Mark Knopfler - Kill to Get Crimson
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Free Music Review: British Folk Music
Hit: 5 Stars
Knopfler's previous solo albums featured a heavy dose of American folk and country. This one has hardly a trace of that. It seems to be an album of British folk music. There's no rock here either. Too bad. Come on Mark! Now and then, crank up that stratocaster and make it snarl and bite! If he gets any more understated, his next album will be a blank CD.
The album consists of Knopfler on guitars and old buddies on keyboards, bass, and drums and with horns, fiddle, and accordian backing them up on some pieces. Knopfler plays all the guitars and through the wonder of overdubbing -- if that's what it is called -- on some songs he plays acoustic rhythm and electric lead. Or maybe he's good enough to make one guitar sound like two. The songs are good; the words are good; but what makes the CD worth 5 stars are those beautiful snatches and swaths of Knopfler playing guitar. The sound he gets is different and unique on every song.
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Free Music Review: Knopfler's Best!
Hit: 5 Stars
Within the very narrow corridors of the iTunes obsessed (music as disposable content) recording industry, Mark Knopfler's Kill To Get Crimson is a welcome reminder of a not too distant past when complete "albums" were not just the medium but the message as well.
Knopfler's work on KTGC is nothing short of astonishing, vividly flowing together as a twelve title song cycle that strolls through the last three generations of British popular (and not so popular) culture - looking through the window of pawn brokers, failed artists, humbled actors, corporate sycophants and the occasional MILF. This is Britannic Tin Pan Alley and is easily the best work that Knopfler has ever done.
The shimmering production and fully realized artistic vision makes KTGC an essential and critical distraction from an era where rock stars are either invented on games shows or lamely masquerade as Disney Channel ingenues.
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Free Music Review: Knopfler's Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
After about the third listen through, I began to believe this CD is Mark's essence, what he has really wanted to achieve all along. It's subtle and intelligent as always, and the songs seem meticulously well-crafted. But this time there is a pleasing, overall coherence that goes beyond his other creations. His genius blends superbly with Guy Fletcher's, his long-time production partner.
This is not for the silly MTV crowd. It's not about high energy, gaudy, show-off sound. If you still want that, then Mark has gone on and left you. This is wise, reflective, grown-up people's music. That's where the music gets its power. Knopfler is like Dylan, Morrison and a few others - he continues to mature (and he seems like such a nice guy too, someone you would like to sit beside on an plane flight).
Buy this and see if after a short while all those thoughtful sound waves and images don't settle in your head. I say they will.
Free Music Review: Aged To Perfection
Hit: 5 Stars
I've followed Knopfler's career for over 30 years now. This latest album is a sure sign of something most of us are experiencing, maturity. As with each of his solo albums, Kill To Get Crimson shows a new side to his ever evolving character.
I've played the digital bits off of every Straits CD, and even more so with his solo albums. His new work may not always have the blinding guitar speed that the older tunes had, but the quality is every bit as good. Listen to the beautiful mix of instruments on this latest album, its every bit as lyrical as anything done in the past. His taste and style may be maturing, but if you doubt his ability to still play smoking guitar just catch one of his tours. He can still smoke through the solos in Telegraph Road and Sultans, even if his feet aren't as nimble. Who's are, we are all getting older.
Free Music Review: Solid, subtle Knopfler
Hit: 5 Stars
"Kill to Get Crimson" is another strong production from Mark Knopfler -- perhaps a bit slower and more meditative than his earlier solo albums, but recognizably Knopfler to the core. There is no single song here with the instantly infectuous nature of, say, "Postcards from Paraguay," but the new album is a compelling compilation of Knopfler compositions. There may be no dazzling intricate solo guitar interludes, but Knopfler's guitar work on this album is nonetheless crisply solid. As always, Mark Knopfler's lyrics are worth listening to again and again. And I agree with those other reviewers who emphasize that to really appreciate this album requires multiple listenings. I've been replaying it again and again since I bought it, and it seems each time through brings some new discovery.