..... however, having listened to it three times, I am definitely warming to it - it's a grower, which is good news, for me! ;)
..... however, having listened to it three times, I am definitely warming to it - it's a grower, which is good news, for me! ;)
Yes indeed, I know somebody will write soon 'I will listen it on my turntable when album will out and in that way it will sound gorgeous' :)
It's of course genuine and great song, but let's take it honestly, when you listened 'In The Sky' for the last time? I did it around year ago.
Good song if you wanna fall asleep :)
I like the song! I think it's quite amazing and i'm happy with it. I like the melody, the singing of both + the sax / Gibson duet.
Beautiful album outro for the normal edition.
I don't want to spoil it for anybody by saying what I think of it. I like it when you like it! :D
But compared to the excitement I felt with Beryl and the Taormina and Basil snippets, this is just.. yawn..
Good thing I don't have to like it because I feel for sure there will be plenty of new stuff I will like for sure.
Just realizing that I am not even interested in the lyrics as I can't stand her voice so I guess this could be a skipper...
LE
I love the melody, I love Mark's voice, I love Ruth's voice, I love the sax, I love the outro. Did I say that I love this song? :lol :clap
Guest vocalists always means a weak song that needed a gimmick to make it sound halfway decent. A strong solid song never needs any other vocalist other than the songwriter himself!
In the case of Wherever I Go yes. Beryl is very generic sounding and Wherever I Go is almost painful to listen to without falling asleep.I hope the other tracks are classic MK because these two tracks are as medicore as you can get.
Guest vocalists always means a weak song that needed a gimmick to make it sound halfway decent. A strong solid song never needs any other vocalist other than the songwriter himself!
In the case of Wherever I Go yes. Beryl is very generic sounding and Wherever I Go is almost painful to listen to without falling asleep.I hope the other tracks are classic MK because these two tracks are as medicore as you can get.This is your opinion. But you wrote it as it were the only possible explantion after hearing these songs. And please explain what "classic MK" mean?
Guest vocalists always means a weak song that needed a gimmick to make it sound halfway decent. A strong solid song never needs any other vocalist other than the songwriter himself!
I always see this as a big room full of people (like on a party) or a house with several rooms.. everyone shows up here and there occasionally, says something or not. I spend a lot of time of the day in this house and when there is something to say, I don't mind saying what I think - but that is not done with the idea of trying to convince or persuade the other people but just to .. utter an opinion. ;D (Maybe on a Monday I've got something to say, and certainly when we got a complete new MK song so surprisingly.
I know the feeling when I love something and there are others not having the same feeling - sometimes it makes me automatically go into self defence or I start to defend the matter or the thing.. but today, I am SO pleased with everything I heard so far about Tracker, that it is just one song that fails to give me something. There is a new complete Knopfler song in the house and I don't care about it - in fact, I listened to it 5 or 6 times now, trying to find something beautiful in it, but there isn't. I stare at the timescale and think, wow, that have only been 3 minutes, and another 3 to go, feels waaaaay tooo long this song... that's the way it goes..
It shows how different we all are. For me, this song is just not original the slightest, it is exactly the kind of thing that he uses to give away when he contributes to other people's albums - the usual trademarks are there, but we know he can do better and probably will do so on his next own album.
Well, this time, FOR ME, this hope was not approved.
14 other great songs to look forward to! At least!
:)
LE
It's easier to see it the other way around, makes life more comfortable. But these people have my sympathy, and I don't judge them, each to his own.
It is not the end of the world when a MK song is bad, as I said earlier, I could name at least two songs on every solo album that I could easily live without.
Or maybe almost, on STP and Get Lucky, there are none.
By the way, the song plays in the background, I just think their voices do not blend particularly well together, with Mark and Emmy, it was much better.
And I really hope, the Saxophone is not too much used on Tracker, I do not like it. Every new direction and attempt that replaces too much pipes and flutes is welcome, for example Kim Wilson was very great and fresh, but I already had trouble with Nigels contribution on the tour - worked perfectly well without him. Plus the Gibson solo sounds too familiar - heard at other occasions more than enough. It is the solo from the short film by the way, so we have sorted that out now definitely.
Looking forward to hear Long Cool Girl, River Towns, Laughs & Jokes, Basil complete, and... and... and..
LE
Guest vocalists always means a weak song that needed a gimmick to make it sound halfway decent. A strong solid song never needs any other vocalist other than the songwriter himself!
