In Chris Chesney's own unbiased opinion this is his best album yet.... Chris's 4th solo effort finds him flexing the song-writing muscle and expanding the horizons of the form, looking for a more experimental starting point for each song. The title and the chorus line drive the song's intent and from there the narrative finds its own way.... referring to events both real and imaginary..... Production values have never been higher, but we think the emotional grit still remains. Some tracks live as possible theme tunes to an as-yet-unmade tv cop drama, others sit as rock classic of the near future.... creating their own genre ... you'll detect resonances and influences - Steve Winwood, Prince, Jeff Beck, Bowie, the Stones, Green Gartside, Lalo Schiffren and so on...... as ever the guitar usually sits at the heart of things.....

Chris is a seasoned veteran of British Rock. He has also spent time in America, both East and West. His love of American music (whether roots or contemporary urban - from Aerosmith to the Neville Brothers) is a recurring theme, and these influences are all over the record.

In the past, Chris has played with Freddie Mercury, Billy idol, Mandrake Memorial (featuring Randy Monaco), Ben E King, Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, Dorothy Moore, The Sadista Sisters, the legendary Twink of the Pink Fairies, The Flirtations, sessioned with Nicky Hopkins of Rolling Stones fame, and shared the bill with many more illustrious names from the pages of rock 'n' roll history..... Fuller biographical detail to be found on the website (see below for address) - do come and visit!!

All this experience he brings to bear on every album he produces, and each project is its own unique experiment. So expect this to differ greatly from the last and probably from what is to come. Above all he hopes this will bring you pleasure.... so enjoy!!

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This is the 3rd Chris Chesney album for cdbaby, this time in collaboration with Gerry Laffy on lead vocals. I have written and produced all the material and taken the instrumental duties. Gerry's a great guitarist in his own right, so I've had to hang on to that side of things for want of anything better to do! Gerry's contribution has taken my material to a whole new level, giving the songs a much stronger and altogether more alluring edge. I'm really grateful to him. Funny ... although we've known each other for a while - this is our first joint project. Everything happens in its own time, I guess ...

We've both had our fair share of being involved at the time of some seminal Rock and Roll history. In the heady days of the Sixties I played lead guitar and vox in 'Sour Milk Sea' with Freddie Mercury on lead vocals. The early seventies found me in Philadelphia playing lead guitar with 'Mandrake Memorial' which included Randy Monaco on bass and lead vocals. I subsequently toured and appeared Twink, Sadista Sisters, Ben E King, Eddie Floyd, Dorothy Moore, Percy Sledge and Billy Idol among others. In the early Eighties I was regularly playing the LA club scene up and down the strip with our own band 'Art Thieves'. Gerry started life in seminal 80's glam-rock outfit 'Girl' before fronting the band 'Sheer Greed' on lead vocals and lead guitar. Later on he played lead with 'The London Cowboys' as well as touring USA, Japan and Europe with John (Duran Duran) Taylor's band on lead guitar and backing vocals.

Stylistically and content-wise this album speaks for itself. It's the result of the influences that inform our sensibilities whether we like it or not ...... hence the appearance of a country music sound, an Urban R'n'B flavour, a nod to Weather Report, an Island reggae nuance ... as well as the ubiquitous presence of Rock and Roll and Blues as the backbone of the whole style. That's the beauty of our status as independent artists - industry outsiders if you will - we set the agenda without a backward glance at any considerations except - 'do we like it?' Yes, we freaking well do, and I hope it finds an audience with like-minded people sick of the diet of plastic pre-digested pap on offer from the bean-counters and air-conditioned officials of the slime-ball 'music industry'.

Chris Chesney is a guitarist/songwriter veteran of many a campain, with a soulful vocal style and is a far-reaching guitar interpreter.

This album is his second solo effort. Chris has appeared on vynil on Twink's "Psychedelic Punkaroo" and "Space Lover" for Chiswick records.

In the late 60's Chris appeared with 'Sour Milk Sea' at venues such as the Rikky-tik (Eel Pie Island) and the Temple (ex-Flamingo) supporting major acts like deep Purple and others. Simon Stable, underground dj of the time compared the band to Iggy Pop's Stooges.

Chris performed with legendary Philadelphia psychedelic pop pioneers 'Mandrake' (ex-Mandrake memorial) in the early 70's,

His career is partially documented in "The Queen Story" and "Queen - The Early Years" by Mark Hodgkinson

He has been on the road with legends such as Percy Sledge, Ben E King, Dorothy Moore and Eddie (Knock on Wood) Floyd.

He kicked ass with originals bands in London, finally winding up in LA in the early 80's with Art Thieves, regular favourites on Sunset strip at the Whisky a-go-go, Troubadour and other legendary venues.

Chris coached an embryonic Sex Pistols in the arcane arts of The Who and Small Faces tunes, at Malolm McClaren's request. After performing this vital public service he went on to play with some of the leading lights of the punk era including Billy Idol.

He has toured Europe and lived and played in many US cities - including Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia.

Chris is currently living in London and is a great admirer of Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Ry Cooder, Early Traffic. He loves the psychedelic era and the music of the sixties.

Chris has completed album number 2, 'Beat Hotel' for which he has chosen a wider set of idioms than 'Blue Like You', - this one's funkier, smoother and more pop.

However, he is extremely proud of his first cd and - if you like bluesy, soulful Rock and Roll, you must hear Blue Like You' as well.