Totally agree with you about Jeff Beck's intro but I think you'll find that he was 78 when he died rather than "in his fifties" - slight difference but completely tragic either way!
@@Alienadin Perfectly understandable because Jeff's energy, virtuosity and life-source were those of a far younger man. Watching Jeff in action, just before his passing, made it really difficult to equate him, in age, with his contemporaries, such as Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Eric or "Keef". No biggie and keep your brilliant podcasts and analyses comin' - theyr'e great thank you.
@@nigelwilliams8537 Quite a who's who of musicians involved in this song. Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry (The Who), Ringo Starr, etc. to name just a few. If you're a music fan like I am, even if you're not familiar with all of the musicians, this song is worth a listen from beginning to end.
I don't know you or your channel, but saw your video pop up in my recommended column. I appreciate the fact that you give this a careful listen and acknowledge so much about the piece that you enjoy. I think the engineering on this is astounding, and the graphics in the video you review are also noteworthy--powerful visually but also managing to identify the various players as they weave in and out of the mix. I'm a big Mark Knopfler fan, so it's not surprising that I have a different take on his guitar playing and his songwriting than you seem to. The "Going Home" song, written as a theme and closing song for the film, "Local Hero," as another commenter has detailed here is a powerful, anthemic piece, in my view. Not that complex or novel, sure, but rousing as a composition. I think too many people know a few Dire Straits songs and little else from his canon over several decades. It's a shame that his first few "solo" albums have received so little attention, because his songwriting is so good and those early solo albums (although erratic in quality) contain many great songs that rank with his best work though less famous than "Money for Nothing," "Sultans of Swing" and "Brothers in Arms" or other Dire Straits favorites. His more recent albums, in my view, are a decline in songwriting and variety, however. One more little thing. I urge you to stabilize the camera you're using. It's distracting to have your head and background moving around so much with an unstable camera recording.
Thanks for the info and feedback. Yes, the mix is fantastic and very impressive, and I did want to comment on the video, but it was already running really long, so I decided not to comment. I was really impressed by it though. Seriously cool, and in hindsight I should have mentioned it, but oh well. Yeah, the setup is a work in progress. Unfortunately, my camera tripod fell apart, and I have to get it fixed again for upcoming videos. Thanks.
Going Home is the main theme for the film Local Hero. Mark Knopfler wrote the score, the first of many he's composed over the years. The original track features a saxophone and is 5 minutes long, so this version has been extended to double the length which is why it may seem a bit repetitive. It became a regular closing track at Dire Straits concerts, either as the last number in the set or the final encore. The Shadows recorded a cover version not long after the movie was released and there were occasions when Hank Marvin would join Dire Straits onstage to perform it with them. That must have been a real thrill for Mark given Hank was the reason he coveted a red Fender Stratocaster as a boy. Hank was the very first person in the UK to own a Stratocaster, bought for him by Cliff Richard. Going Home has become the signature tune for Newcastle United, which the players run out onto the pitch to at every home game at St James's Park, Newcastle being where Mark grew up after his family moved from Scotland. Local Hero has also been turned into a musical with Mark writing the music and lyrics.
Thanks a lot for the info. Actually, I knew it was called Guitar Heroes, but somehow completely gapped when it was time to say the title. LOL Yes, the Hank Marvin and his red Stratocaster is very widely known, and made many a player in the UK want to buy one as well.
Thanks for providing such important background on the "Going Home" track that was originally part of the excellent "Local Hero" film's soundtrack, as you say. In fact, "Going Home" was the song that played in full with the closing credits of the film--a film I highly recommend. I didn't know that "Local Hero" has been turned into a musical with Mark K again involved. I'll have to do a search to find out more about the status of that. I assume that you mean the musical is a live stage performance. Unlike the channel producer's less positive view of the song itself, I think it's a rousing, anthemic instrumental with a melodic hook that is somewhat traditional (and much in the vein of Dire Straits) but powerful nonetheless. Its extended length is definitely to allow so many guitarists a chance to have a significant part in it, but I think it works surprisingly well. What's more challenging is the engineering of this to get so many players weaving in and out, provide some variety of styles and intensities along the way. It's a monumental feat of recording creativity to make this work without seeming overly crowded or bogged down with multiple players overlapping.
I'm actually more impressed by the engineering/production than I am by the musicianship. And the musicianship is *very* impressive. Seriously, what kind of mutant 100-channel desk did they mix this on? They'd need a pair of 4K monitors just to show all the tracks!