Guest vocalists always means a weak song that needed a gimmick to make it sound halfway decent. A strong solid song never needs any other vocalist other than the songwriter himself!
What should we say about the whole ATRR album then?
And The Last Laugh is among my faves ones on STP.
I listened to it a few times with an open mind. I believe I will never listen again. This song has nothing for me. imho it's extremely boring, almost knocked me out.
DK has already started editing... ;)
Never listen again? Remember to get your local electronicw dealer to modify your CD-player so that it stops before the last track on "Tracker". It should be possible, but it will cost you ;)
Guest vocalists always means a weak song that needed a gimmick to make it sound halfway decent. A strong solid song never needs any other vocalist other than the songwriter himself!
From 18 of your posts, 16 are negative ones - are you sure you're an MK fan? I see that you didn't like Privateering either! :think
Don't you also think that there are too many similiarities with In The Sky or If This Is Goodbye? Plus the yuk Sax... but after the tenth listen I must admit I don't hate it anymore... ;D :think
LE
DK has already started editing... ;)
I think the song is better then In the sky and If this is goodbye. The intro of the song is also a cool thing.
I think the song is better then In the sky and If this is goodbye. The intro of the song is also a cool thing.
Meanwhile, I must agree. :)
LE
Whenever I
Guy just responded to my question that it is in the provisional setlist
Guy just responded to my question that it is in the provisional setlist
My guess it's only for the RAH dates with Nigel and Ruth.
Guy just responded to my question that it is in the provisional setlist
My guess it's only for the RAH dates with Nigel and Ruth.
:smack :think That Lick at 5:50... has been played on something else????? In the sky outro?
Guy just responded to my question that it is in the provisional setlist
My guess it's only for the RAH dates with Nigel and Ruth.
Stimmt, that's what I think as well. I was planning to buy a stick from one of the RAH gigs, so it would be a nice addition, I hope.
:smack :think That Lick at 5:50... has been played on something else????? In the sky outro?
Been thrashing this all day and I have finally cracked IT!
Clue:- It's not from "In the sky"
Les Paul is of course delicious, but I'd like Mark to experiment more with the licks & solos, as he does tend to stick to the same formula.
Sorry LE, I should have checked the YT video version. My audio version is at 5:50. The YT Vid has it at 5:43:smack :think That Lick at 5:50... has been played on something else????? In the sky outro?
Been thrashing this all day and I have finally cracked IT!
Clue:- It's not from "In the sky"
I checked and I didn't hear any lick at 5:50?
LE
I only wonder what that Review meant by calling this duet Celtic or what was he saying..
LE
I listened about ten times to it now and I still find it too close to other songs. I love the intro! Some may hate Guy's pads/synths/atmospheric sounds, but I've been really missing them since TRD. I think they're part of MK's overall sound. The acoustic lick from 3:33-3:35 is used so many times, e.g. in Irish Boy from Cal. The Les Paul solo at 3:54 is a slower version of the first solo of Are We In Trouble Now. Besides these literal quotes, it just sounds too much the same for me.
Lately I've been thinking about MK's musical direction. Not about style directions (like country/celtic), but more about melody/harmony. Maybe he's running out of ideas and I can't blame him. He did some marvelous work harmonically, for example the verses of Seattle in C and it's chorus in F (that's pure brilliance), Sands of Nevada, Your Latest Trick, etc... but for the last couple of years he stays very close to one key and it's diatonic triads (a that itself is very celtic). And sound-wise, imagine Beryl played with the Les Paul and Wherever I Go with the Strat, that's much more drastic than choosing another microphone but he won't. These kinds of songs are bound to a specific guitar. It's not like having much more time at BG studio has resulted in drastic new sounds, technically the sound is better than ever.
The old masters, Mozart, Bach, etc had their own sound and the same notes, themes, etc can be heard in most of their compositions. That is why they are instantly recognisable - the same as MK! ;)
It is good but doesn't grab me and is completely forgettable. I had it on repeat for over half an hour last night and still can't hum it or quote any lyrics.
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date=1424607006Guy just responded to my question that it is in the provisional setlist
My guess it's only for the RAH dates with Nigel and Ruth.
Was thinking that last night but then thought it may not be a very good "live song." I'm surprised to hear it's on the provisional list.
