A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: marki on February 25, 2023, 12:01:16 PM
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Just a fact based photo from DG's wife
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very strange....
and the back strat was sold in auction
is it an "old" pic ?
and why posting it today ?
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It seems Guy has said (to a friend in private) David Gilmour was in Brithish Grove yesterday.
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It might be a different black strat, I'm sure DG has quite a few.
Hopefully it is recent and will (even partly) end the health discussion which is, of course, allowed, yet (some might find) uncomfortable to cringe occasionally.
It's very easy to start rumors and usually there is nothing beneficial from that to all parties.
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It might be a different black strat, I'm sure DG has quite a few.
Hopefully it is recent and will (even partly) end the health discussion which is, of course, allowed, yet (some might find) uncomfortable to cringe occasionally.
It's very easy to start rumors and usually there is nothing beneficial from that to all parties.
But that's actually the problem of the lack of connection between MK and fans. Today people assume they can just type *celebrity name* in any social media and get updates instantly, but with Mark, it doesn't work that way since he's old-school and is absent on social media anyway. So all fans can do is merely speculate on anything, from recordings to health. Luckily, people like Guy Fletcher shed some light on his work, without Guy fans would be in total darkness.
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I wish there was a like-button, then I would like your post quizzaciously :thumbsup More, I wish Mark read it. We have no "right" to speculate, but we are concerned. I too found the post from John sweet but a bit strange. Well lets wait for more good news now :)
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I agree with that MK isn't the conventional celebrity (if such exists), disagree about Guy, but never mind.
Eric Clapton chose announcing his hearing loss. MK might be different. I *respect* MK preference and have no concrete info to judge his decisions (not to mention that it's non of my business).
In how to treat your fans, as someone who followed (and sometimes met) both - MK is 10 times friendlier, charming and kind to his fans.
(BTW, DG is a truly lovely character, yet he decided to limit his interaction with fans to close to zero. one a scale from 1 to 10, if DG is 1 than MK is 10, at least)
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Isn't it possible to be concerned and care, and respect someone at the same time?! Never mind.. And none of us have clamed that Mark isn't friendly.
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Looks like a competition stripe on that Strat? Could be a reflection.
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Looks like a competition stripe on that Strat? Could be a reflection.
I think so too :)
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I agree with that MK isn't the conventional celebrity (if such exists), disagree about Guy, but never mind.
Eric Clapton chose announcing his hearing loss. MK might be different. I *respect* MK preference and have no concrete info to judge his decisions (not to mention that it's non of my business).
In how to treat your fans, as someone who followed (and sometimes met) both - MK is 10 times friendlier, charming and kind to his fans.
I can perfectly understand where Mark is coming from in that regard. A lot of celebrities have the same approach... From the top of my head, I know Brad Pitt is completely absent from any social media. James Cameron once said something like social media is a bunch of monkeys picking lice from other monkeys. For this phrase alone I hated Cameron for a long time, but he turned out to be a very friendly and down-to-earth guy, and the funniest thing is that he finally acknowledged social media and is now available, though extremely rare, but he tweeted from the Challenger Deep literally from the bottom of the ocean and joined Instagram with a video statement. So people do change sometimes ;D
Not Mark's case, though, simply because I can't even imagine him on social media engaging with somebody, not even something like Reddit's AMA thing. No autocomplete interviews, no cameos, no nothing, and that deserves some respect actually. You sort of assume he has better things to do, and that's probably true.
I talked to a lot of people who've met MK, and obviously, he's a true gentleman and a hero, he loves his fans, just not the "conventional way" as you've said.
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Looks like a competition stripe on that Strat? Could be a reflection.
it's the strap that Hendrix wore at the Wight Festival, right ?
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Maybe David is doing some overdubs and backing vocals for Marks new album ;) ;D
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Maybe one song will be a duet :)
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Oh, how I wish these two would collaborate on at least a track. They are both working on new albums, so one can only dream! :)
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Maybe David is doing some overdubs and backing vocals for Marks new album ;) ;D
David is also working on his new album. He also has his own studio but perhaps he is there to record some tracks :think....
