Sailing to Philladelphia as a Dire Straits album

[foma]

Paul Crockford shouting 'Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark Knooooooooooooopfler' in his Union Jack suit is one of the worst things I can remember in my life.

[ds1984]

It's fun.

[Dutchessy]

It's fun.

I like it too 

[dmg]

Paul Crockford shouting 'Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark Knooooooooooooopfler' in his Union Jack suit is one of the worst things I can remember in my life.

You need to attend the Glasgow show then because he doesn't wear that jacket here.  In Glasgow he'd get attacked by some Yes voters and Celtic supporters!

[Justme]

He's got a bright orange one, too. Maybe he should wear it in the Netherlands 

Anyway I like his announcement. Some people even mistake him for MK when he enters the stage, I guess, because of the loud cheering by some people.

[dmg]

He's got a bright orange one, too. Maybe he should wear it in the Netherlands 

That's banned in Glasgow too due to the possibility of outraging some Celtic supporters!  It's a "complicated" city. 

[foma]

Hm, I still find it pretty strange. Never saw such an over-super-loud-proud announcement. I like modest walking on stage by Mark much more.
One of the best walking on stage was performed by Hugh Laurie — he appeared on the side of the stage while dancing like amateur.
This was super-duper-fun and settled the good mood on the whole show ahead. But this roar by PC on stage in jacket is just not for me.

[dmg]

Hm, I still find it pretty strange. Never saw such an over-super-loud-proud announcement. I like modest walking on stage by Mark much more.
One of the best walking on stage was performed by Hugh Laurie — he appeared on the side of the stage while dancing like amateur.
This was super-duper-fun and settled the good mood on the whole show ahead. But this roar by PC on stage in jacket is just not for me.

I see what you mean.  It's the one thing that doesn't fit with the rest of the show;  everything in the show is so underrated and low-key, yet you have it announced by a man wearing a costume jacket with a voice like a foghorn.  No one would ever suspect he's actually his "manager."  Perhaps this is his job?  I haven't any doubt that this part of the show was invented by PC himself and has nothing to do with Mark.

[Jules]

Perhaps Ed is available for an exclusive amit interview in a private section? Or maybe it is better not to disturb the ghosts of the past? 

It's no secret I love Ed to bits.  I think Mark is the sort of guy who needs someone like Ed to keep him on track.  Without Ed I sometimes think that Mark just doesn't know his best songs or what direction to go.  Perhaps he's just too arrogant in that respect and needs someone of Ed's personality to put him in his place and let him know.  Whatever it was, they complimented each other and it worked.

With PC there is no direction, no promo, no organisation and Mark seemingly left to get on with it choosing some awful songs for albums while leaving out the best ones!  There's absolutely no doubt in my mind that his career has taken a downturn overall (not only the music) since PC came along.

You nailed it!

[Jules]

Paul Crockford shouting 'Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark Knooooooooooooopfler' in his Union Jack suit is one of the worst things I can remember in my life.

I don't like it either. It started as PC reading the no video recordings policy, and when touring with Dylan and seeing Dylan was introduced that way, or similar, PC started to do it.

Totally unnecessary

[foma]

Hm, I still find it pretty strange. Never saw such an over-super-loud-proud announcement. I like modest walking on stage by Mark much more.
One of the best walking on stage was performed by Hugh Laurie — he appeared on the side of the stage while dancing like amateur.
This was super-duper-fun and settled the good mood on the whole show ahead. But this roar by PC on stage in jacket is just not for me.

I see what you mean.  It's the one thing that doesn't fit with the rest of the show;  everything in the show is so underrated and low-key, yet you have it announced by a man wearing a costume jacket with a voice like a foghorn.  No one would ever suspect he's actually his "manager."  Perhaps this is his job?  I haven't any doubt that this part of the show was invented by PC himself and has nothing to do with Mark.

Yes, I hope it wasn't Mark's idea

Sailing to Philladelphia as a Dire Straits album — I heard only about 'What It Is' being a Dire Straits alike-song.

I believe Mark's relationships with Ed wasn't interrupted on a bad chord. I think it's something like John Illsley thing. Hey, he can't play double bass, so Mark just have to search somebody else. Looking at whole Dire Straits chronology and success I can only say — Ed was really good.

“I always say to bands: why take me on for my experience if you then ignore my advice?
If you want somebody who just is going to tell you that you’re great, you might as well get your mum to manage you.”

Said Paul Crockford. Read more: http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/2008/February18_0_0_2.html#ixzz3f1YrtO2S

[Jules]

That quote from PC is quite fun, as he does it just for the rest of his bands, that are very unknown to me...

In that interview he kind of says how lucky he is managing something like MK who guarantee a big amount of success without having to work too much (the big and loyal MK fan base...)

I wonder if PC manage to take more than 20% of the decisions... With someone so successful and that fan base you only have to "go with the swallows"

[ds1984]

I guess PC is in charge of the deal with the cars company and the associated contractual corp. gig.

With Dire Straits Mark was built for success.
Solo, Mark does what he intends to.

[nababo]

My two cents on this subject, not regarding to Ed or Paul.

I always thought the other way round, that OES was the first Mark Knopfler solo album, with the help from some familiar musicians. This was Vgonis the Greek input, and I think he nails it.

[ds1984]

Despite a few exception such as the closing track OES really sounds like a DS album. STP ix a mixed bag, half of the  stuff really sounds as a DS follow up whereas the other half is a step to more personal stuff but this album has more unit than Golden Heart that was more of a patchwork of Mark's influences.