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I thought it was time to upload this in better quality. Mark Knopfler performing one of the best verions ever of “Brothers in Arms“ during “Music for Montserrat“, live from Royal Albert Hall, London - 15 September 1997. Mark Knopfler - vocals, guitar Guy Fletcher - Keyboards Phil Palmer - guitar Ray Cooper - ardourly percussion And an unknown accordion guy On the evening of September 15, 1997, legendary British music producer George Martin (who had risen to prominence with the Beatles) held a benefit concert at London's Royal Albert Hall for the small Caribbean island of Montserrat, which had recently been devastated by a volcanic eruption. All of the invited superstars had recorded some of their biggest hits at Montserrat's Air Studios, which Martin had founded in 1970, and this shared history gives Music for Montserrat an added sense of enjoyment among friends. Despite a few vocal dropouts and forgivable mixing problems, this outstanding concert has been captured with impressive fidelity, and while each artist performs songs appropriate to the occasion, they share the stage (along with a house band, choir, and orchestra conducted by Martin) in brilliant combinations that bring out the best in everyone involved. The show hits full stride with Mark Knopfler's exquisite “Brothers in Arms,“ which segues nicely into “Money for Nothing“ with guest vocals by Sting, who then performs two hits from his Police years. And while Elton John and Eric Clapton form the centerpiece of the concert (especially Clapton and Knopfler's acoustic “Layla“), by which time Music for Montserrat had given its royal audience a show they would never forget. Enjoy!
