Maybe Skateway on DVD on August 6th !

[herlock]

Just saw that Friday's is coming to 5-DVD compilation:

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/blog--fridays-music-coming-to-dvd

For those who don't know, Dire Straits made a performance in the show in October 80, which can be found ont YT. This included R&J( for which we have plenty of versions on video) and, more interesting, the best version of Skateaway ever ! more energetic than on the album, quite wonderful.
 
Not sure, though, that it will be included. Hope that they won't be stupid enough to remove DS performance, or to include only R&J !!

[JF]

Just saw that Friday's is coming to 5-DVD compilation:

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/blog--fridays-music-coming-to-dvd

For those who don't know, Dire Straits made a performance in the show in October 80, which can be found ont YT. This included R&J( for which we have plenty of versions on video) and, more interesting, the best version of Skateaway ever ! more energetic than on the album, quite wonderful.
 
Not sure, though, that it will be included. Hope that they won't be stupid enough to remove DS performance, or to include only R&J !!

yes, on 31th october 80

I wouldn't say that it's the best version ever

I prefer the ones on tour, linked to  Single handed sailor.

and I found the one from werchter 81 (legendary sliver pressed bootleg "once upon a time") much better then Fridays, even if it isn't linked to Single heande sailor anymore at the end of the tour.


About Romeo and Juliet, yes we have other video versions for sure, but noone which ends without a solo like this one, so this is a singular version IMHO.

[herlock]

Just saw that Friday's is coming to 5-DVD compilation:

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/blog--fridays-music-coming-to-dvd

For those who don't know, Dire Straits made a performance in the show in October 80, which can be found ont YT. This included R&J( for which we have plenty of versions on video) and, more interesting, the best version of Skateaway ever ! more energetic than on the album, quite wonderful.
 
Not sure, though, that it will be included. Hope that they won't be stupid enough to remove DS performance, or to include only R&J !!

yes, on 31th october 80

I wouldn't say that it's the best version ever

I prefer the ones on tour, linked to  Single handed sailor.

and I found the one from werchter 81 (legendary sliver pressed bootleg "once upon a time") much better then Fridays, even if it isn't linked to Single heande sailor anymore at the end of the tour.


About Romeo and Juliet, yes we have other video versions for sure, but noone which ends without a solo like this one, so this is a singular version IMHO.

I have listened to many versions of Skateaway, yet this one is my favourite. Maybe because it is the only one that made it on video. Anyway even if it is not your fav, sure you'll be glad to have it on DVD !

[JF]

Just saw that Friday's is coming to 5-DVD compilation:

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/blog--fridays-music-coming-to-dvd

For those who don't know, Dire Straits made a performance in the show in October 80, which can be found ont YT. This included R&J( for which we have plenty of versions on video) and, more interesting, the best version of Skateaway ever ! more energetic than on the album, quite wonderful.
 
Not sure, though, that it will be included. Hope that they won't be stupid enough to remove DS performance, or to include only R&J !!

yes, on 31th october 80

I wouldn't say that it's the best version ever

I prefer the ones on tour, linked to  Single handed sailor.

and I found the one from werchter 81 (legendary sliver pressed bootleg "once upon a time") much better then Fridays, even if it isn't linked to Single heande sailor anymore at the end of the tour.


About Romeo and Juliet, yes we have other video versions for sure, but noone which ends without a solo like this one, so this is a singular version IMHO.

I have listened to many versions of Skateaway, yet this one is my favourite. Maybe because it is the only one that made it on video. Anyway even if it is not your fav, sure you'll be glad to have it on DVD !

I don't think I will buy a 5 DVD comp, only for 2 songs. I would prefer if it had been a bonus on Alchemy

[herlock]

Just saw that Friday's is coming to 5-DVD compilation:

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/blog--fridays-music-coming-to-dvd

For those who don't know, Dire Straits made a performance in the show in October 80, which can be found ont YT. This included R&J( for which we have plenty of versions on video) and, more interesting, the best version of Skateaway ever ! more energetic than on the album, quite wonderful.
 
Not sure, though, that it will be included. Hope that they won't be stupid enough to remove DS performance, or to include only R&J !!

yes, on 31th october 80

I wouldn't say that it's the best version ever

I prefer the ones on tour, linked to  Single handed sailor.

and I found the one from werchter 81 (legendary sliver pressed bootleg "once upon a time") much better then Fridays, even if it isn't linked to Single heande sailor anymore at the end of the tour.


About Romeo and Juliet, yes we have other video versions for sure, but noone which ends without a solo like this one, so this is a singular version IMHO.

