KILL TO GET CRIMSON - MARK KNOPFLER
Lush and lovely, Knopfler’s fifth solo record doesn’t deviate from the formula set forth on his earlier efforts, proving that he’s taken the maxim “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” to heart. Knopfler continues to craft lyrics that provide snapshots of simple, small moments: a dance lesson in a school gym on “Secondary Waltz,” an artist craving a new color for a painting on “Let It All Go.” While Knopfler has mostly moved away from the type of song he wrote while fronting Dire Straits, “Punish the Monkey” would not be out of place on the band’s classic album “Money for Nothing.” There’s really not a weak track on “Kill to Get Crimson,” making Knopfler one of those rare artists who can deliver an album from start to finish.
