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markp wrote:

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Can't agree with you, Mossguitar. From the opening bars of Down to the Waterline, to the closing bars of Solid Rock from On The Night, Mk has always played uptempo songs, and the live interpretations had an even harder edge. Even the slower numbers, such as PI, BIA, Planet of New Orleans, etc had an edge to them.

STP had What it is, Silvertown, Junkie Doll, Speedway, Do America, all good solid enjoyable faster songs, put them in whichever genre that you will. Why Aye Man was great, but I can't think of too many since then in a similar style?? I long for the kind of music that made MK famous, which he seems to have deserted now. I hope to be pleasently surprised with the new album, but just because the musicians involved think it is technically brilliant (which I'm sure it will be) this doesn't mean that the untrained ear of "Joe Public" like me will rate it higher than the former glories that I hold so dear.

Re tempo: Most of MK's songs are slow or midtempo, Silvertown, Speedway, Junkie Doll and Mfn included. Sultans and What It Is are up tempo. Re edge: Yes, I agree that most songs used to have a harder edge live, the slow ones included. Re genre: IMO genre is absolutely not important, but people on this forum ask for rock, and that is a genre. Down To The Waterline, Sultans and Lady Writer are fast songs, but not rock. IMO all songs om Making Movies exept Les Boys are rock songs regardless of tempo, but as a concept or as a whole, the albums sound and everything else has a rock feel similar to for instance Bruce Springsteens Born To Run or Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Re "just because the musicians involved think it is technically brilliant (which I'm sure it will be) this doesn't mean that the untrained ear of "Joe Public" like me will rate it higher than the former glories that I hold so dear": My point exactly! I couldn't agree more! All I want to point out is that we're talking about music MK made 20 to 30 years ago. He is a different person now and he doesn't look back, and he will never make such music again. The seventies and early eighties will not come back. These are just opinions (exept the tempo thing, that you can check with a metronome). I love the old Dire Straits records. What i don't understand is how people can expect rock tunes from an artist that is not a rocker, at least not anymore. And then be disappointed every time a new album comes out.

Yes, maybe we'll have a complete Alchemy with the missing songs as bonus on one DVD, The 2008 tour on another DVD, a press kit on a third DVD and the new album as the fourth disc! (just speculations, of course) M :-)

Daydreaming, of course :-) What you're saying is more likely to happen. I'll admit that..

I agree with you, markp, when it comes to setlists. I liked what he did to the set of the K2GC tour though, because it was quite different and fresh. But I think he could dig out many many more old songs. It's ok not wanting to look back, but is it better to play the same old songs over and over again...?