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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Brothers in arms 40th anniversary edition

« Last post by nv1 on July 08, 2025, 03:08:32 PM »

Are you shure that the fills are Terry’s? Doesn’t Omar say that they were his in the interview?

Pretty sure they are Terry's. I listened to the tom-tom fills in the main song and the sound is identical to the tom-toms you hear in the intro. Plus interviews with Neil and Terry themselves.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: DS Reunion at Glastonbury?

« Last post by Rolo on July 08, 2025, 12:37:35 PM »

Alan fan?

The musician Alan?
A fan... not really. I admire his work.
Alan have great skills and, above it, his tone and his chord voicings are top notch.

Great musician.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: DS Reunion at Glastonbury?

« Last post by Chris W on July 08, 2025, 12:26:57 PM »

Alan fan?

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: DS Reunion at Glastonbury?

« Last post by Rolo on July 08, 2025, 11:58:04 AM »

I'm sure Mark didn't care enough to handicap the release. How many did Alan sell?

Yeah! Sure!
I was joking when I cited Randy Newman song.

I bet that the "all good" from MK was from his management.
"We spoke" was, at max, a whatsapp message or a brief 'hi, there' over the phone.

I think that Alan felt himself lost when MK stopped to work with him and got closer to Guy. Maybe he tried to get back to EC's band and receive a 'NO'. I don´t know... just guessing. Or simply he got tired of touring and big artists.

Alan, a trully great musician.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: DS Reunion at Glastonbury?

« Last post by Chris W on July 08, 2025, 10:06:01 AM »

I'm sure Mark didn't care enough to handicap the release. How many did Alan sell?

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Interesting New Interview

« Last post by Marnix on July 08, 2025, 08:33:48 AM »

I often think about that too:) But no one has more than Bruce Springsteen.

Bob Dylan maybe ? 

I’ll see your Springsteen and Dylan and raise you Prince!

The Rolling Stones have also a great number of unreleased songs/albums in their vaults.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Interesting New Interview

« Last post by Robson on July 08, 2025, 01:50:53 AM »

The last strong and moving message from David was probably from 2018:

I’d like to work with my brother again before we both die!

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Interesting New Interview

« Last post by Rolo on July 07, 2025, 09:48:09 PM »

I wonder why people believe that asking a person about his relation with his brother, should be answered at all, especially publicly and even more importantly when the relation is already somewhat strained. MK replies wisely, trying not to leave room for further interpretations.

I think the same way.
However, I understand it because it's the only gossip that remains.
Every DK interview has the same question as well.

I had a brazilian magazine from 2000 that the interviewer asked MK about DK and the answer was like: "I often speak with him. He do television scores. His thing is, definetely, TV"

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: DS Reunion at Glastonbury?

« Last post by Rolo on July 07, 2025, 09:40:20 PM »

I think Alan has burned bridges.

Maybe Alan lied, but he said that before start recording his solo piano record he talked with MK about it and kind of gets his thumbs up, as long as most of the songs he recorded where MK songs.

It's money that matters 

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: DS Reunion at Glastonbury?

« Last post by wayaman on July 07, 2025, 07:26:01 PM »

I think Alan has burned bridges.

Maybe Alan lied, but he said that before start recording his solo piano record he talked with MK about it and kind of gets his thumbs up, as long as most of the songs he recorded where MK songs.