Quote from: Dutchessy link=topic=4059.msg89546#msg89546
date=1424607006Guy just responded to my question that it is in the provisional setlist
My guess it's only for the RAH dates with Nigel and Ruth.
Was thinking that last night but then thought it may not be a very good "live song." I'm surprised to hear it's on the provisional list.
agreed :thumbsup. The song is too slow for a live concert. I'm afraid it will put people who are not too familiar with Mark's songs to sleep.
The old masters, Mozart, Bach, etc had their own sound and the same notes, themes, etc can be heard in most of their compositions. That is why they are instantly recognisable - the same as MK! ;)
It is good but doesn't grab me and is completely forgettable. I had it on repeat for over half an hour last night and still can't hum it or quote any lyrics.
Yes, exactly.
LE
Although I like the song a lot, I feel it would be much better if the tempo was faster. When I'm listening and singing along, I'm at the end of each line and ready for the next before it's sung! It's quite tiring actually! ;D
Although I like the song a lot, I feel it would be much better if the tempo was faster. When I'm listening and singing along, I'm at the end of each line and ready for the next before it's sung! It's quite tiring actually! ;D
Agreed :thumbsup
Ruth Moody has a fabulous voice and i like this song a lot. But like you,just wish it was a little more uptempo as well.Maybe we could buy the album on vinyl and play it at 45rpm instead off 33 ;D ;D
Further to what I said before, after another listen, I would add that perhaps the lyrics are just too clich
In the case of Wherever I Go yes. Beryl is very generic sounding and Wherever I Go is almost painful to listen to without falling asleep.I hope the other tracks are classic MK because these two tracks are as medicore as you can get.
Painful? Wow. This song is amazing....for you guys bored with it, at least its the last song on the official cd, so if you fall asleep, great!
"There's a place for us" reminds me of Romeo & Juliet. I also hear My Claim to Fame and a few others, but so what! The man has been putting out great music for 38 years now! A few are bound to remind us of other songs, but so what!
"LET'S SEE YOU DO BETTER, SHUT UP AND DEAL".
Saul
2nd verse, last line is: I don't feel alone in the night ;):thumbsup :clap Nice work Val!
Thanks for the lyrics, waiting for the tabs (foma!)
Please, another hint. I've the same problem, and i'm dying. I know this three notes pretty well, and i even know a few next notes that are not played here. I would guess it's an allusion to DS Times, not to MK solo, right? But I'm not sure.:smack :think That Lick at 5:50... has been played on something else????? In the sky outro?
Been thrashing this all day and I have finally cracked IT!
Clue:- It's not from "In the sky"
Please, another hint. I've the same problem, and i'm dying. I know this three notes pretty well, and i even know a few next notes that are not played here. I would guess it's an allusion to DS Times, not to MK solo, right? But I'm not sure.
Ah, yes similar. But in the meantime i fell more reminded of the intro of it never rains, although the tempo is faster.Please, another hint. I've the same problem, and i'm dying. I know this three notes pretty well, and i even know a few next notes that are not played here. I would guess it's an allusion to DS Times, not to MK solo, right? But I'm not sure.
Back to toupee-lo
... super-slow pace, Ruth's whispering voice, the 80's sax and, oh, that massage room synth intro courtesy of Guy.
... I'd feel quite anxious about Guy having produced the whole album ...
... super-slow pace, Ruth's whispering voice, the 80's sax and, oh, that massage room synth intro courtesy of Guy.
... I'd feel quite anxious about Guy having produced the whole album ...
Considering the fact that Mark quite happily wears the elderly-gentleman-farmer label now, I think Guy's soft pop / easy listening sensibilities will suit Mark well. "... horses, sunsets / sweet nothings - the seaside with yachts" is also art. Some could call it bland, but there's no accounting for taste, I guess.
... super-slow pace, Ruth's whispering voice, the 80's sax and, oh, that massage room synth intro courtesy of Guy.
... I'd feel quite anxious about Guy having produced the whole album ...
Considering the fact that Mark quite happily wears the elderly-gentleman-farmer label now, I think Guy's soft pop / easy listening sensibilities will suit Mark well. "... horses, sunsets / sweet nothings - the seaside with yachts" is also art. Some could call it bland, but there's no accounting for taste, I guess.
Nicely put. But then Mark used to make fun of those "sweet nothings", right? The painter in that song laments the fact that "seaside with yachts" is what people want from him. Anyway, it's certainly not what I want from Mark, and I'm glad he usually stays above that level of blandness. As for Guy's influence, I just think he may be a skilled technician, capable keyboard player and nice chap overall, but an awful style advisor, and it's Mark's biggest fault not to realize that.
