Mark Knopfler Solo Studio album elimination poll - Round 1

[Banjo99uk]

It’s easily DTRW for me. Way too many skippers.

[Knopflerfan]

It’s easily DTRW for me. Way too many skippers.

100% agree with you Banjo99uk.....

[Knopflerfan]

Can't believe that Kill to get Crimson is about to leave FIRST!!   

Good job there is 6 days still to go yet....

[superval99]

It’s easily DTRW for me. Way too many skippers.

DTRW for me for the same reason.

[hunter]

DTRW is not a perfect album and is kind of all over the place. I like it, though, because it has a certain level of experimentation and new impulses that are rather rare on Mark's albums.

[NicoMK]

Sailing to Philadelphia... for sure 

It had some votes though 

[NicoMK]

I will create as many ghost accounts as I need to to save KTGC from an early exit. 

[qjamesfloyd]

I voted for Down The Road Wherever. I am surprised to see how many votes it's has, I thought lots of people were gushing over it when it came out. I think it would have been better had the bonus tracks been used in the main album, instead of some of the songs that are in it, however, as with all of Mark's albums it still has many sublime moments. The solo albums are so hard to choose, even more so that Dire Straits as there are so many high quality songs, and so many more songs per album.

[Knopflerfan]

I voted for Down The Road Wherever. I am surprised to see how many votes it's has, I thought lots of people were gushing over it when it came out. I think it would have been better had the bonus tracks been used in the main album, instead of some of the songs that are in it, however, as with all of Mark's albums it still has many sublime moments. The solo albums are so hard to choose, even more so that Dire Straits as there are so many high quality songs, and so many more songs per album.

I voted for DTRW purely as for me it was lovely when it came out, it was fresh, vibrant and pure MK but as time has gone on it has slipped to the bottom of the pile. Its certainly one I don't go to for an MK fix. The bonus tracks however are a different story!!

[Knopflerfan]

I will create as many ghost accounts as I need to to save KTGC from an early exit. 

 

[Knopflerfan]

DTRW is not a perfect album and is kind of all over the place. I like it, though, because it has a certain level of experimentation and new impulses that are rather rare on Mark's albums.

Yes and in the long term I'm not sure the experimentation on the album works...

[hunter]

DTRW is not a perfect album and is kind of all over the place. I like it, though, because it has a certain level of experimentation and new impulses that are rather rare on Mark's albums.

Yes and in the long term I'm not sure the experimentation on the album works...

True, and it can quickly become old. But I'd rather have risky experimentation (not talking avantgarde weirdness here ) than stale predictability. Twice-told tales and all that.

[MagicElliott]

I was going to vote KTGC, but it has a certain warmth, vibe and consistency that I like, and I like Fizzy, Behind With the Rent and Madame Geneva's a lot. It just about trumps Privateering, which has more songs that I like, but is just all over the place. And way too long. Privateering at the bottom for me.


Edit: I vote considering the album as a whole, and not based on how many songs I might like individually. An album should be more than a collection of songs ("playlist") and more than the sum of its parts.

I couldn’t agree with this post more. None of the KTGC songs are among my favourite MK songs but it’s just the sound of the whole album. Guy’s synths and organs, the tremolo usage etc. It’s a great sound.

Afraid I went for Golden Heart. Other than Cannibals and Rudiger, doesn’t do much as an album for me.

[dmg]

May as well just have the first two albums in this poll because that's what we'll be left with.  Much more difficult choice from almost any of the others tbh.

[Knopflerfan]

May as well just have the first two albums in this poll because that's what we'll be left with.  Much more difficult choice from almost any of the others tbh.

I'm not so sure either of the first two albums will be the outright winner to be honest. Certainly not in my top two....