes and song lyrics. The album is an ambitious project with the 137 songs recorded over the course of 1½ years with a work schedule - according to Chris Rea himself - of twelve hours a day, seven days a week. Initially the project was inspired by Bill Wyman's "Blues Odyssey" and can be called an "odyssey" in its own right, for depicting a journey through the various epochs of Blues Music, starting at its African origins and finishing with modern-time Blues from the 60s and 70s. Subsequently the eleven CDs are titled the following: "Beginnings", "Country Blues", "Louisiana & New Orleans", "Electric Memphis Blues", "Texas Blues", "Chicago Blues", "Blues Ballads", "Gospel Soul Blues & Motown", "Celtic & Irish Blues", "Latin Blues" and "60s & 70s". Lyrics: When a griot sings his perfect song I found the place where I belong What the griot sings I recognise That soulful tune that made me cry The story born inside his song I finally found Where the blues came from His music came from a distant land It moved and changed With the desert sand Upon the shores of hell his music froze And came to be what we all now know Where the blues come from A wise old man he told me this Where the pain you feel And the music kiss Melted down into a devil's brew The sadness came and she turned it blue When you're lonely You will know this song When it hurts so deep And stays so long Though its dark you know Where you belong Then you will know Where the blues come from... This video has been published with absolute respect and admiration to Chris Rea's music ! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Rea/e/B...