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Track Listings
1 | Darling Pretty |
2 | Imelda |
3 | Golden Heart |
4 | No Can Do |
5 | Vic and Ray |
6 | Don't You Get It |
7 | A Night in Summer Long Ago |
8 | Cannibals |
9 | I'm the Fool |
10 | Je Suis Desole |
11 | Rudiger |
12 | Nobody's Got the Gun |
13 | Done With Bonaparte |
14 | Are We in Trouble Now |
Editorial Reviews
Dire Straits leader/film score composer Mark Knopfler releases his debut solo LP, which displays Celtic, folk and country influences in a set of songs with an expansive, rootsy feel. Taking in everything from ferocious rockers to acoustic intimacy, Knopfler's songwriting has rarely been as expressive, his guitar playing so nuanced; the sonic quality of the album is, of course, impeccable. Guests include Vince Gill, Muscle Shoals pianist Barry Beckett and noted Irish musicians. First single: "Darling Pretty."
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.51 inches; 3.6 ounces
- Manufacturer : Warner Records
- Item model number : 2030863
- Original Release Date : 1996
- Date First Available : March 26, 1996
- Label : Warner Records
- ASIN : B000002N25
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #26,761 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #121 in Guitar Rock
- #183 in New Age Meditation Music
- #797 in Adult Contemporary (CDs & Vinyl)
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Well, most of this totally flew by me for years – and I have a Ph.D. in modern European history. It’s just that Mark is, well, a very intelligent, soulful, deep thinker who also happens to play guitar like a Rock ‘n Roll demigod. I mean, this was his debut solo album after Dire Straits stardom, so you just know he poured his heart and soul into this album. Now, years later, I get that. Perhaps turning 45 helped? Mark – a Leo – was born in 1949, so he was 47 when this album was released, so yes: maybe being older helps appreciate his awesomeness.
It’s not east to love this album. You need to know who Imelda Marcos was, and lots of other details that require brains as well as heart. It’s called “Golden Heart,” that’s true, but without brains as well, this album makes almost no sense.
Plus, Mark lets other musicians shine, not just himself. People who play Cajun, or Irish, or various traditions that normal rock and roll artists don’t pay much attention to. This album was a sign, I now realize, that Mark as a solo artist was going to reinvent the entire rock music genre. He was going to become a musicman of global importance without pretense. He and his darling Kitty were going to go on and make love and music for decades to come, and we as listeners get to savor the beauty. Thank you, Mark. Thank you, Kitty. If either of you happen to be reading this Amazon review, please know that you are always welcome to visit with my wife and me in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We will make you a meal of local king salmon, garden tomatoes, heirloom polenta, and local white wine and finish with local single malt whisk(e)y and something sweet and delicious while the fireplace crackles with oak firewood and the rains from the Pacific tumble down on the cottage roof hidden amidst the redwoods. We can play your music, or maybe something else by Tracy Chapman or Mandolin Orange. Or Martha Scanlan – because we are as much Montanans and we are Golden State Bear Republicans. Interested? Check out my Yelp profile and message me, Mark. Or Kitty. Either way, we are sure to have a great time, I guarantee.
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2019
Well, most of this totally flew by me for years – and I have a Ph.D. in modern European history. It’s just that Mark is, well, a very intelligent, soulful, deep thinker who also happens to play guitar like a Rock ‘n Roll demigod. I mean, this was his debut solo album after Dire Straits stardom, so you just know he poured his heart and soul into this album. Now, years later, I get that. Perhaps turning 45 helped? Mark – a Leo – was born in 1949, so he was 47 when this album was released, so yes: maybe being older helps appreciate his awesomeness.
It’s not east to love this album. You need to know who Imelda Marcos was, and lots of other details that require brains as well as heart. It’s called “Golden Heart,” that’s true, but without brains as well, this album makes almost no sense.
