"Knopfler does me better than anybody"

[Jackal]

 ... Dylan (is supposed to have?) said about Mark back in the day. I guess he was referring to Mark's vocals.

Listening to the recordings from the current tour, I can't help but notice that Mark has a much more aggressive vocal style, like a rough snarl at times. Influenced (again) by Dylan?

ADDED:

So what do YOU think is the reason for added burst of energy, zest, aggressiveness, mojo?

[dmg]

Showing off in front of Dylan?  Maybe wants to attract new fans to buy the new album and is using this tour to get some from Dylans' fanbase;  would explain why he is playing the new songs.  Or maybe he has been listening to some of the Simfy recordings from the last tour!

[Love Expresso]

dmg, that's pretty nasty. Would you imply that his singing was bad on the last tour? In general, I thought it was great. And yesterday he not just sounded great, but really awesome... His phrasing and intonation during Sonny Liston for example was really good.

LE

[dmg]

No, no - just posing some suggestions.  In no way am I saying that any of these are true or my opinions but they may be possibilities.  Personally I think the last couple of tours have been fairly lacklustre.

[vgonis]

The air condition was off and he caught a cold. That  should explain his voice, Dylan's too. 

[joanzimm]

... Dylan (is supposed to have?) said about Mark back in the day. I guess he was referring to Mark's vocals.

Listening to the recordings from the current tour, I can't help but notice that Mark has a much more aggressive vocal style, like a rough snarl at times. Influenced (again) by Dylan?

ADDED:

So what do YOU think is the reason for added burst of energy, zest, aggressiveness, mojo?

I think he suffered so much during the last tour that he's making up for it with this one.  Guy said he (MK) was in better shape than ever.  I imagine having more days off helps, too.

[ds1984]

And shorter show.