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Mark Knopfler ‎– Down The Road Wherever / Virgin EMI Records ‎Audio CD 2018 / CDVX 3214

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Mark Knopfler ‎– Down The Road Wherever / Virgin EMI Records ‎Audio CD 2018 / CDVX3214

UPC 602567940418

 

Product Details:

Label: Virgin EMI Records ‎– CDVX 3214
Format: CD, Album, Deluxe Edition
Country: Europe
Released: 16 Nov 2018
Genre: Rock
Style: Soft Rock
 
 
Editorial Review:
Nine albums into a remarkably consistent post-Dire Straits solo career, Mark Knopfler has little to prove aside from living up to his own high standards. That's not to say he's incapable of surprises or the occasional left turn, but the general trajectory of his non-soundtrack output as far back as 2004's Shangri-La has continued to cut a pleasingly familiar groove that fuses his myriad preferences (country, jazz, blues, pub rock, folk, Celtic) into the distinctive brand of understated English roots rock that has become his bailiwick. A single elegantly muted guitar squall or dry vocal phrase is usually all it takes to recognize the author and yet, Knopfler has never been one to coast on his reputation, diligently putting in the work and honing each of his songs into their essential form. Such is the case with Down the Road Wherever, a classic Knopfler grab-bag that essentially picks up where 2015's Tracker left off. A wide-ranging mix of reflective autobiographical fare and warm, eclectic storytelling, it runs the gamut from tales of a footloose football fan strolling through enemy territory (the bluesy "Just a Boy Away from Home") and a wayward bar musician hitchhiking on Christmas Day (the spare solo acoustic cut "Matchstick Man") to a pair of deeply personal and elegant piano-led jazz ballads in "When You Leave" and the smoky "Slow Learner." Well-crafted midtempo rockers like "Good on You Son" and "Back on the Dance Floor" hit that deep pocket of hooky melodicism, nimble unhurried fretwork, and half-drawled cool that is one of Knopfler's specialties. A somewhat lengthy collection, the album does tend to drag a little in its second half and while there are no outright duds, a bit of editing might have turned a strong 14-track outing into an excellent ten or 12-track one. Still, the fact that Knopfler is writing and recording at such a high level of quality at this stage in his career makes each release something to celebrate.
 
 
Description:
Down the Road Wherever is the ninth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 16 November 2018 by British Grove Records via Virgin EMI in the UK and via Blue Note in the US.
 
 
 

Tracklist:

1 Trapper Man 6:02
2 Back On The Dance Floor 5:31
3 Nobody's Child 4:17
4 Just A Boy Away From Home     
5:12
5 When You Leave 4:13
6 Good On You Son 5:38
7 My Bacon Roll 5:36
8 Nobody Does That 5:15
9 Drovers' Road 5:05
10 One Song At A Time 6:17
11 Floating Away 5:03
12 Slow Learner 4:34
13   
Heavy Up 6:00
14 Every Heart In The Room 4:31
15 Rear View Mirror 2:29
16 Matchstick Man 2:54

 

 

More Details:

  • Backing Vocals – Beverley Skeete (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 13), Danny Cummings (tracks: 2, 10), Guy Fletcher (tracks: 6), Imelda May (tracks: 2, 11), Katie Kissoon (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 13), Kris Drever (tracks: 7, 9, 14), Lance Ellington (tracks: 6, 8, 13)
  • Drums – Ian Thomas
  • Electric Bass, Bass [Upright Bass] – Glenn Worf
  • Engineer – Guy Fletcher, Martin Hollis
  • Engineer [Assisted By] – Andy Cook (6), Jason Elliott (4), Josh Tyrrell, Poppy Kavanagh, Rowan McIntosh
  • Fiddle – John McCusker (tracks: 9, 10)
  • Guitar – Mark Knopfler
  • Guitar [Additional] – Richard Bennett (tracks: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13), Robbie McIntosh (tracks: 4, 14)
  • Keyboards – Guy Fletcher, Jim Cox
  • Low Whistle, Flute [Wooden Flute] – Mike McGoldrick* (tracks: 9, 10)
  • Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
  • Percussion – Danny Cummings
  • Photography By [All Other Photography By] – Henrik Hansen
  • Photography By [Cover Photo By] – Chris Friedman (3)
  • Producer – Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler
  • Saxophone – Nigel Hitchcock (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8, 13, 15)
  • Technician [Guitar Tech] – Glenn Saggers
  • Trombone – Trevor Mires (tracks: 1, 13)
  • Trumpet – Tom Walsh (12) (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 12, 13, 15)
  • Written-By – Mark Knopfler, Rodgers & Hammerstein (tracks: 4)

 

 

About the Artist:

Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and raised near Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Dire Straits recorded six albums, including Brothers in Arms (1985), one of the bestselling albums in history. After they disbanded in 1995, Knopfler began a solo career, and has produced nine solo albums. He has composed and produced film scores for nine films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), Wag the Dog (1997) and Altamira (2016). He has worked with musicians including B.B. King, Chet Atkins, Chris Botti, John Anderson, the Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Joan Armatrading, Bryan Ferry, George Jones, Phil Lynott, Donal Lunny, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Sting, Emmylou Harris and James Taylor, sometimes working as a session musician. He has produced albums for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman.

Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.

 

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