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| Little ray of sunshine  |
I'm with you, but they were still a good band. Not every song is a winner. Money For Nothing seemed designed to be a FM radio hit. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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I love the song, didn't even bother to watch to vid. Sorry, don't let it ruin the song for you. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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Hold Fast |
Best thing they ever did IMHO. ****************************************************************************** Never shoot a large caliber man with a small caliber bullet . . . | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
I would have paid big bucks to see Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton when they toured together. Two of my favorite performers for sure. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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Mark Knopfler is hands down my favorite artist. His solo albums are all different, but each one is filled with great songs and no filler. Im hoping for a new album and tour this year or next. | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
Big fan of Dire Straits to this day. One of my big regrets was being in France in 1982 and finding out Dire Straits was playing in a local club. I managed to score tickets, but got violently ill and could not make it. I was able to see Dire Straits in 1985. As JHE mentioned, Knopfler has had a great solo career; I am an even bigger fan of his solo work. I have seen Knopfler here in Chicago twice (2010 and 2015). _____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell | |||
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Dire Straits is superb. Sultans still has some of my favorite guitar work, bar none. Knopfler's solo albums are outstanding as well, particularly Privateering. Such a variety of styles. Looking forward to his upcoming album as well.   | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
Not a bad song on the whole ablum...I'm listening to it now... Why Worry just started  ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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Serenity now! |
I'm a huge fan of Mark Knopfler's guitar playing. Pure awesome! Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice - pull down your pants and slide on the ice. ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ | |||
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There are a handful of songs that actually move me. Band of Brothers is one of them. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Knopfler's playing with Chet Atkins. Search YouTube and you'll find tons of stuff. Neck And Neck was an album the two recorded together. You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless. NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member | |||
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Sultans of Swing is one of those songs, that in your head, you know every note of the guitar solo. | |||
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| Partial dichotomy |
Sailor1911 did on page 1. Extreme talent! I've never seen Mark, but hope to someday. Off the top of my head, I'd say Telegraph Road is my favorite. First album is great too! SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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Chip away the stone |
MFN got played into the ground on FM radio, and MTV. I still change the radio station when it comes on. SoS has got to be one of the all-time greatest rock songs. One good song possibly not yet mentioned was Industrial Disease. It's fun for the lyrics more than the music, IMO. Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3X3rKtruSg | |||
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I'm a big fan of both Dire Straits and Knopfler. Before ditching Pandora his was my go to station. I really enjoy his DVD/CD with Emmy Lou Harris, what a pair! _  _______________________________"Nature scares me" a quote by my friend Bob after a rough day at sea. | |||
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Normality Contraindicated |
Saw them in '85. Still like their music. Was a little put off by Knopfler snubbing the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame when the band was inducted. ------------------------------------------------------ Though we choose between reality and madness It's either sadness or euphoria | |||
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A Grateful American |
I recorded that on VHS back in '83 and played it 'till the tape was ruined. And in spite of that, I still can't do anything cool with a Yo-Yo... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Hi sigmonkey I got my first cd player in 83 too it was a Magnavox so primitive now geeeze they have come along way my first cd was the first cd they put simply entiled dire straits and still have it to this day Man that brings back so many memories back then 100% Texagun | |||
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