Mark Knopfler - Kill To Get Crimson Artist: Mark Knopfler Review: Along with occassional soundtracks and All the Roadrunning, his winning 2006 collaboration with Emmylou Harris, Kill to Get Crimson is Mark Knopfler's fifth solo album, and it's a gem. Since the 1995 breakup of Dire Straits, Knopfler has dedicated himself to making music that blends the deep resonance of traditional folk with the off-kilter edginess he brought to his former group's most trenchant songs. Knopfler is best at deftly drawn character studies -- the failed actor in "The Fizzy and the... Rating: 4 Stars
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Published: 2007-09-19
Provider: Rolling Stone
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The 25 Coolest Guitar Solos We asked for the greatest guitar solos of all time. You gave us your nominations (including some riffs — we’ll get to those another time, folks). After much complicated tallying, here’s the final list: 1. “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses 2. “Freebird,” Lynyrd Skynyrd 3. “One,” Metallica 4. “Comfortably Numb,” Pink Floyd 5. “Marquee Moon,” Television 6. “Crossroads,” Cream 7. “Purple Rain,” Prince 8. “Machine Gun,” Jimi Hendrix 9. “Ball and Biscuit,” The White Stripes 10. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” The Beatles 11. “Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin 12. “Eruption,” Van Halen 13. “November Rain,” Guns N’ Roses 14. “Alive,” Pearl Jam 15. “Paranoid Android,” Radiohead 16. “Maggot Brain,” Funkadelic 17. “Fortunate Son,” Creedence Clearwater Revival 18. “Time,” Pink Floyd 19. “Hotel California,” Eagles 20. “Cinnamon Girl,” Neil Young 21. “Yellow Ledbetter,” Pearl Jam 22. “Telegraph Road,” Dire Straits 23. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” Allman Brothers 24. “Soma,” Smashing Pumpkins 25. “Scar Tissue,” Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Published: 2007-08-07
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock Lists
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