Tag Archives: Mark Knopfler

Tom’s Top 5’s: Most Anticipated Albums of 2015 (Addendum!)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Tom Emanuel

Upon posting my Top 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2015, friends questioned why I hadn’t included several other exciting new releases scheduled for the coming year. In my defense I can offer only ignorance: in most of these cases, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Aleksander Vinter, Astoria, blues rock, Dire Straits, dubstep, EDM, electronica, glitch hop, Here's to the Zeros, hip-hop, indie, Invasian, Josh Ramsay, Macklemore, Marianas Trench, Mark Knopfler, Neal Morse, pop, Pop 101, pop-rock, prog, progressive rock, Ryan Lewis, Savant, singer-songwriter, symphonic prog, The Grand Experiment, The Heist, Tracker | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2004

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

2004 was a full decade ago. Weird, huh? As I reflect on the last decade in music, I’m moved to an observation about my own tastes. Musically speaking, there are few things I find more frustrating than when everybody loves … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Absent Friends, alternative rock, Arcade Fire, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, chamber pop, Dire Straits, Divine Comedy, Funeral, indie pop, Jens Lekman, Lift, Mark Knopfler, Neil Hannon, orchestral pop, Shangri-La, Sister Hazel, SMiLE, symphonic pop, Top 5 Albums of 2004, When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog | 1 Comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2002

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

The fact that the following list is filled with older artists (or artists working in older idioms) doesn’t mean that I haven’t heard anything more “hip” or contemporary from 2002. Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is probably their best album; but … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Down the Road, Mark Knopfler, Mind If We make Love to You, power pop, prog, progressive rock, Snow, Spock's Beard, symphonic prog, The Ragpicker's Dream, The Rising, Top 5 Albums of 2002, Van Morrison, Wondermints | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2000

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

If you follow this blog, you’ve probably noticed that I have pretty eclectic tastes. Nowhere is that eclecticism more evident than here at the dawn of the twenty-first century. I have my favorites, of course, but I try to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Children of Bodom, Follow the Reaper, Fortress, Mark Knopfler, melodic death metal, metal, prog, progressive rock, Sailing to Philadelphia, Sister Hazel, Spock's Beard, Steely Dan, Top 5 Albums of 2000, Two Against Nature, V | 3 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1996

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

As the 90s progress, I notice that World Music constitutes a larger and larger proportion of my library. For the purposes of this exercise, I have chosen to limit myself to rock/pop/R&B. Most of the time, it’s not an issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Andy Latimer, Belle & Sebastian, Camel, Casanova, Divine Comedy, Golden Heart, Harbour of Tears, If You're Feeling Sinister, Mark Knopfler, Masquerade Overture, Neil Hannon, neo-prog, Pendragon, prog, progressive rock, Stuart Murdoch, Top 5 Albums of 1996, Vartinna, Värttinä | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1980

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

As a Beatles fan, perhaps 1980’s primary musical significance for me is that it was the year we lost John Lennon. Which would be awful no matter the circumstances, but it’s especially tragic seeing as how John had just returned … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged ABBA, Alan Parsons, Alan Parsons Project, art rock, Dire Straits, Duke, Euro pop, Gaucho, Genesis, John Lennon, Mark Knopfler, progressive rock, Steely Dan, Super Trouper, Top 5 Albums of 1980, Turn of a Friendly Card | 2 Comments