When mark was at his best?

[ybot]

We could analize Mark playng SOS TOL other any other.
1977(the beginning) 1980(tv broadcasts) 1983(alchemy and other live gigs) 1985/1986(bia tour)  1988(mandela)  1991/1993(OES)  and his solo carreer but I believe the choice is by 1983 to 1993-
What do you think?

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ybot

[rmarques821]

For me it's the On Every Street tour, back in 1991/1992. His playing back then was so fluid, so intense...Sometimes it looked like the strings were about to melt.

[ybot]

I like OES tour as mark played extraordinary versions.
1985 had many live gigs to highlight.

[Jules]

During OES your he could had played his best guitar solos while sleeping.

Now, it's a different story.

[ybot]

I believe, his gig were worsen since 1993 to 1996 and worse after that

[the visitor]

1988 I think he was probably at his peak. BIA not in the distant past but looking forward and before the country diversion.  What an album from that time period would have sounded like we will never know.

Mandela sounded full of confidence. OES always felt bittersweet.

[Darling Pretty]

Very simple...
From 1977 to 2017

MK is always at his best
Only his Guitar playing suffered after his Motorcycle accident 2003

[quizzaciously]

Very simple...
From 1977 to 2017

MK is always at his best
Only his Guitar playing suffered after his Motorcycle accident 2003

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[MK-47]

Those Rockpalast versions of In The Gallery, Single Handed Sailor, Where Do You Think Y... had left me shaking my head for hours after I first saw them. So, I would say the beginning (1977-). Those days are almost mythical to me. My second favorite period is the OES time of his career. The best part of his solo career in my opinion are the 96ers.

[Eddie Fox]

For me it's the On Every Street tour, back in 1991/1992. His playing back then was so fluid, so intense...Sometimes it looked like the strings were about to melt.

Couldn't agree more. He was on fire, concert after concert. That Dublin bootleg is scary!

[ybot]

Yes, OES tour was great, I prefer the Pensa-suhr guitar to schecter/fender/les paul in some of songs.
We all have got our preferencies. I play the guitar and I guess some of you too.
I think we can see Mark´s performance through the years by his main solos, SOS TOL MFN Telegraph road Pr Investigations and others

[Ingo]

It depends on your focus. He is definitely at his best writing beautiful folk songs and melodies NOW! Those who love fancy guitar stuff will like the 80ies more.

Personally I like all the very early stuff best, you know the '77 pub rock thing (just listen to that 8 track recording of Eastbound Train from the Hopes&Anchor pub, imagine we would have the whole recording of that gig  .

Basically he is always more than great

[Jules]

Which 8 tracks from which Hope and anchor recording?

[Ingo]

Which 8 tracks from which Hope and anchor recording?

Not 8 tracks, only one song (Eastbound Train). It was recorded on an 8-track tape machine. I can imagine that other songs from that gig were also recorded but were never published, just like the Communique demos-

[Jules]

You're right, I read it too quickly