This is a great album, but don't buy the US version

Review Score: (10/10)
I grew to really love this album during a period living in the UK, and just looked at the Amazon reviews for it out of a sense of nostalgia. I was alarmed to find that the US version has a song, "Do America", that every reviewer seems to despise and doesn't have the thoughtful and charming "One More Matinee". Having listened to the Amazon excerpt, "Do America" is every bit as vile as other reviewers have indicated, so I would strongly suggest that if you don't have this album and wish to buy it, get the Import version instead. Some kind soul has put a link to it in a suggestion on the main page and he's right. The track substitution makes this excellent work much, much tighter and more adult, which is what makes Mark Knopfler's best solo album so very precious. Don't miss out on the full experience, if you can.

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• Enduring appeal
• Don't Do America.....
• Average at best
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• On Every Street II?
• A truly great solo album...
• Music that actually tells a story!
• Best of all
• A Genius, In Both Songwriting and Guitar Playing
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• I've been converted.
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• THE MASTER IS BACK
• Looking forward to more from Mark Knopfler
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• Subtile music for music lovers
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• All right I admit it...
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• Sheer beauty.
• Sailing to Philadelphia
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