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Music CD: Sailing to Philadelphia
Artist: Mark Knopfler
List Price: $18.98
Our Price: $8.99
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Tracks:
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1. What It Is
2. Sailing To Philadelphia
3. Who's Your Baby Now
4. Baloney Again
5. The Last Laugh
6. Do America
7. El Macho
8. Prairie Wedding
9. Wanderlust
10. Speedway At Nazareth
11. Junkie Doll
12. Silvertown Blues
13. Sands Of Nevada
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624775324
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: 2000-09-26
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It doesn't get better than this.....
Comment: I'm one of Mark Knopfler's biggest fans(and have been since i first heard "Sultans Of Swing" back in '78) and I have to say that I don't think he's ever put out an album better than this one. It amazes me from first song to last. As ever, he writes stories,not just throwaway lyrics to support the melody.A couple of good examples here---The title track wherein he teaches all of us a little about American history(the two men who mapped out the Mason-Dixon Line) and the one describing a mail order bride and her pioneer husband starting a new life together. Start to finish an amazing piece of work worthy of his prodigious songwriting talent.
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Summary: great country/rock
Comment: Somewhat quiet, yet upbeat rhythms; try and listen to the
guitar nuances in the background. Good, clean, diverse
traditional instruments fill-in, without artificial
sounds -- effortless.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Better than Clapton
Comment: It's a real stretch for me to say that anyone is better than Eric Clapton. But the truth is - Mark Knopfler is the best guitarist I have ever heard - Sailing to Philadelphia is my all time favorite album/cd.
I am an Ozark Moutain Daredevils fan too and I have worn out 5 of the "quilt" albums and cd's and I think one 8 track tape. Sailing to Philadephia will beat that record for me.
~Chrissy Phillips, Springfield - MO
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mark Rocks!
Comment: If you are a Dire Straits fan, check out this album. Mark Knopfler is utterly fantastic. His guitar playing is superb. My favorite track though is the title song, a duet with James Taylor. Buy this CD -- you will not be disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the Best
Comment: Mark out did himself with Sailing to Philadelphia, I would highly recommend purchasing it.
Lee....
Long Beach CA
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Editorial Reviews:
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Former Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler's second proper solo album (he's remained preoccupied with soundtrack work through the years) is a stirring and considered set of transatlantic blues. The collection is bolstered by contributions from Van Morrison ("The Last Laugh") and James Taylor (the title track), while Knopfler's guitar playing remains fresh and alive as he merges country and folk picking with electric blues. But it's as a writer that he really impresses: "Baloney Again" is a sensitive portrayal of a black gospel outfit in Jim Crow America; the title track is an intriguing distillation of Thomas Pynchon's doorstopper novel, Mason & Dixon; and "Silvertown Blues" is a stirring appreciation of blue-collar endeavor. A lovingly and honestly crafted collection, Sailing to Philadelphia shows Knopfler's talent and commitment remain as strong as ever. --Gavin Martin
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