Nicely put. But then Mark used to make fun of those "sweet nothings", right? The painter in that song laments the fact that "seaside with yachts" is what people want from him. Anyway, it's certainly not what I want from Mark, and I'm glad he usually stays above that level of blandness. As for Guy's influence, I just think he may be a skilled technician, capable keyboard player and nice chap overall, but an awful style advisor, and it's Mark's biggest fault not to realize that.
... super-slow pace, Ruth's whispering voice, the 80's sax and, oh, that massage room synth intro courtesy of Guy.
... I'd feel quite anxious about Guy having produced the whole album ...
Considering the fact that Mark quite happily wears the elderly-gentleman-farmer label now, I think Guy's soft pop / easy listening sensibilities will suit Mark well. "... horses, sunsets / sweet nothings - the seaside with yachts" is also art. Some could call it bland, but there's no accounting for taste, I guess.
Nicely put. But then Mark used to make fun of those "sweet nothings", right? The painter in that song laments the fact that "seaside with yachts" is what people want from him. Anyway, it's certainly not what I want from Mark, and I'm glad he usually stays above that level of blandness. As for Guy's influence, I just think he may be a skilled technician, capable keyboard player and nice chap overall, but an awful style advisor, and it's Mark's biggest fault not to realize that.
Golden words, man. I can't listen 'Dream of Drowned Submariner' because of its pop-style delayed words in middle part. I 100% sure it was Guy influence.
Let's just hope Guy hasn't turned this completely into The Ultimate Spa Resort Soundtrack 11. He can keep that for his own solo records.
... super-slow pace, Ruth's whispering voice, the 80's sax and, oh, that massage room synth intro courtesy of Guy.
... I'd feel quite anxious about Guy having produced the whole album ...
Considering the fact that Mark quite happily wears the elderly-gentleman-farmer label now, I think Guy's soft pop / easy listening sensibilities will suit Mark well. "... horses, sunsets / sweet nothings - the seaside with yachts" is also art. Some could call it bland, but there's no accounting for taste, I guess.
Nicely put. But then Mark used to make fun of those "sweet nothings", right? The painter in that song laments the fact that "seaside with yachts" is what people want from him. Anyway, it's certainly not what I want from Mark, and I'm glad he usually stays above that level of blandness. As for Guy's influence, I just think he may be a skilled technician, capable keyboard player and nice chap overall, but an awful style advisor, and it's Mark's biggest fault not to realize that.
Golden words, man. I can't listen 'Dream of Drowned Submariner' because of its pop-style delayed words in middle part. I 100% sure it was Guy influence.
But Guy has been a major sidekick for so long that his opinions and influences are weaved into MK's. And because of that Guy is a proper part of the "MK sound".
But when I feel like hearing the standalone MK sound without Guy I usually play the solo from Sonny Landreth's "Congo Square" ;D
Oh yeah! This is MK for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sloap5PUi40#t=187
Thanks for that clip, BR! I usually turn on "Blue Tarp Blues" for my fix! ;D
In Opposition to some forumers I must say that I have indeed high Hopes that Guy gives BACK some of the tasteful synth elements that used to be trademarks of MK's work for so long. Speedway, Wanderlust, Junkie Doll, Sands of Nevada, Private Investigations were all benefiting from it. The snippet of Basil is very promising in that department. Ans on Taormina he seems to play percussion as well. That's what I would call fresh and back to DS Sound if any.
LE
Let's just hope Guy hasn't turned this completely into The Ultimate Spa Resort Soundtrack 11. He can keep that for his own solo records.
:lol :lol :lol
A mere five posts into AMIT and already an awesome guy! ;D
Tierra sounds very nice. No doubt that Guy knows his craft. But he's a mellow fellow. Nothing wrong with that, but his personality is reflected in his production. Also nothing wrong in that, but in combination with the quiet farmer gentleman of rock n roll things may get a little into elevator territory. Which might be what Mark desires.
Kind of like getting all worked up over a cuppa and a bickie, then saying to Guy: "Allright, let's hit it and make some really sappy, tepid slosh suitable for dentists' offices, shall we?"
I don't think so :)
This song is in the provisional setlist...
Do you think reahearsels has already started or is it just on the list of songs MK has choosen to play during rehearseltime??
