Mark Knopfler European Tour

[ashstralia]

I saw the straits in '86 twice. Excellent crystal clear sound, but you could've put mannequins up there with instruments and no one would've noticed the difference...

[DONNIEP]

That song is kind of parody from the start. So parody of a parody? He could have at least chosen a song that Mark wrote with intention to be serious.

Well that wouldn't be any fun, now would it?

[Kristy]

He is coming to town at the end of the month supporting Dylan. As for that new Dylan album...violent. Maybe Mark will ease the tension a little bit.

[Nitro Express]

Mark Knofler took the picking techniques used in country/western type music and applied it to rock and roll. He's not blasting the shit out of his amp and he's plucking them strings. Nothing really new but he did a different spin with it. Some of his songs are interesting.

[envy_me]

Well that wouldn't be any fun, now would it?

I don't know... Maybe it's just a European thing :D

[Yount]

I saw the straits in '86 twice. Excellent crystal clear sound, but you could've put mannequins up there with instruments and no one would've noticed the difference...

For sure, they are a studio band. I've heard some live stuff and seen the videos and they are much more fun with the headphones on staring at a still photograph.

[envy_me]

For sure, they are a studio band. I've heard some live stuff and seen the videos and they are much more fun with the headphones on staring at a still photograph.

What also strucks me is that MK seemed so much happier and alive in the 80:ies. Now he just stands sings in kind of monotone voice, can't even smile. He NEVER smiles or changes facial expression now days. I hope that he is happy with his life. I am not saying he should do the splits or bring out elephants on stage, but just smile sometimes.

Since he is a genius, and I tend to idolize those to the extremes, he absolutely doesn't have to change. I just hope that he isn't as sad as he appears to be.
Now people are gonna say that he is old... Old people smile.

[envy_me]

Btw, earlier today I ordered

On every street
Alchemy CD
Alchemy DVD
Sultans of swing, Best of CD and DVD

:D

[Kristy]

My Knop favs (like it matters)

Song For Sonny Liston
Speedway At Nazareth
Hand In Hand
How Long?
Miss You Blues (from his BRAND NEW ALBUM! Yay!)
Once Upon A Time In The West
Cleaning My Gun
Twisting By The Pool
Skateaway
You Don't Know You're Born
One World
Right Now (that tune he did with Emmylou Harris)

Yeah, I can live with those selections and never tire of them