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Title: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: knopfling on November 05, 2013, 08:36:18 PM
http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/11/05/david-crosby-to-release-new-solo-album-and-embark-on-tour#.UnlIJaXl1Zg

 The legendary singer-songwriter is currently offering the album
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Pottel on November 05, 2013, 10:03:18 PM
Cool....gonna Check it out
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Slowtrain on November 05, 2013, 10:25:52 PM
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-crosby-returns-to-solo-career-announces-new-album-croz-20131105

Good licks!!! :clap :clap :clap
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Jules on November 05, 2013, 10:49:52 PM
"What's Broken," which features Marl Knopfler on guitar (streaming below). "That was a huge piece of generosity on Mark's part," says Crosby. "We sent him the song and he just fucking killed it. He did me a huge favor and we don't even know each other. He's just brilliant."


Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Banjo99uk on November 05, 2013, 11:20:44 PM
Good song, I like it.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: straitsway75 on November 05, 2013, 11:27:00 PM
 :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on November 05, 2013, 11:30:45 PM
Nice little solo.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: sweetsurrender on November 05, 2013, 11:47:55 PM
Nice little solo.

Sure can tell right away it's Mark's sound. :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Knopflerfan on November 05, 2013, 11:57:26 PM
Woohoo!! Fantastic...

Very 'MK' indeed with a bit of Hank's influence yet again!!
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: foma on November 06, 2013, 05:54:37 AM
"Features Marl Knopfler on guitar" LOL!

Strange to hear MK in tose "contemporary" rhythms. I think he just can't say "No", you can send to him your garage band recording and, if you can afford it, MK will record guitar for you :)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Jarle on November 06, 2013, 08:21:26 AM
"Features Marl Knopfler on guitar" LOL!

Strange to hear MK in tose "contemporary" rhythms. I think he just can't say "No", you can send to him your garage band recording and, if you can afford it, MK will record guitar for you :)

True... It is a bit strange how musicians collaborate these days.. Anyway, it sure comes some good music out of it, and I really like this song :)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: nababo on November 06, 2013, 05:16:14 PM
"Features Marl Knopfler on guitar" LOL!

Strange to hear MK in tose "contemporary" rhythms. I think he just can't say "No", you can send to him your garage band recording and, if you can afford it, MK will record guitar for you :)

Well, if your garage band includes some in the like of Dave Crosby, surelly it will be easier to get some MK guitar licks...
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: superval99 on November 06, 2013, 07:00:23 PM
Beautiful!    :thumbsup
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Pottel on November 06, 2013, 08:12:10 PM
and so mk connection to DG comes full circle again.
interesting.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dustyvalentino on November 06, 2013, 10:18:40 PM
and so mk connection to DG comes full circle again.
interesting.

Um, whats the connection?

I always thought David Crosby was the luckiest guy on the planet.  He was in two great bands and the least talented in both.  :)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Knopflerfan on November 06, 2013, 11:19:18 PM
Because I guess David Crosby & also Graham Nash both sung with David Gilmour on the beautiful song 'On an Island' from the brilliant album of the same name. Also all sang at the RAH with DG too!!!
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on November 06, 2013, 11:21:31 PM
Because I guess David Crosby & also Graham Nash both sung with David Gilmour on the beautiful song 'On an Island' from the brilliant album of the same name. Also all sang at the RAH with DG too!!!

I don't recall ever singing at the RAH. :think  Maybe in a dream (or rather it would be a nightmare for the audience)! ;D
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Jules on November 06, 2013, 11:26:36 PM
Because I guess David Crosby & also Graham Nash both sung with David Gilmour on the beautiful song 'On an Island' from the brilliant album of the same name. Also all sang at the RAH with DG too!!!

Also some parts of that record from David Gilmour was recorded at British Grove Studios.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dustyvalentino on November 07, 2013, 07:42:20 AM
Ok. Fairly tenuous connection Pottel. :)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: vgonis on November 07, 2013, 07:56:35 AM
Can't find the file on soundcloud. Any link available?
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: shangri la 1 on November 07, 2013, 09:52:19 AM
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/118149883%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-NCakv

 :wave

Bit of Steely Dan IMHO ;)

Love MK's solo and tone throughout! He's getting better every time with anything he touches these days.....
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: vgonis on November 07, 2013, 11:04:54 AM
Thank SL! I found the Crosby soundcloud channel but it looked empty. The one you have sent worked like a charm!
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: nababo on November 07, 2013, 04:44:00 PM
Sorry to bother you guys, but I don't have access to SoundCloud. Any clues on how to find it thru another soource?

Thanks
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: JF on November 07, 2013, 06:08:39 PM
Sorry to bother you guys, but I don't have access to SoundCloud. Any clues on how to find it thru another soource?