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Guy Fletcher came and broke the silence, what a hero (P.S. I really love you, Guy, despite everything I ever wrote about you):
https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFr8dNMssW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Spent a lovely day yesterday recording David Gilmour at British Grove for the VERY soon to be announced TCT project.
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Guy Fletcher came and broke the silence, what a hero (P.S. I really love you, Guy, despite everything I ever wrote about you):
https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFr8dNMssW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Spent a lovely day yesterday recording David Gilmour at British Grove for the VERY soon to be announced TCT project.
Yes! :thumbsup
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phew ! everything's good ! :D
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Either David is extremely good at looking the same in every photo, but seems like this B&W pic was also taken recently.
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Either David is extremely good at looking the same in every photo, but seems like this B&W pic was also taken recently.
He has a different hair style :)
It was a damn weird morning.
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Looks like the same shirt to me.
My bet - all pics are from yesterday
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Looks like the same shirt to me.
My bet - all pics are from yesterday
Polly Samson posted another photo titled "BlackStrat2", so 99% this pic is from yesterday's recording.
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Polly (DG wife) also solved the (new) black strat matter
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Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together? This is a rare event, a meeting in a studio of two of the true greatest guitar players ever!! The contribution these two have made to music over the last 50 plus years is immense. It must have been something to hear Gilmour playing at British Grove, and lucky for Guy to have recorded him. Assuming the song is written by Mark, that is amazing to finally have Gilmour playing on one of Mark's songs. The photo is rare too, I know they must have run into each other over the years, but a photo together is not something you see. They both played at Knebworth 1990 and the famous French and Saunders sketch. David has been to watch Mark in concert I believe, and has commented how much he like Mark as a player, I don't think I have heard Mark say anything about David though, clearly he must think he is a great player, but I have not heard him mention David or Pink Floyd. It's funny, you don't think they have much in common as players, but they do, they are both heavily in the Blues, and both have recorded with BB King. Mark and Eric Clapton compliment each others playing, so, I could imagine these two doing the same thing, they are both highly melodic players, and each of them play with an exquisite touch and feel.
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Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together? This is a rare event, a meeting in a studio of two of the true greatest guitar players ever!! The contribution these two have made to music over the last 50 plus years is immense. It must have been something to hear Gilmour playing at British Grove, and lucky for Guy to have recorded him. Assuming the song is written by Mark, that is amazing to finally have Gilmour playing on one of Mark's songs. The photo is rare too, I know they must have run into each other over the years, but a photo together is not something you see. They both played at Knebworth 1990 and the famous French and Saunders sketch. David has been to watch Mark in concert I believe, and has commented how much he like Mark as a player, I don't think I have heard Mark say anything about David though, clearly he must think he is a great player, but I have not heard him mention David or Pink Floyd. It's funny, you don't think they have much in common as players, but they do, they are both heavily in the Blues, and both have recorded with BB King. Mark and Eric Clapton compliment each others playing, so, I could imagine these two doing the same thing, they are both highly melodic players, and each of them play with an exquisite touch and feel.
Actually, a lot of people sent me this photo screaming DID YOU SEE THAT? THEY RECORD TOGETHER AT LAST! So it's definitely something that got folks pretty excited. Look at the number of likes and wow emojis on social media. That's indeed a great meeting! I've heard somewhere that Mark wasn't a fan of David's boat studio though, and made fun of it or something. Well, it's really an orthodox way to build a studio, that's for sure. How are you so sure David played on Mark's song? It says he recorded for the Teenage Cancer project and that's all. For that, we have to wait.
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I'm not sure at all, I just thought Mark had written this charity song, but I could be wrong.
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Why do people even think they played together? It's a charity project with various star contributors, isn't it?
