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Since officially embarking on a solo career in 1995, former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has been quietly and consistently amassing an unassuming horn of plenty, maintaining his prior outfit's penchant for fusing meticulously crafted English blues-rock with sardonic, radio-ready AOR pop, while introducing elements of traditional folk and country with the effortless gait of an artist who has spent his years as both a student and a professor. On Privateering, his seventh solo outing, Knopfler has crafted his most ambitious and pugnacious collection of songs to date, going all in on a two-disc set that pits all of the aforementioned influences against each other without ever succumbing to the convenience of their architectures. Upon first spin, Privateering feels a little like a garage sale, offering up long cold plates of once warm, late-night porch jams that feel like pre-studio session warm-ups, but the album's stately yet schizophrenic nature, which pits lo-fi, studious, yet ultimately forgettable exercises in rote American blues like "Hot or What" and "Gator Blood" with amiable, highway-ready rockers ("Corned Beef City") and incredibly affecting, spooky folk-pop ballads like "Redbud Tree," "Kingdom of Gold," and the magnificent "Dream of the Drowned Submariner," all three of which owe a couple of polite high fives to Dire Straits songs like "The Man's Too Strong" and "Brothers in Arms," reveals an artist in complete control of his arsenal. Could the album use some trimming? Sure, but Knopfler is that rare gunslinger who can make even the wildest shot look like it was completely intentional, and his steady voice, mercurial lyrics, and instantly recognizable guitar tone, that latter of which falls somewhere between the rich, lucid beauty of David Gilmour and the Pan-like spell-casting of Richard Thompson, provide just the right amount of ballast to keep a ship as big as Privateering buoyant.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Bass Guitar, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Harmonium, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ruth Moody, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Cunningham, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John McCusker, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Mike McGoldrick, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim O'Brien, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Bouzouki, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Oliver, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Cunningham, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cooper, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Pleeth, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Rees, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, String Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emlyn Singleton, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Parker, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Slany, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Daniels, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Robson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rupert Gregson-Williams, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - William Schofield, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, String Arranger, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Reiad Chibah, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hawkes, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Tunnell, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - John McCusker, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Rusen Gunes, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Mike McGoldrick, Pipe, AssociatedPerformer - Fiona McNaught, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Humbey, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Orton, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Montague-Wilson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bozidar Vokotic, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim O'Brien, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Cox, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ruth Moody, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Piano, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Cunningham, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John McCusker, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Mike McGoldrick, Pipe, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Oliver, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Cooper, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Pleeth, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Rees, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, String Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emlyn Singleton, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Parker, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Slany, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Daniels, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Robson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rupert Gregson-Williams, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - William Schofield, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, String Arranger, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Reiad Chibah, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hawkes, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Tunnell, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rusen Gunes, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Fiona McNaught, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Humbey, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Ruth Moody, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Orton, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Montague-Wilson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bozidar Vokotic, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Cunningham, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rupert Gregson-Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John McCusker, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Mike McGoldrick, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim O'Brien, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Jane Oliver, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Cunningham, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Botti, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Hitchcock, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Cooper, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Pleeth, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Rees, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, String Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emlyn Singleton, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Parker, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Slany, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Daniels, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Robson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rupert Gregson-Williams, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - William Schofield, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, String Arranger, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Reiad Chibah, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hawkes, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Tunnell, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - John McCusker, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Rusen Gunes, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Mike McGoldrick, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer - Fiona McNaught, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Humbey, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Orton, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Montague-Wilson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bozidar Vokotic, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Cox, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John Charnac, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Percussion, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Richard Bennett, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Tim O'Brien, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHUCK AINLAY, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Wilson, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Cox, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
Album review
Since officially embarking on a solo career in 1995, former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has been quietly and consistently amassing an unassuming horn of plenty, maintaining his prior outfit's penchant for fusing meticulously crafted English blues-rock with sardonic, radio-ready AOR pop, while introducing elements of traditional folk and country with the effortless gait of an artist who has spent his years as both a student and a professor. On Privateering, his seventh solo outing, Knopfler has crafted his most ambitious and pugnacious collection of songs to date, going all in on a two-disc set that pits all of the aforementioned influences against each other without ever succumbing to the convenience of their architectures. Upon first spin, Privateering feels a little like a garage sale, offering up long cold plates of once warm, late-night porch jams that feel like pre-studio session warm-ups, but the album's stately yet schizophrenic nature, which pits lo-fi, studious, yet ultimately forgettable exercises in rote American blues like "Hot or What" and "Gator Blood" with amiable, highway-ready rockers ("Corned Beef City") and incredibly affecting, spooky folk-pop ballads like "Redbud Tree," "Kingdom of Gold," and the magnificent "Dream of the Drowned Submariner," all three of which owe a couple of polite high fives to Dire Straits songs like "The Man's Too Strong" and "Brothers in Arms," reveals an artist in complete control of his arsenal. Could the album use some trimming? Sure, but Knopfler is that rare gunslinger who can make even the wildest shot look like it was completely intentional, and his steady voice, mercurial lyrics, and instantly recognizable guitar tone, that latter of which falls somewhere between the rich, lucid beauty of David Gilmour and the Pan-like spell-casting of Richard Thompson, provide just the right amount of ballast to keep a ship as big as Privateering buoyant.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:29:45
- Main artists: Mark Knopfler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2012 Will D. Side Limited ℗ 2012 Will D. Side Limited
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