I agree. Even without knowing the technical side of this engineering feat, I can tell it took tremendous skill at the board to mix this piece. The graphics of the video deserve praise as well. It's visually thrilling while also identifying the players as they go in and out of the mix.
Mark Knopfler's British Grove Studio is quite something and Guy Fletcher is the man responsible for producing this. He's a former keyboard player with Dire Straits, was a member of The Notting Hillbillies band Mark formed in the late '80s as a side project between Dire Straits albums, and remains a member of Mark's 96ers band. On one occasion I saw Mark in concert and at the end he turned to Guy and handed him the signature Fender Stratocaster he'd been playing. Apparently it was Guy's birthday and that was his gift from Mark.
Awesome song! I've been listening to Sir Mark Knopfler since his days with Dire Straits. I particularly love this version of *"Going Home"* The whole damn song is awesome, but I love that he featured a who's who of musicians, including the now late Jeff Beck (24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023).
I believe the story is that the various guitarists recorded their contributions in many studio locations around the world. I'm not clear on how much each one of them heard of the other contributors or whether they primarily worked off a "base track" from Mark Knopfler and maybe one or two others. It would be interesting to know more detail about how the contributing guitarists were responding to the theme of Mark Knopfler's original song. And regarding charity, you may want to know that Mark Knopfler sold about 100 of his guitars, including many that had been used in some of his most famous recordings and tours, at a Christie's auction in London recently. The sale brought in over $11 million, at least a third of that going to the charities MK favors such as the teenage cancer one mentioned as a main charity for this recording of "Going Home".
Yes, I have watched some of the charity videos, and interview with Mark Knopfler. I think I would rather just pay the money out of my own pocket than auction off my beloved guitars. Ha, ha
@@Alienadin I know you're mostly joking, but I think the Knopfler guitar and equip auction was probably right for him. Still, he made clear that he was emotional about letting certain guitars go.
To me this is a great example of everything I love about music...the fact that so many guitar heroes combined to make this. It's a history of guitar genres and styles. So remarkable! Ps Mike Rutherford is the guitarist and bass player for Genesis...a true great.
As @craigdawson7564 said Mike Rutherford is famous from being a member of Genesis and he's also the eponymous "Mike" in the band Mike and The Mechanics whose best known hit is "The Living Years". Paul Carrack was their lead singer and also appears on this track (playing the Hammond organ). Andy Taylor is best known for being the guitarist in Duran Duran, a band which featured two other members with the surname Taylor although none were related. The other two were bassist John and drummer Roger (not to be mistaken for the Queen drummer with the same name).
Thanks for the info. The hammond organ bits sound fantastic here. Definitely adds a lot of colour and bluesy vibes. I have heard of Duran Duran, but I am not familiar with their music.
Lovely and exciting reaction, thank you, it's infectious. The only thing is that you repeat a bit too often (for my taste) that you don't appreciate Knopfler's music, that the track is too banal for you, etc. If you listen to this and take it seriously, you come to the conclusion that the number of chords and chord extensions make up the quality of a piece of music. Which to me is complete nonsense. There are great songs with even fewer chords, and the melody of "Going Home" has a wonderfully hymnic, melodic quality!
@@richardmckrell4899You must not have heard many Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler songs if you think that Marks songs from the first Dite Straits album don't sound anything like any of the other albums and the last 2 Dire Straits albums go from rock, country and blues to folk
Totally agree with you about Jeff Beck's intro but I think you'll find that he was 78 when he died rather than "in his fifties" - slight difference but completely tragic either way!
Thanks. Oh my! I was off by that much? That's embarrassing. Perhaps because I was so shocked by his sudden passing.
@@Alienadin Perfectly understandable because Jeff's energy, virtuosity and life-source were those of a far younger man. Watching Jeff in action, just before his passing, made it really difficult to equate him, in age, with his contemporaries, such as Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Eric or "Keef". No biggie and keep your brilliant podcasts and analyses comin' - theyr'e great thank you.
@@nigelwilliams8537 Quite a who's who of musicians involved in this song. Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry (The Who), Ringo Starr, etc. to name just a few. If you're a music fan like I am, even if you're not familiar with all of the musicians, this song is worth a listen from beginning to end.
