Album Reviews

[Kris-b]

Number 1 on Amazon Germany

[Knopflerfan]

No.1 in UK Amazon best sellers - Pop chart!

[JF]

tanks to all for your coments 

[Rail King]

6/10 here: https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/mark-knopfler-one-deep-river/

"The repeated synth washes feel a little dated" – exactly my point. And my only criticism of the album.

[Robson]

Dated? In which place? There are few synthesizers on the new album.

[Rail King]

Dated? In which place? There are few synthesizers on the new album.

Few, but still way too many. Mostly used for atmospheric effect. Note that the very last sound you'll hear on the record, at the end of One Big River, is a synth. I'm not sure where it sneaks in (and why), but it's there at the end, as so often. And while it's impossible to ruin a song as good as this, the synth is also totally unnecessary, in my opinion.

The synths I dislike the most are the ones that pretend to sound like real instruments (but don't quite get there), like the string synths on the otherwise wonderful Black Tie Jobs. Why not have an orchestra at British Grove? I don't get it.

[garibaldi]

I didn't want to write it up until I had a chance to really listen to the songs and let them sink in, so here (finally) is my review:
https://avidandrew.com/one-deep-river.html

[stratmad]

Nice 

[Robson]

I didn't want to write it up until I had a chance to really listen to the songs and let them sink in, so here (finally) is my review:
https://avidandrew.com/one-deep-river.html

Do you like only half of the album? 

[stratmad]

Haha, I had that problem, too, until I remembered that you have turn the vinyl thing upside down!

[shortfin]

No.1 in Italy Amazon CD and Vinyls best sellers

[dustyvalentino]

The most amazing thing to me when seeing these charts from various places is that Linkin Park is still a thing 

[stratmad]

https://www.culturesonar.com/mark-knopfler-one-deep-artist/

[garibaldi]

I didn't want to write it up until I had a chance to really listen to the songs and let them sink in, so here (finally) is my review:
https://avidandrew.com/one-deep-river.html

Do you like only half of the album? 

Roughly yes, but that's pretty typical for me when I listen to Mark Knopfler's solo work. He writes in a lot of different styles (rock, blues, country, celtic, etc) and so not all of them will appeal to everyone (unless you're a super MK fan). I personally don't like the country and celtic stuff very much, but really enjoy the rock and blues. I think some of them will grow on me over time too, e.g. I like Janine now but didn't have anything specific to say about it in the review (yet).

https://www.culturesonar.com/mark-knopfler-one-deep-artist/

Thanks, this was a good read

[Robson]

I didn't want to write it up until I had a chance to really listen to the songs and let them sink in, so here (finally) is my review:
https://avidandrew.com/one-deep-river.html

Do you like only half of the album? 

Roughly yes, but that's pretty typical for me when I listen to Mark Knopfler's solo work. He writes in a lot of different styles (rock, blues, country, celtic, etc) and so not all of them will appeal to everyone (unless you're a super MK fan). I personally don't like the country and celtic stuff very much, but really enjoy the rock and blues. I think some of them will grow on me over time too, e.g. I like Janine now but didn't have anything specific to say about it in the review (yet).

https://www.culturesonar.com/mark-knopfler-one-deep-artist/

Thanks, this was a good read

I see:)