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Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together? This is a rare event, a meeting in a studio of two of the true greatest guitar players ever!! The contribution these two have made to music over the last 50 plus years is immense. It must have been something to hear Gilmour playing at British Grove, and lucky for Guy to have recorded him. Assuming the song is written by Mark, that is amazing to finally have Gilmour playing on one of Mark's songs. The photo is rare too, I know they must have run into each other over the years, but a photo together is not something you see. They both played at Knebworth 1990 and the famous French and Saunders sketch. David has been to watch Mark in concert I believe, and has commented how much he like Mark as a player, I don't think I have heard Mark say anything about David though, clearly he must think he is a great player, but I have not heard him mention David or Pink Floyd. It's funny, you don't think they have much in common as players, but they do, they are both heavily in the Blues, and both have recorded with BB King. Mark and Eric Clapton compliment each others playing, so, I could imagine these two doing the same thing, they are both highly melodic players, and each of them play with an exquisite touch and feel.
I think MK once mentioned he listened a lot to DSOTM prior to the LOG or BIA sessions (can’t remember).
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"Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together?
I'm excited. This photo is already historic.
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I mean… we watched them jam together 30 years ago?!
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There is a song brewing I can tell
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Most of these posts belong to the teenage cancer trust project as what Gilmour recorded at British Grove was for that project according to Guy.
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Why do people even think they played together? It's a charity project with various star contributors, isn't it?
Actually Gilmour might had player over previous recordings by MK, who knows!
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Why do people even think they played together? It's a charity project with various star contributors, isn't it?
Because they would like to hear MK/DG duo :)
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Here is another one who is most excited to see these two legends in one picture. ;)
BTW, our man's looking good.
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Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together? This is a rare event, a meeting in a studio of two of the true greatest guitar players ever!! The contribution these two have made to music over the last 50 plus years is immense. It must have been something to hear Gilmour playing at British Grove, and lucky for Guy to have recorded him. Assuming the song is written by Mark, that is amazing to finally have Gilmour playing on one of Mark's songs. The photo is rare too, I know they must have run into each other over the years, but a photo together is not something you see. They both played at Knebworth 1990 and the famous French and Saunders sketch. David has been to watch Mark in concert I believe, and has commented how much he like Mark as a player, I don't think I have heard Mark say anything about David though, clearly he must think he is a great player, but I have not heard him mention David or Pink Floyd. It's funny, you don't think they have much in common as players, but they do, they are both heavily in the Blues, and both have recorded with BB King. Mark and Eric Clapton compliment each others playing, so, I could imagine these two doing the same thing, they are both highly melodic players, and each of them play with an exquisite touch and feel.
I think MK once mentioned he listened a lot to DSOTM prior to the LOG or BIA sessions (can’t remember).
I find this interesting as I've long thought that Love Over Gold as an album has a lot of similarities with Wish You Were Here. The most obvious similarity is that both albums have five tracks, but the tracklists start with an epic extended piece (Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5/Telegraph Road) followed by a moody atmospheric track (Welcome To The Machine/Private Investigations). The second side opens with a more conventional rock song with satirical lyrics (Have A Cigar/Industrial Disease) followed by the title track, an acoustic song with personal lyrics (Wish You Were Here/Love Over Gold). I'll admit that It Never Rains and Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 don't have as much in common as the other pairings, although both end their respective albums with long instrumental passages after the lyrics end and mark a return to the sound of the opening track. I can see how Dark Side might have influenced Mark as well, but Wish You Were Here definitely seems the most obvious reference point in the Pink Floyd catalogue for this era of Dire Straits.
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Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together? This is a rare event, a meeting in a studio of two of the true greatest guitar players ever!! The contribution these two have made to music over the last 50 plus years is immense. It must have been something to hear Gilmour playing at British Grove, and lucky for Guy to have recorded him. Assuming the song is written by Mark, that is amazing to finally have Gilmour playing on one of Mark's songs. The photo is rare too, I know they must have run into each other over the years, but a photo together is not something you see. They both played at Knebworth 1990 and the famous French and Saunders sketch. David has been to watch Mark in concert I believe, and has commented how much he like Mark as a player, I don't think I have heard Mark say anything about David though, clearly he must think he is a great player, but I have not heard him mention David or Pink Floyd. It's funny, you don't think they have much in common as players, but they do, they are both heavily in the Blues, and both have recorded with BB King. Mark and Eric Clapton compliment each others playing, so, I could imagine these two doing the same thing, they are both highly melodic players, and each of them play with an exquisite touch and feel.