Plus, Mark lets other musicians shine, not just himself. People who play Cajun, or Irish, or various traditions that normal rock and roll artists don’t pay much attention to. This album was a sign, I now realize, that Mark as a solo artist was going to reinvent the entire rock music genre. He was going to become a musicman of global importance without pretense. He and his darling Kitty were going to go on and make love and music for decades to come, and we as listeners get to savor the beauty. Thank you, Mark. Thank you, Kitty. If either of you happen to be reading this Amazon review, please know that you are always welcome to visit with my wife and me in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We will make you a meal of local king salmon, garden tomatoes, heirloom polenta, and local white wine and finish with local single malt whisk(e)y and something sweet and delicious while the fireplace crackles with oak firewood and the rains from the Pacific tumble down on the cottage roof hidden amidst the redwoods. We can play your music, or maybe something else by Tracy Chapman or Mandolin Orange. Or Martha Scanlan – because we are as much Montanans and we are Golden State Bear Republicans. Interested? Check out my Yelp profile and message me, Mark. Or Kitty. Either way, we are sure to have a great time, I guarantee.
If I had to compare this album with Privateering, I would say that the guitar playing and songwriting are still top notch, but Knopfler's vocals have deepened, which I think is a good thing because his songs are stories rather than pop-like tunes with a catchy chorus. His deeper-sounding vocals play better off of the lyrics, making it sound like he is storytelling. That being said, did anyone else think that Mark's vocals on this album sometimes sounded weak, as if he were almost whispering?...either that or I sometimes had difficulty hearing his vocals over the instruments..maybe it was the fault of the mixing of the album in the studio.
I also believe that Privateering demonstrates how Knopfler has taken advantage of surrounding himself with very talented musicians so that his guitar almost accompanies them rather than vice versa. He does the same on this album (members of the Chieftains help out), but not to the same extent as he has on his later albums. Again, this was only his start.
Here are some of the songs I liked best:
Darling Pretty---strong hints of the softer rocking side of Dire Straits with the vintage Strat picking..supposedly written for Mark's wife
A Night In Summer Long Ago--a wonderful celtic waltz that could easily be on a Chieftains album..a glimpse of the wonderful celtic sounds that would appear on so many of his future albums
Cannibals--Knopfler plagiarizes himself by ripping off the melody of Walk of Life--great fun
Je Suis Desole--Knopfler goes Cajun, with french lyrics too!
Rudiger--a song about an autograph hound, allegedly loosely based on the murder of John Lennon..overall, the song has hints of a 60s bossa nova/Burt Bacharach type sound and a portion of the song, namely, the guitar instrumental in the middle, has a very film noir sound to it..this reminds me of a mellower version of "Hollywood Nocturne," a song by Brian Setzer on his album "Dirty Boogie." Both guitarists like that deep, dark, tremolo guitar twang.
If you don't have any Knopfler albums, you might as well start here, though I am more partial to his last 3 albums--Kill to Get Crimson, Get Lucky and Privateering. In any event, the music is still wonderful and you won't be disappointed, unless you are seeking a straight carbon copy of Dire Straits..if that is the case, you will find hints and dashes of it, especially on a song like Cannibals, but otherwise, you can see that Knopfler was taking his core guitar playing and moving into other areas,thankfully so. If we can't have Dire Straits, at least be thankful we still have Mark Knopfler, hopefully, for a long time to come.
Check out my reviews of his other albums if you are interested. Hope the reviews help.
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Se puede resumir, a mi parecer, como el menos homogéneo de todos en cuanto al estilo de los temas que incluye, que son 14, lo que no quiere decir que sea malo.
Decía, insisto en que esto es algo personal, menos homogéneo por la cantidad de estilos así como también de instrumentos (e instrumentistas) que se incluyen en este disco, todos ellos cocinados a fuego lento mezclando esos estilos al más puro Knopfler, pero en general bien surtidos de su toque guitarrero, bastante más en cuanto a cantidad al menos que sus últimos discos (en estos últimos muestra más su faceta de compositor que de genio de la guitarra, aunque sus pinceladas sigan estando presentes).
Aquí hay joyitas como Darling Pretty, la propia Golden Heart, la cañera Don't you get it, Cannibals (el Walk of Life de este disco) o el impresionante sólo final de Are we in trouble now (precioso). Recomendable este disco, así como también lo es la compra de los singles Cannibals o Darling Pretty por los temas extra que se incluyen, de tan buena calidad que podrían haber quitado su lugar a algunos temas que sí se incluyeron finalmente en el disco.
Bueno, que me lío. Un buen disco lleno de guitarras, flautas y gaitas en el que gastarse los cuartos.