Guy's Forum

[Ar (aka Enlight)]

I'm sorry to sound harsh.. But that book has NOTHING to do with the fans and everything you mention. It's because Guy likes it. I don't understand why you are making such a problem because of his cookbook..

Hi Holaknopfler

As I wrote:
"I saw it more from a fan kind of view than from Guy's point of view , and off course he is absolutely free in selling a cookbook , so if I was (little bit ) harsh on Guy , I apologize."

And what is it with capital letters 

[Justme]

Here is the 'ususal' schedule..Mark and Guy are back in the studio in September to start putting the songs together...time out for the Holidays..the band is back in London for recording in February..mixing and production in April...album release the first week of September. All that being said..I'm looking forward to a new release September of 2014. Imho of course 

As the current Privateering tour is coming to its end, I'd like to remember my excitement when the recording of a new album starts. This is a perfect cure for the upcoming end-of-tour-blues. And A LOT of music, of course. Maybe Guy will record a new album in the meantime to entertain us in the next weeks. Later on autumn leaves will cover the streets and we can cherish the last warming sun rays of 2013. That will be the time when a daily obligatory visit of guyfletcher.co.uk will reveal the studio diaries with some beautiful pictures and cryptic descriptions of soon-to-be-released songs. As time goes by the winter will be on its last legs. Pictures of Les Pauls, Strats & Co. as well as amps turned up to eleven, several gatherings in the pub and London streets in winter will delight us along the way. AMIT is going to be filled to the brim with excited speculations about the follow-up to "Sultans Of Swing", that mysterious song with the Les Paul screaming the powerchords out of a vintage amp provided by a local cover-band and that epic song with a never-ending guitar solo as well. 
 
As soon as the spring of 2014 is in the air we are going to witness the final proceeding of mastering the new record. Chuck is going to be at the helm again. The GF forum is going to be filled with questions about the new songs. But how on earth can I cope with the anticipation of a release in September when the year 2015 is already in the line of sight. OK, I know, we've done this before, A LOT of music is the perfect antidote. Let's hope that it won't be too long until some snippets of the upcoming (triple?) album will be released.

But we still have three shows left to enjoy, after that the whole team deserves a holiday.

Today's soundtrack includes Howlin' Wolf accompanied by the great Hubert Sumlin live in 1970 at Howard University, Blues Festival of 1970:

[Love Expresso]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

[superval99]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

Really?   Why does that not surprise me!        

[ingridswing]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

I agree with Guy, but I can only speak from 1985 till now ;-)

[El Macho]

The latest is always the best for Guy !
When it's an album, it's for the music, when it's atour, it's for the food ! just joking...

[ds1984]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

So why I hear ordinary people complaining when leaving the venue?

[Ar (aka Enlight)]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

I agree with Guy, but I can only speak from 1985 till now ;-)

So can Guy 

[ingridswing]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

I agree with Guy, but I can only speak from 1985 till now ;-)

So can Guy 

Wrong he was there at 1983 ;-)

[ds1984]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

I agree with Guy, but I can only speak from 1985 till now ;-)

So can Guy 

Wrong he was there at 1983 ;-)

No it was Tommy Mandel.

Guy joined DS in 1984 for the BIA recording session, in 1983 he was still only a studio sideman.

[ingridswing]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

I agree with Guy, but I can only speak from 1985 till now ;-)

So can Guy 

Wrong he was there at 1983 ;-)

No it was Tommy Mandel.

Guy joined DS in 1984 for the BIA recording session, in 1983 he was still only a studio sideman.

True, but he was involved, so he can talk about that tour as well.

[Ar (aka Enlight)]

Just to let you know:

Guy wrote today in his forum that this was the BEST TOUR SO FAR!

 

LE

I agree with Guy, but I can only speak from 1985 till now ;-)

So can Guy 

Wrong he was there at 1983 ;-)

No it was Tommy Mandel.

Guy joined DS in 1984 for the BIA recording session, in 1983 he was still only a studio sideman.

True, but he was involved, so he can talk about that tour as well.

DS was not touring when Guy joined in , the recording of Call stretch from February till March 1984 and released in August 1984,
Mark and Guy actually first met during the recording of Aztec Camera's ( of which the recording and contracting musicians , not counting the three main members was end 1983) album "Knife" where Guy was a session keyboard player just like Chris White and Mark producer . released in 1984 .Nice album BTW.

Also during DS their LOG-tour (1982/83) Guy had other things to do:


Cliff Richard, Silver, 1983, Keyboards + Zang
Roxy Music, The High Road, 1983, Keyboards
Difford + Tillford, Difford + Tilbrook, 1984, Keyboards + Zabg
Mark Knopfler, Cal, 1984, Keyboards
Aztec Camera, Knife, 1984, Keyboards + Zang
Mark Knopfler, Comfort and Joy, 1984, Keyboards
Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms, 1985, Keyboards + Zang

when Guys says this 2013 Privateering was the best tour ever , he can only compare it from the 1985/86 BIA until the Privateering Tour ,
so you can fully agree with him Ingrid 

[ingridswing]

Haha, Mark says he joined in 1983 and never went away, that's why I said so.
But still strange: I can talk from the 1985 tour on, and so can Guy. But I know he is a lot older, mmmm, about 8 years is a lot isn't it 

[Lis]

I think this IS a GREAT tour, although I have only the 2012 abbreviated NA tour to compare with, which was very, very cool, but also very very short. 

Just wondering if Guy would have said (or did say) this for other tours?   

[ds1984]

I think this IS a GREAT tour, although I have only the 2012 abbreviated NA tour to compare with, which was very, very cool, but also very very short. 

Just wondering if Guy would have said (or did say) this for other tours?   

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