MK on the new Johnny Winter album

[El Macho]

According to several sources, MK will contribute to the new Johnny Winter album! Release date : spring 2014
http://www.njherald.com/story/23414574/johnny-winters-survival-story-continues
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1861681&Itemid=1

[dmg]

If his latest collaborations are anything to go by I'm not building my hopes up.  IMHO he's taking part in too many of these pointless collaborations where he's completely wasted.  I don't even bother to get a copy any more, yet thinking back years ago they used to be something special.  Jimmy Nail's Big River springs to mind.  Brilliant.

[El Macho]

Among his latest collaborations , MK is brilliant in a few of them :
Sonny Landreth: Blue Tarp Blues
Greg Brown : Flat stuff
Chris Botti : Wonderful world
Ruth Moody : Pockets
America : Sailing to Philadelphia
I don't always buy the album, most often I download (buy) the mp3 versions.

[dmg]

There are so many now, I can't keep track of all of them.  I tend to think that a lot of them are just favours for friends.

[nababo]

If his latest collaborations are anything to go by I'm not building my hopes up.  IMHO he's taking part in too many of these pointless collaborations where he's completely wasted.  I don't even bother to get a copy any more, yet thinking back years ago they used to be something special.  Jimmy Nail's Big River springs to mind.  Brilliant.

Agreed. In the past couple of years, I can only stand up for the song with Chris Botti; the latest Jimmy Buffett's pearl; and Sarah, with Jon Allen. To me, all the rest is by the way...

[sweetsurrender]

If his latest collaborations are anything to go by I'm not building my hopes up.  IMHO he's taking part in too many of these pointless collaborations where he's completely wasted.  I don't even bother to get a copy any more, yet thinking back years ago they used to be something special.  Jimmy Nail's Big River springs to mind.  Brilliant.

Agreed. In the past couple of years, I can only stand up for the song with Chris Botti; the latest Jimmy Buffett's pearl; and Sarah, with Jon Allen. To me, all the rest is by the way...

Agreed too.  MK should focus on his own brilliant materials for us true fans. 

[El Macho]

If his latest collaborations are anything to go by I'm not building my hopes up.  IMHO he's taking part in too many of these pointless collaborations where he's completely wasted.  I don't even bother to get a copy any more, yet thinking back years ago they used to be something special.  Jimmy Nail's Big River springs to mind.  Brilliant.

Agreed. In the past couple of years, I can only stand up for the song with Chris Botti; the latest Jimmy Buffett's pearl; and Sarah, with Jon Allen. To me, all the rest is by the way...

Agreed too.  MK should focus on his own brilliant materials for us true fans. 

Sonny Landreth's Blue Tarp Blues is an amazing song, not to be by the way.
I also like Mark's solo in William Topley's  Sea Fever
Of course these songs are from more than two years ago...

[Banjo99uk]

If his latest collaborations are anything to go by I'm not building my hopes up.  IMHO he's taking part in too many of these pointless collaborations where he's completely wasted.  I don't even bother to get a copy any more, yet thinking back years ago they used to be something special.  Jimmy Nail's Big River springs to mind.  Brilliant.

Agreed. In the past couple of years, I can only stand up for the song with Chris Botti; the latest Jimmy Buffett's pearl; and Sarah, with Jon Allen. To me, all the rest is by the way...

Agreed too.  MK should focus on his own brilliant materials for us true fans. 

Sonny Landreth's Blue Tarp Blues is an amazing song, not to be by the way.
I also like Mark's solo in William Topley's  Sea Fever
Of course these songs are from more than two years ago...

Just listened to Blue Tarp Blues for the first time. It's a great song and nice to hear MK rocking.

[Pottel]

really like his work on pockets.

[vgonis]

And the John Fogerty  was not a throw away. Reminiscent of the SOS riff!
The B.B. King collaboration was above average.
And the ones in the Sonny Landreth South 10 CD are good.
And how about the  Thomas Dolby one?
We should always remember that a collaboration on somebody else's album is always subjected to the wishes of the artist, whose name is on the cover. Some really go for the MK sound, some just use him as a reliable guitarist to express their vision. From the older collaborations, Steely dan's is one that comes in mind. With so many fantastic guitar players, they used MK and although he sounds like MK, Fagen and Becker were in total control.
By the way, on Aztec camera LP that he produced, I could swear I hear his playing in a couple of tracks, but since I can't find him in the credits as a player, most probably he showed the moves to the band.  They are more MK than MK!!!
 

[Banjo99uk]

17 hills is a great song

[nababo]

And the John Fogerty  was not a throw away. Reminiscent of the SOS riff!
The B.B. King collaboration was above average.
And the ones in the Sonny Landreth South 10 CD are good.
And how about the  Thomas Dolby one?
We should always remember that a collaboration on somebody else's album is always subjected to the wishes of the artist, whose name is on the cover. Some really go for the MK sound, some just use him as a reliable guitarist to express their vision. From the older collaborations, Steely dan's is one that comes in mind. With so many fantastic guitar players, they used MK and although he sounds like MK, Fagen and Becker were in total control.
By the way, on Aztec camera LP that he produced, I could swear I hear his playing in a couple of tracks, but since I can't find him in the credits as a player, most probably he showed the moves to the band.  They are more MK than MK!!!
 

Oh, yep, if qe go further back in time he has made great stuff with others. But yes, I have forgotten the John Fogerty thing. It's ok. Even if sometimes it sounds like an SoS pastiche, not the real thing. When I hear it, I always think John has asked "hey, Marko, please do something like SoS but in a way that i don't have to share song credits with you".

[vgonis]

Still think of the collaborations as bonuses! I mean, if it wasn't for MK in the early days, I would have found out about Willy Deville, Randy Newman, Steely Dan, Aztec Camera, Gerry Rafferty and some more, much much later! I was introduced to all these great artists through MK and I enjoy them very much. May I suggest listening to Steely Dan's 70ies work. They are just a class on their own! Each album a masterpiece and I guess MK got something from them: caring about detail.

I was very surprised to see or find out retrospectively,  MK collaborating with some of the musicians I already had in my collection, such as Jimmy Buffett, Dandy Warhols, Kate & Ann McGarrigle, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, John Fogerty, Phil Lynnott and others. I wish he had an official recording with Steve Miller, David Gilmour, Gary Moore, Darren Hayman, Stuart Murdoch,  Tom Verlaine, to name just a few.

And don't forget that Buddy Guy contribution and the 2 Jools Holland pieces. Great!

[Banjo99uk]

Bill Wymans Dissapearing Nightly has some great guitaring from MK and its a good song,

[vgonis]

How could I forget it! A former stone!