CHORUS DVDs

[herlock]

Hi all,

I just bought this CHORUS 3-DVD set.
CHORUS was a famous french rock'n roll TV show in the 70s and early 80s, presented by Antoine de Caunes. It was the first time DS was ever on French TV in 1978.
The DS set is outrageously censored - only Water of Love, Lions and Sultants survived... but still, it is very nice to have them, very good picture and sound quality ! So, after Down to The Waterline, Where do you think you're going and Les Boys from the Alchemy DVD bonuses,  I can add Lions and Water of Love to my list of rare-songs-officially-available-on-video Little by little, song by song, reconstructing Rockpalast, which is only available unofficially... A shame that only OUATITW and WDYTYRG from Communiqu

[xxFordiexx]

It's certainly not the most underrated album for most True DS fans, as it's a musical Gem. It's probably my favourite album to be honest. I have a real connection with it and it's smoothness is superb.

[Best Brown Baggies]

Communique has always been my most listened to DS album.
It has my favourite MK sound imo.
I even have 'Single Handed Sailor' as my ring tone.
I so wish Communique was played live. Such a great song!!!!!!!
And OUATITW (album version & of course Alchemy) WOWWWWWWWWWWWW

Cheers   BBB

[herlock]

Oh I really love this album, don't get me wrong... yes, it is a pure gem !
I'm just saying that the critics considered it as a copycat album from the first album (which it is not, even though the style is similar) and Mark himself has completely stopped playing songs from it, if we except Portobello Belle a couple of times in 1996... Even the 2005 compilation contains no songs from the album, as if it had never existed ! Yet, the brillant moodiness of theses songs would fit well with the music Mark is doing today, much more than "Solid Rock" or "Heavy Fuel". Well, maybe WDYTYRG brings back bad love memories to him ? who knows...

[dmg]

Anyone here seen the film OUATITW?  If you watch it it's really interesting to compare some of the lyrics of the song to the story of the film.

[dustyvalentino]

I always thought the bit with the arranged bridge arriving could have been the inspiration for Prairie Wedding.

Didn't MK say he wrote OUATITW one night when it was on eth TV and he was drunk on red wine?

[ds1984]

Communique album is not played anymore but MK hnot play any single song from OES since the 2001 tour

[herlock]

Yes, and just like Communiqu

[knopfling]

I love Communique, and I would love to have SHS as my ringtone!

[dustyvalentino]

Communique album is not played anymore but MK hnot play any single song from OES since the 2001 tour

*cough* Calling Elvis in 2002 *cough*

[Fletch]

The first two DS albums provide enough study material to last any guitar student a life time.

A guitar magazine article once wrote, "mark knopfler landed on the guitar scene a god, fully formed..." - true enough!

[ds1984]

Communique album is not played anymore but MK hnot play any single song from OES since the 2001 tour

*cough* Calling Elvis in 2002 *cough*

I questionned myself about 2002 and forgot that he did actually perform it during the NHB set.
I probably did erase it from my memory as I really do not go well with the bass solo
 



This one is part of another one gig waiting to be published as day 2 was filmed and recorded. Imho the best live version of Baloney Again performed to date.

[Jon]

Communique (the album) is a personal favourite of mine.  As for the song itself, if people want to hear it & MK is unlikely to play it, then I guess it's up to one of the tributes to do it  . 

[Jackal]

I probably did erase it from my memory as I really do not go well with the bass solo

Hehe. Of course the recording is rubbish, so you don't get the full impact of the deep notes. He's a fine player, Marcus, but I agree with you that the solo doesn't really "do it". It's like it's not going anywhere, if you know what I mean. It's like a long story wihtout a point. Having said that, I think there's another Calling Elvis clip with the NHB where he plays a better.

[superval99]

I like very much the "Calling Elvis" bass solo from Birmingham Ronnie Scott's on 15th July, 1998 - I was there too!