Album Title: 'Tracker' : Release: Begin 2015

[LoveExpresso]

Quite irritating that the site of the German retailer SATURN says the genre of Tracker is "Country"... 

LE

[schmonka]

Back to the album for a sec......

My only concern is that we all know that when a single gets released off an album its pretty much seen as the best (if not one of the best) tracks on the album...

Musically yes this was a great tune.....lyrically....it was pants - is this the "best" track on the album?  erm - I'm a little worried......

[yontwocrows]

Redbud Tree wasn't the best track of Privateering, neither.
I think that there will be splendid tracks on the new album.

[dmg]

Back to the album for a sec......

My only concern is that we all know that when a single gets released off an album its pretty much seen as the best (if not one of the best) tracks on the album...

Musically yes this was a great tune.....lyrically....it was pants - is this the "best" track on the album?  erm - I'm a little worried......

I think the singles are usually just chosen as the more upbeat numbers.  Other album tracks are sometimes better, sometimes not.

[Jarle]

Back to the album for a sec......

My only concern is that we all know that when a single gets released off an album its pretty much seen as the best (if not one of the best) tracks on the album...

Musically yes this was a great tune.....lyrically....it was pants - is this the "best" track on the album?  erm - I'm a little worried......

I doubt this is the best track from the album. I think it just a track from the album that suites the radio format. It is that short. And although the length of the song is not an indication of quality, I'm quite sure that songs like Wherever I Go, with its 6 minutes and 24 seconds, has much more to it. Beryl is just a taste...

[foma]

Clearly 'Beryl' was put out because of its Dire Straits feeling. And Mark said it's a song with the strongest DS feeling in it.
Look at how people love 'Beryl', people really love it. And this snare drum intro just like Sultans. Best choice for single ever!

I'm not expecting something like this on the album. I expect country and folk.

[LoveExpresso]

No country please!    Nothing indicates that, thank god!!

LE

[jbaent]

No country please!    Nothing indicates that, thank god!!

LE

With that musicians, as you say, all indicates that it's not going to be country.

[LoveExpresso]

It's not that I don't like country but there is other stuff MK can do better...

LE

[dmg]

It's not that I don't like country but there is other stuff MK can do better...

LE

I think he does country rather well.  There's always been a bit of a country influence in his music right back to the early DS days.

[foma]

It depends what you consider country. I mean country like 'Are We In Trouble Now', classic american thing.
Also there is bluegrass, this is stereotypical american country with fast tempos, violins and banjo. You decide

[LoveExpresso]

It's not that I don't like country but there is other stuff MK can do better...

LE

I think he does country rather well.  There's always been a bit of a country influence in his music right back to the early DS days.

Yes I know Of course. And Bluegrass is ok for me.

LE
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[binone]

Lots of songs from 92 and Emmiliu have been performed and recorded by Country artist.

Also, don

[jbaent]

Fnac Spain is raffling a travel to London to asist to a 2015 tour rehearsal if you preorder the record with them...

[shangri la 1]

  Just noticed that AMIT TV's 'MARK KNOPFLER TRACKER Tour 2015 *USA Canada dates NOW*' video has had 36,000 views in the past 4-weeks. Found the stats per viewing country interesting. Would be nice for someone to maybe compare the record sales figures in a few months time with this interest shown now, prior to release, with these stats?
Male to Female was also a BIG surprise M 83% to F 17%