How good were Dire Straights ?

Dire

Straits. Knopfler. Dire.

What's this with "how good were"?

Oh ffs somebody delete this thread !

For me, Knopfler is the undisputed king of British guitarists.

I used to work (40 years ago) with an elderly lady who was called Mrs Dyer.  She was quite formal and when she answered the phone she used to say "Mrs Dyer here").

She never realised, but it made me smile.

treble knows

i used to play golf with his uncle , kingsley

we called him the sultan of swing

lol listening to walk of life just now who hoooooo

the boyyyyy can playyyyyyyy

The debut album is as good as any debut , fantastic stuff.

oh that ain't working

Agreed .debut album was innovative.

For me, Knopfler is the undisputed king of British guitarists.

Don't think you'd find many purists agreeing.

How good were Dire Straights ?

Pretty awful to be fair. Although they were popular for a short time about 30 years ago

Private Investigations was a top song. Gone are the days when a band could get to no.2 with a sparse,mainly instrumental track that didn't have a chorus.

Agreed. It was a good song.

Several really good tracks - they were class.  Richard Thompson is a better guitarist, singer and composer.

Alias, that would be very much disputed. I'll start with the late Gary Moore as being a better axeman by far.

The live version of Telegraph Road is utterly spectacular - 12 minutes+ of pure brilliance.

On Monday Brothers In Arms came on the radio when I was driving - strange choice for a radio programme (must have been Absolute Radio 80s) as it is such a melancholic, downbeat song, but crikey it was good. Really stops you in your tracks.

They were brilliant back in the day with innovative music and beautifully crafted songs.

The only problem is they became popular and the trendies then denounce them.

always thought the name was appropriate but each to his own

spot on charwell.

Making Movies was a great album - Not sure about Les Boys though

I heard the guy is a right arseh0le.

'The West Wing' finale of 'Two Cathedrals'

https://vimeo.com/56378248

'Brothers In Arms' [song] soundtracks These might be the greatest five and a half minutes of television ever produced.

^ Quality never watched The West Wing.

POPPY,
Great ending ! (won't spoil it for others !)

they got money for nothing and their chicks for free.

For any Knopfler fans who don`t know it already, check out this album from his pub band fun sideline, The Notting Hillbillies. Called `Missing, presumed having a good time`, it s `incredibly chilled out, and perhaps the most `gets inside your head` album I`ve ever heard.

www..youtube.com/watch?v=yzumKzjzJp4&list=PLE9D620285D5AE51D&index=1

Not a big fan but they were an excellent group, the one thing I always remember about them: They were the group that had to go on after Queen at Wembley Live Aid concert -  just after Queen had given one of the greatest performances ever on the planet !!!

Freddie Mercury would have been 69 today.

"For me, Knopfler is the undisputed king of British guitarists"
Don't think you'd find many purists agreeing.
Never mind the purists as a guitarist of over 40 years ...it's silly to try and compare Mark knopfler with Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May,Dave Gilmour,Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Peter Green  etc ...etc ...take it from me as a guitarist Mark Knopfler is up there with the very best !   
Apologies to Hank B.Marvin for not mentioning him ...

Improved greatly when Chris Rea joined..band became Dire Rea.

sultans of swing class

The video of Romeo and Juliet is so bad it is actually funny.

Watch it & spot the,...


Chains of silver,chains of gold, dice - exploding, different streets, crying, laying everybody low , movie song & many many more.

It is actually difficult to make a parody of it as it is so bad.

^ I do like that song but your right absolutely terrible video, so bad it's actually funny.

Monty Python could never produce anything this GOOD !