Thanks

the player is embedded in the page on the link given by SlowTrain on reply#2 :

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-crosby-returns-to-solo-career-announces-new-album-croz-20131105 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-crosby-returns-to-solo-career-announces-new-album-croz-20131105)

So I don't think you need to have acces to soundcloud to be able to listen to the track, but I might be wrong because I have a soundcloud account, so maybe I see the embedded player because of that... ?  :think
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: nababo on November 07, 2013, 06:22:33 PM
Sorry to bother you guys, but I don't have access to SoundCloud. Any clues on how to find it thru another soource?

Thanks

the player is embedded in the page on the link given by SlowTrain on reply#2 :

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-crosby-returns-to-solo-career-announces-new-album-croz-20131105 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-crosby-returns-to-solo-career-announces-new-album-croz-20131105)

So I don't think you need to have acces to soundcloud to be able to listen to the track, but I might be wrong because I have a soundcloud account, so maybe I see the embedded player because of that... ?  :think


Yep, the player is not shown, I just get the message "Couldn
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on November 07, 2013, 07:48:16 PM
Sorry to bother you guys, but I don't have access to SoundCloud. Any clues on how to find it thru another soource?

Thanks

the player is embedded in the page on the link given by SlowTrain on reply#2 :

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-crosby-returns-to-solo-career-announces-new-album-croz-20131105 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-crosby-returns-to-solo-career-announces-new-album-croz-20131105)

So I don't think you need to have acces to soundcloud to be able to listen to the track, but I might be wrong because I have a soundcloud account, so maybe I see the embedded player because of that... ?  :think


Yep, the player is not shown, I just get the message "Couldn
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: xxFordiexx on November 08, 2013, 08:03:56 AM
That song is pretty awesome Imo.... made even better by the master Knopfler :)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: xxFordiexx on November 08, 2013, 08:07:26 AM
On a side note, I'm pretty sure it was Crosby who picked MK's Brothers In Arms as one of his 'Tracks Of My Years' songs on the Radio 2 Ken Bruce show a few years back too..

Gotta love a tenuous link  :P
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Banjo99uk on November 08, 2013, 11:17:38 AM
On a side note, I'm pretty sure it was Crosby who picked MK's Brothers In Arms as one of his 'Tracks Of My Years' songs on the Radio 2 Ken Bruce show a few years back too..

Gotta love a tenuous link  :P
You can search all the MK/DS songs chosen here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/find-a-castaway
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Knopflerfan on November 08, 2013, 01:13:21 PM
Mssrs Crosby, Nash & Gilmour at the Royal Albert Hall May 2006
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: xxFordiexx on November 09, 2013, 02:22:33 AM
On a side note, I'm pretty sure it was Crosby who picked MK's Brothers In Arms as one of his 'Tracks Of My Years' songs on the Radio 2 Ken Bruce show a few years back too..

Gotta love a tenuous link  :P
You can search all the MK/DS songs chosen here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/find-a-castaway

Nice one, thanks :D
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: xxFordiexx on November 09, 2013, 08:28:07 AM
That link is just for the Desert Island Disc series and not The Tracks Of My years that I was talking about but thanks as there are some excellent choices on there. It's interesting to see all these picks and for what ever reasons they were chosen. This leads me onto something that I never knew. The Lynda La Plant one from 1994 has her choosing Brothers In Arms and she goes on to say that it was written by her very dear friend Mark Knopfler and that she was currently working on a musical with him. Wow, that obviously never happened but I wonder why and if any of you folks had any more info. A musical by Knopfler could have been pretty superb and I'd never heard a single thing about that.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Banjo99uk on November 09, 2013, 08:34:39 AM
That link is just for the Desert Island Disc series and not The Tracks Of My years that I was talking about but thanks as there are some excellent choices on there. It's interesting to see all these picks and for what ever reasons they were chosen. This leads me onto something that I never knew. The Lynda La Plant one from 1994 has her choosing Brothers In Arms and she goes on to say that it was written by her very dear friend Mark Knopfler and that she was currently working on a musical with him. Wow, that obviously never happened but I wonder why and if any of you folks had any more info. A musical by Knopfler could have been pretty superb and I'd never heard a single thing about that.
Sorry Fordie Im an idiot for not reading your post properly. But I do remember reading an interview with Lynda all those years ago when she was massive with the Prime Suspect series and she said about writing a musical with MK.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on November 09, 2013, 11:26:16 AM
Never knew that either, but then I'm not a fan of la Plante, Prime Suspect or musicals.  Very interesting to know though because I didn't think it would be up MK's street.  I take it that would be early-mid 90s, just prior to GH?
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Banjo99uk on November 09, 2013, 12:59:17 PM
Never knew that either, but then I'm not a fan of la Plante, Prime Suspect or musicals.  Very interesting to know though because I didn't think it would be up MK's street.  I take it that would be early-mid 90s, just prior to GH?
Yes I remember it being back then when you never heard anything about MK and I can remember feeling dissapointed reading it. I wanted a Dire Straits album not a bloody musical.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on November 09, 2013, 01:48:15 PM
Never knew that either, but then I'm not a fan of la Plante, Prime Suspect or musicals.  Very interesting to know though because I didn't think it would be up MK's street.  I take it that would be early-mid 90s, just prior to GH?
Yes I remember it being back then when you never heard anything about MK and I can remember feeling dissapointed reading it. I wanted a Dire Straits album not a bloody musical.

