He is also solo unbeatable!

The first song is enough to help you decide: "This CD I must have!". Mark Knopfler has produced with Sailing to Philadelphia a sensational album, in which he wrote all the songs himself. He is a gifted guitarist and shows us every song his extraordinary skill! The selection of his singing partner is absolutely succeeded him ... (if one disregards of Van Morrison). The otherwise wonderful song "The Last Laugh" is totally distorted by Van Morrison Guest vocals! But whatever the case, the other songs make up for it many times over.

Who wants to quickly gain an overview, I recommend the title "what it is", "Sailing to Philadelphia", "Silvertown Blues" and "Speedway at Nazareth". The latter song should definitely be consulted on the whole, it turns into about 6 minutes of simple elements Country in a densely atmospheric sound experience. In "What it is" you need to fall in love with the song just a few bars.

Conclusion: "Sailing to Philadelphia" is an album that you can listen to again and again - the songs are simply never intrusive. I personally skip "The Last Laugh" because I really over next find the voice of Van Morrison. The complete album gets to me but nevertheless the Topwertung because the other songs are for compromising too good!