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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #435 on: July 13, 2022, 01:34:28 PM »
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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #436 on: July 13, 2022, 07:28:21 PM »
I’m sure Mark loves playing live but maybe he knows his best days are way behind him and doesn’t want to damage his legacy. Just for the record I’d pay big dollars to see him even if he doesn’t play any solos at all but in the end it’s up to him whether to expose himself or not.
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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #437 on: July 17, 2022, 11:09:42 AM »
What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #438 on: July 17, 2022, 03:45:09 PM »
What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.
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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #439 on: July 17, 2022, 04:11:16 PM »
What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #440 on: July 17, 2022, 05:27:43 PM »
What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.
True,.but they don't use a brass section to fil up some solo's who were normally played by guitar... or am i totally wrong here.....?

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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #441 on: July 17, 2022, 06:29:53 PM »
What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.
True,.but they don't use a brass section to fil up some solo's who were normally played by guitar... or am i totally wrong here.....?

No, they rather show their mistakes and show how age are they really.
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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #442 on: July 17, 2022, 10:56:38 PM »
What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

With regards David Gilmour he more than makes up for his slight mistakes!
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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #443 on: July 17, 2022, 11:12:56 PM »
What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

With regards David Gilmour he more than makes up for his slight mistakes!
Love the unrehearsed 'On the turning away' which he played in Venice on the 11/08/2006!

To be frank, it's easier to make mistakes when playing with fingers whereas May and David play with a coin and a pick respectively. Fingerpicking is a pretty demanding thing on the right hand, and a lot of people struggle to play with fingers when they get old. Starting to get artificial fingernails, and switching to nylon strings (like Chet Atkins), so it's not that easy.

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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #444 on: July 18, 2022, 12:27:47 AM »
I witnessed Albert Lee (then 75 years old) opening for Mark in St Julien. He sounded 20 years younger than Mark.









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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #445 on: July 18, 2022, 10:08:34 AM »
Pointless comparing people. Maybe MK has arthritis and the others don't.

Also, did Gilmour ever play fast?
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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #446 on: July 18, 2022, 10:24:44 AM »
I've said it before, it's clear there is a health issue with Mark, could be any manor of things, but playing for as long as he has, you don't just loose the ability because of age.
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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #447 on: July 18, 2022, 02:20:53 PM »
Pointless comparing people. Maybe MK has arthritis and the others don't.

Also, did Gilmour ever play fast?

I have read somewhere that Eric also suffers from arthritis. But his playing is still good.
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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #448 on: July 28, 2022, 12:08:21 AM »


Paul Simon, 80, with decent playing and singing. Not how he used to, of course, but damn! Can you imagine MK at 80 doing solo guitar stuff?

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Re: New for 2022
« Reply #449 on: July 28, 2022, 02:15:32 AM »
Mark has such a rich repertoire that he doesn't have to play complicated solos. If only he wanted to endlessly he could choose calmer songs.
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