 :lol
Yes, I'm actually glad I didn't hear it at the time!
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Pottel on November 09, 2013, 02:02:35 PM
Just real that David and Graham (Nash) also played on David's forthcoming album, when they played the RAH just now....a new gilmour record!!! Could mk possibly be on it?
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dustyvalentino on November 09, 2013, 06:41:28 PM
It was mentioned in a few interviews around then - maybe the Record Collector one?

I remember MK saying something like "you have to be very careful with these things - there can't be a legwarmer in sight."
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: shangri la 1 on November 09, 2013, 11:15:13 PM
a new gilmour record!!! Could mk possibly be on it?

"Best part was seeing Knopfler and Gilmour playing together....
Watch this space as you may soon see them both playing together ..Mums the word now!!!"

Response from a You tube user to seeing an old French & Saunders video we have on AMIT TV. He may know something that we don't?  ???  :o
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: xxFordiexx on November 10, 2013, 09:07:37 AM
That link is just for the Desert Island Disc series and not The Tracks Of My years that I was talking about but thanks as there are some excellent choices on there. It's interesting to see all these picks and for what ever reasons they were chosen. This leads me onto something that I never knew. The Lynda La Plant one from 1994 has her choosing Brothers In Arms and she goes on to say that it was written by her very dear friend Mark Knopfler and that she was currently working on a musical with him. Wow, that obviously never happened but I wonder why and if any of you folks had any more info. A musical by Knopfler could have been pretty superb and I'd never heard a single thing about that.
Sorry Fordie Im an idiot for not reading your post properly. But I do remember reading an interview with Lynda all those years ago when she was massive with the Prime Suspect series and she said about writing a musical with MK.

No worries :P
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: ds1984 on November 10, 2013, 10:03:54 PM
Mark guesting on a Crosby record ok.
Mark guesting on a Gilmour album : what for?
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: vgonis on November 11, 2013, 07:25:46 AM
No guesting, it would be a Knopfler/ Gilmour project.  ;D
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Knopflerfan on November 12, 2013, 10:49:49 AM
Or more to the point DG guesting on an MK album??!!
(No, not you DMG! - although anything is possible!)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on November 12, 2013, 01:15:23 PM
Or more to the point DG guesting on an MK album??!!
(No, not you DMG! - although anything is possible!)

I don't think that (the latter) would ever be possible! :lol
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Pottel on November 12, 2013, 11:33:55 PM
no time in your calendar?
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Knopflerfan on November 12, 2013, 11:41:45 PM
Hey DMG how about the RAH in 2015 as a guest??!! ;D
at least that gives you a while to practice!
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on November 13, 2013, 11:02:50 AM
Hey DMG how about the RAH in 2015 as a guest??!! ;D
at least that gives you a while to practice!

I could always lip synch or use auto tune! :think
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: vgonis on November 13, 2013, 11:11:15 AM
Why not considering clapping? Or are your hands so out of tune? ;-)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on November 13, 2013, 11:40:43 AM
Why not considering clapping? Or are your hands so out of tune? ;-)

With a name like mine I should be a natural performer on stage!

They could always put on the poster "with special guest David Gray!"  It wouldn't be a lie.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Lis on November 16, 2013, 04:40:25 AM
Well folks, I bought tickets to see David Crosby (not David Gray... 8)) at the LA Troubadour in February.  I will report back... 
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: nababo on February 25, 2014, 06:45:00 PM
I'm bringin this topic back because I've listenend to the entire Croz album. Well, IMHO "What's broken" is the best thing David Crosby have done in the last 73 years. And "Croz being his best album ever, including the two CPR releases and much os CSN things.

I tend to agree with dustyvalentino when he posted that DC was the least talented member of both Byrds and CSN. Apart from some good things in the CSNY's "Deja vu" album and some passable songs in Byrds era. He's been living up with the acquired fame from the old sixties. I guess that a colaboration between MK and Stephen Stills, for instance, would be much more of a thrill. Not to mention that Young dude, the very best musician that came from all that buckett made of Byrds/Buffalo Springfield/CSNY/Poco and caterva players.
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: JF on February 25, 2014, 08:37:06 PM
even if I am much found of stills, I like Crosby's almost cut my hair, guinevere, drive my car and his collaborations with Nash like the gorgeous To the Last Whale...

indeed Young is a genius, but Stills can bear the comparison imho
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Lis on February 26, 2014, 07:40:58 AM
Well folks, I bought tickets to see David Crosby (not David Gray... 8)) at the LA Troubadour in February.  I will report back...

