New Album, Privateering

Hehe... sorry QJF.... I couldn't resist.

That's sometimes what it feels like to me when buying Mark's music though. You can afford a meal, but you're not sure whether it's worth the extra cost to have the wine and dessert as well.

Anyway, I guess you saw the story of my Privateering purchasing woes in the other thread. The good news is I do at least have the standard edition. I still haven't seen anywhere locally that has the deluxe or super deluxe versions, although it sounds as though it might just be due to production delays and they'll be available soon. And in any case, I've got a lot of new music to listen to. I might just decide to forgo dessert for now.

As for an appreciation of the album, I find it always takes a few months for that to develop with Mark's work. I'll have to listen to it many times over and really let all the songs sink in.

Of course that won't stop me from offering a preliminary review of the album in about a week's time! But for now I'm just going to listen and keep an eye on the forum here as various things come up.

The "supper deluxe" version? Is that sort of like the "full meal deal"? Appetizer, the main course, then dessert, and a nice carafe of wine to wash it all down?

Oh you spotted my deliberate spelling error

To me there is no excuse in having to wait so long for the super deluxe version, it should arrive within a day of the official release date in my view. I pre-ordered the deluxe edition from Amazon.co.uk but it came on 5th, when I could have gone to HMV and bought the same album on the 3rd, for more or less the same price.

Anyway, I have listened to the whole album now, and want to hear it a few more times before my big review on Monday, but for now I will say I have found the wealth of material overwhelming, and it may take a few months to really appreciate the full album, and that is because Mark has spoiled us with songs, history may record Privateering as Mark Knopfler's blues album.

The "supper deluxe" version? Is that sort of like the "full meal deal"? Appetizer, the main course, then dessert, and a nice carafe of wine to wash it all down?

I just noticed that MK.com have added a message to the order pages for the deluxe edition & box set. . Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery !!!
I suppose at just over £51 the box set is actually much better value than the Get Lucky Box set (at over £90) and is obviously more popular than they expected.

Haha, I know what you mean! I try to avoid taking original CDs in the car because they either seem to get lost within the week or the cases break. GRRR!

You're absolutely right about some of the "pairs", when you hear Hot or What, you do immediately think of You can't beat the house!

Don't worry about "rubbing it in" 3Strats. Bring it on!

Seriously though, I'm happy to hear what people think about "Privateering" even if I don't actually have it yet.

One of the great things that age has brought with it (for me at least) is patience. I'll be able to get to a shop this coming weekend and as a kind of reward, it's going to cost me less than what I would have paid to order on-line. So that's just fine with me.
I'm sure I could find a copy to download if I was desperate, but I'm a firm believer in supporting musical artists (even if they're already successful).

In the meantime, bring on the reviews!

Not that I'm trying to rub it in or anything, but I listened to it all last night, & I've listened to most of the first disc again tonight (& burned copies for the car. .. Yes, my car insists on it's own MK collection) I'm still formulating opinions, but there are a couple of tracks that strike me as being able to be "paired" with previous songs, for example Corned Beef City - could be the other side of the coin to Gravy Train, and Hot or What is an "opposite" to You Can't Beat the House. There's also plenty of scope for those who like to get deep into interpretation. I'll leave it at that for now.

Another day gone by, and still no album

Oh dear, that was really close I'm still waiting for my copy! I'm starting to think pre-ordering things on Amazon is a waste of time.

I was in a shop today and thought I'd inquire. The clerk said he'd check for me.

He looked at the computer and said, "Yeah, we've got it. 10 copies. Hmmm.... it should be right here."

We looked through the rack without success so he said he'd check in the back. After a few minutes he came out and said, "Sorry. Yeah, we've got it, but I can't sell it to you. The release date is tomorrow."

So close, and yet So Far Away..... I won't be able to go there again until next Friday.....

Feel free to discuss the whole album and individual songs all you want now Although I still don't have the album, I have had an e-mail from Amazon.co.uk saying it was dispatched at 1pm today, so if I'm lucky I could have it tomorrow

You're welcome, didn't do a "full" review, I think it's much more fun to just talk about each song as it comes up on this forum, and I wouldn't want to spoil the album!

Hi MKB,

Thanks for the early review!

Wow, I'm envious. It seems a couple of people around your way managed to get the album before the weekend. I wonder if it was released earlier there?

September 4th is the release date here in Canada and I won't be able to get to a shop until sometime later in the week or maybe next weekend. I was going to order on-line but they wanted an additional $9.00 (CAD) for shipping, bringing the total (with taxes) to about $44.00 for the deluxe CD!!

I have listened to the 3 preview tracks offered on the other site an heard the live versions of a few songs from the last tour, but that's it so far. I'm excited to hear it in it's entirety!

I thought so too, but then I read some rumors so I looked it up on the website of some of the record stores, and it was released. And indeed, when I went to the store there were a whole shelf full of the new MK albums. And only €14,5.

I know what you mean about In The Sky, I love it too, it has a lovely atmosphere to it. It's weird that you have got the album already, I thought It was released 3rd September across Europe