Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

Wonderful band. They were HUGE. All but forgotten now. Shame.

 

Currently spinning Alchemy.

[bluefox4000]

I LOVE Dire Straits first 4. Brilliant stuff. Not really a fan of brothers In Arms.

 

Mark's solo stuff is great too.

 

Golden Heart

Sailing to Philidelphia

Ragpicker's Dream

Shangri-la

 

Mick

[Turbine Freight]

Up to Making Movies they were incredible

[bluefox4000]

Up to Making Movies they were incredible

 

no love for love over Gold?

 

Mick

[goose]

I think "On Every Street" is loaded with good songs. Nothing truly epic, but more consistently good than the first two albums, I'd say.

[Rod in Toronto]

I think "On Every Street" is loaded with good songs. Nothing truly epic, but more consistently good than the first two albums, I'd say.

 

The title track is amazing.

[goose]

I think "On Every Street" is loaded with good songs. Nothing truly epic, but more consistently good than the first two albums, I'd say.

 

The title track is amazing.

What a great riff! It goes on a bit long, but hey, that's Dire Straits.

[RUSHHEAD666]

Up to Making Movies they were incredible

 

no love for love over Gold?

 

Mick

 

I just saw my last post here on this thread. Wow! "LOVE OVER GOLD" IS IN MY TOP TEN ALBUMS OF ALL TIME!!!!!

 

It's perfect!

[RUSHHEAD666]

I think "On Every Street" is loaded with good songs. Nothing truly epic, but more consistently good than the first two albums, I'd say.

 

The title track is amazing.

What a great riff! It goes on a bit long, but hey, that's Dire Straits.

 

I saw that tour in Oakland. Second row! It was an amazing show! It's so sad where Mark is these days musically. I buy his solo stuff hoping for a guitar oriented rock record. He bores me now.

 

Alas he is a Legend. His guitar tone is up there with the GREATS!

[Rod in Toronto]

I think "On Every Street" is loaded with good songs. Nothing truly epic, but more consistently good than the first two albums, I'd say.

 

The title track is amazing.

What a great riff! It goes on a bit long, but hey, that's Dire Straits.

 

I saw that tour in Oakland. Second row! It was an amazing show! It's so sad where Mark is these days musically. I buy his solo stuff hoping for a guitar oriented rock record. He bores me now.

 

Alas he is a Legend. His guitar tone is up there with the GREATS!

 

With that said, I think there's always a track or two in his albums that reminisce of his more up tempo stuff with Dire Straits.

[bluefox4000]

I like On Every Street but feel it should have been a mark solo album. it's more similar to Golden heart then anything else.

 

Micl

[Lieutenant Dan]

Another great band that I really enjoy! Thank you for this thread.

 

I have about a 45 minute drive home from work, and I work a challenging customer service job that can leave me a bit taxed. What do I listen to MOST days on the way home on my ipod that has six thousand songs on it?

 

The "Love Over Gold" album!

 

I just think "Telegraph Road" in particular is sublime, but the rest of the cuts are really strong. I consider this my favorite Dire Straits work.

[goose]

I like On Every Street but feel it should have been a mark solo album. it's more similar to Golden heart then anything else.

 

Micl

It essentially is a solo album. Still interesting, though.