My report will have to wait until April.  DC's LA concerts were postponed due to a medical procedure. 
http://www.davidcrosby.com/news/2014/02/david-crosby-reschedules-remaining-shows-his-sold-out-tour-after-medical-procedure
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on February 26, 2014, 12:33:36 PM
Well folks, I bought tickets to see David Crosby (not David Gray... 8)) at the LA Troubadour in February.  I will report back...

My report will have to wait until April.  DC's LA concerts were postponed due to a medical procedure. 
http://www.davidcrosby.com/news/2014/02/david-crosby-reschedules-remaining-shows-his-sold-out-tour-after-medical-procedure

I'll bet when you heard that news you felt like saying:  "you nearly gave me a heart attack!" ;D
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: vgonis on February 26, 2014, 02:24:11 PM
Stills first album is a masterpiece, equal to Young's Harvest, although quite different. It reveals the different influences each one of them brought to Buffalo Springfield and later CSN&Y. But unlike Young's steady 70ies output, Still's albums were unequal, some times good, but most of the times unfocused.

But Crosby collaborations with Nash had their high moments:
take the money and run, http://youtu.be/_LKC6qZiTDE
Carry me  http://youtu.be/OcdSDMNx5Y8
And Crosby's LP:"if I could remember my name" reveals its power to the patient people.
Nash's "Songs for beginners" and "Wild tales" are solid good!
http://youtu.be/IHK__w2ukvY
http://youtu.be/kuxrghV6m0c
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: JF on February 26, 2014, 05:09:59 PM
Stills first album is a masterpiece, equal to Young's Harvest, although quite different. It reveals the different influences each one of them brought to Buffalo Springfield and later CSN&Y. But unlike Young's steady 70ies output, Still's albums were unequal, some times good, but most of the times unfocused.

I love Manassas, a pure gem imho

And Still's work in CSN is very important
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: vgonis on February 26, 2014, 05:33:00 PM
Yeap, Manassas is an example from the good ones (although II is suffering) And the competition within the groups made Stills a better writer. So I totally agree!
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Lis on February 26, 2014, 06:14:24 PM
Well folks, I bought tickets to see David Crosby (not David Gray... 8)) at the LA Troubadour in February.  I will report back...

My report will have to wait until April.  DC's LA concerts were postponed due to a medical procedure. 
http://www.davidcrosby.com/news/2014/02/david-crosby-reschedules-remaining-shows-his-sold-out-tour-after-medical-procedure

I'll bet when you heard that news you felt like saying:  "you nearly gave me a heart attack!" ;D
Hehehe... Yup, I don't like to think of these guys getting older.  (...Nor me, I suppose! Hahahaha!)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: Lis on February 26, 2014, 06:16:02 PM
Stills first album is a masterpiece, equal to Young's Harvest, although quite different. It reveals the different influences each one of them brought to Buffalo Springfield and later CSN&Y. But unlike Young's steady 70ies output, Still's albums were unequal, some times good, but most of the times unfocused.

But Crosby collaborations with Nash had their high moments:
take the money and run, http://youtu.be/_LKC6qZiTDE
Carry me  http://youtu.be/OcdSDMNx5Y8
And Crosby's LP:"if I could remember my name" reveals its power to the patient people.
Nash's "Songs for beginners" and "Wild tales" are solid good!
http://youtu.be/IHK__w2ukvY
http://youtu.be/kuxrghV6m0c
Great songs, vgonis!!  I hadn't heard them for years -- thanks for sharing!! :)
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: vgonis on February 26, 2014, 07:21:08 PM
 :) You are welcome Lis! This talk made me remember them as well!
Title: Re: MK on David Crosby song
Post by: dmg on February 26, 2014, 07:42:32 PM
Well folks, I bought tickets to see David Crosby (not David Gray... 8)) at the LA Troubadour in February.  I will report back...

My report will have to wait until April.  DC's LA concerts were postponed due to a medical procedure. 
http://www.davidcrosby.com/news/2014/02/david-crosby-reschedules-remaining-shows-his-sold-out-tour-after-medical-procedure

I'll bet when you heard that news you felt like saying:  "you nearly gave me a heart attack!" ;D
Hehehe... Yup, I don't like to think of these guys getting older.  (...Nor me, I suppose! Hahahaha!)

As a wise old man once said - "forever young!" ;)