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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I bought Sailin into Philadelphia and Shangri La based on the reviews here. I prefer Shangri La because it has terrific guitar which seems to be highlighted where Sailing has more of a standard pop quality and the guitar is more subdued except for a few very tasty interludes which help this title greatly IMO.
Hi Phijolet,
I have both albums and IMO 'Sailing' may have the longer staying power.I got into the words and stories of that album.It grew on me over time.Both are great.If you're after Mark's guitar, try the soundtrack from 'Wag the Dog' which is mostly instrumental and spans alot of differing genres.
All you guys who love Mark Knopfler, check out Tony Joe White! I listened to his album 2006 "Uncovered" and it's so good! By the way this album features Mark Knopfler himself and J.J.Cale on some tracks.