#01 DTRW TOUR - Apr 25 2019 - Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain #SPOILER#

[Pottel]

indeed, relax, enjoy the tour as it goes on, it WILL be the last one.
and yes, who knows, maybe it is not him becoming an older man, but rather an arthritis problem in his fingers.
e.g.
who knows.
but whatever, no bitching to one and other pls.

[2manyguitars]

I know this was only the first night, but I'm not exactly over the moon about this at all.  He seems to be struggling imo.

you can't listen something with a crap sound quality like that one, I have a basically perfect audience recording, outstanding playing,
the only problem is that it's a short final solo

Good sound doesn't make a struggling performance outstanding!

there's zero struggling infact, you have no idea what you are talking about, if you listen to a crap recording you don't get what's really happening, even if you have a very trained ear, that recording is just unlistenable, same for the valencia one

Zero struggling?? what are you watching/listening to??

And a lot of people on here know what we are talking about.....

no, if you listen to a crap recording it's impossible to understand what's really going on

Whatever the merit of judging these performances there's no doubt that the tempo of TR was subtly altered some time ago to aid mark a little. Plenty of little 'greenies' in both performances, but also plenty of effort and still some good little fluid passages.

Gives us mere mortals some hope 

[shangri la 1]

indeed, relax, enjoy the tour as it goes on, it WILL be the last one.
and yes, who knows, maybe it is not him becoming an older man, but rather an arthritis problem in his fingers.
e.g.
who knows.
but whatever, no bitching to one and other pls.

Yes Agree 100% pottel! We need to just give the man our full support/admiration for the decades of enjoyment he has given to us all! Be thankful he still writes, records and performs but now now constrained by failing physical adroitness.
 
As a person with arthritis, in almost every joint of my body, I can totally empathize with Mark if his does have it! His early years as a Hill Farmer, exposed to all weathers and a motorbike accident, must have had some impact on his body, so let's just be REAL happy that he can still lift a guitar let alone do all these concerts for us fans.

[Silvertown]

WAM is arranged nicely! I reallly hope that Mark feels comfortable enough to strat with it so we will hear it again.

[TheTimeWasWrong]

[qjamesfloyd]

What a great photo.

[Knopflerfan]

Indeed a fantastic, warm picture of 'the master's- great find thankyou

[PensaGhost]

Whatever the merit of judging these performances there's no doubt that the tempo of TR was subtly altered some time ago to aid mark a little. Plenty of little 'greenies' in both performances, but also plenty of effort and still some good little fluid passages.

Gives us mere mortals some hope 

Yes, speed is the only thing that has suffered (quite big time) for the last 15 years, especially since he was so fast previously.

Gilmour for example has not suffered much on the speed side cause pink floyd songs have always been pretty slow since the very beginning, contrarily to dire straits songs.

Regarding all the rest, touch, inspiration, is beyond imagination,
for example Telegraph Road final solo from 1992 was much faster than now obviously, but he is struggling now ?
I don't think so, actually the Barcelona final solo from this tour imo is much more enjoyable overall to me than the much faster ones.

[PensaGhost]

Notes from Richard

https://www.richard-bennett.com/down-the-road-wherever-tour-2019/2019/4/27/london-barcelona-valencia-madrid?fbclid=IwAR1ByjauGIeG9ga4yhP21zB9z9iNOPx4ib0B91FuL_03NFVFHAPxSxF1J10

[Knopflerfan]

Notes from Richard

https://www.richard-bennett.com/down-the-road-wherever-tour-2019/2019/4/27/london-barcelona-valencia-madrid?fbclid=IwAR1ByjauGIeG9ga4yhP21zB9z9iNOPx4ib0B91FuL_03NFVFHAPxSxF1J10

Hahaha, I did chuckle at Mr Bennetts early wake up!!!!

[Love Expresso]

To see Mark playing STP and DWB seems much more right and better than Skydiver or Broken Bones. It's a lovely feeling of homecoming and satisfaction. The new arrangement of Matchstick Man is really beautiful and My Beacon Roll is pretty good in the second half.

As much as I like the album version of Nobody Does That, I agree that it isn't working live (yet), mainly because Mark just mumbles and is hardly understandable. The relaxed feel of OUATITW is absolutely gorgeous. Plus he plays some very signature style licks on that one.
Silvertown Blues needs some more runnings to be really great. On Every Street doesn't do it for me live as it already didn't in 2015 with this band as it so much needs Paul Franklin. Otherwise I do not really miss anything. Maybe Father and Son, but certainly not HFB or Sultans which had their time and were not given justice anymore in 2015. Good to skip them now.
Just some thoughts.

LE

[jabbathehut]

great set list just a shame there isn't more from the new album on it.Maybe it will come as they have a chance to practice a bit more.Wonder if they will change it up more than ever as it seems to be the last time around.

[superval99]

To see Mark playing STP and DWB seems much more right and better than Skydiver or Broken Bones. It's a lovely feeling of homecoming and satisfaction. The new arrangement of Matchstick Man is really beautiful and My Beacon Roll is pretty good in the second half.

As much as I like the album version of Nobody Does That, I agree that it isn't working live (yet), mainly because Mark just mumbles and is hardly understandable. The relaxed feel of OUATITW is absolutely gorgeous. Plus he plays some very signature style licks on that one.
Silvertown Blues needs some more runnings to be really great. On Every Street doesn't do it for me live as it already didn't in 2015 with this band as it so much needs Paul Franklin. Otherwise I do not really miss anything. Maybe Father and Son, but certainly not HFB or Sultans which had their time and were not given justice anymore in 2015. Good to skip them now.
Just some thoughts.

LE

Have you changed your mind now about selling your ticket, LE?   

[Love Expresso]

No. But I will have a look if the set really is set in stone or if there are any surprises possible.

LE

[Love Expresso]

The new tour HAD to have a good shake up of the set list. It was necessary and really important. They could have messed up that but I admit that this one really works well and is under the special circumstances a really good and satisfying one. If the soundboard recordings are done better and not in such a disastrous way than 2015 it would be perfect and worth a farewell tour. Maybe they learned and take their time to do it better, regarding the three weeks delivery time.

LE