I think MK once mentioned he listened a lot to DSOTM prior to the LOG or BIA sessions (can’t remember).
I find this interesting as I've long thought that Love Over Gold as an album has a lot of similarities with Wish You Were Here. The most obvious similarity is that both albums have five tracks, but the tracklists start with an epic extended piece (Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5/Telegraph Road) followed by a moody atmospheric track (Welcome To The Machine/Private Investigations). The second side opens with a more conventional rock song with satirical lyrics (Have A Cigar/Industrial Disease) followed by the title track, an acoustic song with personal lyrics (Wish You Were Here/Love Over Gold). I'll admit that It Never Rains and Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 don't have as much in common as the other pairings, although both end their respective albums with long instrumental passages after the lyrics end and mark a return to the sound of the opening track. I can see how Dark Side might have influenced Mark as well, but Wish You Were Here definitely seems the most obvious reference point in the Pink Floyd catalogue for this era of Dire Straits.
Wow, some epic observations right there. I think we can generally agree they both created timeless music, which will stand the test of time no doubt.
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Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together? This is a rare event, a meeting in a studio of two of the true greatest guitar players ever!! The contribution these two have made to music over the last 50 plus years is immense. It must have been something to hear Gilmour playing at British Grove, and lucky for Guy to have recorded him. Assuming the song is written by Mark, that is amazing to finally have Gilmour playing on one of Mark's songs. The photo is rare too, I know they must have run into each other over the years, but a photo together is not something you see. They both played at Knebworth 1990 and the famous French and Saunders sketch. David has been to watch Mark in concert I believe, and has commented how much he like Mark as a player, I don't think I have heard Mark say anything about David though, clearly he must think he is a great player, but I have not heard him mention David or Pink Floyd. It's funny, you don't think they have much in common as players, but they do, they are both heavily in the Blues, and both have recorded with BB King. Mark and Eric Clapton compliment each others playing, so, I could imagine these two doing the same thing, they are both highly melodic players, and each of them play with an exquisite touch and feel.
I think MK once mentioned he listened a lot to DSOTM prior to the LOG or BIA sessions (can’t remember).
I find this interesting as I've long thought that Love Over Gold as an album has a lot of similarities with Wish You Were Here. The most obvious similarity is that both albums have five tracks, but the tracklists start with an epic extended piece (Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5/Telegraph Road) followed by a moody atmospheric track (Welcome To The Machine/Private Investigations). The second side opens with a more conventional rock song with satirical lyrics (Have A Cigar/Industrial Disease) followed by the title track, an acoustic song with personal lyrics (Wish You Were Here/Love Over Gold). I'll admit that It Never Rains and Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 don't have as much in common as the other pairings, although both end their respective albums with long instrumental passages after the lyrics end and mark a return to the sound of the opening track. I can see how Dark Side might have influenced Mark as well, but Wish You Were Here definitely seems the most obvious reference point in the Pink Floyd catalogue for this era of Dire Straits.
Great analysis!
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Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together? This is a rare event, a meeting in a studio of two of the true greatest guitar players ever!! The contribution these two have made to music over the last 50 plus years is immense. It must have been something to hear Gilmour playing at British Grove, and lucky for Guy to have recorded him. Assuming the song is written by Mark, that is amazing to finally have Gilmour playing on one of Mark's songs. The photo is rare too, I know they must have run into each other over the years, but a photo together is not something you see. They both played at Knebworth 1990 and the famous French and Saunders sketch. David has been to watch Mark in concert I believe, and has commented how much he like Mark as a player, I don't think I have heard Mark say anything about David though, clearly he must think he is a great player, but I have not heard him mention David or Pink Floyd. It's funny, you don't think they have much in common as players, but they do, they are both heavily in the Blues, and both have recorded with BB King. Mark and Eric Clapton compliment each others playing, so, I could imagine these two doing the same thing, they are both highly melodic players, and each of them play with an exquisite touch and feel.
