A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Almost Straits => Topic started by: mkfred on January 21, 2014, 10:12:19 AM
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i was lucky to play Sultans of swing with alan clark , chris white, terence reis..
Orange antic theater !! June 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecLtEJWaWJ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdXuc8UOwzs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euK-YifTHCw
:)
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gotta say i prefer your playing to that of terence.
like the tone of your guitar.nice achievement
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Nice! Would you like to share a story behind this with us?
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I feel the same as Pottel, I much prefer your playing to Terence too! Do you have a band of your own, and write your own songs? BTW You reminded me very much of a younger EC - in mannerisms that is! ;D
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Nice! Would you like to share a story behind this with us?
I have a friend who has programed the straits in Orange, so i could approach them. then i met Alan clark and i said to him that i was a fan of DS and i show a vid of me playing .he loved it
Then i said that my dream is to play a song with them, and he said " yes , choose one and we'll do it "
And then the dream came true !!! :)
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Nice! Would you like to share a story behind this with us?
I have a friend who has programed the straits in Orange, so i could approach them. then i met Alan clark and i said to him that i was a fan of DS and i show a vid of me playing .he loved it
Then i said that my dream is to play a song with them, and he said " yes , choose one and we'll do it "
And then the dream came true !!! :)
As you say that you're a DS fan, shouldn't your dream be to play with MK, not The Straits?
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I feel the same as Pottel, I much prefer your playing to Terence too! Do you have a band of your own, and write your own songs? BTW You reminded me very much of a younger EC - in mannerisms that is! ;D
thanks to all !!! :)
and lol for EC !! i've no band, i play MK , DS and other in many bars, you can see me on Facebook : mk fred musique , or youtube : fredknopfler
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:D :D
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As you say that you're a DS fan, shouldn't your dream be to play with MK, not The Straits?
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Yes it is but one month later i've met MK in Nimes .
I showed him my vid with his old friends and he said to me in french : " je m'en fous " !!!! i was disappointed
i've talk with a member of french fan club and he said to me that MK is very inaccessible now!! so i'm proud to have played in a marvelous place with chris white answering me like wembley or other scenes !! it was a dream for me too ! :)
Alan and Terence are very good persons and i have regular contact with us on fb .
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He said that? Oh my gosh, I love MK two times more now.
This was the Sultans? I wonder if any of tribute-bands know some other songs from MK's repertoire? Where are 250 songs and we really need another version of SoS? Sorry, but I can understand Mark in this situation, I can't even dare to start to listen this.
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He said that? Oh my gosh, I love MK two times more now.
This was the Sultans? I wonder if any of tribute-bands know some other songs from MK's repertoire? Where are 250 songs and we really need another version of SoS? Sorry, but I can understand Mark in this situation, I can't even dare to start to listen this.
I understand what you say, and maybe MK has reasons to dislike the straits but i'm not a member, just a guitarist who was proud to play with ex DS musicians
i have a questions for the guitarists or other musicians, would you be happy to play a song with some ex musicians of DS ?? i think the answer is " yes" , juste because it is a great pleasure !! all the other subjects are business ...
For me, i was just so happy to play MK's solo with Chris and alan, in my head it was a child dream where i was on MK'S place ( like heavy fuel clip !!! ) :) ;)
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i like mark's reaction towards the straits, even though it as really cool of alan to do this. but it is simply not a nice reaction towards a proud fan.
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i agree with you Pottel ! :)
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Fred, everone clearly sees your enthusiasm at these videos and it is really a great story from you! Thanks for telling us! Maybe after some time, you might understand MK's decision... When did you meet him in Nimes? This reaction sounds more like the 2010 tour where he had some serious trouble meeting fans obviously... in 2013, he seemed more relaxed, at least to me..
LE
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Fred, everone clearly sees your enthusiasm at these videos and it is really a great story from you! Thanks for telling us! Maybe after some time, you might understand MK's decision... When did you meet him in Nimes? This reaction sounds more like the 2010 tour where he had some serious trouble meeting fans obviously... in 2013, he seemed more relaxed, at least to me..
