Ba-ba-ba-backing vocals

[dmg]

I actually liked the performance.  Some slightly different arrangements and great guitar sound.

Original question:  I don't like female backing singers in general and certainly can't even imagine them in most of Mark's songs.  Backing a female lead would sound okay I think but even with EC I think it sounds a bit weird.

[Rollergirl]

on Guy's forum a couple of years ago

Q: last tour with Emmylou the voices from MK and Emmylou where great togheter : so maybe there could be some female background singers on the next tour to cheer things up or is that a stupid thought?

A: Mark's music doesn't lend itself to female vocal parts (except Rudiger), besides, I do any girl parts

I agree, no need female backing vocals with MK, thanks (unless it's me, I would do a great job  )

[superval99]

Backing vocals with MK?    Definitely a NO from me!   

[Jackal]

You ladies just say no because your jealous 

But seriously - I don't think female backing singers would be appropriate for all his songs, but for some I think they would add an extra great dimension.

[Rollergirl]

You ladies just say no because your jealous 

Hell yeah! 

[Hoops McCann]

What do you think?

I think the Knebworth 1990 performance is pretty dull and boring honestly and there were many MK solo tour performances in the years after that were better.

I remember buying the 2 DVD set of Knebworth '90 years back and being pretty disappointed with the festival as a whole. The lineup was a cast of "leftovers" of defunct bands from the 70s and 80s that were past their peak by 1990. The whole event struck me as very dry....I just never liked it.

But what do you think as in "what do you think about Mark having female background vocals in the band"?

Not the worst thing to happen in music, but I don't particularly care for it. 

[vgonis]

Knebworth was my first international show with DS that I watched live - on TV. It was a fabulous experience knowing that you watch live from the TV (actually I think there were a couple more songs performed not on the DVD or CD issue), so I can't really count as a reliable observer. But I think that even the not so imaginative EC  solos are not that bad, and the chance to see so many people and a new song  was great. And I adore the female back up singers, they add to the general feeling, If they are in the nude and cleaning at the same time, it is even better. But of course for good measure male singers can be also in the nude. Strangles have done it, why not MK who is a better musician after all. It is all about music, isn't it?  Give it all to the crowd.