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Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - Kill to Get Crimson
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List Price: $18.98
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624992998
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: 2007-09-18
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Building on last year’s Grammy®-nominated All The Roadrunning collaboration with Emmylou Harris, his highest charting non Dire Straits album to date Top 20 Pop, scanning 400,000 copies in the U.S. acclaimed singer-songwriter guitarist Mark Knopfler unveils his fifth solo album, Kill To Get Crimson. While certain to appeal to his loyal fan base, the album’s artful guitar rock will also entice new fans to Knopfler’s signature sound (he’s #27 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time), instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics. A multiple-Grammy winner who has sold more than 110 million albums worldwide, Knopfler remains one of rock’s most admired artists. Mark Knopfler Photos More from Mark Knopfler 
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Real Live Roadrunning (with DVD) [LIVE] | 
Golden Heart | 
Screenplaying [SOUNDTRACK] | 
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | 
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Summary: Not just a bunch of fickle tunes for fickle fans
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Superb storytelling
Comment: The lyrics and the scenes described are just wonderful. Listen and you will understand.
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Summary: Superb Music
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Mark Knopfler is a fine musician with highly developed skills as a producer.
I admire and respect his hard work as I do his humanity.
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Summary: Why Isn't This Guy Well Known?
Comment: What a great CD! Great guitar, insightful lyrics, Great Beat and it's easy to dance to. I give it a 98%.
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Summary: I miss Dire Straights...
Comment: Knopfler is one of the best guitarists and songwriters on planet earth. But I expected more.....I wish his old band was still together.
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