Dire straits

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by speedplay

I think they settled for Dire- rea











I'll get my coat.

please do

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by 5hort5

Les boys - nuff said

i duno still sounds all right

I like them...... mostly.

Sultans of Swing is a classic, as are Tunnel of Love and Skateaway. All on the same album. Money for Nothing is an air-guitar gimme

Whoever nominated Les Boys.... good call.

Great band live, where they were at their best, but they didn't tour in the last few years due to the cost.

Oi!! Speedplay!! Nowt wrong with Chris Rea. IMHO, of course. Another that's best live, too.

Originally Posted by Jabba

Oi!! Speedplay!! Nowt wrong with Chris Rea. IMHO, of course. Another that's best dead, too.

Can't argue with you there.

[Sid Squid]

Telegraph Road; just excellent.

Only one of theirs, (that I can think of right now anyway), that I'm not keen on is Tunnel Of Love.

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Telegraph Road; just excellent.

Only one of theirs, (that I can think of right now anyway), that I'm not keen on is Tunnel Of Love.

Spot on.

They are probably my favorite band, the elvis song is crap though.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Telegraph Road; just excellent.

I never knew you were a gentleman of such discerning taste


but I do like a bit of Romeo & Juliet too, cos I'm such a romantic.

[Spanner Man]

Good morning all.


I was lucky enough to see Dire Straits in 1978, just before they hit the big time. They were excellent! I remember thinking that they would go far.
Their first few albums were excellent, & I too think that there's hardly a poor track on them. I thought that their originality started to degrade with the Brothers in Arms era.

I do wish that bands wouldn't indulge in the reunion thing. In my opinion The Who were the greatest band the UK has ever produced. So, am I the only one who thought that Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey looked pretty ridiculous when playing at Hyde park a couple of years ago?
Again, I was lucky enough to see The Who in the seventies, when they were undoubtedly at their peak. So, maybe I'm biased


Cheers.

[Stingo]

Saw them on the making movies tour. Super stuff. Not sure whuch is my favourite...they bring back alot of happy memories. Ladywriter is good tho...

[fizzwheel]

Their early stuff is genius, Knopfler's voice might not be the best but it is distinctive and his guitar playing I've always thought was suitble and tasteful.

Sultans of Swing is classic, as Sid says, Telegraph road is brilliant to. In fact Love Over Gold is probably my favourite Dire Straits album.

I tried to sit down to learn to play Sultans of Swing once. Its in some kind of weird timing I found it just about impossible to play. Theres some strange and clever stuff going on there. I did manage to learn all the major guitar lines to brothers in arms as well. But I've forgoten it again...