Chris Rea - God's Great Banana Skin (1992)
Chris Rea - God's Great Banana Skin (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 333 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 128 Mb | Scans ~ 45 Mb
Soft Rock, Blues Rock | Label: EastWest | # 4509-90995-2 | Time: 00:55:55
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 333 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 128 Mb | Scans ~ 45 Mb
Soft Rock, Blues Rock | Label: EastWest | # 4509-90995-2 | Time: 00:55:55
God's Great Banana Skin is the twelfth studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1992. The album wasn't released in the USA, though some tracks later appeared on the US release of Rea's following album Espresso Logic. The song "Too Much Pride" was featured in the 1993 Erotic Thriller Cold Sweat.
This album will always hold special memories for me. It was one of my late father's favourite records and I remember he used to call it 'the great banana in the sky'! Well just look at that album cover and you'll see why! Allthough as other reviewers have noted it's not his best ever album, but there are some truly great tracks to be found here and if you're in the mood for some laid back jazzy, bluesy smooth rock then this solid piece of Chris Rea magic is for you.
It starts out with the beautiful winding melody of Nothing to Fear which leads into the perfect Miles is a Cigarettte, which I think is a wondeful tribute to the genius who was Miles Davies. The single God's Great Banana Skin is one of those overlooked Rea classics, great hook, clever lyrics and just a good thumpin' tune. All the tracks are great if you ask me, but then again the album does hold very special memories of riding in the car with my dear old Dad blasting this out on the stereo.
I can highly reccommend this record if you like your blues laid back and your vocal smokey, a top slice of 90s Chris Rea at his best.Review by Mr. N. J. Partridge
Chris Rea - God's Great Banana Skin (1992)
Tracklist:
01. Nothing To Fear (09:13)
02. Miles Is A Cigarette (04:22)
03. God's Great Banana Skin (05:20)
04. 90's Blues (05:06)
05. Too Much Pride (04:27)
06. Boom Boom (05:20)
07. I Ain't The Fool (04:02)
08. There She Goes (04:33)
09. I'm Ready (04:54)
10. Black Dog (04:10)
11. Soft Top, Hard Shoulder (04:22)
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Chris Rea - God's Great Banana Skin (1992)
Chris Rea - God's Great Banana Skin (1992)