I have listened to many versions of Skateaway, yet this one is my favourite. Maybe because it is the only one that made it on video. Anyway even if it is not your fav, sure you'll be glad to have it on DVD !

I don't think I will buy a 5 DVD comp, only for 2 songs. I would prefer if it had been a bonus on Alchemy

Sure it would have been better had it been a bonus on Alchemy, but we have to live in the real world...
An maybe you'll have nice surprises with the other artists.
I bought the Live Aid 3-disc compilation only... for SoS with sax on official video !! call me crazy; but then I watched other artists too and liked some on them. Queen was phenomenal, U2 not bad at all, the who were on fire...

[herlock]

It seems that the Dire Straits set (Romeo & Juliet and Skateway) will be released ! I'm so happy...

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/61299/fridays-the-best-of/

[herlock]

Ok, it seems that very few of you care but...

I've just received my "Best of Fridays" 5-DVD Pack from Amazon !

And now I can really confirm it: Disc 2 features both Skateaway and R&J !! An excellent Skateaway, more dynamic than the album, and a short, intimate R&J, without and end solo, but still very nice to watch. Together with the intimate TOL from the OGWT (see the bonus track on Alchemy DVD/BD), these constitute the only official videos from the wonderful experimental On Location Tour (well, actually, from TV performances rather than actual shows, but hey, let's not be too demanding... or I will end up to demand the official release of the wonderful Dortmund'80 show !).

Now I know it may sound futile to buy 5 DVD for 2 old performances you can find on YouTube, but....how to explain... it is an official video release, and official video releases are so rare when it comes to MK, that I treasure each of them. Does anyone follow my meaning ?

Here is the video releases I own, which are part of compilation/TV shows/charity rather than actual concerts, besides the classical and well-known Alchemy/On the Night/Night in London/Real Live Roarunning:

-Live Aid, featuring both Money for Nothing (average, due to Sting being completely out of tune) and Sultans (awesome, even if slightly less than the amazing Wembley performance 3 days before. Anyway, only official sax version of SOS!).
-Music for Montserrat, featuring Money for Nothing (outstanding, very rocking, with a dream band: Eric Clapton, Sting and Phil Collins !), and Brothers in Arms (great, although I prefer On the Night version).
-Chet Atkins and Friends, featuring Why Worry (mind-blowing version with the Everly Brothers !) and Walk of Life (quite horrible synth, and anyway it's WOL, so, I don't care much).
-Chorus best of DVD, featuring early 78 performances: SOS (the DVD has a image synch problem - better order the performance from INA archive web site), Lions (wonderful even if I prefer the "bad-ass" Dormund 80 version with keyboards), Water of Love, and Eastbound Train (INA only).
-And now, the latest addition: Skateaway and R&J from Fridays !!

Would be nice if these performances would be compiled into one DVD rather than having to buy all this stuff... even if sometimes you come accross other artists you would'nt have seen otherwise... On Live Aid for instance, Queen and The Who are a really treat !






 




 

[ds1984]

About the OL tour, don't forget the july 5 concert done at Werchter Festival filmed and recorded for TV and radio, although not aired in complete.

[herlock]

About the OL tour, don't forget the july 5 concert done at Werchter Festival filmed and recorded for TV and radio, although not aired in complete.

Yeah but it is not official, and is very short on video...
I prefer Dortmund, with the bad ass versions of DTTW, Lions and News !

[ds1984]

About the OL tour, don't forget the july 5 concert done at Werchter Festival filmed and recorded for TV and radio, although not aired in complete.

Yeah but it is not official, and is very short on video...
I prefer Dortmund, with the bad ass versions of DTTW, Lions and News !

I do prefer Werchter. Hope one day the whole show will be retrieved and released at least in audio format. My preference is that happens before I become full deaf 

[El Macho]

Try to get these DVD too :
Prince's Trust (86 or 87 I don't remember exactly)
Knebwoth (90), that one is really worth 

[shangri la 1]

  Great news! We featured to rough old TV version on AMIT TV 0014 here:-

 

[Pottel]

Brilliant, I always loved marks' "choppy" playing on this one. And boy oh boy pick, best drummer ever

[herlock]

Brilliant, I always loved marks' "choppy" playing on this one. And boy oh boy pick, best drummer ever

Yes indeed Pottel !
Do you know why exactly Pick left ? the given explanation ("I didn't want to be a rock drummer forever") seems a bit short; nowadays it seems that he has some resentment against Mark... and Mark in interviews seems a bit embarrassed and acknwleged that Pick was very experienced, you can feel technical respect here...

[Love Expresso]

Very cool clip, thank you!! Never seen that before! Rock'n roll orchestra at its best...   

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