Just received this latest album Shooting for the moon and I must admit, he made great albums in the past, but this one has again a lot of wonderful and stunning songs and is even better than anything he did in the past. DK is capble of delivering not only quantity (quite a lot of albums in relatively short time) but also great quality in songwriting and sound quality. You won’t regret buying it!
Its a good album in my opinion too.
Its very traditional in terms of textures and instruments and have a nice vibe.
I have good memories from the albums:
Lifelines and Wishbones.
Lifelines is the album that i completely dislike.
The exception is the "strait" song 'Lonely Is The Night'.
If i not wrong, Lifelines was the latter tentative to bring DK to the spotlights. The album has a relative good production and was recorded in a great studio. But DK's declarations after album release were a little childish.
In my opinion, Lifelines is a confuse album with a lot of useless information.
Wishbones is a good album too.
Not so well recorded but a good one.
My favorites are specially "The Giver", "Small Mercies", "Wishbones" and "Ship of dreams"
From his previous records to those, "Release" is very good as it's the first one, and from the later, "Shooting for the moon", his brand new, is very good, and also "Last train leaving" has something beautiful.
But if I had to recommend one, just one, that would be "Small Mercies".
Good point.
I believe that DK is recording a lot of his stuff at home. His latest albums have a contemplative vibe. These songs, maybe, is his way to getting old.
Some good songs there but ruined by that sound.
HA!! That's true
David is one of those artists you like because he sounds like someone you like very much. At least that’s how I feel about his music.
Agreed. But it's impossible not to compare him with his big brother. John's firsts albums, in my opinion, are not good either. But he's not a Knopfler and, i think that, the circumstances that involves DK solo career are always overshadowed by the Biggest Band In The World.
I know it's a terrible thing to say, but DK to me sounds like a second-rate version of Mark, in every aspect. And I can't stand his singing voice.
He's a very intelligent man and writes sharp, incisive lyrics, but I can't listen to him.
I think that mostly of us always expect some visual elements that MK's music have. David is a very simple guitar player, so, i think that the lack of guitar, for a DS fan, is a big syn.
I always find funny when someone said that David sings like MK but worst, always sounds like people are saying he pretends to sound like MK.
He is not. It's his voice, they are brothers. There is nothing he can do to avoid that because, I insist, it's his voice.
Totally agreed!
Can't imagine being David honestly. If I were him, I'd pursue a completely different walk of life, excuse the term. Probably out of music. If only his songs were on par with Mark's, then no problem. I know he has his audience, but I usually listen to all of his songs only once and never again. And yes, the thinking that he sounds like an MK cover band without an accent never escapes me. It's like listening to Frank Sinatra Jr., you just know it's not "the real deal", but only a relative.
I agree and i disagree.
It's clear that DK has pursued a different way in music to not to be compared with we know who.
He is not a band leader, seems to me that he is no leader at all.
So, i agree that, DK maybe should made his way out of the music. But... Music is his passion.
I don't think DK music sound like a MK cover band. Both has the same influences and some similarities are impossible to escape.
The problem is that MK is a genius.
Mk is a genius and a leader surrounded by great people that follow his ideas.
