About the Dire Straits comments, I really cannot understand why anyone would really wish to have one.. of course they were great, phantastic, legendary etc..but do you really really think Mark suddenly starts to play long and energetic solos again? I have the biggest fear he would do that... damaging and shredding the legacy...have you attended the Tracker tour?
LE
Agree, MK can't play in a DS way anymore, better let them rest for good that relive them badly.
I don't agree.
Neither do I. I am so grateful that MK tours and plays, and he brings the house down (quite literally in Paris 2015) with SOS.
Yes, because we're all fans, that's Mark playing his most iconic tune and so on, but his playing hasn't been the same since the KTGC tour. It's pretty evident, guys. Still Mark, still got the touch, but very far from being that fluid, savvy and unpredictable guitar ace he was back in the day. His vibratos and bends are still there but the solos are inconsistent and even floppy sometimes. I like saying Mark's solos were like opera performances: the dynamics, the progression, the peak, the grand finale...
Having said that, he's still Mark Knopfler, meaning unique and pleasant.