This song is in the provisional setlist...
Do you think reahearsels has already started or is it just on the list of songs MK has choosen to play during rehearseltime??
Where to find that list?
This song is in the provisional setlist...
Do you think reahearsels has already started or is it just on the list of songs MK has choosen to play during rehearseltime??
This song is in the provisional setlist...
Do you think reahearsels has already started or is it just on the list of songs MK has choosen to play during rehearseltime??
Where to find that list?
That (getting into elevator territory) is the fear I have with every new album. However I just can't and refuse to believe that this is what Mark Knopfler wants.
Interesting. Seattle is a whole other categorie and universe for me. That one is a real gem and a classic. I don't think I will ever really like Wherever I Go.
someone said it pretty nice: It is a mixture of too much well known stuff. Without any original new parts.
:D ;)
LE
I have just listened through my headphones to this and now having heard it 'umpteen' times I am getting to like this... The words are so, very beautiful and so is the Guitar playing...
I'm thinking how MK's & Ruth's voices go so well together....
I really can't wait for the 16th March now..........
Hint 2: It is not from an MK composition.Please, another hint. I've the same problem, and i'm dying. I know this three notes pretty well, and i even know a few next notes that are not played here. I would guess it's an allusion to DS Times, not to MK solo, right? But I'm not sure.:smack :think That Lick at 5:50... has been played on something else????? In the sky outro?
Been thrashing this all day and I have finally cracked IT!
Clue:- It's not from "In the sky"
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/mark_knopfler/wherever_i_go_crd.htmNice work foma! Thanks for your time & efforts. :clap
As it often happens with mainly piano songs, chord voicings are quite varied.
Some guitar chords are crucial, though, and played through the song identically.
Basically, you can always simplify fancy chords to first letter (e.g. Cadd9 to C).
If you want to see how bad piano songs could be for a guitar player, check out Sting's 'Practical Arrangement':
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/s/sting/practical_arrangement_tab.htm
:lol
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/mark_knopfler/wherever_i_go_crd.htm
As it often happens with mainly piano songs, chord voicings are quite varied.
Some guitar chords are crucial, though, and played through the song identically.
Basically, you can always simplify fancy chords to first letter (e.g. Cadd9 to C).
If you want to see how bad piano songs could be for a guitar player, check out Sting's 'Practical Arrangement':
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/s/sting/practical_arrangement_tab.htm
:lol
Thank you very much! Buy you used non-monospaced font again, so it looks messy again :lolYes sorry foma. I remembered after I posted it that you said to use the Courier font on the Beryl tabs. :-[ ::)
I have a question about this song, just want to know if anybody knows who's the saxophonist playing? Thanks. Can it be Chris White? Anyway I find this duet very awesome, Ruth Moody's voice is matching nicely with MK's!!!!Nigel Hitchcock
Thanks for the info TheTimeWasWrong!! I should have guessed but didn't remember his name.:thumbsup :waveI have a question about this song, just want to know if anybody knows who's the saxophonist playing? Thanks. Can it be Chris White? Anyway I find this duet very awesome, Ruth Moody's voice is matching nicely with MK's!!!!Nigel Hitchcock
If you have already transcribed the tablature & or are able willing to do it for Marks previous albums we should (time permitting) be able to repeat the same format for each album.....?
A good starting point might be the two albums which are currently featured in the [Previous Albums] section, being, Privateering (2012) and Get Lucky (2010)?
:thumbsup :clap
This tune reminds me quite a bit of Guy's Inamorata, especially Mark's playing:
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This track ticks many many boxes.....gorgeous melody......yummy guitar and Ruth's voice - could you have a more contemplative song? Im not totally sold on the sax at this stage....but its a solid 8.5/10..... :lolI'm in love with this song......best track on the album.......it's nearly at the same level as my all time MK-solo favorite " Are We In Trouble Now " ;)
skipper for me. Its nice but the lyrics are only a tiny part, not much of them either. The sax sounds ridiculous. Someone mentioned guitar solo is as good as AWITN...... I can't hear it. AWITN is one of his greatest ever solos with a perfect start and finish. The solo in this song is not really anything, just thrown together.No solo at all can beat the mournfully AWITN solo :)
Well said dear Ingrid :clap
And for me it's endless on repeat :) I love you all guys, we agree or disagree about songs, but we (almost) all fell in love with this album
skipper for me. Its nice but the lyrics are only a tiny part, not much of them either. The sax sounds ridiculous. Someone mentioned guitar solo is as good as AWITN...... I can't hear it. AWITN is one of his greatest ever solos with a perfect start and finish. The solo in this song is not really anything, just thrown together.
