aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary

[JF]

Oh yeah, why don't you like GH with henk ? Is it the faster pace ? I love it...

Hank and Mark are playing the same line, and its doesn't bring anything to the song.

I don't like the way Hank plays it. Cant explain..

[sweetsurrender]

JF,  what is Mark playing SG, first time in his career.

What is SG ?

[JF]

JF,  what is Mark playing SG, first time in his career.

What is SG ?

it's a gibson guitar, the white one he uses on TYL.
to my knowledge, its the only time Mark playing on a SG


http://ds.mk-guitar.com/other-gibson.htm

https://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1680&bih=924&q=gison+sg+white&oq=gison+sg+white&gs_l=img.3...1321.4781.0.5381.14.9.0.5.0.0.66.455.9.9.0....0...1ac.1.23.img..6.8.405.5iYoBi2mHoM

[JF]

I don't like Mandela SOS, Eric Clayton's guitar is too strong

Herlock, I just realized this morning while listening to "just one night", that if you find Eric's guitar too "strong" on mandela concert, it's maybe because you have the soundboard recording coming from "solid rock" silver bootleg (or the same master) ?

I never liked this mix, because indeed Eric's guitar is louder than Mark's one, Mark's guitar sounds dry, without reverb on this mix. It seems to be an "aux soundboard" mix, not the FOH mix. (a little bit like "american tour 85, if you see what I mean)

I far prefer the mix coming from the video that was broadcasted: here you have a more "overall" sound, with Mark's guitar at the front, and Eric's guitar more in the background.
the strange thing is that the sax on the slow pace of Sultans is barely audible, but all the other mix for all songs is far far better than the soundboard one circulating on the webn and which ended on "solid rock"

[ds1984]

I don't like Mandela SOS, Eric Clayton's guitar is too strong

Herlock, I just realized this morning while listening to "just one night", that if you find Eric's guitar too "strong" on mandela concert, it's maybe because you have the soundboard recording coming from "solid rock" silver bootleg (or the same master) ?

I never liked this mix, because indeed Eric's guitar is louder than Mark's one, Mark's guitar sounds dry, without reverb on this mix. It seems to be an "aux soundboard" mix, not the FOH mix. (a little bit like "american tour 85, if you see what I mean)

I far prefer the mix coming from the video that was broadcasted: here you have a more "overall" sound, with Mark's guitar at the front, and Eric's guitar more in the background.
the strange thing is that the sax on the slow pace of Sultans is barely audible, but all the other mix for all songs is far far better than the soundboard one circulating on the webn and which ended on "solid rock"

Solid Rock CD is taken from a vinyl source with quite bad mix, one key is hardly audible on WOL, Eric is totally buried when soloing on Solid Rock whereas the TV broadcast mix is better balanced.

[herlock]

Very interesting, thanks for the info !
I also have Mandela on DVD, it sounds better than the bootleg but I still prefer Alchemy and Live Aid for SOS

[JF]

Solid Rock CD is taken from a vinyl source with quite bad mix, one key is hardly audible on WOL, Eric is totally buried when soloing on Solid Rock whereas the TV broadcast mix is better balanced.

Yes exactly

[sweetsurrender]

Very interesting, thanks for the info !
I also have Mandela on DVD, it sounds better than the bootleg but I still prefer Alchemy and Live Aid for SOS

Absolutely agreed.  There's something quite magical about aLchemy concert altogether.

[alabhaois]

Fantastic live album-- perfect. I listen to it often.
 
alabhaois

[sweetsurrender]

Fantastic live album-- perfect. I listen to it often.
 
alabhaois

When I want to hear DS, this is exclusively the only album I listen to. 

[vgonis]

Alchemy is an album with completely different sound from the previous albums, mainly due to Terry's drums. I don't think he would be ideal for the studio albums but on this one he might be perfect.

[boboDS]

Just read an interesting comment on youtube (Sultans alchemy Vevo) by Charles J.:

A degree of exuberance which only the most hypermanic air guitarist could emulate.  I was at this concert 31 years ago & afterwards got the band's autographs at the stage door.  Mr Tommy Mandel - the dancing keyboardist - gave my chum a fiver to get home, the latter's wallet mislaid through  the freaking.  TM said he learned the necessary repertoire in the short space of a month and, in answer to a recent comment on this site that they might have been coked up, the musicians were as sober as judges in conversation; and Mr Illsley quietly got into his modest car and departed the Odeon.  True pros both on and off the stage. Great nite for fan & strait alike.?

[JF]

welcome back Wolfgang 

it's great to see/hear/read you again 

[superval99]

LE!    Welcome back Dear Old Thing!    I'm so pleased that you have returned to us again.   I'm really looking forward to reading your wonderful posts again!  Things just haven't been the same since you left.   

[dmg]

A large hole has just been filled on AMIT.  Welcome back DOT.