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''Blue Guitars'' is the twenty-first studio album by English singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released on October 14, 2005, by his independent record label Jazzee Blue. The Blue Guitars album, packaged in the style of an earbook,〔 consists of eleven CDs, one DVD and a full colour book, including paintings by the artist, liner notes and song lyrics.〔 It is an ambitious project about Blues music with the 137 songs recorded over the course of 18 months with a work schedule - according to Chris Rea himself - of twelve hours a day, seven days a week. In 2007 was released a 2 CD "best of" compilation ''Blue Guitars: A Collection Of Songs''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chris Rea – (Blue Guitars) - A Collection Of Songs - )〕 Initially the project was inspired by Bill Wyman's ''Blues Odyssey'' and can be called an "odyssey" in its own right,〔 for depicting a journey through the various epochs of Blues music, starting at its African origins and finishing with modern-time Blues from the 60s and 70s.〔〔 There were held several live exhibitions of the album's artwork paintings, like in October 2005 at The Cork Streeet Gallery, Central London, England,〔 and Spazio Oikos, Milan, Italy.〔 The earbook album sold over 150,000 copies in Europe. == Summary == The eleven separate records which comprise "Blue Guitars" could as well stand on their own; in combination, however, they provide a journey through the different epochs of the Blues, showing the various components that have been added to the original African Blues over time, the changes in instrumentation, style, lyrical expression and thematic implications. Thereby Chris Rea and his band imitate the various styles and lyrical topics, creating an instantly recognisable atmosphere on each record, with the first few songs usually setting up the direction in which the record is going and then developing to various styles within the field of each record. Initially were planned 16 CDs, but Rea noted his initial idea was too intellectual and did not intend for the work to be seen as an academic work, yet as a story. He noted that it's not meant to be played in one day, neither songs separately, as far the thread can be followed, but nevertheless it should be enjoyed in the prolonged period of time.〔 He also expressed concern about the digitalization of modern generations whose musical perception lacks the attitude for making the record listening a specific enjoyable experience.〔 For each of the albums were studied their history and characteristics, and for the recording process and sessions in the studio were procured and used equipments which was used at the specific time, and the studio itself was set up in the way to best-possibly convey the sound of rooms of the previous times.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue Guitars」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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