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Mark Knophler; recommended music??

Hi. I have been listening to music, mostly rock, for the past 35 years, but I'm fairly new to the high-end audio hobby. I have put together a very satisfying system consisting of an Arcam CD player; Cambridge Audio 840 upsampling CD player; Odyssey Audio Stratus Extreme amp; Parasound Line-Drive preamplifier, Meadowlark Shearwater "Hotrod" loudspeakers, and an RBH passive sub with outboard RBH crossover/amplifier. Audioquest solid core speaker cables and interconnects all around. Sound = phenominal. Now I need to discover additional artists and genres to better appreciate all this fine equipment. Thus far my favorite is Dire Straits, and surprisingly, Mark Knophler's solo work even more so. "Sailing to Philidelphia" and "Golden Heart" may be my two most-enjoyed discs now. Are there other artists out there with similar sound? I have discovered Diana Krall, and love her piano. Basically, I like jazz/rock/blues that emphasize percussion, acoustic guitar, and clean electric guitar (much like Knophler/Straits). Any suggestions?? Many thanks.
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bdgregory
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What sets Mark Knopfler apart (at least for me) from other artists in the genre is his guitar playing, his songwriting, and his arangements. You may find others who have 2 of the 3, but not all 3 IMO.

If you like Sailing, and Goldenheart, you may as well buy everything else he's released. My personal favorite is "Shangri-la" but I enjoy everything he's done including some of his soundtracks.

I agree with Riley - Chris Rea is worth checking out.

Some others that come to mind that aren't necessarily like MK, but the music is the same mood, etc:
- Lyle Lovett
- John Prine
- Cowboy Junkies
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mofimadness
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Shangri-La is my favorite Mark Knopfler album.
montejay
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Sailing Into Philadelphia is great
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shadorne
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Interesting, Mark Knopfler has a website and the studio he built recently just won an award.

Razorlight debut album was recorded there.

Try also Tom Petty or Bryan Adams.

And I guarantee you that you will like Keb Mo'. Buy Keb Mo's Slowdown and Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues "Keb Mo's" - I am nearly 100% certain these will knock you dead for clean guitar and great blues which will sound good on your new awesome system.
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