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[superval99]

Paul Simon, 80, with decent playing and singing. Not how he used to, of course, but damn! Can you imagine MK at 80 doing solo guitar stuff?

 Mark, though, isn't blessed with a beautiful voice (you know what I mean) and mumbles a lot, so I don't think a solo perfomance like this would work that well. I'm really curious how the new album will sound, though.

"River of Grog" sounded pretty OK to me, also the solo version of "Marbletown".    I still love MK's voice too, btw.   

[Robson]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

[KnopfleRick]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

Totally agree with you, Robson!
Mark's voice is so unique and sounds so natural. I can't think of anyone other than him singing his great songs. His voice got even better with age and that is very rare.
I hope one day he will release an album with just him and his guitar(s) (acoustic and electric).

[Robson]

I'm glad:) I have the same feelings 

[SG]

I love Mark Knopfler's voice, especially since 2004
I would like to hear more voices like that in my job (I am a sound engineer in film dubbing)

[dmg]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

Totally agree with you, Robson!
Mark's voice is so unique and sounds so natural. I can't think of anyone other than him singing his great songs. His voice got even better with age and that is very rare.
I hope one day he will release an album with just him and his guitar(s) (acoustic and electric).

Can't agree with you there, at least not live.  His voice is very weak these days.  I listened to MFN from MSG the other day and his voice was shot.  He was really struggling and couldn't even get out all the words.  His voice has actually been on a downwards slope since the BIA tour.

[superval99]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

Totally agree with you, Robson!
Mark's voice is so unique and sounds so natural. I can't think of anyone other than him singing his great songs. His voice got even better with age and that is very rare.
I hope one day he will release an album with just him and his guitar(s) (acoustic and electric).

Can't agree with you there, at least not live.  His voice is very weak these days.  I listened to MFN from MSG the other day and his voice was shot.  He was really struggling and couldn't even get out all the words.  His voice has actually been on a downwards slope since the BIA tour.

No, the fact is his voice has changed over the years from the rawness of his DS days to his smoother voice post-DS, maybe because he stopped smoking.   I love both voices, rough and smooth, but I get the feeling that you haven't moved on from the DS days - you are still fundamentally a DS fan!

His voice at Leeds sounded pretty good to me, but maybe not so good at some other shows, probably due to too many performances in a row.

[Jules]

Also when on tour the voice suffers and change, usually to worst.

I worked in a hotel that hosted many musicians playing in the city and around and there were always issues with the air conditioning on their rooms, restaurant etc as it would affect his voice. Think that MSG was the last show of a tour who passed by Italy during a very hot summer, and also playing between 4 or 5 shows per week since April.

[dmg]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

Totally agree with you, Robson!
Mark's voice is so unique and sounds so natural. I can't think of anyone other than him singing his great songs. His voice got even better with age and that is very rare.
I hope one day he will release an album with just him and his guitar(s) (acoustic and electric).

Can't agree with you there, at least not live.  His voice is very weak these days.  I listened to MFN from MSG the other day and his voice was shot.  He was really struggling and couldn't even get out all the words.  His voice has actually been on a downwards slope since the BIA tour.

No, the fact is his voice has changed over the years from the rawness of his DS days to his smoother voice post-DS, maybe because he stopped smoking.   I love both voices, rough and smooth, but I get the feeling that you haven't moved on from the DS days - you are still fundamentally a DS fan!

His voice at Leeds sounded pretty good to me, but maybe not so good at some other shows, probably due to too many performances in a row.

I'll admit to being fundamentally a DS fan, however I maintain what I said about his voice and his main appeal has always been his unique gruff vocal contrasting with his unique clean guitar tone.

After the BIA tour his vocal delivery became notably less energetic.  Just listen to OES tour performances for comparison.

[superval99]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

Totally agree with you, Robson!
Mark's voice is so unique and sounds so natural. I can't think of anyone other than him singing his great songs. His voice got even better with age and that is very rare.
I hope one day he will release an album with just him and his guitar(s) (acoustic and electric).

Can't agree with you there, at least not live.  His voice is very weak these days.  I listened to MFN from MSG the other day and his voice was shot.  He was really struggling and couldn't even get out all the words.  His voice has actually been on a downwards slope since the BIA tour.

No, the fact is his voice has changed over the years from the rawness of his DS days to his smoother voice post-DS, maybe because he stopped smoking.   I love both voices, rough and smooth, but I get the feeling that you haven't moved on from the DS days - you are still fundamentally a DS fan!

His voice at Leeds sounded pretty good to me, but maybe not so good at some other shows, probably due to too many performances in a row.

I'll admit to being fundamentally a DS fan, however I maintain what I said about his voice and his main appeal has always been his unique gruff vocal contrasting with his unique clean guitar tone.

After the BIA tour his vocal delivery became notably less energetic.  Just listen to OES tour performances for comparison.

Just like you, I became a fan because of his rough voice and beautiful guitar - I couldn't believe the singer and the guitarist were one and the same, but when MK went solo I really loved the way his voice had changed.  Just listen to his voice on 5.15am or Basil for instance, not forgetting Back to Tupelo live in Edinburgh which was so beautiful! 

