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構成数 |
1 |
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輸入 (International Version) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2018年12月04日 |
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規格品番 |
6794042 |
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SKU |
602567940425 |
2018年はUKレジェンド<健在の便り>が多くてうれしい限り。マーク・ノップラー3年ぶり9作目のソロアルバムはアーバンブルース、AORをマーク流に仕上げたコンテンポラリーな1枚。クラプトンやフリートウッド・マック好きは必聴です。おススメは(1)(6)。
(C)高崎オーパ店:大坪 挙
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 01:06:22
Nine albums into a remarkably consistent post-Dire Straits solo career, Mark Knopfler has little to prove aside from living up to his own high standards. That's not to say he's incapable of surprises or the occasional left turn, but the general trajectory of his non-soundtrack output as far back as 2004's Shangri-La has continued to cut a pleasingly familiar groove that fuses his myriad preferences (country, jazz, blues, pub rock, folk, Celtic) into the distinctive brand of understated English roots rock that has become his bailiwick. A single elegantly muted guitar squall or dry vocal phrase is usually all it takes to recognize the author and yet, Knopfler has never been one to coast on his reputation, diligently putting in the work and honing each of his songs into their essential form. Such is the case with Down the Road Wherever, a classic Knopfler grab-bag that essentially picks up where 2015's Tracker left off. A wide-ranging mix of reflective autobiographical fare and warm, eclectic storytelling, it runs the gamut from tales of a footloose football fan strolling through enemy territory (the bluesy "Just a Boy Away from Home") and a wayward bar musician hitchhiking on Christmas Day (the spare solo acoustic cut "Matchstick Man") to a pair of deeply personal and elegant piano-led jazz ballads in "When You Leave" and the smoky "Slow Learner." Well-crafted midtempo rockers like "Good on You Son" and "Back on the Dance Floor" hit that deep pocket of hooky melodicism, nimble unhurried fretwork, and half-drawled cool that is one of Knopfler's specialties. A somewhat lengthy collection, the album does tend to drag a little in its second half and while there are no outright duds, a bit of editing might have turned a strong 14-track outing into an excellent ten or 12-track one. Still, the fact that Knopfler is writing and recording at such a high level of quality at this stage in his career makes each release something to celebrate. ~ Timothy Monger
エディション | Deluxe Edition
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1.[CD]
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1.Trapper Man
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2.Back On The Dance Floor
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3.Nobody's Child
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4.Just A Boy Away From Home
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5.When You Leave
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6.Good On You Son
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7.My Bacon Roll
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8.Nobody Does That
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9.Drovers' Road
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10.One Song At A Time
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11.Floating Away
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12.Slow Learner
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13.Heavy Up
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14.Every Heart In The Room
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15.Rear View Mirror
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16.Matchstick Man
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ダイアー・ストレイツ期からの付き合いとなるガイ・フレッチャーとノップラー自身が共同プロデュースし、イメルダ・メイもコーラス参加したソロ9作目。サッカーに夢中だった少年時代やバンド時代の成功を、USルーツ音楽に根差した滋味深い音に乗せて回想している。力みゼロの歌唱はもちろんのこと、ジャズ・バラードなどで見せる悟りの境地に達したかのように穏やかなギター・ソロが泣けるの何のって!
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