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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Pick Whiters Live - 78 and 81. A Musical Analysis.
« Last post by fan no more on Today at 08:32:40 PM »The band had evolved and become something else than Pick and David had "signed up for". Mark, John and Ed wanted a new direction. A bigger sound, bigger stages, more commercial success. The band had gained momentum, or as Mark has said, they had got the ball and ran with it. This was their chance. Quiet jazz drumming and continuing as a little pub outfit were not part of the formula. It's easy to look back and think of Mark as a egotistical dictator, but as Chris mentioned, without Mark's songs and guitar, the band was nothing. It was a take it or leave it moment, so sacrifices had to be made. Professional and familiar. Had we been in Mark's shoes, I think most of us had done the same thing.
Sorry, what was the question again?
Sorry, what was the question again?