I enjoy both sides of MK to this day and I'm so glad I'm still a fan!

[Darling Pretty]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

Totally agree with you, Robson!
Mark's voice is so unique and sounds so natural. I can't think of anyone other than him singing his great songs. His voice got even better with age and that is very rare.
I hope one day he will release an album with just him and his guitar(s) (acoustic and electric).

Can't agree with you there, at least not live.  His voice is very weak these days.  I listened to MFN from MSG the other day and his voice was shot.  He was really struggling and couldn't even get out all the words.  His voice has actually been on a downwards slope since the BIA tour.

No, the fact is his voice has changed over the years from the rawness of his DS days to his smoother voice post-DS, maybe because he stopped smoking.   I love both voices, rough and smooth, but I get the feeling that you haven't moved on from the DS days - you are still fundamentally a DS fan!

His voice at Leeds sounded pretty good to me, but maybe not so good at some other shows, probably due to too many performances in a row.

I'll admit to being fundamentally a DS fan, however I maintain what I said about his voice and his main appeal has always been his unique gruff vocal contrasting with his unique clean guitar tone.

After the BIA tour his vocal delivery became notably less energetic.  Just listen to OES tour performances for comparison.

It got worse from BIA to OES Tour and GH. But it got better after he quit smoking.
You can clearly hear on the STP Album and song. After that his vocals got really better and evolved

[ds1984]

Until a few years ago I did not notice how bad the voice sounded on MFN on the 2005 US show from Passalong Crowfly.

I was shocked as I expected he had a better voice then.

But in all honesty I am more focused on the guitarist than the singer.

[dmg]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

Totally agree with you, Robson!
Mark's voice is so unique and sounds so natural. I can't think of anyone other than him singing his great songs. His voice got even better with age and that is very rare.
I hope one day he will release an album with just him and his guitar(s) (acoustic and electric).

Can't agree with you there, at least not live.  His voice is very weak these days.  I listened to MFN from MSG the other day and his voice was shot.  He was really struggling and couldn't even get out all the words.  His voice has actually been on a downwards slope since the BIA tour.

No, the fact is his voice has changed over the years from the rawness of his DS days to his smoother voice post-DS, maybe because he stopped smoking.   I love both voices, rough and smooth, but I get the feeling that you haven't moved on from the DS days - you are still fundamentally a DS fan!

His voice at Leeds sounded pretty good to me, but maybe not so good at some other shows, probably due to too many performances in a row.

I'll admit to being fundamentally a DS fan, however I maintain what I said about his voice and his main appeal has always been his unique gruff vocal contrasting with his unique clean guitar tone.

After the BIA tour his vocal delivery became notably less energetic.  Just listen to OES tour performances for comparison.

It got worse from BIA to OES Tour and GH. But it got better after he quit smoking.
You can clearly hear on the STP Album and song. After that his vocals got really better and evolved

Well, "better" is subjective as he isn't a technical singer.  Really I was referring to his ability in touring and performing live as that is what we were discussing.  Most people can sound pretty good in a studio.

[KnopfleRick]

I've always liked the timbre of MK's voice. He always matched me with his music and lyrics.

Totally agree with you, Robson!
Mark's voice is so unique and sounds so natural. I can't think of anyone other than him singing his great songs. His voice got even better with age and that is very rare.
I hope one day he will release an album with just him and his guitar(s) (acoustic and electric).

Can't agree with you there, at least not live.  His voice is very weak these days.  I listened to MFN from MSG the other day and his voice was shot.  He was really struggling and couldn't even get out all the words.  His voice has actually been on a downwards slope since the BIA tour.

No, the fact is his voice has changed over the years from the rawness of his DS days to his smoother voice post-DS, maybe because he stopped smoking.   I love both voices, rough and smooth, but I get the feeling that you haven't moved on from the DS days - you are still fundamentally a DS fan!

His voice at Leeds sounded pretty good to me, but maybe not so good at some other shows, probably due to too many performances in a row.

I'll admit to being fundamentally a DS fan, however I maintain what I said about his voice and his main appeal has always been his unique gruff vocal contrasting with his unique clean guitar tone.

After the BIA tour his vocal delivery became notably less energetic.  Just listen to OES tour performances for comparison.

Just like you, I became a fan because of his rough voice and beautiful guitar - I couldn't believe the singer and the guitarist were one and the same, but when MK went solo I really loved the way his voice had changed.  Just listen to his voice on 5.15am or Basil for instance, not forgetting Back to Tupelo live in Edinburgh which was so beautiful! 

I enjoy both sides of MK to this day and I'm so glad I'm still a fan!

 

[qjamesfloyd]

I remember reading a magazine review of one of Mark's albums years ago which stated "Mark Knopfler could be accused of never having sung a note in his life!! But he has certainly played a few" I don't agree with that, I think his voice is as unique as his guitar playing, I watch reaction videos on YouTube, and it is amazing how many people love his voice, especially people who are hearing him and his songs for the first time.