Mark Knopfler - "Shangri-La" (Warner Brothers)
Named for the legendary Malibu, California recording studio where it was
recorded, Shangri-La is a classic Mark Knopfler album. Including his great
body of work with Dire Straits, Knopfler’s signature guitar sound, vocals
and intelligent lyrics and songs have made him a favorite artist of XPN
listeners and members.
On his fourth solo album, Knopfler is again joined by his band Richard
Bennett on guitar, Jim Cox and Guy Fletcher on organ and piano, Glenn Worf
on bass and Chad Cromwell on drums. Many of the songs on Shangri-La are
charismatic stories about icons like Ray Kroc (“Boom, Like That”), Lonnie
Donegan (“Donegan’s Gone”), Elvis and The Colonel (“Back To Tupelo”), and
Sonny Liston (“Song For Sonny Liston”). Other songs like “5:15AM,” “Sucker
Row,” and “Postcards To Paraguay,” rank with the best of Knopfler’s work
from throughout his enduring career.
Like Richard Thompson and Steve Earle, Knopfler is a superb song "crafter"
whose work almost always embodies the highest qualities of popular music.
Written by Bruce Warren
Release Date: 9/28/2004
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