Mark Knopfler - Kill to Get Crimson
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Free Music Review: Can't stop listening to it.
Hit: 5 Stars
I admit that I am a Knopfler fanatic. But, with music like this, why wouldn't you be? Knopfler may be one of the most talented, most respected guitarists in the world, but he is really a storyteller. His lyrics haunt the soul. Heart Full of Holes is eloquent, personal, and sad, but vague and left open for interpretation. The swell of the accordian towards the middle of the song gives me goos bumps everytime I listen to it. Secondary Waltz is light, but not without honesty. Let It All Go is about a failed painter telling the up and comers to give it up while they're still ahead. Madame Geneva's, The Fish and the Bird, and In the Sky are all beautiful, and upsetting at the same time. Mark uses several old time instruments to give the songs a rusty, antique feeling. The only thing this album is lacking is one good rollicking song. There aren't any songs on this album that are like What It Is (Sailing to Philadelphia) or Why Aye Man (Ragpicker's Dream). I can only hope that Mark will give us a song or two that showcases that swinging style that he has perfected over the years. This is not a complaint, though. This album is perfect.Free Music Review: Not just a bunch of fickle tunes for fickle fans
Hit: 5 Stars
Gone now are those marvelous guitar solos, charged with energy yet seemingly effortlessly controlled as, for instance, the Basel live version of "Sultans of Swing". But still very apparent in this CD is the ability to tell a story in a song and to express emotion on the guitar. Knopfler has moved on, and although the youthful energy is no longer there, his art has not diminished, and that puts him in another league from any other musician that I know.
The quality of the music is toned down but still very apparent. Some of the story songs are certainly by comparison to his classic stuff a bit quaint - like "The Scaffolder's Wife" and "Secondary Waltz" - and they are not the stuff that invites listening over and over again. But they are well done and not just throwaways, although perhaps they require the listener to be beyond a certain age.
The rest of the CD has a lot more understatement and more staying power. Songs such as "Behind with the Rent" and "In the Sky" are gems that are beautifully done. As a whole the lyrics are subtle and clever. The guitar says much in a quiet way.
Free Music Review: Mark Knopfler continues his solo career with an excellent new disc
Hit: 5 Stars
Mark Knopfler continues his successful solo career with this album.
This disc has an excellent mix of songs. I love the romantic "True Love Will Never Fade" and the sweet "Secondary Waltz". I love the accordian playing by Ian Lowthian and violin playing by John McCusker featured on "Secondary Waltz". I also loved the harder tracks on this disc like "Behind On The Rent" and "Madame Geneva". Mark's low vocal register conveys such depth of feeling on these tracks. The percussion instruments accompany Mark's vocals and guitar playing perfectly on "Punish The Monkey" This is an interesting song about a crime that has been committed. "We Can Go Wild" is a happy coming of age tune. "The Scaffolder's Wife" is a beautiful song about the sacrifices a wife makes for her husband. The flute playing by Chris White is a nice touch. The musical arrangements on all these tracks are excellent "The Fizzy And The Still" is another gem of a song about a man trying to make amends with the woman he loves after being away from her. This is one of the best albums of the year.
Free Music Review: Beautiful!
Hit: 5 Stars
I think Mark Knopfler's real departure from the Dire Straits sound starts with Ragpicker's Dream. From that point on he no longer felt obligated to include the mandatory upbeat Sultanesque rocker.
His last three solo records all have a very distinctive sound. While you won't find any flashy solos, the music is beautiful, the sound is really warm and Mark Knopfler's signature guitar is still very much present.
Kill to Get Crimson contains a ton of beautiful melodies. But what sets this album apart is Mark Knopfler's innovative but yet organic way of creating atmospheres. Some of the arrangements found on Kill to Get Crimson are surprisingly edgy.
Get Springsteen for your highway driving and get this CD to sip your wine late at night.
I love this album. I own all of Mark's recordings and this is probably his most introspective effort. Not the most upbeat set of songs but simply stunning. And finally, a Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits CD with a cover that actually looks good... It was about time!
Free Music Review: Get Lucky
Hit: 5 Stars
I buy every Mark Knopfler CD that he does now. I listen to each one over and over in the car before the songs sink in. At first I almost always think that the songs are blasé. Then a few emerge and go on my list of fantastic songs that I wondered how I lived without. Then some of the other songs that I didn't really care for at first start to emerge and I begin to like them too. Usually I end up liking every song on the CD, eventually, and I never seem to get sick of them. It just takes awhile to "get" some of the songs.
Mark Knopfler has become my favorite musician and he's vastly underrated in my opinion. But who cares. People simply don't know what they are missing. They don't play his music on the radio and that's good because frankly it's too good for the radio, although once in awhile it would be nice to hear one. The bottom line; it takes a little while to really get his music, but once you do, there's nothing else like it. Simply fantastic. And some of the most beautiful guitar playing on the planet.