Advantages: A lovely duet with James Taylor Disadvantages: Flat and repetitive
...of his second solo album, Sailing to Philadelphia. I actually pre-ordered it from Amazon, so that I would receive it on the day of release. After his prior album, Golden Heart, which is one of my favourites and which I had to buy twice, since my children permanently borrowed it, I was sure this would be among my favourites.
Wrong!
Don't get me wrong, it's fine, but it is nothing exciting. It sounds like Mark Knopfler, like always. He has that very ... ...being the beautiful title track, Sailing to Philadelphia. On this, Knopfler duets with James Taylor, who by the way, still sounds as good as he did 20 some years ago. It is a lovely and soothing track about Jeremiah Dixon, a Geordie surveyor and Charlie Mason, a west country stargazer. Together they make their way to Philadelphia to draw the Mason- Dixon Line. This track is a favourite of several BBC Radio DJs. It is a very nice track.
The other ...
Lgair 12.10.2001
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Mark Knopfler's new album - "Sailing to Philadelphia" is his second solo album, the first was called "Golden Heart". Both seem to have been released with minimal publicity.
This album's got a country and blues feel with, of course, Knopflers unmistakable guitar. It also features duets with Van Morrison - "The Last Laugh" and James Taylor on the title track.
There's nothing new or exciting in this album, but most people wouldn't expect that from ...
heneghan 18.10.2000
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