I don't know you or your channel, but saw your video pop up in my recommended column. I appreciate the fact that you give this a careful listen and acknowledge so much about the piece that you enjoy. I think the engineering on this is astounding, and the graphics in the video you review are also noteworthy--powerful visually but also managing to identify the various players as they weave in and out of the mix.
I'm a big Mark Knopfler fan, so it's not surprising that I have a different take on his guitar playing and his songwriting than you seem to. The "Going Home" song, written as a theme and closing song for the film, "Local Hero," as another commenter has detailed here is a powerful, anthemic piece, in my view. Not that complex or novel, sure, but rousing as a composition. I think too many people know a few Dire Straits songs and little else from his canon over several decades. It's a shame that his first few "solo" albums have received so little attention, because his songwriting is so good and those early solo albums (although erratic in quality) contain many great songs that rank with his best work though less famous than "Money for Nothing," "Sultans of Swing" and "Brothers in Arms" or other Dire Straits favorites. His more recent albums, in my view, are a decline in songwriting and variety, however.
One more little thing. I urge you to stabilize the camera you're using. It's distracting to have your head and background moving around so much with an unstable camera recording.
Thanks for the info and feedback. Yes, the mix is fantastic and very impressive, and I did want to comment on the video, but it was already running really long, so I decided not to comment. I was really impressed by it though. Seriously cool, and in hindsight I should have mentioned it, but oh well. Yeah, the setup is a work in progress. Unfortunately, my camera tripod fell apart, and I have to get it fixed again for upcoming videos. Thanks.
Going Home is the main theme for the film Local Hero. Mark Knopfler wrote the score, the first of many he's composed over the years. The original track features a saxophone and is 5 minutes long, so this version has been extended to double the length which is why it may seem a bit repetitive.
It became a regular closing track at Dire Straits concerts, either as the last number in the set or the final encore. The Shadows recorded a cover version not long after the movie was released and there were occasions when Hank Marvin would join Dire Straits onstage to perform it with them. That must have been a real thrill for Mark given Hank was the reason he coveted a red Fender Stratocaster as a boy. Hank was the very first person in the UK to own a Stratocaster, bought for him by Cliff Richard.
Going Home has become the signature tune for Newcastle United, which the players run out onto the pitch to at every home game at St James's Park, Newcastle being where Mark grew up after his family moved from Scotland. Local Hero has also been turned into a musical with Mark writing the music and lyrics.
Thanks a lot for the info. Actually, I knew it was called Guitar Heroes, but somehow completely gapped when it was time to say the title. LOL
Yes, the Hank Marvin and his red Stratocaster is very widely known, and made many a player in the UK want to buy one as well.
Thanks for providing such important background on the "Going Home" track that was originally part of the excellent "Local Hero" film's soundtrack, as you say. In fact, "Going Home" was the song that played in full with the closing credits of the film--a film I highly recommend. I didn't know that "Local Hero" has been turned into a musical with Mark K again involved. I'll have to do a search to find out more about the status of that. I assume that you mean the musical is a live stage performance.
Unlike the channel producer's less positive view of the song itself, I think it's a rousing, anthemic instrumental with a melodic hook that is somewhat traditional (and much in the vein of Dire Straits) but powerful nonetheless. Its extended length is definitely to allow so many guitarists a chance to have a significant part in it, but I think it works surprisingly well. What's more challenging is the engineering of this to get so many players weaving in and out, provide some variety of styles and intensities along the way. It's a monumental feat of recording creativity to make this work without seeming overly crowded or bogged down with multiple players overlapping.
@@surfwriter8461 indeed. Guy Fletcher deserves a lot of credit for producing this version. I'm glad he included a little of his own playing in it too.
As much as I like this version,The original version or the live version By Dire Straits is much better and more emotional.
Ha I went to see the musical to Edinburgh 😀
A very genuine reaction. Thank you!
I'm actually more impressed by the engineering/production than I am by the musicianship. And the musicianship is *very* impressive. Seriously, what kind of mutant 100-channel desk did they mix this on? They'd need a pair of 4K monitors just to show all the tracks!
True. It must have been quite the task. I also had a track on my new album with 180 tracks though.
I agree. Even without knowing the technical side of this engineering feat, I can tell it took tremendous skill at the board to mix this piece. The graphics of the video deserve praise as well. It's visually thrilling while also identifying the players as they go in and out of the mix.
Mark Knopfler's British Grove Studio is quite something and Guy Fletcher is the man responsible for producing this.
