Wired to the Moon [Import]

Chris Rea | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Atlantic UK
• ASIN: B000007386
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,688 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bombollini

2. Touche D'amour

3. Shine, Shine, Shine

4. Wired To The Moon

5. Reasons

6. I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It

7. Ace Of Hearts

8. Holding Out

9. Winning

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fire to ice, October 10, 2000

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loteq (Regensburg/Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wired to the Moon (Audio CD)

Originally released two years before his commercial breakthrough, 1986's "On the beach", "WTTM" is one of Rea's overlooked early albums. Unlike his later work, which is much more vocal- and guitar-centered, the music of "WTTM" is primarily arranged for keyboards, with guitars often providing sonic texture instead of functioning as a lead instrument. Rea also plays most of the other instruments. Lyrically, "WTTM" doesn't venture beyond the tenets of pop music - Rea writes love songs to his wife and his daughter. While this concept is rarely challenging and not nearly as interesting as his late-'80s/early-'90s themes, the music on "WTTM" is very pleasant and doesn't sound too outdated. More important, nearly every song would qualify for radio airplay. "Bombollini", in particular, delivers a densely percussive sound with wonderful guitar/marimba/keyboard exchanges. The 6 1/2-minute "Winning" truly lives up to its title and features a Stonesy guitar riffs. The album's best known songs, however, are the title track, "I don't know..", and the ballad "Ace of hearts", the latter being re-recorded by Rea for his hit compilation "New light through old windows". With lots of different guitar/keyboard textures, uncommon drum rhythms and clean production, "WTTM" is one of Rea's most interesting performances. But since he's a very good singer/songwriter as well, all these features turn "WTTM" into one of the best albums Rea has ever made.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost winning, November 17, 2000

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Philip Briddon (Launceston, Tasmania Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wired to the Moon (Audio CD)

This is not a hard album to review, in fact it is one of the most straightforward albums you could imagine. None of the songs are very innovative, but the overall impression generated is one of satisfaction. The opening track, 'Bombollini' is well constructed with an excellent rythmn section, and 'Ace of Hearts' is an up tempo ballad which works well. The title track remains my favourite, with a catchy tune and wonderful slide guitar.

Time appears to have passed this album by; the next few releases from Chris Rea were probably his best to date, but this album is still worth a listen.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good music from an excelent artist, January 23, 2008

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Adolfo Cordero Rivera (Galiza, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wired to the Moon (Audio CD)

My first experience with Chris Rea music was "On the beach", and I liked it very much. After hearing "Stony Road", a completely different style, I discovered an impressive artist, and this work "Wired to the moon" seems to me another excelent composition.