With Mark Knopfler on the production and a new deal with a major record label the album is doomed into mediocrity, sacrificing any trace of freshness, in the name of popularity.

RestAssured47

Not as good as the debut High Land, Hard Rain - which would be difficult anyways, to follow up with anything after that debut would be a "letdown".

Knife mostly follows the same formula as the debut, with synths and Electric Guitar arrangements (and keyboards) into the mix this time more often. On release, it was largely disliked and ignored and has remained in the same state for long, but that's a big mistake on people's part.
The first 2 songs - Still On Fire and Just Like the USA ... read more

forrestirv

We have R.E.M./The Smiths/Prefab Sprout at home:

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Track List

1	Still on Fire 4:00
2	Just Like the USA 4:03
3	Head is Happy (Heart's Insane) 4:13
4	The Back Door to Heaven 5:23
5	All I Need Is Everything 5:51
6	Backwards and Forwards 4:12
7	The Birth of the True 2:41
8	Knife 9:05