Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler Tour 2011

[ARII]

Not sure about that. MK tends to do the recording as a live act so they'd easily be able to run off a couple of new numbers if they wanted to. I also don't think that it takes as much practise to perform live in general these days, as the on stage sound and mnitoring is so good. 20 years ago it was so hard to hear how the tune was coming out from all parts of the band practise did make perfect but these days not so......Does anyone have any idea who Bob's got in his band these days, I haven't seen him since the True Confessions Tour when TPATHB were his rather excellent back-up.

[ds1984]

Don't forget this is Guy view on it, and Mark has a busy schedule that may not allow him to rehearse as much as he want.

Anyway they are all top session musos, most of the probable setlist has already been played to death by the majority of the band but until the tireness factor put the thing down usually the more they play the better they are.

Add that the long rehearsal process / perfectionist reputation that Mark gained over the years is actually contradicted by how he has done things for the last decade, even going as far as to include a "ovedubless one take only" track in his lastest album.

On some aspects (L)Easy Mark would be most accurate now.

[Love Expresso]

Don't forget that Guy said "not much rehearsal" and not "no rehearsal"... The first tour date is Oct 6, and they start Sept 19th, so pretty much the
same schedule as always - one or two weeks, including production rehearsal.

Also, they rehearsed "The Man's Too Strong" back in 2003, so they will know how to play it this time!  

LE

[Dutchessy]

Question on Guy's forum:

Guy, i believe this week is rehearselweek so good luck! Any chance, (without saying the names!!! ofcource!!!), if there are any surprises on the list? Let's say a new song or one from the old days who has not been played live in many years...... Hope i dont get a aghr.... Anyway good luck, have fun and see you in sold out Sportpaleis in Antwerp!!

Guy's answer:

Yes


So, there is a surprise on the rehearsel list? Hope that it will hold to the shows

[schmonka]

Dont we all know guys responses yet to be just a tad sceptical?

Suspect if there is an "oldie" it will be MFN....

[tunnel85]

Guy could mean  "Yes, I will see you in Antwerp" 

I think (and hope) MFN is back in the game but I wouldn't say it's a surprise.
My oldie bid is Iron hand. 

[Love Expresso]

The Man's Too Strong.

LE

[Pottel]

man, listening to the best Dylana album for ages, and listening to the 16min(!) epic song "Highlands"
i would wish mark and bob would play that together,...nice and jj cale like ....brilliant song..

[Love Expresso]

Brilliant lyrics. About Neil Young. And Erica Jong. And hard boiled eggs. And loooong white shining legs...

 

LE

[superval99]

I love Time Out of Mind - it's one of my favourite BD albums.   

[tunnel85]

man, listening to the best Dylana album for ages, and listening to the 16min(!) epic song "Highlands"
i would wish mark and bob would play that together,...nice and jj cale like ....brilliant song..

16min ? and jj cale like ? I like that ! Gonna try it asap.  
I must get deeper into dylan material. There must be a way to get out of the BWMcT / AATW / MITLB triptych.  

[Pottel]

Time out of mind first.
Infidels, Slow train Coming, Love and Theft, Together through life...

also, the song Series of Dreams would sound brilliant with MArk, as would ...omg, too many songs...

[joko]

man, listening to the best Dylana album for ages, ...

what's the title of that  album ?

[tunnel85]

man, listening to the best Dylana album for ages, ...

what's the title of that  album ?

Time out of mind.

[goldenheart96]

man, listening to the best Dylana album for ages, ...

what's the title of that  album ?

Time out of mind.

I had an attempt to listen to that one yesterday. And Love and Theft. It is really, really difficult for me to find access. I really want to (despite what some of you might think) but it's very hard. Most songs sound dull and dusty and repetitive to me (mind you, this is my first or second impression).