Knopfler, Mark / Down The Road Wherever
| Album: | Down The Road Wherever | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Knopfler, Mark | Added: | Jan 2019 | |
| Label: | Blue Note Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-01-15 | Pull Date: | 2019-03-19 |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 | Jan 27 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 29, 2022: | The Iron Skillet
Good On You Son |
4. | Jul 12, 2021: | Hanging in the Bone Yard (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
Good On You Son |
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| 2. | Sep 01, 2021: | Hanging in the Bone Yard (rebroadcast from Mar 2, 2019)
Just A Boy Away From Home |
5. | Jul 04, 2021: | KZSU Time Traveler (rebroadcast from Mar 1, 2019)
Good On You Son |
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| 3. | Jul 14, 2021: | Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
Good On You Son, Nobody Does That |
6. | Jun 30, 2021: | Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
Good On You Son, Nobody Does That |
Album Review
Trish McBee
Reviewed 2019-01-12
Reviewed 2019-01-12
Trish McBee
Reviewed 2019-01-11
Mark Knopfler's ninth solo album, "On the Road Wherever" is a sturdy blues-roots blend of songs filled with images of memory and remembrance. This is a GREAT album infused with a fresh dose of jazz and funk with horns and stellar female backup vocals. The first half of the album has a bit more energy than the second half but overall, this is a solid showing from Mark Knopfler.
RIYL: Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Dire Straits, Van Morrison, Robbie Robertson, Jackson Browne
FCC CLEAN!
Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
1) ***Trapper Man (6:01) Starts with softly picked guitar and finally 30 seconds in, the drums kick out into moderate rock, funky groove. Female backing vocals with Knopfler’s trademarked snakelike guitar.
2) ***Back on the Dance Floor (5:30) Mid-tempo rocker, blues funk. Bryan Ferry-esq restrained party vibe.
3) **Nobody’s Child (4:10) Slow, haunting
4) ***Just a Boy Away From Home (5:12) Shared writing credits with Rogers and Hammerstein. Slow yet insistent rhythm (with refined horns again), not far from Little Feat territory. Slide guitar twang.
5) When You Leave (4:12) Sweet, smokey, sultry ballad. Nice trumpet and strings.
6) ***Good on You Son (5:37) Echoes his Dire Straits days complete with a good hook and a nifty sax/guitar call and response.
7)** My Bacon Roll (5:35) Vintage Dire Straits sound. Song about a man in a diner.
8) ***Nobody Does That (5:15) Upbeat with punchy horns Jazzy and catchy.
9) One Song at a Time (6:17) Celtic-lilted, documents his personal musical journey in life.
10)** Floating Away (5:02) jazzy and breezy, stellar vocals from female backup singers.
11) Slow Learner (4:34) Piano-based supper club jazz.
12) *Heavy Up (6:00) Fun, upbeat, calypso-styled tune.
13) *Matchstick Man (2:54) James Taylor-influenced sung in Knopfler's intimate voice. Slow and sweet guitar.
Trish McBee
Music Genealogy
Reviewed 2019-01-11
Mark Knopfler's ninth solo album, "On the Road Wherever" is a sturdy blues-roots blend of songs filled with images of memory and remembrance. This is a GREAT album infused with a fresh dose of jazz and funk with horns and stellar female backup vocals. The first half of the album has a bit more energy than the second half but overall, this is a solid showing from Mark Knopfler.
RIYL: Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Dire Straits, Van Morrison, Robbie Robertson, Jackson Browne
FCC CLEAN!
Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
1) ***Trapper Man (6:01) Starts with softly picked guitar and finally 30 seconds in, the drums kick out into moderate rock, funky groove. Female backing vocals with Knopfler’s trademarked snakelike guitar.
2) ***Back on the Dance Floor (5:30) Mid-tempo rocker, blues funk. Bryan Ferry-esq restrained party vibe.
3) **Nobody’s Child (4:10) Slow, haunting
4) ***Just a Boy Away From Home (5:12) Shared writing credits with Rogers and Hammerstein. Slow yet insistent rhythm (with refined horns again), not far from Little Feat territory. Slide guitar twang.
5) When You Leave (4:12) Sweet, smokey, sultry ballad. Nice trumpet and strings.
6) ***Good on You Son (5:37) Echoes his Dire Straits days complete with a good hook and a nifty sax/guitar call and response.
7)** My Bacon Roll (5:35) Vintage Dire Straits sound. Song about a man in a diner.
8) ***Nobody Does That (5:15) Upbeat with punchy horns Jazzy and catchy.
9) One Song at a Time (6:17) Celtic-lilted, documents his personal musical journey in life.
10)** Floating Away (5:02) jazzy and breezy, stellar vocals from female backup singers.
11) Slow Learner (4:34) Piano-based supper club jazz.
12) *Heavy Up (6:00) Fun, upbeat, calypso-styled tune.
13) *Matchstick Man (2:54) James Taylor-influenced sung in Knopfler's intimate voice. Slow and sweet guitar.
Trish McBee
Music Genealogy
Track Listing
| 1. | Trapper Man | 8. | Nobody Does That | |||
| 2. | Back On The Dance Floor | 9. | One Song At A Time | |||
| 3. | Nobody's Child | 10. | Floating Away | |||
| 4. | Just A Boy Away From Home | 11. | Slow Learner | |||
| 5. | When You Leave | 12. | Heavy Up | |||
| 6. | Good On You Son | 13. | Matchstick Man | |||
| 7. | My Bacon Roll | . |