Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler Tour 2011

[superval99]

The band is OK, but, I'm sorry, it's just not in the same league as MK's band!

[Jules]

Leon Russell and Bob Dylan tour started at the US...

Guess what...

Leon Russell is the opening act, then Dylan plays his set and, thats all folks.

I hope thats not the case with Mark Knopfler, I dont know if I would resist a whole Dylan set grumbling songs for nothing   I already saw Dylan once in 1999 and since then Dylan came here about three times and I didnt care to go anymore, no reason, I can even sing his songs better, and I can

[Rollergirl]

fellas, whocha moaning about?
the guy's seventy, so yes, his voice is a bit scratchy, but listen to his early 1990 performances, those were simply terrible, i think this band is so well oiled, and gifted, and the songs are brilliant (Things have changed is on replay for the past two days, as in, continiously) i don't care, the music rocks, and this new arrangement for Things have changed is awesome, here Mannheim germany, bad vid but decent sound and a ,imho, great performance...

Age has nothing to do with it. I know a bunch of 70 years old who sing better than that. This sounds like my grandfather (RIP) just before he died at the age of 96, after 70 years of smoking.

[marky49]

fellas, whocha moaning about?
the guy's seventy, so yes, his voice is a bit scratchy, but listen to his early 1990 performances, those were simply terrible, i think this band is so well oiled, and gifted, and the songs are brilliant (Things have changed is on replay for the past two days, as in, continiously) i don't care, the music rocks, and this new arrangement for Things have changed is awesome, here Mannheim germany, bad vid but decent sound and a ,imho, great performance...

You've gotta be kidding, Pottel!
Just to remind you, EC is 66 years old. Check this out
The voice gets deeper with age but that's absolutely ok. Btw, that BD performance was in Mainz, wasn't it?

And Yusuf aka Cat Stevens, 63 years old sings 'Trouble' . What a voice live! (And to answer your question: I've recorded all 7 European shows of him from Stockholm to Brussels)

[superval99]

I've got a video recording of an "Unplugged" programme from 1994 and I really love it and I have been watching it a lot lately, for obvious reasons.  BD's voice was really very listenable and the band was great - much better than any of the recent recordings I have seen lately.

[Justme]

Somehow the 2011 BD performances keep reminding me of Tom Waits:

[Justme]

fellas, whocha moaning about?
the guy's seventy, so yes, his voice is a bit scratchy, but listen to his early 1990 performances, those were simply terrible, i think this band is so well oiled, and gifted, and the songs are brilliant (Things have changed is on replay for the past two days, as in, continiously) i don't care, the music rocks, and this new arrangement for Things have changed is awesome, here Mannheim germany, bad vid but decent sound and a ,imho, great performance...

You've gotta be kidding, Pottel!
Just to remind you, EC is 66 years old. Check this out
The voice gets deeper with age but that's absolutely ok. Btw, that BD performance was in Mainz, wasn't it?

This one's great (Tribute to Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues):

[marky49]

fellas, whocha moaning about?
the guy's seventy, so yes, his voice is a bit scratchy, but listen to his early 1990 performances, those were simply terrible, i think this band is so well oiled, and gifted, and the songs are brilliant (Things have changed is on replay for the past two days, as in, continiously) i don't care, the music rocks, and this new arrangement for Things have changed is awesome, here Mannheim germany, bad vid but decent sound and a ,imho, great performance...

You've gotta be kidding, Pottel!
Just to remind you, EC is 66 years old. Check this out
The voice gets deeper with age but that's absolutely ok. Btw, that BD performance was in Mainz, wasn't it?

This one's great (Tribute to Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues):

Right, and I was there all nights...

[Pottel]

yes it was in Mainz.
tastes differ. the voice these days does not bother me, i kinda like it even, imagine.
so lemme repeat,....tastes differ.

[Jules]

Not a very bad perfomance

[Justme]

Not a very bad perfomance

[Jules]

No matter how hard we try, its not easy to be as rude as our raining fellows  

Despite the growning, I think I

[ds1984]

Remembering EC/BD duet on Clapton and friends DVD or Tom Petty in 86, for my part I am not certain that witnessing Mark with Bob would be that enjoyable. Knowing that it would not happen would let me the opportunity to leave the venue at anytime if I find Bob set too much annoying.

[Jules]

As days goes by by excitement about this double-header show is decreasing and decreasing...

Not only that but also talked with a friend who went to Glasgow on august last year and told me it was very very cold, almost like a standard winter day in where we live (Valencia, East Coast of Spain) so I

[Love Expresso]

Funny enough, my anticipation for this double header thing is growing and growing indeed! It is just to see Mark and the (new) band! Who would have thought that at the first few weeks after the tour, when we were discussing about the meaning of Guy's last diary entry and if we will ever see MK again...
And this "mini" tour (only 30 dates, something that MK handles easily at any time!   ) is so to say a "dress rehearsal" for the next "real" tour..
plus the chance to maybe hear one or two tracks of the new album - before they are released officially...

Try to see it as a big surprising bonus! And if you don't like Bob Dylan's set, then at least you can say "Blimey, at least they have the heater on at this venue"...  

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