Can't like this one at all. The lyrics are a load of centemental, mushy, cliche-ridden tripe more worthy of a boy-band than Mark Knopfler. His songs used to have so much depth to them and clever lyrics but this is just self indulgent rubbish. Same goes for LCG.
Love is part of his life DMG. That's not rubbish, that's why he is happy. And I think that's the main reason we still get beautiful songs/albums/tours.
If he wasn't happy he couldn't write like this. You are not romantic at all I understand, but I am happy that he is happy with Kitty. And I am happy he shares it with us through his songs and lyrics!
To me it's a different era and style. I like both. He made projects that I didn't like, i.e. don't get me started on EH....But all in all he did evolve as an artist. Sometimes, I miss some serious guitar noodling as well, in these times he is inclined to say more with less notes - and that in an elegant and sophisticated way. There is no showing off, standing on hilltops with sparkling geetarz and striking a pose. As long as this music inspires and touches me in some way, I'm going to listen to his songs.+1000
Love is part of his life DMG. That's not rubbish, that's why he is happy. And I think that's the main reason we still get beautiful songs/albums/tours.I'm not really interested in his private life, that is as it says - private. For him to share it is a little self-indulgent I think.
If he wasn't happy he couldn't write like this. You are not romantic at all I understand, but I am happy that he is happy with Kitty. And I am happy he shares it with us through his songs and lyrics!
As said on Facebook you are achting very arrogant. you know what is best or what not, and pay no respect to others. It is not clear that late '70s early '80s is his best songwriting. YOU like it best, OTHERS think different. You have to respect that. You are not god, so you don't know what is best or not. You just have a certain taste of music, just like every other human being. Not more not less.
Obviously it is clear to everyone that this song is about Mark and Kitty, therefore private or "self-indulgent"? I can't see any personal key or touch in it, I mean personal touch from his very own life - it is just general valid stuff about missing the beloved one etc.. so it is a romantic thing. For example, in Silver Eagle and Taormina the Dylan thing is pretty obvious, whereas this could be any other couple. In fact, it could also be a gay male couple ("brother") ;)
About the other thing cooking here, I wish we would not start to get angry about a love song. I don't know what happened on Facebook, but I witnessed a very tough emotional day following the news today and it is really not worth it fighting about Mark in times when he should be happy about a new album.
Especially as two of the very well-known, reputated and personal friends (of mine) start to get angry!
:wave
LE
I am not angry folks, just a bit tired of negativity and I want some more nuance in the Posts. Not this IS good or bad. It's all about opinions. Not more not less. I really hope DMG got the message like this and we will have a good beer in May together again. The news is negative and sad enough today indeed. Maybe that's why I can't have some more. I feel really shocked by the awful messages about the planecrash.
I didn't see the forum for his post, but as far as I know, Guy does not like to discuss setlists, right? I am surprised that he would confirm any setlist - even a provisional one. Did I miss something? :hmmGuy confirmed this (only this song) on his forum. The list...... i wish i had that one....... :lolThis song is in the provisional setlist...
Do you think reahearsels has already started or is it just on the list of songs MK has choosen to play during rehearseltime??
Where to find that list?
Why are people picking on DMG for expressing his opinion? He's not being arrogant IMO, he's just giving HIS views on MK's music, as he should be free to do on this site.
I didn't see the forum for his post, but as far as I know, Guy does not like to discuss setlists, right? I am surprised that he would confirm any setlist - even a provisional one. Did I miss something? :hmmGuy did not only confirm that it is in the provisional setlist, he revealed deliberately - without the fans asking about it - in his forum that "Wherever I go" and "TOTT" are in the provisional setlist.
Obviously it is clear to everyone that this song is about Mark and Kitty
Obviously it is clear to everyone that this song is about Mark and Kitty
In the interview with "derwesten" from March 13th MK said it is about his best friend Nigel, whom he knew since he was nine years old.
Thanks for clarifying, yontwocrows!I didn't see the forum for his post, but as far as I know, Guy does not like to discuss setlists, right? I am surprised that he would confirm any setlist - even a provisional one. Did I miss something? :hmmGuy did not only confirm that it is in the provisional setlist, he revealed deliberately - without the fans asking about it - in his forum that "Wherever I go" and "TOTT" are in the provisional setlist.
