A Mark In Time

Mark Knopfler Discussion => Almost Straits => Topic started by: Vesper on February 07, 2019, 10:01:59 PM

Title: John Illsley - Coming up for Air
Post by: Vesper on February 07, 2019, 10:01:59 PM
New Album due for Release on March 1st

John’s brand new album will be released on the 1st of March. Pre order now and get your hands (and ears) on it before anyone else. Free T-shirt with the first 100 orders.

Recorded at the beautiful British Grove studios, the new album features Robbie McIntosh and Scott Mckeon on guitars and a host of other exceptional musicians.

Tracklist TBC.

All pre-orders will be delivered on or before the 1st of March 2019.

£ 9.99

https://moses-bogarde-c23s.squarespace.com/blog/2019/2/2/new-album-due-for-release-on-march-1st
Title: Re: John Illsley - Coming up for Air
Post by: goon525 on March 04, 2019, 10:29:50 AM
Is anyone else going to JI's 'An evening with John Illsley - The LIfe and Times of Dire Straits' at Teddington on 14 or 15 March? Or is there a thread about it elsewhere I've missed?
Title: Re: John Illsley - Coming up for Air
Post by: hunter on March 31, 2019, 11:58:12 AM
Listening to the album now on Tidal. Very nice, very DS in feel, great playing by Robbie M. John's voice is still a little hard to deal with for me, but this is his best solo album, I think.
Title: Re: John Illsley - Coming up for Air
Post by: hunter on April 01, 2019, 09:25:17 PM
Anyone else had a listen yet?
Title: Re: John Illsley - Coming up for Air
Post by: GIUMK on April 01, 2019, 10:16:59 PM
Hi there.
Yes, I listened to it too (and even bought it on your site). It's really very beautiful. It has a very DS sound: at least 3 very thick songs and some notes that sometimes recall the last Pink Floyd. However, it's really a great album. Even for me it is the best he has done so far. :)
Title: Re: John Illsley - Coming up for Air
Post by: PensaGhost on April 02, 2019, 04:43:25 PM
Sounds like the usual soup to me

JI's voice always makes me smile, it's not that it's bad by itself, but it's like he is always singing exactly the same song in any album

The only good things are some licks/sounds by Robbie at the guitar, nothing else
Title: Re: John Illsley - Coming up for Air
Post by: hunter on April 02, 2019, 05:13:32 PM
Quote from: PensaGhost on April 02, 2019, 04:43:25 PM
Sounds like the usual soup to meJI's voice always makes me smile, it's not that it's bad by itself, but it's like he is always singing exactly the same song in any albumThe only good things are some licks/sounds by Robbie at the guitar, nothing else
Yes, his voice and musical repertoire are his weakest points. But in my opinion, this album is better than his previous ones. It sounds really good too. Is it Guy who was the engineer?