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| | The Ragpicker's Dream | | | Music Artist : | | Mark Knopfler | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | WEA/Reprise | | Release Date : | | 2002-10-01 | | Store Price : | | $11.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $10.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Why Aye Man
2. Devil Baby
3. Hill Farmer's Blues
4. A Place Where We Used To Live
5. Quality Shoe
6. Fare Thee Well Northumberland
7. Marbletown
8. You Don't Know You're Born
9. Coyote
10. The Ragpicker's Dream
11. Daddy's Gone To Knoxville
12. Old Pigweed
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 good but not great
Submitted on: 2009-06-17 |
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| some very nice songs but does not have the overall greatness IMHO of its predecessor or the later albums. Still a must have for all fans! |
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 a solid Mark Knopfler album
Submitted on: 2009-03-01 |
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| like the Dire Straits albums, this is a Mark Knopfler album I enjoy listening to straight through. the weakest track is probably "why aye man": the musical arrangement was not quite so easy to listen to. |
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 A stellar artist sounding tight, but tired
Submitted on: 2007-10-31 |
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| Mark Knopfler is a gem and remains one of the most enduring icons of real talent in a world of fleeting mediocrity. This CD is as solid as ever, is beautifully mastered, and easy to listen to. But, it takes no risks, shows none of the searing energy that used to make the hair stand up on the back of my neck, and simply does not showcase his limitless talent. I listen to Dire Straits religiously and crank up the volume like I'm still 20 years old. I listen to this CD once in a while. The old Mark Knopfler - the guy that stood toe to toe with Clapton at Knebworth and whipped the crowd into a frenzy - seems forever gone, and I miss him. I wish HE would record another CD, because DAMN that guy was good. |
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Wonderful production
Submitted on: 2007-10-24 |
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I am often disappointed by the steady stream of throw-away tripe that passes for music, so I usually stick with productions I know and enjoy. That having been said, I can report that for a discriminating listener The Rag Picker's Dream is so worthwhile that you may well find yourself so immersed in this wonderful CD that you will listen to little else as I have for the last two weeks.
The Ragpicker's Dream not only touches me at a personal level with its warm ballads of common people, hardships, and small triumphs but appeals to me with rich, varied, and textual quality.
I should add that until my youngest brother turned me on to this CD I had no idea who Knopfler was.
You will not be disappointed with this purchase. So, one question; is the "Springer" in Devil's baby Jerry Springer and is the comparison between the freak shows of circuses past to modern television programming purposeful or only in my imagination?
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The Ragpickers Dream
Submitted on: 2007-06-18 |
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| I really like Mark Knopfler, I think he's one of, if not "the" best guitar players today. I know there's alot of people who said that before I did. He has a unique "Blues-y" vocal quality. This is typical for Mark Knopfler, never a bad CD. This is not my favorite CD of his but it has more than enough of what I like about his music to make it a must-have for Knopfler fans. For me, the import version would not be worth the doubled price for the reason that I have all his CD's and DVD's and the extras are found on other cd's. If you don't have the Sailing To Philadelphia" CD, buy the import, it's worth it for even that one song. |
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