A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: ruipedro on September 21, 2017, 02:20:13 PM
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Just listen the song!!beautifull!!the Mark´s guitar parts(licks)are loud!!Love it!!! :clap :)cheers to all!!
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Just listen the song!!beautifull!!the Mark´s guitar parts(licks)are loud!!Love it!!! :clap :)cheers to all!!
Where did you find it? :wave
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The file (see Attachment). Compressed in a low quality but you can hear pretty well the guitar. Don't like it very much the song..... i don't know.... maybe I can`t bind the voice of Brandon Flowers with Mark's guitar.... Gibson sounds pretty nice. The collaboration will not become a classic...
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Mark's guitar licks sound a bit out of place in the beginning of the song but once the drums kick in it gets awesome.
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Signature Gibson Les Paul detected :lol
Thanks Mark for yet another collaboration track I'll never listen again. Sounds good, but nothing more to me.
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The file. Compressed in a low quality but you can hear pretty well the guitar. Don't like it very much..... i don't know.... maybe I can`t bind the voice of Brandon Flowers with Mark's guitar....
Thank you! :)
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Mark's guitar licks sound a bit out of place in the beginning of the song but once the drums kick in it gets awesome.
I fully agree with you! The last part of the song is great!
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Where can I hear it. No idea what "the file" means ..
LE, stupid with this internet stuff
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Where can I hear it. No idea what "the file" means ..
LE, stupid with this internet stuff
The MP3-file is at the bottom of darkshiver´s post. Push the file name to download.
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:smack :smack :smack
Thank you very much! :wave
LE
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I really hope to hear more of the Signature LP on the next album... Playing loud..
LE
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Many thanks Ruipedro and Darkshiver! :wave I like it, but it may need a few more listens! :)
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Hmm. In an interview Mark talked about how he would play a song in the making to the band on an acoustic, and then there would be a long pause and then somebody would say "have you got anything else?"
That's exactly what I'm thinking as well ;)
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Hmm. In an interview Mark talked about how he would play a song in the making to the band on an acoustic, and then there would be a long pause and then somebody would say "have you got anything else?"
That's exactly what I'm thinking as well ;)
Haha! A good one. Gave it the second listen today, constantly thinking it should have a bigger build-up and I want a release, but I get nothing. It's like in "Silvertown Blues" you have this build up and a huge culmination near the end. I'd double the tempo in this Killers' song towards the end or something.
I was already in doubt when I saw the title. I just hate when songwriters talk about writing songs in their songs, it's like in the movie actors are talking about making movies or in a video game you're being told that you're in a video game. Not the best song title in the world indeed. Song is an art form, and if you want to write a song about writing songs, check the song "Private Investigations" by your lead guitar player.
I know there's millions of The Killers fans and it's just what I honestly think, not trying to moan and stuff. Mark as always said "yes" for a strange song and I feel responsible to judge it with Mark's standards of quality in mind.
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But maybe it's just my personal problem. Because I see no reason in "using" Mark as a guitar player anyway and never anticipate the release of collaborations like that. My all time favourite MK collaborations is the ones where he sings: What A Wonderful World, Irish Heartbeat, On Raglan Road, The Lily Of The West, etc.
To me "using" Mark as a guitar player is an equivalent of asking Frank Sinatra to play on a triangle in your song. It's possible, yes, but why?
Mark's electric guitar sound works great in his songs, and most of the time he's being used just for the name-dropping reasons to me.
If I were doing a collab with Mark, I'd insist for it to be 1) recorded live in the studio, 2) sung by Mark, 3) preferably composed by Mark.
Of course Mark played guitar with Bob Dylan and his other friends, but this is a natural collaboration to do and not this name-dropping BS.
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They are huge fans of Mark's, I think it's very nice of him to participate.
The song is good for Mark's playing style but he could've done better. Sounds lazy sometimes...
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I dont like the song, I dont like his voice. MK's guitar sounds out of place to me.
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Disappointed with the song. I heard them on The One Show last week promoting the album and they played another song that was a lot better than this.
When you compare his recent collaborations to the likes of Big River I really wish he'd just say he was washing his hair that day! :lol
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Disappointed with the song. I heard them on The One Show last week promoting the album and they played another song that was a lot better than this.
When you compare his recent collaborations to the likes of Big River I really wish he'd just say he was washing his hair that day! :lol
That hair washing wouldn't last long LOL
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Disappointed with the song. I heard them on The One Show last week promoting the album and they played another song that was a lot better than this.
When you compare his recent collaborations to the likes of Big River I really wish he'd just say he was washing his hair that day! :lol
I agree. Most of the last collaborations are uninspired and totally autopilot noodling... Not impressed. Not giving something essential to the songs I'm afraid...
LE
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His contribution to the Dan Auerbach track is good. That whole album is great.
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After listening a few more times it is beginning to grow on me, but It would have been much more satisfying if MKs guitar at the end didn't fizzle out like a damp squib - it desperately needs a crescendo. :-\
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I find funny when bands like The Killers, who play a music that has nothing to do with MK's, said that Dire Straits and MK are a big influence and that they are fans...
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I think it's a nice song, no highlight but also no skipper.
As said before, a more powerfull buildup would be cooler and MK's licks in the beginning sound a little off.
Tbh, not a fan off The Killers and would probably not have listened to the song/album if MK wasn't on it.
Only know them because of their old hits and their R&J cover/MK fandom.
Looking forward to more MK material in the (near) future.
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You can find a clean version of the song from the album on this youtube link.
Also, there are many versions of this song that had been performed live. Maybe compare a few with MK's contribution on the album to see which one you prefer.
I vote for MK anywhere, anytime. :D
Shai
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+killers+have+all+the+songs+been+written
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His contribution to the Dan Auerbach track is good. That whole album is great.
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that one has been such an eye opener to me, REALLY love that album, and shine on me is brilliant, with just the right amount of mk in the right places.
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His contribution to the Dan Auerbach track is good. That whole album is great.
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that one has been such an eye opener to me, REALLY love that album, and shine on me is brilliant, with just the right amount of mk in the right places.
Agreed, album of the year for me.
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Very good song İMHO :thumbsup Sound like a new les paul to my ears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_cSDnsAIIw
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Killers did cover Romeo & juliet and they are a pop group, like DS n the early 80ies. So there are lines connecting them.
The new Bob Dylan Bootleg series 13 is dedicated on the christian period, with unreleased versions of Slow train album, for those that like the old co-operations!
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I don't like The Killers, they sound boring to me, and MK contribution with them is like they are playing diferente tunes, it never gets to fit what MK plays with the boring Killers song...
Just a matter of taste.
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I just rediscovered this song and must have played it a dozen times in two days. It took me a while to realize how awesome a song it is. I love Marks guitar on it, too, but the song itself feels like a classic already. Grandiose in the best possible way. :o