The Garrick Night - Appearance by Mark

[dustyvalentino]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/pandora-cable-is-plugged-in-for-stage-show-1624888.html

Knopfler serenades Garrick chums

Members of the Garrick Club, favoured watering hole of some of England

[dustyvalentino]

Oh, and don't know if it's been mentioned earlier, but John McCusker and Luke Brighty also played this gig, and according to GF:

We ran through bits of Sultans, Romeo, Bonaparte, Sailing and did full versions of Why Worry, Secondary Waltz, a song from the new album and Brothers in Arms.

Interesting that WW was played, maybe a contender for the next tour?

[Pottel]

also, acoutstic MFN,..Sos?? omg...

[dustyvalentino]

I'll bet they weren't acoustic, he probably had a strat and a Les Paul and an amp set up, I'm thinking a similar type of setup to Hay on Wye.

[Pottel]

but the idea dusty,...the idea...

[dustyvalentino]

Sultans would actually sound pretty cool acoustic, if you slowed it down a bit in a sort of bluesy "Layla" style.

Money for Nothing would sound crap unless you gave it a similar blues transformation, sort of like the intro they did for it on the 2001 tour.

Ditto BiA. You really need the sustain of an electric guitar for those solos to work. Listen to the Metallica acouctic cover from a while back for evidence of this.

[guswallace]

Hi Pottel,

I ask too if there's a recording of this particular night at THE GARRICK's Club.

Did guests able to record the show ?

Expecting to download on the tracker

Thanks

[dustyvalentino]

I would guess it's highly unlikely that there's a recording.

Think about it - the audience was made up of QCs/former newspaper editors etc at a private members club where it appears to be compulsory to wear a tie (!).

Is it really likely that any of these people made a recording and that they will seek out the tracker or Dime to upload it?

Sorry, but I think not.

[superval99]

Dusty, Where did your second quote come from "Knopfler pulls a few strings...." ?

[dustyvalentino]

Oops, sorry, here's the source.

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/terence-blacker/terence-blacker-we-can-tackle-racism-only-by-facing-up-to-it-1627016.html

 

[superval99]

Thanks dusty!  It really irritates me when journalists are so negative about MK.  Cardigan and slippers indeed!  I don't think this person was there either, because it sounds like he's not sure whether MK wore a tie or not!  Grrrr!

[Jules]

My memories about Mark Knopfler concerts articles are always related to the word "Boring"

I remember one article about the MK and friends shows in 2002 with this line "Sultans of sleep" I still laugh when I remember it.

A pitty this new song was played in such enviroment and we didn