Deeply impressed of that song.Fantastic review about this masterpiece. I'm completely agree all the way. As I said earlier, for me it's the best track on the album. Love all what you mentioned here. Are We In Trouble Now and If This Is Goodbye is among the best songs ever made by Mark. But this song is so beautiful too. Thanks for your words here :wave
For me this is a love song full of tenderness and magic as well as romanticism and yearning :think Do you know the feeling when silk is softly touching your skin? To me it's the same with this song to my soul.
To compare it with „Are We In Trouble Now“ is not that wrong. MK created the same intimate atmosphere in „Wherever I Go“. IMO this one is simlpy a masterpiece. It has everything, a good song needs, it speaks to all your senses: You read the words (cognitive), you listen to the tunes (emotions) and the dialog between the sax and the wonderful Gibson gives you the opportunity to let your fantasy find out, how this lovestory might go on... with laughter? tears? doubts? hope? - sadness or happy end? It's all up to the listener, what she/he makes out of the song. MK gives you a pattern and you can spin the thread. That's great and once again a proof, that MK is a good psychologist.
And it's gift: MK opens a small window and shows the world the colourful and deep emotions he has inside, with the risk that people call that song boring, mediocre and things like that. One must have a strong character not to fall in despair when people don't understand what you want to tell them.
Obviously it is clear to everyone that this song is about Mark and Kitty, therefore private or "self-indulgent"? I can't see any personal key or touch in it, I mean personal touch from his very own life - it is just general valid stuff about missing the beloved one etc.. so it is a romantic thing. For example, in Silver Eagle and Taormina the Dylan thing is pretty obvious, whereas this could be any other couple. In fact, it could also be a gay male couple ("brother") ;)
About the other thing cooking here, I wish we would not start to get angry about a love song. I don't know what happened on Facebook, but I witnessed a very tough emotional day following the news today and it is really not worth it fighting about Mark in times when he should be happy about a new album.
Especially as two of the very well-known, reputated and personal friends (of mine) start to get angry!
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As expected, the guy with best camera won a competition. When it comes to visual arts, the quality comes first.
As expected, the guy with best camera won a competition. When it comes to visual arts, the quality comes first.
I'm glad that i have not been a part of the jury. It was impossible for me to watch all the videos. I must be in a certain mood to like this special song, and now i'm certainly not in such a bluesy mood. So it's really hard to listen to the song over and over and to see so many mediocre videos. Who of you has seen all vids?
Where can I find the other video's?
Me deepest respect, Mr foma. This was really a hard task. I've watched also the vid that was a favourite of yours, which i liked better than the winning vid, but i think it's not easy to make an interesting video to this slow title. Oklahoma Ponies would be easier ;)I'm glad that i have not been a part of the jury. It was impossible for me to watch all the videos. I must be in a certain mood to like this special song, and now i'm certainly not in such a bluesy mood. So it's really hard to listen to the song over and over and to see so many mediocre videos. Who of you has seen all vids?
I did it, there was not so many videos with a good picture quality and story at the same time, but the winner didn't made something special.
He stated in the description 'Friday shot, saturday edit, sunday edit, monday upload'.
Great Mark, next time give us not a great Tracker CD, just make something in couple of days from the top of your head and that's it!
The winning video was announced today. You can watch it here: https://www.talenthouse.com/i/587/submission/152472/77f0f4ac
Waiting it to appear on Mark's channel. No surprises — Mark selected an artist from Britain. What else you could expect?????????
The AMIT video of this one is finished now. I went back and replaced the concert footage after I had completed the concept for the Silver Eagle video, that I'm working on.
So Beryl, TOTT, Long Cool Girl and this one are pretty much final cuts now. :think
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Hi Sweetsurrender. Check your PM ;)
Thanks again, for your videos which we put together with "Hide's" enhanced audio for our Knopfler's Kingdom DVD.
It is our most popular video on AMIT TV with 288,416 views! :clap
Our aim on AMIT TV has gone from documenting the musical track of MK, to trying to promote his genius to the newer generations who have been raised during the "digital age" era.
It's a very competitive business, the music promotion business, and we will (whilst the record companies leave us alone) do all we can to spread the message to a wider audience. :)
Cheers
SL1