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Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Shangri-La

Just a short post today (hey, at least you get one...this is, like, three this week). If you are a person who finds most of what Top-40 radio is playing to be about as exciting as the green stuff that comes out of a babies butt (only not as appetizing) then may I recommend the new album by former Dire Straits frontman and Chet Atkins collaborator Mark Knopfler (if you think Chet Atkins is the guy responsible for the Atkins diet, you must report for detoxification to your nearest "Center for the Cultural Revolution"). Shangri-La is a great mix of tunes and almost reminds one of the best work of the Dire Straits years (which is not Money for Nothing though other songs from that album are quite good). I especially liked "Song for Sonny Liston" with its very bluesy feel. An added bonus this weekend was the Mr. Knopfler was the featured guest on A Prairie Home Companion so I got to hear several of the songs performed live. Quite tasy in an aural sort of way. If you know what's good for you, give it a listen.

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