Amazon.com 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
Over and over and over...November 20, 2009 Jacqueline Greenleaf ...that's how often I listen to this.
I've got lots of music on my iPod, and I return to this album frequently.
There's just no pro like an old pro, and here are two of them riffing off each other in the most delightful ways. Warm and rich, this is like great dark chocolate. It goes with everything, and always makes me feel good.
Great stuff.September 20, 2009 Man of La Mancha(Tasmania Australia) Two of my favourite guitarists - - together they make for top listening. AAA
Fast delivery. Great CDMay 1, 2009 Betty L.Brown I like this CD. My dad played Chet Atkins when I was growing up, but I never appreciated his music until I heard him with Mark Knopfler. They sound like they had a good time together recording this.
I can't say further here *****, 'n not less could be said where two masters meet.January 7, 2009 Manny(Puerto Rico) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Knowing their way since long before, nothing negative may be said about a performance did by two GIANTS of the guitar. Their spontaneous artistry makes them perform flawlessly to the point that nothing less than ***** may be given. It should be exiting to think about this work if being released using hi-rez. format.
A Missed OpportunityNovember 6, 2008 A reader(New York City) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Having seen some videos of these two in performance, I expected a lot more from the CD. There was no reason to include vocals on this effort, or even backing instrumentation. Atkins was a pioneering genius of the guitar and Knopfler is his equal in talent and technique. The two of them together alone on a stage made magic, and that's all this CD needed. Yes, there is great guitar playing to be found here, but not nearly as much as there might have been had the production not been overloaded with extraneous material. One great guitarist can entertain a crowd all night -- two great guitarists as in sync with one another as Knopfler and Atkins were, could (and did) entertain the crowd that much more. Don't get me wrong -- the music on here is good. But, it confounds me why a decision was made to include singing and a back-up band, since the attraction here is these two great guitarists playing together. Knopfler and Atkins missed an opportunity to leave us an exemplary permanent record of a one-of-a-kind musical pairing.
