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Mark Knopfler
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(1977 – present)
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although best-known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the band Dire Straits (1977 - 1995) Mark has also made albums as a solo performer and played in other bands (such as the Notting Hillbillies). He has also performed on work by other artists, such as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Chet Atkins, and produced albums for artists such as Tina Turner, Randy Newman, and (again) Bob Dylan. In addition, he has scored the music to several films, including Local Hero, The Princess Bride, Comfort and Joy, Cal, Last Exit to Brooklyn and Wag the Dog.
After Knopfler disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, he launched straight into a solo career with ‘Golden Heart’ (1996) - a mixture of his various music stylings that appeared throughout Dire Straits’ career.
‘Sailing to Philadelphia’ (2000) was the breakthrough album for his solo career. With stars such as James Taylor and Van Morrison, ‘Sailing to Philadelphia’ was one of his most successful albums to date.
His next album ‘The Ragpicker’s Dream’ (2002) saw Knopfler move to the ‘story telling theme’. The single ‘Why Aye Man’ was used as the theme tune for the third series of ‘Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’ in 2002.
His next album ‘Shangri-La’ was released in 2004 with a tour proceeding in 2005. ‘Shangri-La’ continued the idea of storytelling with each song having a different story (e.g. Boom, Like That is referring to the story of Ray Kroc and McDonalds). A motorcycle accident in 2005 meant the tour was postponed but was continued later that year.
After Knopfler disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, he launched straight into a solo career with ‘Golden Heart’ (1996) - a mixture of his various music stylings that appeared throughout Dire Straits’ career.
‘Sailing to Philadelphia’ (2000) was the breakthrough album for his solo career. With stars such as James Taylor and Van Morrison, ‘Sailing to Philadelphia’ was one of his most successful albums to date.
His next album ‘The Ragpicker’s Dream’ (2002) saw Knopfler move to the ‘story telling theme’. The single ‘Why Aye Man’ was used as the theme tune for the third series of ‘Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’ in 2002.
His next album ‘Shangri-La’ was released in 2004 with a tour proceeding in 2005. ‘Shangri-La’ continued the idea of storytelling with each song having a different story (e.g. Boom, Like That is referring to the story of Ray Kroc and McDonalds). A motorcycle accident in 2005 meant the tour was postponed but was continued later that year.
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deadgrave wrote:
Get Lucky is my this year's favorite album
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RonenKohavi wrote:
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RestLove wrote:
Legendary guitar player and songwriter. I absolutely adore all his records. Will be seeing him live in Amsterdam next year, too bad it's quite a big venue.
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dabe89 wrote:
Mark makes true art. His music is the anti-suck!
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What It Is
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pawellod wrote:
You say 'have not listened to his solo stuff at all' - just listen to it. Generally, it is more roots-oriented and You will hear more instruments. I like it even more than DS stuff. And of course he and his band are great live - they play also some DS songs: 'Telegraph Road', 'Sultans', 'Brothers in Arms'...
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Tormentor312 wrote:
i love dire straits, have not listened to his solo stuff at all though, he's playing live near me soon and i'm trying to decide if i should go. is his solo stuff similar and on par quality wise / is he still good live?
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Frogalezito wrote:
Metroland soundtrack is amazing!
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MaryDrummer wrote:
Mark is a legend!
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Nesska_ wrote:
Border Reiver is amazing.
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YuooToo wrote:
Going down Silvertown
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Loverboy0415 wrote:
His music is amazing.
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Buburuzele-mele wrote:
New album = love
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alec_spb wrote:
Absolutely. I love both Steinbeck and Uncle Mark.)
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witkacynazawsze wrote:
do you see coincidence between likeing steinbeck's prose and knopfler's music? I have that disease :)
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Nickindia wrote:
Mark is the greatest
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G-Rald wrote:
i really like te new album!
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Metallica_one wrote:
о-да...
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kust123 wrote:
крутейший стерпер
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ars23 wrote:
We will remember them
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