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[dustyvalentino]

He even wrote a song about how much he loves touring. I think he liked leading the whole travelling circus, crew and all.

[quizzaciously]

He even wrote a song about how much he loves touring. I think he liked leading the whole travelling circus, crew and all.

I understand your excitement guys, though I'm an ultra-realist, and touring is also a way to make money. It would be great if Mark's shows were more varied, especially given the quality of musicians who can play virtually anything on their instruments.

The last 2 or 3 tours were like Groundhog Day, where you can't even tell what's different, including shirts and all, jokes, countries visited, etc. The setlist problem will continue to be one of the worst Knopflergates in history.

[Robson]

He even wrote a song about how much he loves touring. I think he liked leading the whole travelling circus, crew and all.

Rollin' on?

[quizzaciously]

He even wrote a song about how much he loves touring. I think he liked leading the whole travelling circus, crew and all.

Rollin' on?

More like Privateering.

[Robson]

It'true

[Eddie Fox]

I’m sure Mark loves playing live but maybe he knows his best days are way behind him and doesn’t want to damage his legacy. Just for the record I’d pay big dollars to see him even if he doesn’t play any solos at all but in the end it’s up to him whether to expose himself or not.

[cannibals]

What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

[Jules]

What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

[Robson]

What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

Exactly! Nobody is perfect at concerts.

[cannibals]

What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

True,.but they don't use a brass section to fil up some solo's who were normally played by guitar... or am i totally wrong here.....?

[Jules]

What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

True,.but they don't use a brass section to fil up some solo's who were normally played by guitar... or am i totally wrong here.....?

No, they rather show their mistakes and show how age are they really.

[Knopflerfan]

What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

With regards David Gilmour he more than makes up for his slight mistakes!
Love the unrehearsed 'On the turning away' which he played in Venice on the 11/08/2006!

[quizzaciously]

What is it that other great guitarplayers like EC Brian May David Gilmour are still able to play good and fast solo's in their 70's and MK is not.

I can't talk about May, but Clapton and Gilmour on their last tours are playing with plenty of mistakes here and there. I witnessed it.

With regards David Gilmour he more than makes up for his slight mistakes!
Love the unrehearsed 'On the turning away' which he played in Venice on the 11/08/2006!

To be frank, it's easier to make mistakes when playing with fingers whereas May and David play with a coin and a pick respectively. Fingerpicking is a pretty demanding thing on the right hand, and a lot of people struggle to play with fingers when they get old. Starting to get artificial fingernails, and switching to nylon strings (like Chet Atkins), so it's not that easy.

[ds1984]

I witnessed Albert Lee (then 75 years old) opening for Mark in St Julien. He sounded 20 years younger than Mark.

[dustyvalentino]

Pointless comparing people. Maybe MK has arthritis and the others don't.

Also, did Gilmour ever play fast?