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Dream team
« on: October 20, 2009, 01:44:25 PM »
From a post in another thread someone mentioned that the current band is perhaps the best MK has ever had and I immediately thought that may be true collectively, but since 1978 he has been on the road with lots of great players.  Who would be the best band from the lot of them?  Now we aren't talking guest players here like EC or EJ, only ones who have been part of the regular band.  Also for different tours there have been different players e.g. Paul Franklin on pedal steel for two tours only.  Therefore I'll limit it to a basic band set up.  It wasn't until I'd written it down that I realised I had chosen basically the BIA tour line up thereby completely contradicting my initial statement!

Guitar/Vocals - Mark Knopfler
Bass - John Illsley
Guitar - Richard Bennett
Drums - Terry Williams
Keyboards - Guy Fletcher
Piano - Alan Clark


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Re: Dream team
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 02:03:14 PM »
That
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 03:02:31 PM »
I'd probably choose the current band but with Pick Withers instead of Danny. Sorry, Danny's a lovely bloke but Pick and Jeff Porcaro are the best drummers MK has worked with IMO. I'm currently listening to Helsinki 2001 and Chad's drumming is brilliant also. Don't mean to be tough on Danny, but you can't really expect him to be as good as one of the best session drummers in the world when he only took up the drums a couple of years ago.
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 03:10:58 PM »
Quote from: dustyvalentino on October 20, 2009, 03:02:31 PM
I'd probably choose the current band but with Pick Withers instead of Danny. Sorry, Danny's a lovely bloke but Pick and Jeff Porcaro are the best drummers MK has worked with IMO. I'm currently listening to Helsinki 2001 and Chad's drumming is brilliant also. Don't mean to be tough on Danny, but you can't really expect him to be as good as one of the best session drummers in the world when he only took up the drums a couple of years ago.
Junkie Doll from Helsinki '01 rings a bell as the best ever IMO.
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 03:29:28 PM »
Ha, just listened to it seconds ago!
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 04:11:52 PM »
Guitar/Vocals - Mark Knopfler
Bass - John Illsley
Guitar - Jack Sonni or Robbie McIntosh
Drums - Manu Katch
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 06:05:31 PM »
Mark Knopfler ;D

Glenn Worf (bass)

Richard Bennett (2nd guitar)

Omar Hakim (drums)

Alan Clark (keyboards)

Matt Rollings (piano)

John McCusker (Everything else)

Tina Turner (Backing Vocals)
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009, 06:12:14 PM »
Mark Knopfler
Guy Fletcher
Richard Bennett
Glenn Worf
Matt Rollins
Danny Cummins
John McCusker
Me

 ;D  ;D
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009, 06:18:49 PM »
Quote from: Rollergirl on October 20, 2009, 06:12:14 PM
Mark Knopfler
Guy Fletcher
Richard Bennett
Glenn Worf
Matt Rollins
Danny Cummins
John McCusker
Me

 ;D  ;D
So you're not keen on the current line up then! ;)
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2009, 06:40:01 PM »
Rollergirl  -  ditto for me too!    ;D
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2009, 07:29:15 PM »
Quote from: Rollergirl on October 20, 2009, 06:12:14 PM
Mark Knopfler
Guy Fletcher
Richard Bennett
Glenn Worf
Matt Rollins
Danny Cummins
John McCusker
Me

 ;D  ;D

Are you a genius? able to play with the band  yet?? wooo send me an autograph please !

Btw, I love the band as it is nowaday ! I loved them before and before and i'll love then after !
MK is good to pick the good ones !
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2009, 08:03:06 PM »
As far as I am concerned Danny is the most complete/versatile drummer in the business and I would pay to see him perform with any band.

He is such a joy to watch, a gentleman and puts everything into his performances.
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2009, 09:41:47 PM »
Quote from: Simon on October 20, 2009, 08:03:06 PM
He is such a joy to watch, a gentleman and puts everything into his performances.

I put everything into playing football, but Kaka I am not. He is indeed a gentleman and certainly a competent drummer but technically, he's not close to Chad. Not by a long shot.
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2009, 10:29:20 PM »
Quote from: knopflerized on October 20, 2009, 07:29:15 PM
Are you a genius? able to play with the band  yet?? wooo send me an autograph please !

Btw, I love the band as it is nowaday ! I loved them before and before and i'll love then after !
MK is good to pick the good ones !

Well, I know all the chords to Wild West End and Tickets to Heaven, (mind you, it's strictly rythm...) do you think they'll give me the job?  Actually, I was mostly thinking (silent) backing vocals for me. Hidden backstage.
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Re: Dream team
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2009, 10:55:36 PM »
and i love his way of speaking, pronouncing every single word, in his loveable oxford english.
actually he sounds VERY much like a certain mr. D. Gilmour. check the gdansk or remember that night dvd for reference
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