Album Title: 'Tracker' : Release: Begin 2015

[foma]

Here's photos from new Guitarist magazine. Good reading though, go and buy it right now! Interview is good, but photos is beyond belief.

All photos © 2015 Joby Sessions | jobysessions.com

[Vesper]

Here's the link to buy it:
http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/music/guitarist-magazine-back-issues/

[LoveExpresso]

From the Australian review, in  the review thread:

Lights of Taormina, a reference to the Sicilian coastal town, has a direct connection to His Bobness. “I was on tour in Europe,” Knopfler says, “and Bob had been to Taormina just before we were there. I stayed in the same hotel room he had stayed in. It was right up next to the venue, an ancient amphitheatre. I stayed out on my balcony for a long time after we’d done the show and it made me think of a whole lot of things.

“Then next morning I read some material that said Bob had spent a long time out on the balcony as well. I just knew it was the same kind of experience. I don’t know that I could have written that song without that experience. “

Wonderful. Exactly the kind of things I want to know about his songs and stories. (although I am not sure if I would have wanted to know that Bob has been in the same bed before..  )

LE

[surferboy]

So wonderful!

[Rail King]

The intro sounded beautiful!

The intro sounded beautiful? Sorry Superval99, but I don't agree with you. The intro sounded absolute f#$%ing amazing! One of best intro's he probably ever did.

From what I have heard so far from the Taormina song I get the feeling it will be one of my all time favorites.

Abso-fucking-lutely! That's the way truly great songs start, right?

[jbaent]

That intro is, according to a review I read somewhere (I can't remember when, sorry) the song "Mighty Man" which is supposed to sound something like Paris Texas.

I hope that the Guitarist magazine in Spain is the same one, I'm going to check it in a few hours.

Ps/ Dan, great work bringing the forum back to life!

[Guitarman1972]

Abso-fucking-lutely! That's the way truly great songs start, right?

Rail King, right indeed.

The melody reminds me a bit of "The Fish And The Bird" too. Or a song from Chris Rea. Anyway, I can't wait to hear the song. This waiting drives me crazy. :-)

[LoveExpresso]

That intro is, according to a review I read somewhere (I can't remember when, sorry) the song "Mighty Man" which is supposed to sound something like Paris Texas.

I guess you are right. I also had doubts that this is from Lights Of Taormina as I couldn't bring rhythm and Tempo and style not together with the little snippet from the Hansen film.. so another great song!!!

LE

[Dutchessy]

That intro is, according to a review I read somewhere (I can't remember when, sorry) the song "Mighty Man" which is supposed to sound something like Paris Texas.

I guess you are right. I also had doubts that this is from Lights Of Taormina as I couldn't bring rhythm and Tempo and style not together with the little snippet from the Hansen film.. so another great song!!!

LE

Interesting, i put my money on lights of taormina... i guess haha

[foma]

Guitarist magazine said Brothers In Arms success was in 1987. Did they meant the time when BiA won a bunch of various awards?

[border_reiver]

That intro is, according to a review I read somewhere (I can't remember when, sorry) the song "Mighty Man" which is supposed to sound something like Paris Texas.

I guess you are right. I also had doubts that this is from Lights Of Taormina as I couldn't bring rhythm and Tempo and style not together with the little snippet from the Hansen film.. so another great song!!!

LE

Interesting, i put my money on lights of taormina... i guess haha

I've changed my mind to either Skydiver or Broken Bones (I mean, how can MK and JJ Cale influences go wrong?)


edit: post 500, yay!

[tobi777]

This intro sounds fairly celtic to me - it reminds me a bit of the sound on Gerry Rafferty's excellent album "North & South" (1988) ...

[regmka]

Hi all. Found this yesterday: http://www.universal-music.de/mark-knopfler/diskografie/detail/product:262116/tracker
Any ideas of what is it?

[foma]

Hi all. Found this yesterday: http://www.universal-music.de/mark-knopfler/diskografie/detail/product:262116/tracker
Any ideas of what is it?

I was there yesterday and it was '2:05' instead of '2:25'. I would bet it will be second part of interview on MK's Vimeo Channel.
First part of the interview is exactly 2 minutes and 5 seconds long.

[LoveExpresso]

This intro sounds fairly celtic to me - it reminds me a bit of the sound on Gerry Rafferty's excellent album "North & South" (1988) ...

Interesting! From the very first listen I have the feeling that this sounds pretty exoctic, almost Eastern, might have to to that I think this slide guitar part sounds a little bit sitar-like.. love it! And the very first words Mark sings sound awesome. Indeed when the guitar rhythm part sets in (during Mark talking),
it has a little resemblance with The Fish And The Bird"... looking forward to enjoy this track completely, hopefully on Thursday!

LE