My first impressions on the album

[Robson]

"I've been listening to the three songs on repeat and love them all"

Me too

[Robson]

JF what do you think about "Before My Train Comes? Is this another personal and autobiographical song?

[hunter v2.0]

I listened to AOTG quite a bit, the other two not much. First of all because I'm not really taken with them, and secondly, I want to save them for the full album experience. How they work in the overall context is important to me.

[JF]

JF what do you think about "Before My Train Comes? Is this another personal and autobiographical song?

I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics to be honest.

And we know that when Mark says "my" or "I" in a song, it's not necessarily him.

[Robson]

JF what do you think about "Before My Train Comes? Is this another personal and autobiographical song?

I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics to be honest.

And we know that when Mark says "my" or "I" in a song, it's not necessarily him.

It’s true.

[JF]

JF what do you think about "Before My Train Comes? Is this another personal and autobiographical song?

I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics to be honest.

And we know that when Mark says "my" or "I" in a song, it's not necessarily him.

It’s true.

I tried to figure out the lyrics.
they are not very long

sorry, my english is average, and I don't understand very well.

this I what I could hear :


"That’s my train comin’…
I can’t hear the « wiss of glow » (note sure of these words)…   There’s some(thing) you should know
..
Good times together can last you for a while
well a cloud comes from nowhere out of the blue sky
...
Before I leave you and I end up my "guns" (not sure if it's "guns")
Before my train comes"

what I understand is a man who leaves his girlfriend, and the train is a metaphore of a new life. But I could be wrong

[Dutchessy]

About the same subject as 'Watch me Gone'?

[JF]

About the same subject as 'Watch me Gone'?

maybe...

but it can also be another character and not autobiographical... I bet we will never know, because Mark will never give the answer

[superval99]

JF what do you think about "Before My Train Comes? Is this another personal and autobiographical song?

I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics to be honest.

And we know that when Mark says "my" or "I" in a song, it's not necessarily him.

It’s true.

I tried to figure out the lyrics.
they are not very long

sorry, my english is average, and I don't understand very well.

this I what I could hear :


"That’s my train comin’…
I can’t hear the « wiss of glow » (note sure of these words)…   There’s some(thing) you should know
..
Good times together can last you for a while
well a cloud comes from nowhere out of the blue sky
...
Before I leave you and I end up my "guns" (not sure if it's "guns")
Before my train comes"

what I understand is a man who leaves his girlfriend, and the train is a metaphore of a new life. But I could be wrong

"That's my train comin'  I can't hear the wiss of glow"

Maybe it could be:

"That's my train comin' I can't hear the whistle blow" ?

[JF]

JF what do you think about "Before My Train Comes? Is this another personal and autobiographical song?

I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics to be honest.

And we know that when Mark says "my" or "I" in a song, it's not necessarily him.

It’s true.

I tried to figure out the lyrics.
they are not very long

sorry, my english is average, and I don't understand very well.

this I what I could hear :


"That’s my train comin’…
I can’t hear the « wiss of glow » (note sure of these words)…   There’s some(thing) you should know
..
Good times together can last you for a while
well a cloud comes from nowhere out of the blue sky
...
Before I leave you and I end up my "guns" (not sure if it's "guns")
Before my train comes"

what I understand is a man who leaves his girlfriend, and the train is a metaphore of a new life. But I could be wrong

"That's my train comin'  I can't hear the wiss of glow"

Maybe it could be:

"That's my train comin' I can't hear the whistle blow" ?

yes Val. I listened to it again and it seems to be that. Thank you

[GIUMK]

JF, in your opinion, what could be a possible next single?

[JF]

JF, in your opinion, what could be a possible next single?

I'd say that "Before My Train Comes" has a catchy melody, but too much country-folk for radio I think...

"Smart Money" has the typical MK guitar sound, but too slow for radio I think...

"Janine" has a catchy chorus, but again I find it a little bit to much slow/low key for a single

other songs are also too much calm-knopflerish-style if you see what I mean. It's like you would have released Sucker row as single for example 

with already 3 singles, I'm not sure there will be another one 

[GIUMK]

JF, in your opinion, what could be a possible next single?

I'd say that "Before My Train Comes" has a catchy melody, but too much country-folk for radio I think...

"Smart Money" has the typical MK guitar sound, but too slow for radio I think...

"Janine" has a catchy chorus, but again I find it a little bit to much slow/low key for a single

other songs are also too much calm-knopflerish-style if you see what I mean. It's like you would have released Sucker row as single for example 

with already 3 singles, I'm not sure there will be another one 

OK, thank you.  And how do you see Scavengers Yard?  You said it has a beat like Broken Bones, so it's up-tempo, right?

[JF]

Thank you for your impressions JF

The synth intro/outro we hear in the film One Deep River part 1 is Tunnel 13 or Sweeter Than The Rain?

the part at 00:48 here ?

https://youtu.be/-xg8Kqu44Yw?t=48

I searched it again, it's not on any of the 12 tracks !

maybe on a bonus track ? or one track from the EP ? 

the Tunnel 13 intro is not on synth but on background vocals. Beautiful !

Yes.
What a surprise  Thank you for your answer.

I said before that the second track in video 1 (instrumental keyboard) is not excatly the outro from Tunnel 13....

But...
after several listenings... I think (but not sure) that the instrumental part in video EPK is the keyboard part of the outro from Tunnel 13. It's the same key
but not really sure...

[JF]

JF, in your opinion, what could be a possible next single?

I'd say that "Before My Train Comes" has a catchy melody, but too much country-folk for radio I think...

"Smart Money" has the typical MK guitar sound, but too slow for radio I think...

"Janine" has a catchy chorus, but again I find it a little bit to much slow/low key for a single

other songs are also too much calm-knopflerish-style if you see what I mean. It's like you would have released Sucker row as single for example 

with already 3 singles, I'm not sure there will be another one 

OK, thank you.  And how do you see Scavengers Yard?  You said it has a beat like Broken Bones, so it's up-tempo, right?

Yes. Indeed, could be a single in the vein of a mix between Broken Bones / Good on you son