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Author Topic: Dire Straits - On every street tour Live at Basel  (Read 16168 times)

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Re: Dire Straits - On every street tour Live at Basel
« Reply #45 on: August 15, 2010, 10:57:11 AM »
Yeah, back in the 90's you could really see that he smoked too much cigarettes. The same at the Wembley-Mandela-gig... Nowadays he really looks healthy, well and .... fanciable...  (had to use LEO to understand what is meant by that term...  ::))

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Re: Dire Straits - On every street tour Live at Basel
« Reply #46 on: August 15, 2010, 11:00:27 AM »
 ;D :lol :lol
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Re: Dire Straits - On every street tour Live at Basel
« Reply #47 on: August 16, 2010, 01:25:13 PM »
Yesterday evening I played Sultans from both Nimes and Basel, followed by the version from "A Night in London".   Regarding Nimes versus Basel, Basel won hands down!   I found the Nimes version to have some glitches here and there, whereas the Basel version was just about flawless and I enjoyed the general performance much more anyway.  The atmosphere was better at Basel too.  I think, though, that both of these sound a bit dated now with the sax giving them a very 80's feel!  

Next I played Sultans from "A Night in London"  and it is amazing how much slower this version is to the other two, when played back-to-back,  but no less wonderful, so, for me, the speed or energy, whatever you like to call it,  doesn't matter one bit, it is the accuracy that counts.   It's no good playing fast or energetic if the notes are in the wrong order, LOL!  

These days, even though I loved the other performances, it is the four-piece version that I enjoy most, especially those from 2010.

Oh, another thing - MK is so much more fanciable these days - he has aged very well indeed!   :P
  
 

Val - did you feel the Pensa sound made a difference?  I loved it during the OES tour - but i think im in the minority.....
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Re: Dire Straits - On every street tour Live at Basel
« Reply #48 on: August 16, 2010, 02:07:00 PM »
Hi Schmonka, At the time of the Basel concert, just like you, I really loved SOS played on the Pensa and it would be interesting to hear it played again with the Pensa and the four-piece band, just as a comparison with the Strat.  I'm certainly no expert on these things - I just know what I like at the time!   I'm quite happy with the sound of the Strat at the moment, though!   :)
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