Music CD - Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler: Neck and Neck

	Music CD: Neck and Neck Artist: Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $6.68 Your Save: $ 5.30 ( 44% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks: 1. Poor Boy Blues 2. Sweet Dreams 3. There'll Be Some Changes Made 4. Just One Time 5. So Soft, Your Goodbye 6. Yakety Axe 7. Tears 8. Tahitian Skies 9. I'll See You In My Dreams 10. Next Time I'm In Town
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0074644530728 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 1990-09-24 Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Incredible guitar from two masters Comment: This is an incredible colaboration from two guitar masters. The interaction between Mark and Chet is a treat to listen to. I bought this CD when it was released, and it is still as fresh and interesting to listen to today as it was then. I very highly recommend it if you enjoy performances by excellent musicians. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Sounds From 2 Guitar Greats Comment: Besides his guitar virtuosity and song writing (especially lyric) genius, the Englishman, Mark Knopfler, has always had a seemingly innate feeling for the American musical landscape. He has also paid homage to his guitar heroes, as he does in this album and WITH one of his heroes, Chet Atkins. Recorded in 1990, the album contains American country standards which give both gentlemen the opportunity to show their talents, and both can certainly play the guitar. Knopfler produced the album and sort of "allows" Mr. Atkins to "take the lead," but there's plenty of guitar time for both. This album is a must for fans of Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits, & Chet Atkins. Customer Rating: Summary: A great CD!! Comment: Listening to Knopfler and Atkins exchange riffs one after the other is a treat! The reparte between the two is as enjoyable. 'I'm only a part-time saint,' Atkins says. Ha! 'Ah...you've played before!' says Knopfler. 'Don't make your elders look bad!' from Atkins... The idea of a younger picker playing with an older (well, at the time of the CD anyway) makes for fun listening. It's bittersweet seeing as Chet Atkins is gone. Brilliant? Guess not. I'm not even sure what that would mean. An essential CD if you're at all interested in great guitar and guitar pickers? Yep!! Customer Rating: Summary: Interesting Musical Combo Comment: This CD features two particularly fine guitrists, albeit from different musical backgrounds... Not brilliant, yet worth listening to... Customer Rating: Summary: Two Masters Comment: Listen to two masters weave their magic in this CD. I particularly enjoyed their banter as they play the 5+ minute "There'll Be Some Changes Made". More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Two generations of guitarists merge on this cleverly-titled album, with former Dire Straits virtuoso Mark Knopfler taking time off from scoring movies to join Chet Atkins, one of the fathers of electric guitar pickin'. And there's some mighty fine country pickin' on display here, with the duo joined by some of Nashville's all-time finest players, including the late, great Floyd Cramer, Mark O'Connor, Larry Londin, Vince Gill, and Steve Wariner. The material ranges from choice country covers (Doc Watson's "Poor Boy Blues," Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams") to rock 'n' roll ("Yakety Ax," a take on Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax"), jazz (Django Reinhardt's "Tears"), a Knopfler original, and even the old standard "I'll See You in My Dreams." It sounds like they had fun, too! --Bill Holdship