Mark's WOW Factor is gone?

[Pottel]

I thought lots of people were wowed by the new album, by Tunnel 13, by All Comers, by Precious Voice From Heaven. Mark Knopfler will always wow me.

same here
also, am currently far less wowed by DG's first two single releases of his new (8 songs??) album. even though both, for me, are on the same level, kinda, FOR ME (pls no discussion about which one of the two should be higher up etc..)

[Rail King]

The Wow factor is a very fitting term and it got lost for me from Kill To Get Crimson on, very clear.

Can't say that at all. Actually, I remember being in tears after hearing the first chords of True Love Will Never Fade for the first time. That was a "wow" moment for me, and there were many of them afterwards. As far as I'm concerned, he keeps them coming until today.

[KnopfleRick]

The wow factor is always there when I listen to his music. For me it's an amazing phenomenon after all these years I've been listening to his music.
His singing, his playing, his writing - everything is still a wow for me and I can only thank God for his talent.

[Robson]

The wow factor is always there when I listen to his music. For me it's an amazing phenomenon after all these years I've been listening to his music.
His singing, his playing, his writing - everything is still a wow for me and I can only thank God for his talent.

I agree with every word.

[MagicElliott]

I thought lots of people were wowed by the new album, by Tunnel 13, by All Comers, by Precious Voice From Heaven. Mark Knopfler will always wow me.

Amen to that. I got the impression that people thought this album was Mark back on track.

[Stanko]

All these comments just like old friends!

gonetroppo welcome! You are a comer too!

[ds1984]

I lost the "wow" factor for Mark with the release of Shangri-La album.

The first album I do not enjoy listen to.

[KnopfleRick]

I lost the "wow" factor for Mark with the release of Shangri-La album.

The first album I do not enjoy listen to.

Really? 
For me it's one of his best albums, only great songs, no fillers.............

[rmarques821]

I lost the "wow" factor for Mark with the release of Shangri-La album.

The first album I do not enjoy listen to.

Also not my cup of tea, probably his weakest album along with KTGC. Although it has one of his best songs, Boom Like That.

[ds1984]

I lost the "wow" factor for Mark with the release of Shangri-La album.

The first album I do not enjoy listen to.

Really? 
For me it's one of his best albums, only great songs, no fillers.............

There are so many ways to record a song and make it sound a way or another.
This is really a question of feeling, that something is missing to move me.
For example All the Roadrunning is a way more enjoyable album to me.

[stratmad]

Really? 
For me it's one of his best albums, only great songs, no fillers.............

There are so many ways to record a song and make it sound a way or another.
This is really a question of feeling, that something is missing to move me.
For example All the Roadrunning is a way more enjoyable album to me.

For me, Trawlerman is one of the most moving songs he's ever written, along with Sonny Liston and Back to Tupelo.
And Postcards and Ambulance are pure gems :-)

[superval99]

Shangri-La is in my top three favourite albums.  No skippers!   

[dustyvalentino]

Was Shangri La not the favourite AMIT album when we did that poll a few years ago?

[superval99]

Was Shangri La not the favourite AMIT album when we did that poll a few years ago?

Yes!   

[Pottel]

Shangri-La is in my top three favourite albums.  No skippers!   

almost. the title track is my skipper.