Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler - Neck and Neck [FLAC+MP3](Big Papi) 1990 Master Guitar Fingerpicking

Source: 1990 CD + Fresh Cover Art Scan

Is that George Bush on guitar?? Wth lol just kidding. Many people leaarning guitar will use these guys as examples of how to play.

If you are not sure who these guys are perhaps do some Internet searching. Mark is the lead guitarist from Dire Straights and one of the best guitarists in the world. Chet is another virtuoso who played for Prince and other and also one of the best guitarists ever.

These guy pick hard and have lots of fun. A must-have in any music collection as well as history being made. Give track 3 a listen and you will be blown away. Freak'n Dire Straights!!!

- Big Papi


By Robert I. Hedges

This album from these two masters of guitar fingerpicking will leave anyone who loves the guitar, country, blues, or melodic rock delighted. I have been a Mark Knopfler fan since early Dire Straits, and learned about Chet Atkins from Mark. Anybody Mark thinks is great is definitely worth a listen. I became a Chet Atkins fan a bit late in life, and this album was a big part of that.

This CD shines precisely because it is not flashy or showy; rather it is imbued with craftsmanship and quality musicianship in every bar. The whole album is strong, but I am especially fond of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" in which Chet and Mark trade good humored jabs about their musical heritage, "I'll See You in My Dreams", a mastercrafted classic, and the laid back "Tahitian Skies." Throughout the CD the vocals are relaxed and effortless, and although Knopfler has an appealing if somewhat gravelly voice, Atkins is a little more atonal and wavering in his singing style. Of course the focus here is not vocal performances, but guitar virtuosity, and that is abundant.

This is a CD that will be appreciated by all guitarists who grasp how truly difficult it is to produce a recording this melodious and synchronized, regardless of how easy these two masters make it look. "Neck & Neck" is highly recommended.

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Chet Atkins - Neck and Neck (CK 45307)
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Artist...............: Chet Atkins
Album................: Neck and Neck (CK 45307)
Genre................: Country
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1990 10
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 51 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

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Tracklisting
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1. Chet Atkins - Poor Boy Blues [04:03]
2. Chet Atkins - Sweet Dreams [03:25]
3. Chet Atkins - There'll Be Some Changes Made [06:28]
4. Chet Atkins - Just One Time [04:12]
5. Chet Atkins - So Soft, Your Goodbye [03:18]
6. Chet Atkins - Yakety Axe [03:24]
7. Chet Atkins - Tears [03:54]
8. Chet Atkins - Tahitian Skies [03:18]
9. Chet Atkins - I'll See You in My Dreams [02:58]
10. Chet Atkins - The Next Time I'm in Town [03:22]

Playing Time.........: 38:26
Total Size...........: 199.20 MB

NFO generated on.....: 1/24/2015 3:38:11 PM


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