2.) Get Lucky- Mark Knopfler
Best Song: Border Reiver vs, Get Lucky
I have to be honest this is a hard album to talk about. Get Lucky isn’t an album to party to, or dance to, or drive to. It is an album to lay around and really LISTEN to. I will never insult this album by just putting it on in the background; it requires all your attention to truly be appreciated.
Mark Knopfler has always been an old man, even when he founded the Dire Straits back when he was 28. And his formula hasn’t changed much since then. But to hell with that, if it isn’t broke don’t fix it and let all those new guys push boundaries and set trends. As it stands Get Lucky is Knopfler’s strongest offering since Making Movies.
“Border Reiver” starts us off and you wonder if you haven’t put the Lord of The Rings soundtrack on by mistake. But then it transforms into a contemplative jig which, sure enough is about Border Reivers. The other highlight is the title track which is a great unassuming song about how life is hard but sometimes you just get lucky. It is almost a Springsteen song but with out all the pompousness. All the other songs are equally good and worth your time but will take some time to assimilate. This is not a one listen album, but let me tell you; on that 3rd or 4th listen you will suddenly get it and Get Lucky will take you away.
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