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Article: CD REVIEW: Knopfler's 'Dream' leaves fans in dire straits

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(Cavalier Daily) (U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Oh, dear Lord. Someone please tell me this is a joke. Is this really what has become of Mark Knopfler?

Apparently he's got an acute case of Claptonitis. The man is becoming a weenie. Now, I can enjoy slowly crafted sonic landscapes and introspective musical meandering just as much as the next guy, but is there anyone who didn't at least somewhat mourn the demise of a legendary rock career when "Pilgrim" was released? Knopfler seems to be headed down the same path.

He first built a name for himself in the 1970s and 1980s as the frontman of Dire Straits. He was always the primary force -- in fact, he was the ...

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