Which 11 songs should be at the standard album ?

[Nick14]

1. Laughs And Jokes And Drinks And Smokes
2. Basil
3. River Towns
4. Skydiver
5. Mighty Man
6. Oklahoma Ponies
7. Lights of Taormina
8. Silver Eagle
9. My Heart Has Never Changed
10.Beryl
11. Heart Of Oak

[Throttle]

1.  Laughs And Jokes And Drinks And Smokes
2.  Basil
3.  River Towns
4.  Mighty Man
5.  Broken Bones
6.  Long Cool Girl
7.  Lights Of Taormina
8.  Silver Eagle
9.  Beryl
10. Heart Of Oak
11. Time Will End All Sorrow

[nababo]

Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
River Towns
Broken Bones
Long Cool Girl
Lights of Taormina
Wherever I Go
Hot Dog
My Heart Has Never Changed
Terminal of Tribute To
Heart of Oak
Time Will End All Sorrow

[nababo]

Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
River Towns
Broken Bones
Long Cool Girl
Lights of Taormina
Wherever I Go
Hot Dog
My Heart Has Never Changed
Terminal of Tribute To
Heart of Oak
Time Will End All Sorrow

Quoting myself to add that was a pity to let Skydiver, Silver eagle and Oklahoma ponies out, but life isn't fair...

[Mark Heritage]

Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
Basil
River Towns
Skydiver
Mighty Man

Oklahoma Ponies
Silver Eagle
My Heart Has Never Changed
Long Cool Girl
Beryl
Wherever I Go

I think Oklahoma Ponies has a start/opener feel to it; it would be good to open side 2 with it, well the LP experience..

I did consider Hot Dog, but, it's too throw away for me.. I'm not keen on the sentiment behind Terminal of Tribute To..

[tunnel85]

I can't do it.
Really tough for me to get a 11 track selection.
The best I can do is 9. 

1.  Laughs And Jokes And Drinks And Smokes
2.  Basil
3.  Terminal of Tribute To
4.  Hot Dog
5.  Broken Bones
6.  Long Cool Girl
7.  Beryl
8. Skydiver
9. .38 Special

[Marikablue]

I can't do it.
Really tough for me to get a 11 track selection.
The best I can do is 9. 

1.  Laughs And Jokes And Drinks And Smokes
2.  Basil
3.  Terminal of Tribute To
4.  Hot Dog
5.  Broken Bones
6.  Long Cool Girl
7.  Beryl
8. Skydiver
9. .38 Special

That's a surprise. Does that mean that you don't find something to love in 9 songs ? 
But it's good for the discussion that someone is more critical when it comes to Mark's work 

[tunnel85]

I can't do it.
Really tough for me to get a 11 track selection.
The best I can do is 9. 

1.  Laughs And Jokes And Drinks And Smokes
2.  Basil
3.  Terminal of Tribute To
4.  Hot Dog
5.  Broken Bones
6.  Long Cool Girl
7.  Beryl
8. Skydiver
9. .38 Special

That's a surprise. Does that mean that you don't find something to love in 9 songs ? 
But it's good for the discussion that someone is more critical when it comes to Mark's work 

Not the first time I would be the villain of the piece. 
I should write a review during the Easter break. As you said, it's good to have different points of view. 
About the 9 songs I did not mention : I don't like them.  Just not my taste.
I can't get used to that folky jazzy crooner style. 

[Maroretto]

01-Terminal of Tribute To
02-Basil
03-Long Cool Girl
04-Hot Dog
05-My Heart Has Never Changed
06-Broken Bones (edit)
07-Lights of Taormina
08-Oklahoma Ponies
09-Silver Eagle
10-Beryl
11-Wherever I Go
Ghost track-Time Will End All Sorrow

[Marikablue]

01-Terminal of Tribute To
02-Basil
03-Long Cool Girl
04-Hot Dog
05-My Heart Has Never Changed
06-Broken Bones (edit)
07-Lights of Taormina
08-Oklahoma Ponies
09-Silver Eagle
10-Beryl
11-Wherever I Go
Ghost track-Time Will End All Sorrow

First member where Laughs didn't made it......interesting 
Nice to know that time will end all sorrow...but I'm so damn afraid of ghosts 

[El Macho]

01. Mighty Man (incredible intro)
02. Lights Of Taormina
03. Skydiver
04. Terminal Of Tribute To
05. Oklahoma Ponies
06. Long Cool Girl
07. Broken Bones
08. .38 Special
09. Basil
10. River Towns
11. Wherever I Go

Out :
Laughs & Jokes & Drinks & Smoke : too celtic
Beryl : too DS-like
Silver Eagle : too slow
Hot Dog :very good but you have to choose
My Heart Has Never Changed : too slow
Time Will End All Sorrow : too slow
Heart Of Oak : too short

[nababo]

Well, after my superdeluxe boxset had finally arrived, I've listened to the songs in a proper way and have to make some changes in my 11 choices. But I guess it happens all the time, no? Sometimes a song can appeal more than another one, and it changes from time to time

My original 11 would be:

Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
River Towns
Broken Bones
Long Cool Girl
Lights of Taormina
Wherever I Go
Hot Dog
My Heart Has Never Changed
Terminal of Tribute To
Heart of Oak
Time Will End All Sorrow

And now I cut
My Heart Has Never Changed
Time Will End All Sorrow

To enter with
Skydiver
Beryl

Beryl being a supergrower after somo more accurate listenings. I think it has its space in the record.

[Guitarman1972]

My 11 picks:

Beryl
Hot Dog
River Towns
Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
Skydiver
Lights of Taormina
Silver Eagle
Heart Of Oak
Terminal Of Tribute To
Oklahoma Ponies
Wherever I Go

[Marikablue]

My 11 picks:

Beryl
Hot Dog
River Towns
Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
Skydiver
Lights of Taormina
Silver Eagle
Heart Of Oak
Terminal Of Tribute To
Oklahoma Ponies
Wherever I Go

Not a bad album at all.....

[Guitarman1972]

Not a bad album at all.....

I know, Marikablue. This is how the album actually should have been! 

I'm a huge J.J. Cale fan and can hear the influence, but the problem with Broken Bones is that it's way to long for what is happening within the song. It's to repetitive. Fade out could have started at around 3:10 or something.

Anyway, a problem with the Knopfler album these days is the order in which songs are put on the album and there is no dynamic balance between the songs. You can't put to many ballads on 1 album, cause then the listener dozes off in a deep sleep after 3 songs. Privateering for example really not coherent as album. What they could have done for example with Privateering is have one disc with the blues/rock 'n roll stuff and the other disc with the celtic/folk stuff.