I think MK once mentioned he listened a lot to DSOTM prior to the LOG or BIA sessions (can’t remember).
I find this interesting as I've long thought that Love Over Gold as an album has a lot of similarities with Wish You Were Here. The most obvious similarity is that both albums have five tracks, but the tracklists start with an epic extended piece (Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5/Telegraph Road) followed by a moody atmospheric track (Welcome To The Machine/Private Investigations). The second side opens with a more conventional rock song with satirical lyrics (Have A Cigar/Industrial Disease) followed by the title track, an acoustic song with personal lyrics (Wish You Were Here/Love Over Gold). I'll admit that It Never Rains and Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 don't have as much in common as the other pairings, although both end their respective albums with long instrumental passages after the lyrics end and mark a return to the sound of the opening track. I can see how Dark Side might have influenced Mark as well, but Wish You Were Here definitely seems the most obvious reference point in the Pink Floyd catalogue for this era of Dire Straits.
:clap :clap
I remember reading an article back in 91/92 saying that live versions of Fade to black had a "floyd-flavor from the wish you were here era". I bet the jounalist thought at the bluesy feeling
I also read that the studio version of BIA had a kind of Floydish atmosphere
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"live versions of Fade to black"
? :think
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"live versions of Fade to black"
? :think
It was played live during the OES tour.
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Yes it's true. Second concert. I forgot about it.
I always remember Fade To Black at MK promotional concert on December 7, 2000 in Warsaw.
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Yes it's true. Second concert. I forgot about it.
I always remember Fade To Black at MK promotional concert on December 7, 2000 in Warsaw.
It was played in many concerts, not always but there are a lot of concerts recorded with Fade to black in the set.
According to setlist.fm, 30 times
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Second concert - first time. I was thinking about that :)
Thanks for the statistics:)
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The only real reason Mark doesn’t care about social media and interaction is because as a well established artist he doesn’t need it. Most people in this industry don’t have a choice.
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The only real reason Mark doesn’t care about social media and interaction is because as a well established artist he doesn’t need it. Most people in this industry don’t have a choice.
Yes and no :) Some artists don't have to but like to.
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The only real reason Mark doesn’t care about social media and interaction is because as a well established artist he doesn’t need it. Most people in this industry don’t have a choice.
Yes and no :) Some artists don't have to but like to.
That’s what I meant when I said most people lol
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Is it just me, or is no-one else really excited to see Mark and David Gilmour together? This is a rare event, a meeting in a studio of two of the true greatest guitar players ever!! The contribution these two have made to music over the last 50 plus years is immense. It must have been something to hear Gilmour playing at British Grove, and lucky for Guy to have recorded him. Assuming the song is written by Mark, that is amazing to finally have Gilmour playing on one of Mark's songs. The photo is rare too, I know they must have run into each other over the years, but a photo together is not something you see. They both played at Knebworth 1990 and the famous French and Saunders sketch. David has been to watch Mark in concert I believe, and has commented how much he like Mark as a player, I don't think I have heard Mark say anything about David though, clearly he must think he is a great player, but I have not heard him mention David or Pink Floyd. It's funny, you don't think they have much in common as players, but they do, they are both heavily in the Blues, and both have recorded with BB King. Mark and Eric Clapton compliment each others playing, so, I could imagine these two doing the same thing, they are both highly melodic players, and each of them play with an exquisite touch and feel.
I do have an article where MK was asked his opinion about DG and DG about Gilmour I can sum it up from memory.
Gilmour was clearly the most impressed, he quoted songs like BIA, Romeo and had a very nice word about MK's technique and said he could never be able to play some of his licks.
MK explained that DG was a great guitarist because he had the ability to improvise around melodies without playing the melody itself in a straightforward way or something of the kind. When I have time I'll scan the article it's French but deepl can help.