Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia
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Free Music Notes for Sailing to Philadelphia
Free Music Review: Evolution AND Nostalgia
Hit: 5 Stars
Mark Knopfler manages to conjure up wonderful memories of those heady Dire Straits days and still advance his art by an order of magnitude. Highlights: What it is - vintage 'Straits, delicious stratocaster sound - summons up memories of "tunnel of love" Sailing to Philadelphia - Great to hear James Taylor - can't wait for his upcoming album with Knopfler producing. A logical advancement for Knopfler's cinematic sensibilities Baloney Again - another cinematic pastiche, wouldn't have been out of place on "Brothers in Arms" Do America: Some have said this sounds like a "Money for Nothing" or "Heavy Fuel" derivative. Quite the contrary: a shuffling ditty more in the spirit of "Twisting by the pool" Expendable. Speedway at Nazareth: Mindblowingly evocative - will rock them on tour! Silvertown Blues: Knopfler now reduces his epics to 5 or 6 minutes, intensifies them. Reminds me of "Skateaway", "Love over Gold", but takes this sort of thing to a whole new level. Sands of Nevada: eerie and keenly observed - think "On every street". Album of the year hands down - why no grammys?Free Music Review: Like Coming Home.
Hit: 5 Stars
With subtle lyrics and amazing but understated guitar work, "Sailing to Philadelphia" is like coming home.I usually hate it when people expect artists to sound like they once did, but I cannot help longing for the sepia-toned richness of early Dire Straits albums. For me, this album is good news.
There is a freeness to this album, as Knopfler seems very at ease mixing old with new, and it is a very easy CD to listen to.
The disc opens with "What it is" and pretty much sucks you in there. Feeling a little like something off of Straits' debut album, but with Knopfler cutting a little looser with the guitar, this is a hopping tune seems short but runs nearly six minutes.
"Sailing to Philadelphia" is a bit ... ...the James Taylor duet here seems beneath Knopfler...or maybe I just like to isolate my heros from the musical masses. Speaking of heros, Van Morrison makes a surprise visit later on this disc.
This is a great CD, and a nice "What would Straits sound like today if they had stayed together" kinda disc at that.
Knopfler's guitar work is more mesmorizing than ever, making this the kind of album you play start-finish, often.
Free Music Review: Mature Music; Awsome Style!
Hit: 5 Stars
Sailing to Philadelphia by Mark Knopfler is just an awesome cd. Mark Knopfler cannot be put in any category of music style. He sings everything from rock to fun fast paced music.... from slow love songs to songs about history... He's just a really cool artist and I think his cd Golden Heart reflects his many interests in different types of music. There isn't a song on the cd that I don't like. My favorite songs are "Prairie wedding" and "the last laugh". Both of which are love songs.... My other favorite song is "Sailing to philadelphia" a song about the history of the masion-dixon line. (the awfull line dividing slave states from free states)
Another thing about Knopfler is his Lyrics. Honestly, I don't know how they came to him. The songs flow very well, and paint a picture of the feelings.
This cd is amazing! My first time through I was awestruck, I am so happy that my friend introduced me to Knopfler and I hope by reading this and taking my advice; I really hope YOU will enjoy this cd as much as I have.... Its what I have been looking for, for so long.... Music that can make me feel.
Free Music Review: For Fans of All Ages
Hit: 5 Stars
A great showcase of the musicianship and range of Mark Knopfler. This CD gives the distinct impression that a great deal of care went into not just the playing but also the writing, which sometimes was an after-thought in some Dire Straits material. "What It Is" is a pure Dire Straits throwback - so much so that when my 8-year old son first heard it, he asked me if it was Dire Straits. Nobody else can sound like that. Mark Knopfler's guitar-playing is memorable whether it is traveling at 80mph (e.g., "What It Is") or standing still (e.g., "Last Laugh"), but the beauty of this album is that the guitarwork meshes so nicely with the other players. The only song that doesn't live up to the standard set by the rest of the material is "Do America", which, while listenable, qualifies is the obligatory tune on every Dire Straits/Knopfler CD that you get the distinct impression was created for the sole purpose of radio airplay (see, for example, "Money for Nothing", "Industrial Disease" and "Heavy Fuel"). The material should sound even better live.Free Music Review: Future Classic
Hit: 5 Stars
I still remember the first time I heard `Sultans of Swing' on the radio back in 1978. Wow! Mark Knopfler's unique guitar style - folksy blues with a British twist - struck a powerful chord, so to speak, not only with me, but with the entire post-disco music scene which was desperate for something fresh and intelligent. Knopfler delivered then, and unlike many of his contemporaries, has continued to deliver for the past 2+ decades. And unlike many other rock greats whose music tends to wane as they grow older, Knopfler's music only seems to get better. `Sailing to Philadelphia' is perhaps his best work ever.Continuing his apparent love affair (or is it veiled derision) for everything American, Knopfler has written 13 powerful songs that cover the musical gamut both in style and lyric. From the melodious and lyrical title song about American frontiersmen James Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, to the haunting and poignant closing songs `Silvertown Blues' and `Sands of Nevada', Knopfler has outdone himself in range, mood and feeling covered by this landmark release.
This CD is destined to become a classic.