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Mark Knopfler - A Night In London

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Old 20-09-2003, 4:35 PM   #1
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Mark Knopfler - A Night In London

Picked this up for £8.99 at Play - here's quick review ...
This concert was filmed in 1996 and contains most of MK's CD "Golden Heart" with smatterings of Dire Straits and his older solo works including Cal & Local Hero
I believe the concert has been available on VHS previously and I suspect is just a transfer of the VHS to DVD - That said although the DVD is Dolby Digital 2.0 only [no 5.1 of any flavour I'm afraid] the sound is pretty good - The picture is 4x3 full screen which is also a bit of a shame [I'd certainly have preferred 16/9] but it's crystal clear as you would expect from DVD
The concert itself is excellent with MK on great form - His band includes usual stalwarts like Guy Fletcher & Paul Franklin along with a few "special guests" like Jools Holland & a fantastic guitar player called Sonny Landreth - MK uses a string quartet on quite a few tracks and a stellar selection of traditional Irish musicians on the many gaelic orientated tracks - the final "jam" on Gravy Train with Sonny Landreth is the highlight in my opinion ...
Track Listing:
Darling Pretty
Walk Of Life
Imelda
Father & Son
Golden Heart
Rudiger
Cannibals
Je Suis Desole
Last Exit To Brooklyn
Romeo & Juliette
Done With Bonaparte
A Night In Summer Long Ago
Brothers In Arms
Going Home
Are We In Trouble Now
Gravy Train
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Old 22-09-2003, 12:50 AM   #2
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Golden Heat was a cracking album. One more to add to my list to buy, methinks!
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