Author Topic: Dire Straits (Read 9795 times)

emindead · « **Reply #35 on:** May 15, 2011, 10:08:50 PM »

I just noticed that The Killers did a cover of Romeo & Juliet; my girlfriend loves that song!

carl320 · « **Reply #36 on:** May 15, 2011, 11:12:48 PM »

Quote from: TempusVox on August 03, 2009, 06:00:41 PM

Quote from: kári on August 03, 2009, 04:37:24 PM
Your Latest Trick is also amazing.

Private Investigations.

That piano in the outro... sends chills down my spine every single time

ReaperKK · « **Reply #37 on:** May 16, 2011, 05:19:27 AM »

Quote from: emindead on May 15, 2011, 10:08:50 PM

I just noticed that The Killers did a cover of Romeo & Juliet; my girlfriend loves that song!

Any good?

I'll have to check it out, I remember trying to convince my friends to cover it with me in High School, but I couldn't get the main riff down on guitar at that time.

kári · « **Reply #38 on:** May 16, 2011, 05:54:33 AM »

Well they forgot the best part of the song, but overall it's decent.

emindead · « **Reply #39 on:** May 16, 2011, 07:15:11 AM »

Quote from: kári on May 16, 2011, 05:54:33 AM

Well they forgot the best part of the song, but overall it's decent.

Which part was it, Ruben, as I'm not very familiar with the original?

kári · « **Reply #40 on:** May 16, 2011, 07:55:31 AM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U#t=03m20s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-G-GHTFoX4#t=03m40s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64vvX6-d_JY#t=05m03s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-P4DVCsd70#t=04m56s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9mTPG7VsFE#t=05m20s

As for The Killers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87cLyBR1JTo#t=03m29s

carl320 · « **Reply #41 on:** March 08, 2015, 10:10:08 AM »

Bumping because of Telegraph Road. Since I first posted in this thread I have picked up the whole discography. I had Love Over Gold for the longest time and still love it. However, Making Movies made me want to get the rest of the albums.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #42 on:** March 08, 2015, 11:59:05 AM »

Telegraph Road. <3

XB0BX · « **Reply #43 on:** March 08, 2015, 12:16:01 PM »

Mark Knopfler was the greatest concert I've ever been to. What an underrated band/musician.

carl320 · « **Reply #44 on:** March 08, 2015, 12:21:41 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on March 08, 2015, 11:59:05 AM

Telegraph Road. <3

My favorite DS song. That last verse sums up the despair of a "dying" town.

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #45 on:** March 08, 2015, 12:45:30 PM »

Telegraph Road is great, but Brothers in Arms takes the cake, for me.

RoeDent · « **Reply #46 on:** March 08, 2015, 01:26:51 PM »

First DS album I bought was Love Over Gold, mainly for Telegraph Road, one of the best driving songs ever. When I first heard Private Investigations, I wasn't so sure on it. It sounded so sparse, with not a lot happening. But it grew on me, and I absolutely love it now. The sparsity gave it a real eerie feeling.

On Every Street is also a great album, the title track and Planet of New Orleans being my favourites.

Evermind · « **Reply #47 on:** March 08, 2015, 01:47:38 PM »

Telegraph Road is my second favourite song ever.

Mark is releasing his solo album at 16th of March I think. His solo stuff is quite solid, nothing groundbreaking but really nice. Looking forward to this one.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #48 on:** March 08, 2015, 05:26:50 PM »

On Every Street is an under rated album and the title track is magnificent.

bl5150 · « **Reply #49 on:** March 08, 2015, 06:07:32 PM »

Quote from: Evermind on March 08, 2015, 01:47:38 PM

Telegraph Road is my second favourite song ever.

Mark is releasing his solo album at 16th of March I think. His solo stuff is quite solid, nothing groundbreaking but really nice. Looking forward to this one.

I love Mark too .....I didn't bother with it in the roulette but you might like some stuff by Gaye Delorme. He's not well known (and played more styles than Mark) but some of his stuff , esp when he sings, sounds very Knopfler-ish. There's some debate about who may have influenced who.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #50 on:** March 08, 2015, 07:34:13 PM »

Choice MK solo tracks :

1. Darling Pretty.
2. Sailing to Philadelphia.
3. What it Is.
4. Golden Heart.
5. Boom, Like That.
6. The Car was The One.
7. Cleaning My Gun.
8. Why Aye Man.

Quote from: Evermind on March 08, 2015, 01:47:38 PM

There's some debate about who may have influenced who.

This is a bit of a non-sequiter. But Bono's vocal on "Cedars of Lebanon" always reminded me of Knopfler. That not quite singing / not quite talking.

bl5150 · « **Reply #51 on:** March 08, 2015, 07:54:21 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on March 08, 2015, 07:34:13 PM

Quote from: Evermind on March 08, 2015, 01:47:38 PM
There's some debate about who may have influenced who.

This is a bit of a non-sequiter.

- and you've quoted the wrong poster which is very poor forum etiquette

. I don't understand why it's a non-sequiter to state that two people with some clear similarities in style who came from the same time may have generated some argument about who influenced who. That's not my opinion - it's fact. Of course it may all be coincidence but there's been plenty of online discussion on the topic if you dig deep enough.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #52 on:** March 08, 2015, 08:05:27 PM »

Just the bit about who-influenced-who.

Remarking that Bono may have been influenced vocally by Knopfler on Cedars of Lebanon.

If you haven't heard that U2 song - have a listen. Bono's delivery is very Knopfler-esque.

Kwyjibo · « **Reply #53 on:** March 10, 2015, 08:32:16 AM »

Dire Straits was one of the first bands I became a fan of. In fact Making Movies was the first vinyl I bought.