LE
Thkx for your post, i'll always like MK and he's my reasons to play guitar ! I met him in July 2013. He staid in his car to sign guitars's fans and answered me when i showed the vid.
i dont critic him, i love what he does and what he is, i just say that chris white , alan clark and terence are very nice persons
:)
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That was very nice from Alan and Chris, really nice.
About MK reaction, its clearly about his indiference about TheStraits thing, not about you playing with them, he probably didnt get it, or if he did, his consideration about them was bigger than congratulate you for playing with them.
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This was the Sultans? I wonder if any of tribute-bands know some other songs from MK's repertoire? Where are 250 songs and we really need another version of SoS?
Well. I have Dire Straits cover band and we play just for fun. And that means that we play the songs we enjoy to listen ja enjoy to play, for example Skateaway, In the gallery and News but also Sultans of Swing. Knopfler
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He said that? Oh my gosh, I love MK two times more now.
This was the Sultans? I wonder if any of tribute-bands know some other songs from MK's repertoire? Where are 250 songs and we really need another version of SoS? Sorry, but I can understand Mark in this situation, I can't even dare to start to listen this.
The Straits also plays Communique and Portobello. Terence Reis is a fan and he used to play in a cover band before being recluited by Alan Clark.
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He said that? Oh my gosh, I love MK two times more now.
This was the Sultans? I wonder if any of tribute-bands know some other songs from MK's repertoire? Where are 250 songs and we really need another version of SoS? Sorry, but I can understand Mark in this situation, I can't even dare to start to listen this.
Thing about being in a tribute band is you have to do stuff the crowd want to hear - and that means all the big hits. There's plenty of more obscure stuff I'd love to do in my trib, but we do DS not MK and Sultans is a must.
Having said that, we did used to do What It Is - just because I love it!
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I didn't know Mark could speak French!?!
I think all great artists rarely care much about the 'strange' things that gather around them milking the Gravy Train (so to speak). Like Bob Dylan too. Could you imagine him caring? I think they were cut from the same tree when it comes to 'attention seeking, pleasing old fans etc, etc.
Thanks for taking the time to talk here Fred, keep living your dream. I make pocket money most weekends playing live, my hat goes off to any muso earning a living & touring the world, whether they play fine music or wear a fez hat & play a uke !! :)
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I just want to say that showing the video of Sultans cover to Mark is like... hmmm... It's like showing the MS Paint replica of Picasso picture to Picasso. Not the speed painting one, but just a MS Paint picture. I don't know the good comparison to this, but certainly if I'd able to show any video to Mark it wouldn't be the Sultans of Swing. Genius.
It wasn't the good idea and Mark was right, sorry for me being so outspoken. I think Mark was very polite and you can say thanks for this, because he said just 'I don't care', but not 4-letter words or something like that. I remeber a show where are 'House band' was playing SoS and even on the television Mark said 'Oh no!' in panic when heard it.
Tommy Emmanuel can sit before the show and listen carefully to every one of folks who want to play his tune for him. Somebody even can play a duo with him. And you can get clear explanations on how to play it, he'd tune up your guitar, truss rod and sign the guitar. The only problem is
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Tommy does care about his fans, he's an entertainer.
The Knop is an artist !
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I didn't know Mark could speak French!?!
I think all great artists rarely care much about the 'strange' things that gather around them milking the Gravy Train (so to speak). Like Bob Dylan too. Could you imagine him caring? I think they were cut from the same tree when it comes to 'attention seeking, pleasing old fans etc, etc.
Thanks for taking the time to talk here Fred, keep living your dream. I make pocket money most weekends playing live, my hat goes off to any muso earning a living & touring the world, whether they play fine music or wear a fez hat & play a uke !! :)
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Can someone translate the insult? ???
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Can someone translate the insult? ???
"I dont care" from internet translation.
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Would expect MK to be a bit more diplomatic, but I don't think it was all that great am idea to show it to him...
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Would expect MK to be a bit more diplomatic, but I don't think it was all that great am idea to show it to him...
Yes but i didn't know at this time !! lol