He's a former keyboard player with Dire Straits, was a member of The Notting Hillbillies band Mark formed in the late '80s as a side project between Dire Straits albums, and remains a member of Mark's 96ers band.
On one occasion I saw Mark in concert and at the end he turned to Guy and handed him the signature Fender Stratocaster he'd been playing. Apparently it was Guy's birthday and that was his gift from Mark.
That seamless crossover from Peter Frampton to Slash definitely put a smile on his face - no commentary needed here!
Awesome song! I've been listening to Sir Mark Knopfler since his days with Dire Straits. I particularly love this version of *"Going Home"* The whole damn song is awesome, but I love that he featured a who's who of musicians, including the now late Jeff Beck (24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023).
There is no mistaking Jeff. I'm crying listening to the intro knowing it's the last recording Jeff did. The world lost a giant
Andrew James Taylor is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of Duran Duran and the Power Station.
I believe the story is that the various guitarists recorded their contributions in many studio locations around the world. I'm not clear on how much each one of them heard of the other contributors or whether they primarily worked off a "base track" from Mark Knopfler and maybe one or two others. It would be interesting to know more detail about how the contributing guitarists were responding to the theme of Mark Knopfler's original song. And regarding charity, you may want to know that Mark Knopfler sold about 100 of his guitars, including many that had been used in some of his most famous recordings and tours, at a Christie's auction in London recently. The sale brought in over $11 million, at least a third of that going to the charities MK favors such as the teenage cancer one mentioned as a main charity for this recording of "Going Home".
Yes, I have watched some of the charity videos, and interview with Mark Knopfler. I think I would rather just pay the money out of my own pocket than auction off my beloved guitars. Ha, ha
@@Alienadin I know you're mostly joking, but I think the Knopfler guitar and equip auction was probably right for him. Still, he made clear that he was emotional about letting certain guitars go.
Have you never heard the original of this song written by Mark for the movie "Local Hero"? th-cam.com/video/3DB-uJ0TxKQ/w-d-xo.html
❤ Grazie mille , che tutti chitarristi, hai nominato anche Hank Marvin, che Lui fu ispiratore lo stesso Mark Knopfler 😅
Mike Rutherford - Genesis
To me this is a great example of everything I love about music...the fact that so many guitar heroes combined to make this. It's a history of guitar genres and styles. So remarkable! Ps Mike Rutherford is the guitarist and bass player for Genesis...a true great.
Agreed. Thanks for the info and comment.
Yes. Brad Paisley is from country music and plays Telecaster. Please check "cliffs of rock city" very good rock instrumental song from Brad.
As @craigdawson7564 said Mike Rutherford is famous from being a member of Genesis and he's also the eponymous "Mike" in the band Mike and The Mechanics whose best known hit is "The Living Years". Paul Carrack was their lead singer and also appears on this track (playing the Hammond organ). Andy Taylor is best known for being the guitarist in Duran Duran, a band which featured two other members with the surname Taylor although none were related. The other two were bassist John and drummer Roger (not to be mistaken for the Queen drummer with the same name).
Thanks for the info. The hammond organ bits sound fantastic here. Definitely adds a lot of colour and bluesy vibes. I have heard of Duran Duran, but I am not familiar with their music.
Lovely and exciting reaction, thank you, it's infectious. The only thing is that you repeat a bit too often (for my taste) that you don't appreciate Knopfler's music, that the track is too banal for you, etc. If you listen to this and take it seriously, you come to the conclusion that the number of chords and chord extensions make up the quality of a piece of music. Which to me is complete nonsense. There are great songs with even fewer chords, and the melody of "Going Home" has a wonderfully hymnic, melodic quality!
I was turned off this review from the get go, if you can't get the title of the track or the charities names right.
Most understandable. 😆 It was a first listen though.
He wrote one song and then changed the words over and over.
Are you saying Mark Knopfler wrote only 1 song?
@@simonashworth8825 All his songs sounds the same.
@@richardmckrell4899 That's a sweeping statement to make about a highly successful and respected guitarist/songwriter but each to their own Richard.
@@simonashworth8825 It's true though. He used the same riffs over and over in his songs.
@@richardmckrell4899You must not have heard many Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler songs if you think that
Marks songs from the first Dite Straits album don't sound anything like any of the other albums and the last 2 Dire Straits albums go from rock, country and blues to folk