Paul Rose was discovered by the sadly missed Rory Gallagher whose prodigious guitar talent is well documented. Paul is no slouch either having won 'Guitarist' magazine's 'guitarist of the year' award twice playing none other than one of Rory's guitars (gifted to him by the great man himself) 'Slideaway' is an interesting mixture of blues like 'Take A Mile' (Blues/jazz actually) and 'Throw Me a Line' (The only 2 tracks with vocals) and more experimental and ambient moments like the outstanding opener 'Addiction' with its great rhythmic backing, the three tracks entitled 'Ambient 1, 2 and 3' (of course!) and 'School', a very reflective, poignant piece that touches on a Chet Atkins style (Fully realised on the playful 'Old Strings', a track that would not have been out of place on the Knopfler-Atkins album 'Neck to Neck') 'Demons' is a heavier uptempo piece depicting the unrest the protagonist obviously wants to express in its complex vacillating rhythms and virtuosic guitar work. Of the ambient pieces on 'Slideaway' I was reminded of Bill Nelson's comment on the excellent 'Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights' double set- "Of all the music I have made, this is, perhaps, the most personal and yet the least demonstrative." So it is perhaps with 'Ambient 1-3' where synthesized elements and voices (An effect repeated on 'Late Show') produce an atmosphere more redolent of a monastery than a rock guitar concert! The album ends, fittingly, with a slow blues with Rose playing rhythm arpeggios and gut wrenching fluid lead lines (Hank Marvin must surely be a long standing influence!) One is reminded, as the piece progresses, of Gary Moore's 'Parisienne Walkways' and this 6 minute number, perhaps the most satisfying piece on the album, has a classic timeless folk like quality about it. 'Space 1' and 'Space 2', two linked pieces gave me the feeling they refer more to personal space than outer space but perhaps I'm wrong there- whatever, it is similar to the 'wash of celestial sounds' on 'Late Show', an album made with romantics and meditators in mind that certainly accomplishes the stated aim of being music suitable for a 'late show'.