What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

MARK KNOPFLER "Shangri-la" cd, 2004

solo career stats:
studio albums......8
singles...............12

this album.............#11 UK........#69 AU........#66 US
singles:
"boom,like that"...............no chart info

Knopfler's fourth studio set as a solo artist.....
its very bluesy,rootsy,folky....all of the above, most of th sons havethatsame feel to me as the "brothers in arms" track....
theres a couple of tribute songs on this one....."back to tupelo"(Elvis Presley), "donegan's gone"(Lonnie Donegan and "song or sonny listen"(sonny liston)....
all of Knopfler's songs,whatever the album or era have 'feel' to them,lots of emotive guitar playing,lyrics and vocals....he's a master of that.
love his guitar playing also.....
this album is pure Knopfler, you either like/love his material or you dislike it, me, I love it, great album, one of his best solo efforts IMO.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

best track: whoop de doo

tracks:

1...5:15am ***
2...boom.like that ***
3...sucker row ***
4...the trawlerman's song ***
5...back to tupelo **
6...our Shangri-la ***
7...everybody pays **
8...whoop de doo ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdBjz76tBkk audio
9...postcards from Paraguay **
10.song for sonny liston ***
11.all that matters **
12.stand up guy **
13.donegan's gone **
14.dont crash the ambulance **

3s=7
2s=7
1s=0

rating: 2.5