AMIT first impressions

[dmg]

My opinion so far: Best MK solo album since Shangri-La. And the best vocals since Communique? Really warm and soulful, aren’t they?

Agreed. Mark sings really well on this album.

I think he sings really well on some of them too, but on others he sounds dull and lifeless - the title track being one.

[Knopflerfan]

My opinion so far: Best MK solo album since Shangri-La. And the best vocals since Communique? Really warm and soulful, aren’t they?

Agreed. Mark sings really well on this album.

I think he sings really well on some of them too, but on others he sounds dull and lifeless - the title track being one.

Dull and lifeless?? Nah

[KnopfleRick]

I have always loved Mark's vioce and I think with age it's getting better and better. 
His voice also fits perfectly with the songs. I can't imagine anyone else singing his songs but him.
That's one of the reasons why I don't care about tribute bands.

[stratmad]

True. Sometimes I wonder if he actually took singing lessons, starting from around the time of STP. You can certainly hear a big difference, not just in the way he sings, but also in the compositions. And it's been getting better all the time!

[Love Expresso]

He quit smoking around that time and finally detected that lungs are for breathing, too.

LE

[stratmad]

I quit smoking some fifteen years ago, and I still can't sing! 

[Kris-b]

He quit smoking around that time and finally detected that lungs are for breathing, too.

LE

🤣🤣🤣

[Knopflerfan]

I have always loved Mark's vioce and I think with age it's getting better and better. 
His voice also fits perfectly with the songs. I can't imagine anyone else singing his songs but him.
That's one of the reasons why I don't care about tribute bands.

I'm with you 100% with regards his voice, I also am not keen on tribute bands as I don't want to hear Ron the schoolteacher by day and lead singer/guitarist by night  trying to mimic 'The Master'

[stratmad]

Actually, the improvement may have started even earlier one, come to think of it.
I remember listening to "The Lily of the West" and thinking  "WTF, he never sang like this in DS!" At the time, he was still a smoker, though. Maybe it was because of the Hillbillies tours, singing all those harmonies?

[dustyvalentino]

Actually, the improvement may have started even earlier one, come to think of it.
I remember listening to "The Lily of the West" and thinking  "WTF, he never sang like this in DS!" At the time, he was still a smoker, though. Maybe it was because of the Hillbillies tours, singing all those harmonies?

The actual singing still wasn’t that great on that one. It was just that he finally had to sing a melody.

[dmg]

Actually, the improvement may have started even earlier one, come to think of it.
I remember listening to "The Lily of the West" and thinking  "WTF, he never sang like this in DS!" At the time, he was still a smoker, though. Maybe it was because of the Hillbillies tours, singing all those harmonies?

The actual singing still wasn’t that great on that one. It was just that he finally had to sing a melody.

But he sung it with such a fine Oirish accent so he did!  🍀 🎩

I may be alone but I miss that gravely accent to his vocal he had during the Golden Heart era.

[knopfler1]

#3 in the UK album charts!

[Nick14]

Great stuff!

[stratmad]

But he sung it with such a fine Oirish accent so he did!  🍀 🎩

Yes!  I love it when he imitates all sorts of accents. Some people just have a talent for that.

I may be alone but I miss that gravely accent to his vocal he had during the Golden Heart era.

Not alone! 

[Shangri-La]

Homogeneous album in the top 3 with STP and Tracker.