Road to Hell

Chris Rea

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 12, 1989)
• Original Release Date: 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atco
• ASIN: B000002JOF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,399 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than any of the 'BEST OF' Chris Rea CD's, June 12, 2002

By	russell r whiting (JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA United States) - See all my reviews

I have been a CR fan for quite a few years. However, I found that many of his earlier works seemed to lack continuity. Even the so called 'BEST OF' compilations did not do much for me. This, however, could easily be described as a true best of CD. Every song is tight, and the songs all seem to flow into each other. I have played this CD over and over, since receiving it. 'Road To Hell' will be in my rotation for a long, long time to come. Attaboy Chris!!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Music..., the band, the voice, it has it all!, February 18, 2000

By	J. Curtis "Life is a Journey...Enjoy the ride!" (Alabama) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first heard the song "Tell me there's a heaven" and knew instantly that I had to have the CD. At that time, I had not ever heard of Chris Rea, and it was his voice alone, that first intrigued me to buy this CD. Chris's voice is chilling and the lyrics to this song and others have such content and speak volumes... If you are looking for music that is soft, soothing and also a little bit of rock & roll, I highly recommend this CD which is well worth the money.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blues Rock Worth The Purchase !, April 30, 2004

By	Bill Appel (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

With his Mark Knophler style smoky baritone voice with a cool, mellow delivery, Chris Rea puts together a dark semi-concept album with "The Road To Hell" that flows very smoothly with some of his best material of his career. Hard to believe this is the same artist that did the 1978 hit "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" as most of his career has taken place in the U.K. with very little exposure here in the U.S. Rea's tight band cooks very well with a bluesy assault throughout "The Road To Hell".

Though each song is enjoyable with the usual Rea wistful sentimentality, one song that stands out for all-time for me is the fantastic, smooth "Texas". This classic track starts out with Rea's mellow voice and dialog accompanied with a very enjoyable, keen vibe-keyboard rhythm groove backdrop as he "talks" to his wife to consider moving the family to Texas. The song eventually smoothly energizes with a tight Joe Walsh-like sounding/style bluesy guitar that again flows so smooth and is absolutely awesome. The state of Texas should be proud of "Texas"!!! You will enjoy this album!!!