(2) Ahead of the game

[Robson]

 

[Knopflerfan]

Lovely little video, no 'Geordie' scenes but I was thrilled just to see 'The Master' and band back in action personally!

[Robson]

And that's how it should be on the album. Ian Thomas for starters.

[Knopflerfan]

Plenty of film of newcomer Greg Leisz!

[dmg]

Pretty boring studio bound B&W fare.  Very similar to previous videos since Boom Like That and same shirt he wore in the Live Roadrunning video.

[Knopflerfan]

Pretty boring studio bound B&W fare.  Very similar to previous videos since Boom Like That.

Nah to the boring comment dmg - behave yourself! At least we've a video at long last!

[Robson]

Pretty boring studio bound B&W fare.  Very similar to previous videos since Boom Like That.

Nah to the boring comment dmg - behave yourself! At least we've a video at long last!

Exactly

[quizzaciously]

Pretty boring studio bound B&W fare.  Very similar to previous videos since Boom Like That.

Nah to the boring comment dmg - behave yourself! At least we've a video at long last!

Exactly

We need two forums — for optimists/idealists and sceptics/realists

[KnopfleRick]

I like the video and enjoyed watching them play. A look inside British Grove is always great.

[Rolo]

I don't know if the guitar nerds around here have noticed that Mark's Ahead Of The Game strat tone is very "chorusy". Very similar to the Sultans tone from the first Straits record.

Of course, he is using a different guitar and pickups.
But, the main thing, is very similar.

[Robson]

I have this riff in my head all the time.

[Elin N]

I don't know if I balance it by being a former camper on the positive side, at least some times, then over to the negative, and back again, and now I just feel...empty. Today, after not listening to the song during the weekend and not feeling like listening to it again, I thought what is wrong with me. Now we have a video! That itself should make me so happy! Instead I feel annoyed(!) and sad at the same time by the riff and the drums and the rythm.

[Mossguitar]

I don't know if the guitar nerds around here have noticed that Mark's Ahead Of The Game strat tone is very "chorusy". Very similar to the Sultans tone from the first Straits record.

Of course, he is using a different guitar and pickups.
But, the main thing, is very similar.

Yes, I see what you mean. But I think I hear some reverb and tremolo. I guesss that’s why he doesn’t use vibrato, because of the tremolo effect. Wonder If he finger picked on the recording. Sounds like a plectrum.

[dustyvalentino]

Pretty boring studio bound B&W fare.  Very similar to previous videos since Boom Like That and same shirt he wore in the Live Roadrunning video.

Maybe an XXL version now

[Knopflerfan]

I have this riff in my head all the time.

Hahaha! Join the club!!