The Straits Charity in RAH?

[aborille]

We are getting the straits but with out the dire. I'm happy with that. Mk can keep that word for his new records.

I like DS/MK tribute bands too. Anyway, usually I attend their shows for free.

[ds1984]

We are getting the straits but with out the dire. I'm happy with that. Mk can keep that word for his new records.

I like DS/MK tribute bands too. Anyway, usually I attend their shows for free.

I attended TAPFS and it was expensive (50

[Love Expresso]

(albeit without his highness on his stool of a throne)

We are getting the straits but with out the dire. I'm happy with that. Mk can keep that word for his new records.

I find these sentences astonishingly insulting and harsh I must say. No problem with that, everybody to his own, but how comes? MK has nothing to do with this whole affair apart from writing all the stuff that some of these guys gave a hopefully good living for a while. Don't tell me that David, Pick and John "helped" MK to get a career going, it would have gone off in this or that way with these high quality writing for sure... It seems more to me that he helped them in those "dire" days...
However.

The band "Dire Straits" is clearly nothing I am interested anymore, I found myself telling a friend of mine who winded me up the other day with saying "and still listening to Dire Straits every day...?" that I was myself astonished that I really had to think about when I really heard the last DS record. MK has done so much stuff and has been so productive since 1996 that I can live very well without that output from the past. (And he keeps some of that stuff alive on tour of course, and I listen to those songs of course, for the nosey ones  ) I loved it in my past and it was a really important part of my life, but I was going on, other interests, more important things came up with growing up, and now MK's music is for sure one of very few constants in my life. Brothers In Arms was, STP was, last year Get Lucky was and his touring keeps a very high standard that can hook someone and make him addictive. And it is going on.

BUT, these threads are quite interesting and maybe give this "Straits" band more attention than they usually would have deserved (again in my opinion..) apart from the good cause.  So, honestly, I am eager to hear from you about the show, I understand you are obviously going, Visitor? Would be nice to hear from you afterwards and telling us a little bit about it.

LE

[superval99]

Well said, LE!         

I still have people saying similar things to me too "Been to see Dire Straits lately?"    It is SO irritating!   It's like they've lived in a cave for the last couple of decades!   

[the visitor]

Maybe the last sentence was a bit harsh, I was just having fun with the words -  his new stuff is ok just not for me, I find it all a bit bland.

Happy to give you an equally honest and frank review of the Straits show after Sunday.

[Love Expresso]

Would be very cool!    Thanks!

LE

[ds1984]

I like Mark solo carrer stuff  but I miss Dire Straits.

I grew up with them, I will die with them.

[dustyvalentino]

Hopefully someone will make a recording too.

Have a great time folks, tribute bands just aren't my cup of tea.

I don't really have a problem with the name either - I think people associated with the band tended to abbreviate it to "The Straits", but I've never really heard a fan say that.

[ARII]

I just checked The Straits out on video in rehersal. Amazed to see Steve Ferone (great mate of ACs of course..) playing as he is a full time member of Tom Petty &THBs, but maybe they're having a chill out. By the way Mike Campbell the TPTHBs guitarist is a bigh MK fan so he's top dollar in my book.

They have a video on the website and play MFN. It sounds great but I noted that Phil did the main soloing so wonder if he'll be charged with all of the solos at the RAH gig, Sultans, TOL etc....

I think that's where they'll have an issue, as no one sounds like MK. (Mike Oldfield's moonlight shadow solo sounded knopfleresk but apart from that he's a very unique guitarist.) I hope they keep the set based on songs which benefit from harmony singing rather than long solos as that can only be a let down....Phil's good but he ain't MK by a stretch...

[Jackal]

They have a video on the website and play MFN. It sounds great but I noted that Phil did the main soloing so wonder if he'll be charged with all of the solos at the RAH gig, Sultans, TOL etc....

I think that's where they'll have an issue, as no one sounds like MK. (Mike Oldfield's moonlight shadow solo sounded knopfleresk but apart from that he's a very unique guitarist.) I hope they keep the set based on songs which benefit from harmony singing rather than long solos as that can only be a let down....Phil's good but he ain't MK by a stretch...

I think Reis will do the "Knopfler stuff" as he's the real tribute guy (now there's an oxymoron).

[ARII]

It'll be very interesting to see how well he mimics the MK Sound then. Great cause, and what people have to appreciate is that many tribute bands probably don't want to have to play covers either, but they want to make a living out of playing music. If no one turns up to hear you plaay your own stuff, but 5,000 come to the RAH to hear you play DS songs, you tell me what they should do. If you ask any professional Tribute Act they'll always tell you that it's better doing the Tribute that seeking an alternative career or being unemployed, so I tend to say hat's off, good luck and best wishes. Having said that I wouldn't go and see a Tribute band as I spend all available funds seeing bands who write an dplay original material,  I find it much more interesting personally and even if you are a diehard DS Fan, like me there are loads of bands to see, Counting Crows, Bryan Adams, Tom Petty, EC, Stones, Coldplay, etc.....

[riton]

Hello everydody,

is there anyboby who was in Under The Bridge club yesterday ??
It would be nice to have a feedback or review of this small gig.

Thanks.


Riton

[Pottel]

Btw. Please excuse my bad sentence construction on
the last post. I'm writing this on my new IPhone, and I'm
still getting used to it. Lol

Cheers.  BBB

show off :-)

[Pottel]

(albeit without his highness on his stool of a throne)

We are getting the straits but with out the dire. I'm happy with that. Mk can keep that word for his new records.

and they were invited by Dave himself to play on his 60th birthday party!

I find these sentences astonishingly insulting and harsh I must say. No problem with that, everybody to his own, but how comes? MK has nothing to do with this whole affair apart from writing all the stuff that some of these guys gave a hopefully good living for a while. Don't tell me that David, Pick and John "helped" MK to get a career going, it would have gone off in this or that way with these high quality writing for sure... It seems more to me that he helped them in those "dire" days...
However.

The band "Dire Straits" is clearly nothing I am interested anymore, I found myself telling a friend of mine who winded me up the other day with saying "and still listening to Dire Straits every day...?" that I was myself astonished that I really had to think about when I really heard the last DS record. MK has done so much stuff and has been so productive since 1996 that I can live very well without that output from the past. (And he keeps some of that stuff alive on tour of course, and I listen to those songs of course, for the nosey ones  ) I loved it in my past and it was a really important part of my life, but I was going on, other interests, more important things came up with growing up, and now MK's music is for sure one of very few constants in my life. Brothers In Arms was, STP was, last year Get Lucky was and his touring keeps a very high standard that can hook someone and make him addictive. And it is going on.

BUT, these threads are quite interesting and maybe give this "Straits" band more attention than they usually would have deserved (again in my opinion..) apart from the good cause.  So, honestly, I am eager to hear from you about the show, I understand you are obviously going, Visitor? Would be nice to hear from you afterwards and telling us a little bit about it.

LE

[Pottel]

Hopefully someone will make a recording too.

Have a great time folks, tribute bands just aren't my cup of tea.

I don't really have a problem with the name either - I think people associated with the band tended to abbreviate it to "The Straits", but I've never really heard a fan say that.

mark did it all the time...listen to the boots :-)