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Title: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: mschaap on June 30, 2023, 11:17:53 PM

Always interesting to hear a musician share his experience of working with MK.
Link: https://youtu.be/LdKEZWTCfQM

Title: Re: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: border_reiver on July 01, 2023, 09:27:11 AM

Funny story about one glass of wine  :D

Title: Re: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: hunter on July 01, 2023, 09:40:42 AM

Thanks for that. I like that he is so candid and open about the experience. Guy and Richard wouldn't have revealed half as much. Tim's a top class musician with lots of experience, and it's great to hear his perspective on Mark as a person and musician and the whole machinery that's in operation during tours.

Title: Re: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: Peter1981 on July 01, 2023, 11:39:04 AM

Great stuff! One would think life on tour is one big celebration with good food and great wines, but it appears to be quite a sober venture  :o

Title: Re: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: ds1984 on July 01, 2023, 01:17:22 PM

What an insight.

Big thank   :clap

Title: Re: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: quizzaciously on July 01, 2023, 01:36:04 PM

A bit random lol, so as the tours themselves, I guess. I don't know if he screwed up Sailing To Philadelphia because of the wine though, the song is hard and needs more than a short rehearsal and get it live right away. I would be surprised for he not screwing up lyrics in these circumstances. I laughed at the vocals bit routine for MK, especially knowing how hard real singers deal with it, working on their vocal cords for a good portion of the day, warming up etc. Mark just mumbles :lol

Title: Re: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: ds1984 on July 01, 2023, 08:30:04 PM

Quote from: quizzaciously on July 01, 2023, 01:36:04 PM

I don't know if he screwed up Sailing To Philadelphia because of the wine though, the song is hard and needs more than a short rehearsal and get it live right away. I would be surprised for he not screwing up lyrics in these circumstances.

He rehearsed it more or less for 3 weeks, 6 days a week, LOL...

Title: Re: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: quizzaciously on July 01, 2023, 08:44:32 PM

Quote from: ds1984 on July 01, 2023, 08:30:04 PM

Quote from: quizzaciously on July 01, 2023, 01:36:04 PM

I don't know if he screwed up Sailing To Philadelphia because of the wine though, the song is hard and needs more than a short rehearsal and get it live right away. I would be surprised for he not screwing up lyrics in these circumstances.

He rehearsed it more or less for 3 weeks, 6 days a week, LOL...

Lol, my bad then. I like it more when Mark is singing this song alone anyway, cause it's nearly impossible to recreate the beauty of the studio record. Not even because of James Taylor, but because it's challenging for MK also. His usual mumbling style suits this song better, maybe with some backing vocals from Guy.

Title: Re: Tim O’Brien on working with MK
Post by: ds1984 on July 01, 2023, 09:45:02 PM

Wasn't lucky to hear the Mark & Tim duet on that one so I get no opinion.