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Over the last seven years, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris quietly recorded an album by stealing "a few precious hours of studio time here and there," as the ex-Dire Straits singer/guitarist puts it. Good thing they kept it largely under wraps--expectations would have pushed through the clouds, especially as Knopfler conjured 10 of the 12 cuts, and Harris, who writes potently, but little, contributed two ("Love and Happiness," "Belle Starr"). Yet now that it's here, All the Roadrunning--while beautiful--seems somehow underwhelming, and without a true centerpiece. Anyone familiar with the artists' famous catalogues would expect the repertoire to be poetic and brooding, and that Harris's ethereal soprano would add light to Knopfler's dark Prozac rumblings. But the surprise is that the album is too tame, never breaks out of its midtempo groove, and never takes any big chances.That said, there is much to like: The marital scrapbook romp of "This Is Us," the bluesy bickering of "Right Now," the wrenching poignancy of the 9/11-inspired ballad "If This Is Goodbye." Knopfler, ever the hypnotic guitarist, turns in some thrillingly droll and laconic vocals, and Harris brings the spirited coltishness of her early work to "Belle Starr." In the end, though, this is not so much a duet album as two famously melancholy musicians singing together--at times, strikingly so. --Alanna Nash More Mark & Emmylou
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| ARTIST: | Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Warner Bros / Wea |
| TYPE: | Pop, Rock, Rock/Pop |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Beachcombing, I Dug Up A Diamond, This Is Us, Red Staggerwing, Rollin' On, Love and Happiness for You, Right Now, Donkey Town, Belle Star, Beyond My Wildest Dreams, All the Roadrunning, If This is Goodbye |
| UPC: | 093624415428 |
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All the Roadrunning reviews by customers
 WOW
Don't listen to the clips of these songs. Listen to the CD. I saw this at the store and said, "Why not?" Tonight, I'm listening for the first time. I haven't smiled for months. Tonight, I'm smiling. Mr. Knopfler... I'm so jealous. You had the good fortune to sing with an angel. I'm in love.
All the roadrunning has not been in vain...
I've been a big fan of Knopfler for a long time now, I was intrigued when I heard about his collabaration with Harris, and I am no fan of country actually, but this album has proved to be very special, a very personal album for both musicians on many levels, I thoroughly enjoyed all songs, especially the title song, a beautiful song laying bare the insecurities of an artist, and we truly appreciate all your roadrunning MK & EH.
 Enunciate... Please
A good album by two excellent musicians that would have been better if only they had enunciated the lyrics clearer.
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