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Shangri-La 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Label: WEA/Reprise Catalog: Music Release date: 2004-09-28 Media: Audio CD discs number: 1 Ean: 0093624885825 Upc: 093624885825  Tip: compare prices with similar music CDsArtist:
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| Album tracks: (14) |
 5.15 A.M. Boom, Like That Sucker Row The Trawlerman's Song Back To Tupelo | Our Shangri-La Everybody Pays Song For Sonny Liston Whoop De Doo Postcards From Paraguay | All That Matters Stand Up Guy Donegan's Gone Don't Crash The Ambulance |
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 Written on January 11, 2007 Summary: Very Enjoyable Album As a guitar player myself for almost 40 years now, I could enjoy a Mark Knopfler album for just the guitar playing alone. I've said it in other reviews that while there are players around who are technically better players than Mark (they can play 1,000 64th notes in the span of 2 seconds or tap out an entire tune with ten fingers and 8 toes), I don't believe there is a more tasteful player on the planet than Mark Knopfler. But the fact is that he's not only a great player who's a joy to listen to (and to try and emulate), he's also a great songwriter as well who surrounds himself with some of the best musicians around. I have to confess that when I originally bought this CD within hours of its release, I listened to it several times in my car as I would drive to and from work and initially, I wasn't too impressed. My first impression was that it was "slow" - seemed to lack "passion" and just lacked pzazzzzz. After all, this album came out after Sailing To Philadelphia, which I instantly loved and literally played over and over and over again. However, it's now 2007 - a few years after its release and I honestly have to say that this is a great and very "easy on the ears" cd to listen to. And it's very interesting, but my wife and young son vacationed a few months ago in southern California and spent some time in Malibu (where this album was recorded) and I can better understand the laid-back quality of it. Malibu is a nice community on the Pacific Coast Highway with the ocean on one side of you and these hills / cliffs with palatial multi-million homes) on the other side. It doesn't exactly exude the same type of "energy" you might feel walking down 5th Avenue In NYC. This album is alot like Mark as a person or Mark as a performer. I've seen him many, many times in concert and you would never confuse his shows with Elton John or Madonna. In fact, my wife and I have butted heads about this as she says that his shows are "boring". My response is that if boring is great songs being performed by consumate musicians without firey pyrotechnics or women running around in lingerie is boring, then she's right - he's "boring". Let me close by relaying a personal story about Mark Knopfler, the person. In 1994, my wife committed suicide. While the grief and guilt, at times, seemEd overwhelming, I managed to keep my "sanity" by pulling out an older Mark Knopfler / Dire Straits CD and trying to figure out how to play a particularily difficult passage. For 1 or 2 or 5 hours each day, I could put aside my "pain" and just focus on how to play, for example, the solo in Once Upon A Time In The West or Tunnel of Love. I always wanted to thank Mark personally for "helping" me get through a particularily difficult time in my life - but I am a terrible procrastinator. Even after his motorcycle accident, I still put it off. Finally a few weeks before Christmas this year, I sent an email to Mark Knopfler via a friend of his whose email address I knew. A couple of weeks later, I received two autographed pictures of Mark - one made out to me and one to my new 15 month old son, Brandon (I was married again a couple of years ago). Some day when Brandon is older, a guitar player and as big a fan / admirer of Mark Knopfler as his pop is, I'm going to present him with the framed picture. Thanks, Mark - for both the pictures and your body of work over the last 20 years. And thanks for Shangri-la. It took awhile, but I eventually came around and now really enjoy this album. It's kind of like Scotch whiskey - an acquired taste..! Written on January 9, 2007 Summary: quite music This CD is very good. It's quite music, you can work, when you hear it! My english is not so good, that i find the right words! Written on October 12, 2006 Summary: Ahhh Shangri-La This is a fantastic release by Knopfler. The tracks run smooth with one great cut after another. It contains fine guitar work and poetic lyrics. I am always impressed with Knopfler's writing skills and this one does not disappoint. I've had Shangri-La in my car player for almost a year now, it's found a home. Written on August 7, 2006 Summary: A fine wine Mark Knopfler is like a fine wine: Unappreciated by children. Mr. Knopfler writes songs that examine the deeper things of life; relationships and character of individuals that are often overlooked by self-seeking people. The music that comes out of Mark Knopfler's heart is music that the majority of listeners overlook in their haste for a quick fix, for the instant feel-good rush. His music is characterized by calm, quiet textures that take time to sink in, but when they do, they touch your soul deeper than almost any other recording artist out there. It takes a few listens to begin to gather what he talks about as he sings. It takes many times through to fully understand what he is saying. And no matter how many times you hear his words, you learn something new each time. Music like this is wasted on the shallow and obtuse. For grown people, Mark Knopfler is like cool water on a hot afternoon in the sun.  Written on July 13, 2006 Summary: vague noodling Knopfler has once again fallen far short of the promise inherent in those long ago days of Dire Straits. Perhaps he is attempting to be Mr. Atkins reincarnate, but if that is the case then he should buy the white shoes and move to Florida. Simply put, a terrible album with little to recommend it. |
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| Collectible price | $24.98 | - | $18.98 | - | - | - |
| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 2004-09-28 | 2007-09-18 | 2000-09-26 | 2002-10-01 | 1996-03-26 | 2006-04-25 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ean | 0093624885825 | 0093624992998 | 0093624775324 | 0093624831822 | 0093624602620 | 0093624415428 |
| Upc | 093624885825 | 093624992998 | 093624775324 | 093624831822 | 093624602620 | 936244154288 |
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