Mark Knopfler Sailing To Philadelphia CD

 Kickass Dude!
Mark knows hows to make music with Godly talent, knock on wood he hasn't made a bad album....just like, Doyle Dykes, Stephen Bennet, Howard Emerson, Don Ross....Etc. To long of a list to write all of them. Best! Brian
Submitted by brian (Vestal, NY) 
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 Get the 2-disc "digipak"
This is hopefully is the 2-disc edition of the album that I have. It should include an HD-CD and a DVD-Audio of the entire album on two separate discs. CDUniverse doesn't seem to provide any info about what exactly the bonus DVD is, but I assume it's the DVD-Audio one that I have. Anyhow, I strongly recommend getting this album in the 2-disc edition and listening to it on DVD-Audio. The DVD-Audio has a different mix, made specifically for the digital 5.1 surround technology and incorporates all the smallest nuances that Mark Knopfler put into his music on this album. If I had to choose one word to describe this albums, I'd say SUBTLE. It's all about the little things, nuances of sound, nuances of the different instruments used and background chords played, and of course the varied colorings from background vocals. Mark was able to choreograph this record quite well from a large assembly of gifted musicians. I loved this album. It's sophisticated, beautiful, somewhat understated, and packed with soulfulness. Mark's lyrics are poetic as ever and lay so well on the music he wrote. The compositions and sound throw back somewhat to the Dire Straits sounds and styles, although not quite as "rocking" as one might expect of a DS disc. This disc includes a wide variety of styles, such as rock-n-roll, blues, farfisa, rockabilly, and bluegrass... But on any given song, you probably won't be able to clearly separate them because they are mixed together in varying combinations. All compositions are superb, the singing is excellent, and you get to hear plenty of Mark's tasty guitar. It's not the conventional Statocaster sound that he defined in Dire Straits, but a more varied and sophisticated treatment of the instrument that shows how Mark musically matured since the days of Dire Straits. To capture all the detail incorporated in this record, you HAVE to get the DVD-Audio edition... The CD just does not sound the same and does not do this record any justice. Also, make sure you listen to this record at least once in headphones to catch all the subtleties... Low-volume play just does not do this fine record any justice. I bet this album would sound amazing live. Highly recommended!
Submitted by Denis (NJ, USA)
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