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Shangri-La

| Mark Knopfler

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Shangri-La

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Knopfler fans and lovers of Chet Atkins, Gordon Lightfoot, and J.J. Cale, as well as late-night poker players and early risers with an acerbic streak, will find much to love here 3.5/5

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Exclaim!

2004 - Shangri-Las cinematic lyrics, wry sense of humour and way it revisits many aspects of Knopflers career, has appeal to spare, but, unfortunately, it is not consistently grand.

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Audio Video Revolution

The sound shimmers and sparkles remarkably. 8.5/10

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The Music Box

Shangri-La is not a simple collection to grasp, and as a result, it’s an outing that requires the utmost in perseverance from the listener so that each track is given enough time to reveal its ambient beauty

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Uncut

2004 - But mostly it’s mannered, played with tepid, mid-paced, life-draining politeness: more James Last than James Ellroy. 2/5

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Nicholas Jennings

2010 - another well-crafted affair, full of memorable songs in styles ranging from country

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