09-23-2021, 07:43 PM
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Born to be mild
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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks
I think Telegraph Road is their best tune. And Love Over Gold is probably their best album.
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Originally Posted by bob_32_116
My personal ranking of Dire Straits albums:
- Love Over Gold
- Dire Straits
- On Every Street
- Making Movies
- Brothers In Arms
- Communique
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I own them all (except OES, other than digitally- the others I have all om vinyl, including the excellent Alchemy) and would rank them thus:
Love Over Gold (Every track is gold; "Private Investigations" comes close to their best for me, and would be were it not for "Telegraph Road")
Alchemy (Always reminds me of watching this live on TV - not live obviously, but the concert transmitted - while the rest of my family went to mass but I had gone the previous day - yes we're/were Catholics and it is Ireland - in front of a roaring fire in winter temperatures)
Dire Straits (One of the best debuts in my estimation)
Communique (Excellent follow-up)
Brothers in Arms (I could do without "Twisting by the Pool" ffs, but it's a class album)
Making Movies (Suffers, as you say, from some truly tripe tracks)
On Every Street (end with a whimper not a bang)
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I only own the first two, but they all have quality stuff, and my ranking of the other for is not set in stone.
Making Movies suffers from the fact that the second half does not come anywhere near living up to the excellent first half, and it finishes with the awful "Les Boys". "Expresso Love" rocks well enough, but sounds a bit like Dires Straits by numbers in its similarity to some of their other songs.
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Again, I agree. Jesus that "Les Boys"! What were they thinking??
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"Brothers In Arms" was so ridiculously overplayed here that I find it hard to judge it fairly. "So Far Away" is a rahter dull-sounding song that was improved tremendously by the treatment they gave it live when I saw them on the tour. I never need to hear "Money For Nothing" again.
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I got BIA when it came out, so the overplay thing doesn't really impact on me. I listened to the album for what it was, not what the radio stations were telling me to listen to. Not saying you were, but in terms of overplay, not an issue with me. Superb cover too.
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"Communique" is not as bad as my ranking might suggest, but sounds a bit like a poor cousion of the debut album. It is redeemed by the two closing tracks, which seem a bit like a two-part song.
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Disagree here. I love Communique. But it definitely is not as good as the debut.
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"Love Over Gold" is one of the few albums that I give a perfect score. Only five songs, but every one a winner. |
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Originally Posted by TheBig3
I've never understood why Mark Knoffler wasn't more highly praised for his playing.
One of the music Youtube channels did a thing where they were playing the solo from Stairway to Heaven as other guitarists might have, and what they played, and the requests in the comments section didn't include Knoffler at all. To me, his style is unique, interesting and completely unmatched.
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Originally Posted by bob_32_116
I don't know what circles you move in, but I have always heard him praised for his playing. It's one of the defining characteristics of Dire Straits.
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Originally Posted by TheBig3
I move in circles that do not discuss guitar players.
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Then why are you asking the question?? 
Edit: Sorry the multiple quotes got a bit confused there and I'm too tired to go sorting them out.
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