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Track Listings
| 1. Poor Boy Blues |
| 2. Sweet Dreams |
| 3. There'll Be Some Changes Made |
| 4. Just One Time |
| 5. So Soft, Your Goodbye |
| 6. Yakety Axe |
| 7. Tears |
| 8. Tahitian Skies |
| 9. I'll See You In My Dreams |
| 10. Next Time I'm In Town |
Product Description
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Two generations of guitarists merge on this cleverly-titled album, with former Dire Straits virtuoso Mark Knopfler taking time off from scoring movies to join Chet Atkins, one of the fathers of electric guitar pickin'. And there's some mighty fine country pickin' on display here, with the duo joined by some of Nashville's all-time finest players, including the late, great Floyd Cramer, Mark O'Connor, Larry Londin, Vince Gill, and Steve Wariner. The material ranges from choice country covers (Doc Watson's "Poor Boy Blues," Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams") to rock 'n' roll ("Yakety Ax," a take on Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax"), jazz (Django Reinhardt's "Tears"), a Knopfler original, and even the old standard "I'll See You in My Dreams." It sounds like they had fun, too! --Bill Holdship
Album Description
Vinyl Classics reissue of this 1990 album by the guitar legend and the Dire Straits leader comes as a vinyl look-a-like CD that's packaged in a die-cut see-through slipcase. Sony.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Don't miss this one,
This review is from: Neck And Neck (Audio CD)
Two great guitarists having fun with their music. First and last tunes are the best but they kind of lose it on one or two. Guitars never fail though.
5.0 out of 5 stars
More than the (considerable) sum of its parts,
By Johnny Hodges (Clark Fork, ID United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Neck And Neck (Audio CD)
There is something irrepressably endearing about this odd combo of old & new guitar wizards, each with obvious delight in the other's playing. They lay down grooves that simmer with restrained elegance and precision licks more akin to swing music than country/rock. Absolutely engaging, toe-tappin' fun for music fans of all tastes and ages. I have most of the Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits albums, but this is my favorite. Sgt. Pepper says: "Guranteed to raise a smile".
4.0 out of 5 stars
Chester and Markster,
By Russell Diederich (Littleton, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Neck And Neck (Audio CD)
In the style of Chester and Lester the great partnering of Chet Atkins and Les Paul, comes Atkins and Mark Knopfler. It is always great to see to excellent guitarists with different styles sit in with each other and jam, and "Neck and Neck" is no different. But, it does not quite have the same magic as the old Chester and Lester albums. Here, Knopfler pulls on his Country roots and plays more to the music style of Atkins. It may be hard to recognize Knopfler's playing as it is a departure from his rock, but is in line with his Notting Hillbillies days. The album opens with a country-blues tune, "Poor Boy Blues" with both men doubling on guitar and vocals. Each takes a turn at soloing, the master and the student, both quick and excellent. The tune is an upbeat toe-taper. The days of Chester and Lester are revisited with "There'll Be Some Changes Made" where Atkins and Knopfler go back and forth about their playing style...Atkins to start playing rock and roll and wearing leather and makeup like "Jackson and Prince" while Knopfler tries to keep him where he belongs. The barbs they give each other while they trade solos are fun. "Yakety Axe" is kinda fun Country ditty. "Tahitian Skies" sounds like a mix of their versions of "Why Worry", airy and jazzy. This is a good album from two guitar greats. Nothing to amazing comes out of this, just good songs with some solid guitar work. You'll get a couple of laughs out of this album, and if you like Atkins and Country, this is a good album to have.
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