A must-have for a Knopfler fanatic
Matthew Drummy | Vermont, USA | 08/27/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"If you're a Knopfler fanatic like me, you need to get this little CD. The only reason I don't give it five stars is that you're paying good money for only 3 songs (the first song is just an edit of the title track of Sailing to Philly). The remaining three songs are LIVE, from various TV appearances, I believe. What's unique about them is that there's NO audience noise and the backing is very spare. "Baloney Again" is a huge highlight, with wonderfully quiet and nuanced singing, and "Going Home" somehow sounds beautiful to me even though I've heard it in a million versions. So if you're a casual fan, save the bucks, but if you really love Knopfler, I'd shell out the cash to get these great alternate versions. They're not just rehashes of the album versions, believe me!"