Concert # 12:2013.05.11,

[Dutchessy]

I dug up a diamond endsolo!

 

Piper to the end endsolo (very close)

 

Good night

[Love Expresso]

Best Sultans in years (for me).

Diamond was indeed slightly new arranged. Better in my opinion. The whole show was really great. Mark's voice was very well, so much timbre, soul and feeling, like on the albums. Were there greenies? Yes! Did that do anything to me? NO! The setlist works sooo well - you have to hear it live to understand what Guy talks about all the time. Marbletown is too long with 13 minutes (as Isaac had it, 13 minutes too long, but that would be too harsh in my opinion). Haven't listened to the latest Marbletowns, therefore I was surprised by a pretty wild bass/violin duel. Pretty cool.
Gator Blood and Postcards is a great combi. Mike really had fun during Postcards, dancing, laughing, fooling around.
Ianto is definitely better for this band. So much energy on Sultans, running like a clock, really phantastic!

Met a lot of people, also one friend not from the forum but from the old days, really nice to meet him there so unexpected. Mona Dee, Pottel, Dutchessy, Ingrid, Knopflerized, Meggie, Marc96er, Isaac and Jeroen, and some others, too. So many people, but not enough time. Obviously we were all late (because of football and traffic?) so there was no fan meeting as planned. Was nice to see you all! I love Nellys accent! 

Pottel, thank you for your generosity! Great stuff. Will send it back to you by post or we meet in London at the latest. 

LE

[man on a track]

The setlist works sooo well - you have to hear it live to understand what Guy talks about all the time

I don't agree, because ANY setlist would work.
It would cause another server crash here, but LIVE it would work and be wonderful and people would be happy

[ingridswing]

Bremen was absolutely great. Can't add much to what LE wrote. Except that I do love Marbletown. MK doesn't have a role in it but I love the others playing.
Next stop Antwerp 

[Love Expresso]

   Oh I love Marbletown too, one of my favourites, but just a little bit too long inmo... after the silent part, there is the big builiding-up band part, and then ... there is another long silent part at the final again, and that's new developed since 2011, and those little part ist just too long for me... but who cares, for me, Marbletown is an integral part of the set and has to stay where it is!

Sunday morning, here he comes - the MK pre-concert blues.... mixed with excitement and enthusiasm... great night it was! 

LE

[herlock]

  Oh I love Marbletown too, one of my favourites, but just a little bit too long inmo... after the silent part, there is the big builiding-up band part, and then ... there is another long silent part at the final again, and that's new developed since 2011, and those little part ist just too long for me... but who cares, for me, Marbletown is an integral part of the set and has to stay where it is!

Sunday morning, here he comes - the MK pre-concert blues.... mixed with excitement and enthusiasm... great night it was! 

LE

Personnally I love the long Marbletown: this is the last proof that Mark was once into extended stuff, bad-ass versions. Since there is no more sax break and keys in Sultans, Marbletown takes over as the bad-ass extended song... and it is a good show case for the band... and yes there is this build-up to the finale, there is something of the extended TOL in this finale... so, for all theses reasons, I love it !

[Love Expresso]

Just for the record, and in NO WAY it gives an impression of the live power, but here is a short clip, Sultans from Bremen (not from me)

 

LE

[Jarle]

Just for the record, and in NO WAY it gives an impression of the live power, but here is a short clip, Sultans from Bremen (not from me)

 

LE

Great indeed! Powerfull stuff! I love what happens to the drums/guitar at 7:07

[ollyz]

  Great version
Not sure if its the main reason, but for me Ian is moving the whole band forward.
More drive, more energy, so SOS is now rock again, with a taste of funk.

[Hagelwurst_Curryslag]

I do really have to say that Mark gets better the older he gets 
Except from some tiny little parts his guitar work was brilliant last night. Sultans was great, the solo part of Piper was gorgeous! I dug up a diamond was great, but with Richard on the other Gibson it would have been better (like on the ATRR-Tour). But that way the song had a relaxed mood - quite fine.

And i have to say that Mark's voice sounds brilliant now! Haul away was a gem to me. I liked it on the album, but live it was waaaaaaaay better!! Also Romeo and Juliet was sung very emotionally.
Well, as i said: the older he gets.... (in German i would say: je oller, je doller  )

[Jana]

I have an video of the final solo. Was to 'confused' to film the whole song... we tought it was tupelo until he started to sing the first line. It was like 'woooooo'

That is funny! When they just startet BtT in Berlin I thought it is I dug up a diamond 

[Dutchessy]

So far away, very short but very close.

 

Hill farmers blues - endsolo

 

Piper to the end - endsolo (very close & nicee) 

 

I dug up a diamond - endsolo (first on youtube  )

 

[Dutchessy]

I have an video of the final solo. Was to 'confused' to film the whole song... we tought it was tupelo until he started to sing the first line. It was like 'woooooo'

That is funny! When they just startet BtT in Berlin I thought it is I dug up a diamond 

Yes, the beginning is almost identical I think. Pottel and I said to each other, "yes it's Tupelo." Until MK begun to sing... 

[Mona Dee]

I just arrived at home after the great concert in Bremen. I envy everybody who will see another concert soooo much !
Unfortunately I couldn`t meet all the Amiters (hey ingridswing, did I saw you at the entrance , giving away this photo-vouchers ? I couldn

[Dutchessy]

I was the only one at the 'picked meeting spot' called Maredo's at 16.30. We had dinner there. A good German Wiener Schnitzel!