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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: hannaconner on August 04, 2025, 04:31:52 AM

Title: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: hannaconner on August 04, 2025, 04:31:52 AM
Here is the original non edited demo version of Solid Rock!

"One, Two" on intro before "One, Two, Three, Four" and later fade out at the end, with more choruses
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: Pottel on August 04, 2025, 08:47:24 PM
Here is the original non edited demo version of Solid Rock!

"One, Two" on intro before "One, Two, Three, Four" and later fade out at the end, with more choruses
? where?
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: Pottel on August 04, 2025, 08:47:55 PM
also, thnx in advance.
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: onceupon84 on August 05, 2025, 12:09:25 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f24at6kaFj4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f24at6kaFj4)
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: fan no more on August 05, 2025, 08:55:48 AM
Oh, my, that's cringey  :disbelief
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: Pottel on August 05, 2025, 09:02:04 AM
Oh, my, that's cringey  :disbelief
listening to it now. not sure why you would call it cringey? care to ellaborate?
it is a demo, not the finished product. or what am i missing here?
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: fan no more on August 05, 2025, 09:23:29 AM
Oh, my, that's cringey  :disbelief
listening to it now. not sure why you would call it cringey? care to ellaborate?
it is a demo, not the finished product. or what am i missing here?

It's Mark's vocal in particular. So forced.
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: wayaman on August 05, 2025, 10:14:56 AM
Oh, my, that's cringey  :disbelief
listening to it now. not sure why you would call it cringey? care to ellaborate?
it is a demo, not the finished product. or what am i missing here?

Actually is not a demo.

They recorded "Solid rock", "What's the matter baby" and "Twisting by the pool" at Pathway Studio to be released as single, prior to the Making Movies recording. Or at least that's what it's said in Michael Oldfield's book.

In the Arena documentary you can listen to that Twisting by the pool recording with a very weird videoclip, that probably was though to be used to promote it.

Probably Ed would say something about this, but I think he said before that book was crap, lol.
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: Robson on August 05, 2025, 12:00:44 PM
It's good that in the final version they gave up the backing vocals. ;)
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: Brunno Nunes on August 06, 2025, 01:33:43 AM
It's good that in the final version they gave up the backing vocals. ;)


Interestingly, on the OES tour 91/92, they used the melody from the backing vocals of the 1979 version and performed it in a duet with sax and guitar in the long final solo.🎸🎷
Title: Re: Original Extended Version (October 1979)
Post by: fan no more on August 06, 2025, 08:42:00 AM
It's good that in the final version they gave up the backing vocals. ;)


Interestingly, on the OES tour 91/92, they used the melody from the backing vocals of the 1979 version and performed it in a duet with sax and guitar in the long final solo.🎸🎷

Since the early 80s (LOG tour?), they also used that melody during the song intro. Which works very well. Builds anticipation.