New album in production

[ds1984]

And Mark has still that unreleased song recorded in the booth with amp at full volume.

I wonder how it sounds, heavy rock?

Wasn't that Cleaning My Gun? (which was perhaps not exactly what we wished for in that respect)

No it wasn't, I rely on Guy that wrote on his forum that this one was not released.

My hope for the next album is that Mark does remember the gifted guistarist he is and does let that side of him be over shadowed by his will to be recognized as a songwriter and go back to nice solo like on "Don't you get it" or "Are we in trouble now".

[superval99]

Perhaps it may be a more jazzy album, especially as we have learned that Richard has been having jazz-guitar lessons!   That would be fine with me too, but at the moment I am just too elated and grateful to hear that there is to be another album at all, after all the months of wondering!   

[dmg]

If the album is going to sound more rocky then I feel they need to draft in another producer like they did in Making Movies with Jimmy Iovine.  Chuck is from Nashville and IMO more akin to country sounding stuff.  All the albums lately have had the same smooth sound which is fine, can't criticise it but it would be great to get back to a more gritty sound like the first three Straits albums as far as I'm concerned.  Let's rock 'n' roll baby! 

[rudiger]

Jazzy? Why not? 

[Fieneke2]

I just got a text back from Mark....................
It's a double blues album with a bonus disc of songs recorded but that didn't make it onto his other solo records.
Also a short booklet, containing in Mark's own words, what ACTUALLY happened in the 'stolen sausage saga', which he just calls the 'SSS' incident!!!
Great news.

Cheers   BBB

Hey BBB did he also sent you a message?  

[dmg]

Time to get in shape Fieneke?  By the looks of things you have a cracking pair of...........................................................legs!

[knopfling]

Fieneke, thanks so much for including me in MK's backing vocals choir!
(Even though every time I try to sing our national anthem at sporting events, everyone turns around and tells me to shut up.)

[Love Expresso]

I must admit that I do not give a damn about which style MK's next album will have because I do not expect any surprises. I am however totally excited because "new album" means "new tour" in the Knopfler-world, and the last tour was THAT great that I am eager to go again for at least three or four months! He will not play more than two or three songs from the new album anyway,  , so maybe we get to listen to some "new" "old" stuff if you know what I mean...

LE

[localhero1986]

Last year I got an awesome internship on my birthday, this year a new album is announced. Can't be better to be born on the 3rd of March.

[Justme]

Last year I got an awesome internship on my birthday, this year a new album is announced. Can't be better to be born on the 3rd of March.

Oh, if that is the case then....

Happy (belated) birthday to you!  
So you have a very nice birthday present already, although it hasn't fully materialised yet. Let's hope that the new album is issued a bit sooner than the 3rd of March in 2012, shall we?  

I'm already looking forward to the next shows at the Royal Albert Hall (fingers crossed....).

[localhero1986]

Haha, thanks. And yes! I hope the album will be released soon (maybe September is realistic). I doubt but maybe if they don't take too long for recording, it may be still possible...

Gonna save some money for (a) ticket(s) for the next tour!

[Dutchessy]

Haha, thanks. And yes! I hope the album will be released soon (maybe September is realistic). I doubt but maybe if they don't take too long for recording, it may be still possible...

Gonna save some money for (a) ticket(s) for the next tour!

Nog gefeliciteerd man!! Ik had je mobiele nummer niet om je te smsen over het albumnieuws... (sorry for the dutch part)

[sweetsurrender]

I am sooooo elated    I'll be dreaming about the new album tonight.   Wonder what it will be called ? 

Thank youuuuuu Mark for making our lives exciting again.

[Love Expresso]

Jazzy? Why not? 

Because I cannot remember a single MK album that is done in only "one" style.. I wish he would do something like that. Until today, all his (solo) albums
are more or less great mixtures, and the only one that has something like "Style" over all is The Ragpicker's Dream in my opinion, because that one has
a blues/grief/lament feeling (which I like a lot)...

I would appreciate it very much if he would change this "mixture" thing - the will to show everything he can and maybe to satisfy all his listeners...
Just imagine a complete record in the style of "You Can't Beat The House"... Or just imagine what we would have got if "Shangri-La" would have been
continued in the same "electric" style after the first four songs...

However, I will be happy with everything MK is providing. It is sooo much better than almost everything else you can get these days in its completeness, craftness and STYLE! 

LE

[dustyvalentino]

Hmm, Ragpickers had Knoxville and Quality Shoe which weren't very "grief" like.

The only solo album I find to be consistent is KTGC - consistently bad (half joke).

But seriously, it's sort of folk with Hank Marvin guitars over the top of it.