Chris Rea and Mark Almond
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rjbertmdphd
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During a 50 year band reunion in St. Louis, a friend suggested I might like to learn some songs by Mark Almond. Not being familiar with him, I listened to some recordings and his music was mysterious and sometimes melancholy. I thought he fit somewhere between Dan Fogelberg and Chris Rea.. So I listened to some old favorites from Chris Rea on the way back from St. Louis and wondered why TG has no Chris Rea songs in its catalogue.. They are intermediate and full of cool tasty guitar licks! Lookin for the Summer, Fool and On the. Beech are a few of my favorites. He also has a very popular Christmas song, I’ll be driving home for Christmas, that would be nice to learn. His voice is to die for and he started learning guitar at 22 YOA, so songs are very doable. Adding some Mark Almond would also be nice but the arrangements are quite complex.
Hey Robert,
Good suggestions, I have considered quite a few Chris Rea songs - And You My Love certainly stands out. And I assume you are talking about the Mark-Almond Band, with songs, guitar and vocals by Jon Mark and woodwinds by Johnny Almond. I have a lesson on One Way Sunday and have considered Trade Winds and Here Comes The Rain. Of course their main 'hit' was The City, but that was a two-chord jazzy jam. - very catchy though! Then there is a rocker featuring Billy Cobham on drums, Busy On The Line.
Good suggestions, I have considered quite a few Chris Rea songs - And You My Love certainly stands out. And I assume you are talking about the Mark-Almond Band, with songs, guitar and vocals by Jon Mark and woodwinds by Johnny Almond. I have a lesson on One Way Sunday and have considered Trade Winds and Here Comes The Rain. Of course their main 'hit' was The City, but that was a two-chord jazzy jam. - very catchy though! Then there is a rocker featuring Billy Cobham on drums, Busy On The Line.