Sobre el álbum
La discografía de Chris Rea presenta con este álbum de 1999 una de sus obras más sorprendentes y experimentales. A pesar de su título, The Road to Hell: Part 2 no es una secuela directa de su aclamada obra maestra. De hecho, es un trabajo que se adentra de lleno en la música electrónica, el trip-hop y los sonidos industriales. Por lo tanto, es una ruptura radical con su sonido de blues-rock característico.
En consecuencia, el álbum está dominado por los ritmos programados, los samples, los sintetizadores y las texturas sonoras abstractas. La voz de Chris Rea es a menudo procesada y se integra como un elemento más dentro de un paisaje sonoro denso y a veces opresivo.
Como resultado, el disco desconcertó a gran parte de su base de seguidores y no fue un éxito comercial. Sin embargo, temáticamente, sí conecta con su predecesor, ya que sigue explorando la alienación y la deshumanización de la vida moderna, pero desde una perspectiva sonora completamente diferente.
Es un trabajo valiente y arriesgado, el sonido de un artista que, a punto de entrar en un nuevo siglo, sentía la necesidad de experimentar con las herramientas y los sonidos de su tiempo. En definitiva, 'The Road to Hell: Part 2' es una obra fascinante y exigente, un testimonio de la inagotable curiosidad de Chris Rea.
Listado de Canciones
- Can't Get Through8:13
- Good Morning5:20
Letra
Good morning. Good morning I feel so good, I feel so good today Do you know, I feel so good, So good today I won't let nothing get in my way Good morning. Good morning - E6:05
Letra
E is for the comfort, You give to me E is for the peace, I feel inside E is for the good times That go against the bad times E is for the world you gave us And left us here behind They say Tell me what's so wrong with E That's what I hear them say Tell me what's so wrong with E That's what I hear them say Let's talk about it E is for the reason To live through urban grey E is for the warm glow, That takes the fear away Show us what is better Why don't you stand inside these shoes Oh live with me each Monday... Let's see what you would do... Which world do you live in? Which world did you choose? Hiding the tears, that's all No win No lose They say Tell me what's so wrong with E That's what I hear them say Tell me what's so wrong with E That's what I hear them say Let's talk about it - Last Open Road3:44
Letra
How fast can I run? How far can I go? These are the questions, The young want to know I met her in Brooklyn, She was coming from a place I said "where are you going to"? She said "where have you been"? 'Cos I'm trapped in here, Set me free I know your world let me see Take me down that last open road Take me down that last open road Take me down that last open road I know there is so much past this place I see it smile on your jagged, ragged face Something tells me, something strong There's a world I've heard of, So before it's gone Take me down that last open road Take me down that last open road - Coming off the Ropes5:42
Letra
I'm coming off the ropes (he's going down) He thinks I'm beat I'm coming off the ropes yea This ain't no retreat He thinks I'm going down For sure my head is spinning round When I straighten up But I'm going to knock him off his feet! (Wow suckerpunch! I'm coming off the ropes (he's going down) Yes I'm coming off the ropes I'm coming off the ropes He made me angry now I only need to straighten up I'm going to show him how I can hear someone count to ten Seems like a lifetime, But I'll tell you when I know I'm safe down here So till then, must have been a lucky swing Two years ago, I would have not let him in I'm coming off the ropes (he's going down) - Evil No. 25:30
- Keep on Dancing4:20
Letra
I got a friend who loves the music He got a red hot groove But he don't use it I get so afraid, he's gonna lose it If you gotta gift - man, don't abuse it Keep on dancing The experts say they really care They don't have a clue what's out there The teachers tell the children not to swear And the drunken lawyes Leaves the kid To pop something in To kill the fear... it's not fair Keep on dancing I'm a frightened Dad, worried sick Hear what I say? I could put something in here You know what rhymes with it The whole world seems to end In c.k.e.d You ain't fooling me anyway Keep on dancing Are you ready here comes Steve Gadd Keep on dancing See em run for the books, cos They just don't get it They throw it at me But I've already read it Before they speak, Some-one already said it We can't be friends Cos Karl Marx don't rhyme With Mercedez-Benz I need credit You can shove it You know why? 'Cos I love it! Keep on dancing - Marvin5:05
Letra
Oh Marvin, Seems so long But I still remember you I would have given everything If I could have talked to you For just one small moment In the quiet of the day You took my pain away Oh Marvin The one who wanted, The one that could not stay With a flash of illusion Oh the big one that got away Just one small moment In the quiet of the day You took my pain away Oh Marvin Oh Marvin Oh how we miss you Oh how we wish somehow I could hold onto your wings And fly away Because the pain you knew Was the pain I knew too Misunderstood like the thorn of a rose Before the summer came, Your beauty washed away Like pretty petals in the wind and rain - Firefly4:40
Letra
Go to that secret place Inside your soul Go to its deepest place Only you and I know Can you see her? There she is still shining bright When the sun goes down See her crimson glow through the darkest of nights She smiles and says Everything is alright There will never be goodbye While we still see the firefly The firefly She smiles and says Everything is alright There will never be goodbye While we still see the firefly There will never be goodbye While we still see the firefly - I'm in My Car4:37
- New Times Square4:44
Letra
I'll see you round about midnight You know I won't be late Let's dive into this crap house And truth hell have to wait The truth of what has gone before Lies bleeding on the floor The only truth remaining still Is that truth don't matter anymore So meet me round about midnight I won't let you down I swear We'll hang on to each other Down at the new Times Square It seems that we can't run from this No matter how we try There's nothing here worth keeping So let's kiss it all goodbye Tell me what's worth keeping anyway It doesn't seem to matter What we do or what we say Everything we had They have now taken it all away The truth don't matter anymore - The Way You Look Tonight5:10
Letra
A sinner I may be But I've just got to try My luck with you Secret smile upon your face So don't look down Don't hide your grace Let me find you Cos I can't get over the way You look tonite Blow me away The way you look tonite Tell me to go away It's allright I just wanted to say The way you look tonite The way you look tonite.....