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by Theresa Marschall transcription by Dave Doohan CHRIS LEFT AUDIENCE HIGH ON EMOTION The report, a whole third page is accompanied by a picture of Chris at the mike. Chris de Burgh made a dramatic entrance thorugh a tubular arch singing the title song from his latest album The Road to Freedom to a packed concert hall. Freedom can mean so much on different levels and Chris sang the songs the way he wanted to since he has now launched his own record label. I have to say that I found this gig to be absolutely amazing as he effortlessly switched between his 12-stringed guitar and the piano. He sang a mixture of old and new numbers, including Sight and Touch, an old rocky number, and then straight into Quiet Revolution, which Chris described as a Celtic Prayer. Throughout the whole show, Chris made his feelings on war quite evident as his anti-war theme echoed through countless songs such as Hot Lebanese Night, Borderline, Snow is Falling and Spanish Train. He also sang Lonely Sky which highlighted his phenomenal vocal range and followed it up with Natasha Dance to which Chris did a cossack dance, much to the crowds pleasure. Five Past Dreams from the new album was a beautiful ballad which was a sequel to Lady In Red. For two encores, Chris had the audience dancing and clapping to High on Emotion, while Snows of New York slowed the mood and pace. After over two hours of an emotional and highly-charged extravaganza we started to make our way home. What a pleasure to see an incredibly talented musician and hear some beautifully crafted lyrics. by Theresa Marshall, Nottingham Evening Post, Tuesday October 12 2004. |
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