I still love them but don't listen to them as much as I did. I also like Knopfler's solo work but I think sometimes he could be a bit more rocking.

Apart from the stellar guitar work, I really like MK's singing style. I often hear people saying that he can't/doesn't sing, but I beg to disagree. Sure sometimes it sounds more like talking than singing but he's got a very unique style and he can deliver melodies and moods quite well and it perfectly fits the songs.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 10, 2015, 09:45:31 AM »

On a scale from one to ten, Dire Straits kicks ass.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #55 on:** March 13, 2015, 12:49:22 PM »

Mark is a phenomenal guitar player and really humble.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #56 on:** March 13, 2015, 12:49:56 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on March 08, 2015, 05:26:50 PM

On Every Street is an under rated album and the title track is magnificent.

Amazing performance also by Jeff Porcaro.

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #57 on:** March 14, 2015, 08:24:57 AM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on March 13, 2015, 12:49:56 PM

Quote from: Kotowboy on March 08, 2015, 05:26:50 PM
On Every Street is an under rated album and the title track is magnificent.

Amazing performance also by Jeff Porcaro.

Great album!

Jaq · « **Reply #58 on:** March 14, 2015, 09:02:17 AM »

I fell in love with Dire Straits back in the early 80s, in the days when MTV was so desperate to fill airtime they played anything, regardless of genre or length, which is why Skateaway at over six minutes and Tunnel of Love at over 8 minutes got a shit ton of airplay. Mark Knopfler is an amazing guitarist and one of the best songwriters in the history of rock and roll, period. Depending on my mood, there's a constant struggle over which album I like better between Making Movies and Love Over Gold, but it's hard to go wrong with any of them.

Evermind · « **Reply #59 on:** March 29, 2015, 01:01:07 PM »

I've got my copy of Tracker, the newest solo album by Mark, and it's totally awesome. Not really so different from the rest of his solo work, but that's actually the point. I just love what he's doing now, all that bluesy / country vibe. Basil, Lights of Taormina, Beryl and especially Wherever I Go are the highlights from the first two listens, but basically the whole album is just amazing. Got the Kill to Get Crimson / Privateering vibe from it.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #60 on:** March 29, 2015, 02:11:04 PM »

Only heard Beryl.

Knopfler has definitely settled into a familiar style.

It reminded me a lot of Sultans of Swing.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #61 on:** July 04, 2015, 04:38:56 PM »

...been listening to a lot of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler at work.

"Theme From Local Hero" is so amazingly beautiful. That melody is just amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcIAkP7SFyI

When the whole band kicks in . . . .

Kotowboy · « **Reply #62 on:** July 04, 2015, 04:43:33 PM »

...and Money For Nothing still sounds amazing like 30 years later.

Apart from the main riff of course - my favourite thing is that keyboard sound throughout that goes " Zeeeooowwww "

XB0BX · « **Reply #63 on:** July 06, 2015, 09:53:48 PM »

Mark is such an underrated musician. Sailing to Philadelphia is one of my favorite albums ever. I think my most euphoric live music experience was when the heavy guitars kicked in during Speedway at Nazareth. Amazing, amazing, amazing.

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #64 on:** January 14, 2017, 08:08:12 PM »

Yea I think my body is ready for a Dire Straits reunion, make it happen Knopfler!

Just watched On The Night, Knopfler is such a bad-ass and the live band kicks-ass.

rumborak · « **Reply #65 on:** January 14, 2017, 08:13:59 PM »

Not really my cup of tea, but somebody posted Calling Elvis in the MM thread as an example of great drum dynamics. Just dropping in to agree.

Kwyjibo · « **Reply #66 on:** January 15, 2017, 01:49:02 AM »

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on January 14, 2017, 08:08:12 PM

Yea I think my body is ready for a Dire Straits reunion, make it happen Knopfler!

Just watched On The Night, Knopfler is such a bad-ass and the live band kicks-ass.

Are there any rumours to it or is it just wishful thinking?

I would surely go and see them in a minute.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #67 on:** January 15, 2017, 02:45:38 AM »

Quote from: rumborak on January 14, 2017, 08:13:59 PM

Not really my cup of tea, but somebody posted Calling Elvis in the MM thread as an example of great drum dynamics. Just dropping in to agree.

That was me

Kotowboy · « **Reply #68 on:** January 15, 2017, 02:46:49 AM »

Quote from: Kwyjibo on January 15, 2017, 01:49:02 AM

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on January 14, 2017, 08:08:12 PM
Yea I think my body is ready for a Dire Straits reunion, make it happen Knopfler!

Just watched On The Night, Knopfler is such a bad-ass and the live band kicks-ass.

Are there any rumours to it or is it just wishful thinking?

I would surely go and see them in a minute.

Are they all still around ? Frankly you could get Mark and John and maybe Paul Franklin on lap steel and the others wouldn't really matter

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #69 on:** January 15, 2017, 03:30:38 AM »

Quote from: Kwyjibo on January 15, 2017, 01:49:02 AM

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on January 14, 2017, 08:08:12 PM
Yea I think my body is ready for a Dire Straits reunion, make it happen Knopfler!

Just watched On The Night, Knopfler is such a bad-ass and the live band kicks-ass.

Are there any rumours to it or is it just wishful thinking?

I would surely go and see them in a minute.

No sry, just wishful thinking. From what I can read, Knopfler is quite determined to never reunite the band.

News: Video of online chat between fans and members of Dream Theater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx8cLlXnHpA&feature=youtu.be (*no chickens were harmed during the filming of this chat)

Author Topic: Dire Straits (Read 9795 times)