Dire Straits is one of the most underrated bands ever. Mark Knopfler is an outstanding guitarist and deserves much more recognition. They've got a certain essence in their sound, I can usually tell if it's them even if I never heard the song before. I love the music, the lyrics, and Knopfler's voice. Brothers in Arms is an amazing album, in fact it was the first album to sell a million copies in cd format. Alchemy is a fantastic live album, one of the best I've heard from any band. The self-titled album is also great, along with Communique, Love Over Gold, Making Movies, well you get the picture. So who's with me? Who love these guys? I know you're out there somewhere. I need them to get back together so I can go to their show.
yes, dire straits rocks, i really think they pushed progressive rock during the 80's, thet also remind me of the steve miller band. thanks man.
i love them, we have a couple LP' s from them at home and i listen them once in a while, this actually reminds me of the fact i haven't listened to them in a long while. anyway, mark is the man!!
Wow, I forgot about this thread. No one answered it for a while and it just so happens that I am listening to Dire Straits right now. I'm listening to the title track of Communique. Fucking kick-ass. You really have no idea how much I'm into these guys. It just gets me going, you know? Viva Mark Knopfler.
dire straights are great my favorites are the first release,making movies but songs like telegraph road are outstanding..mark knofler is a amazing guitarist
I have every single album by Dire Straits. Also have a couple of videos on vhs from Saturday Night Live of a band Mark formed when he took a break from DS called the Knotting Hillbilies. I will have to get that up on my youtube page one day soon.