A Mark In Time

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Title: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: garibaldi on April 15, 2025, 03:41:12 AM
Tracker came out 10 years ago now! How has your perspective on it changed over time? In particular, how does it fit within the catalog of music Mark has created since? I wrote up some of my thoughts here:
https://avidandrew.com/tracker.html

Overall, I've come to appreciate several of the songs more than I did back then. I can also see connections to his later albums; in particular, Heart of Oak and Matchstick Man seem very related.
Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: dmg on April 15, 2025, 12:51:48 PM
Has probably grown on me.  There are five good tracks on there for me:

Laughs
Basil
Skydiver (well, on a good day!)
Mighty Man
Silver Eagle

Laughs and MM are definitely the highlights though.  Don't know what anyone sees in Taormina or WIG - both garbage.

Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: Pottel on April 15, 2025, 12:54:43 PM
Has probably grown on me.  There are five good tracks on there for me:

Laughs
Basil
Skydiver (well, on a good day!)
Mighty Man
Silver Eagle

Laughs and MM are definitely the highlights though.  Don't know what anyone sees in Taormina or WIG - both garbage.


forgot what WIG stands for, but Taormina, have you lost all common sense David? :-)
Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: dmg on April 15, 2025, 12:58:47 PM
Has probably grown on me.  There are five good tracks on there for me:

Laughs
Basil
Skydiver (well, on a good day!)
Mighty Man
Silver Eagle

Laughs and MM are definitely the highlights though.  Don't know what anyone sees in Taormina or WIG - both garbage.


forgot what WIG stands for, but Taormina, have you lost all common sense David? :-)

Wherever I Go and long ago, yes.
Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: Pottel on April 15, 2025, 12:59:34 PM
Has probably grown on me.  There are five good tracks on there for me:

Laughs
Basil
Skydiver (well, on a good day!)
Mighty Man
Silver Eagle

Laughs and MM are definitely the highlights though.  Don't know what anyone sees in Taormina or WIG - both garbage.


forgot what WIG stands for, but Taormina, have you lost all common sense David? :-)

Wherever I Go and long ago, yes.
agree with Wherever i go i believe.
Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: superval99 on April 15, 2025, 01:03:16 PM
Has probably grown on me.  There are five good tracks on there for me:

Laughs
Basil
Skydiver (well, on a good day!)
Mighty Man
Silver Eagle

Laughs and MM are definitely the highlights though.  Don't know what anyone sees in Taormina or WIG - both garbage.

Isn't Basil a highlight, dmg?   ???
Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: dustyvalentino on April 15, 2025, 01:04:49 PM
Mighty Man and Long Cool Girl are skippers for me, the rest is top drawer.
Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: superval99 on April 15, 2025, 01:08:26 PM
Mighty Man and Long Cool Girl are skippers for me, the rest is top drawer.

There aren't any skippers for me, I like them all, including the bonus songs.   :)
Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: Love Expresso on April 15, 2025, 02:23:51 PM
Skipper for me: Skydiver and Terminal Of Tribute To. I love especially the "small ones", like .38 Special, Heart Of Oak and Time Will End All Sorrow.
Basil is one of his greatest (solo) songs. Love that album really.

LE

Title: Re: 10th Anniversary of Tracker
Post by: rmarques821 on April 15, 2025, 10:05:43 PM
Mark's best solo album, in my view. His songwriting ability peaked here. ODR is a very good album, but Tracker is better.