Dire Straits..crap/not crap

[HobgoblinMan]

He makes the real Mark look handsome...

And not so much of a tool.

 

[DotCommunist]

I once listened to a radio 5 interview with Knopfler,
they had a phone in and this vet from the first Gulf War rang in and told
how after a particularly long and brutal tank battle,
when all the dust had cleared the boys put a loud speaker out of one of the tanks and played
Brothers in Arms out loud into the desert and it brought a tear to the soldiers' eyes.
"I just wanted to share that with you Mark"
Mark was a little speechless, probably not quite what he had intended for his song....

well it is about the camaraderie of soldiers regardless of country, and the foolishness of war. I imagine that it might cause some eye watering after a battle.

 

[dweller]

well it is about the camaraderie of soldiers regardless of country, and the foolishness of war. I imagine that it might cause some eye watering after a battle.

true

 

[HobgoblinMan]

Does that mean to be a soldier, you need to have a shit taste in music???

 

[poului]

ukh8h,u90j0

Nice try with the revisionist approach.

Unfortunately it doesn't wash. They were atrocious.

 

[cesare]

Knopfler don't rate on the richter scale with whoever that sunglassed charity cunt is that's bringing in the ££££s for this year's Glastonbury profit-fest, surely?

 

[sleaterkinney]

Big LOL Scones

If I was gonna reach for the dad rock, i reckon i'll go with OCS. Do they fit the category? I always thought they were way underrated.

No, they were really shit.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Knopfler don't rate on the richter scale with whoever that sunglassed charity cunt is that's bringing in the ££££s for this year's Glastonbury profit-fest, surely?

U2 are a zillion times as interesting as Dire Straits when it comes to their actual music though surely.

 

[Badger Kitten]

U2 are a zillion times as interesting as Dire Straits when it comes to their actual music though surely.

*rolls on floor, coughing and spluttering*

 

[cesare]

U2 are a zillion times as interesting as Dire Straits when it comes to their actual music though surely.

Nah, all things considered, I'd rather listen to Dire Straits. Can't remember a specific U2 track at all.

 

[DotCommunist]

Does that mean to be a soldier, you need to have a shit taste in music???

Well, those oh-so-cool avante-garde electronica pieces of shite don't lend themselves to a sing-a-long. But I suppose they please the sort of people who rate Mervyn's Cosmic Pyjamas

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

That's the thing though, Dire Straits songs don't have much in the way of tunes. They just have a vaguely interesting guitar hook, and then totally unmemorable songs.

Somethine like One by U2 is much better than anything by Dire Straits.

 

[Madusa]

Well, those oh-so-cool avante-garde electronica pieces of shite don't lend themselves to a sing-a-long. But I suppose they please the sort of people who rate Mervyn's Cosmic Pyjamas

That's the beauty of MCP's though. They're dad-rock in one avant garde, hang loose, electronica folk 70's slimeball lounge sleaze discoball crazy jazzy ecclectic mix of goofball speedballing hip to the toe the line in denim smooze cool package.

 

[Orang Utan]

That's the thing though, Dire Straits songs don't have much in the way of tunes. They just have a vaguely interesting guitar hook, and then totally unmemorable songs.

Somethine like One by U2 is much better than anything by Dire Straits.

what? sultans of swing is well melodic!

 

[Puddy_Tat]

hard to vote for me.

Love Over Gold (Telegraph Road, Private Investigations) = not crap

Money for Nothing, Twisting by the Pool = crap.

There's a few 80s artists who developed crapness as they went after the yuppie market...

 

[gentlegreen]

First album was a gem.

I find the latter stuff rather uninspiring.

 

[paolo]

I think Brothers in Arms was the first album to be sell a million copies in CD form.

That was because it was the only CD you could buy

I remember.

A particularly tech minded friend would phone up, tell you he'd just bought a CD player (it would always be a he), and of course you'd go round.

To listen to... "oh let me guess Dave. It's not Brothers In Arms is it?"

In fact, I'm fairly sure some CD players were bundled with it. Possibly even glued into the tray, just to avoid any confusion about how it all worked.

"So, here's your CD player Mr Jones. These are the controls. This one, with the arrow, is the one you press to start playing Brothers in Arms"

 

[ericjarvis]

I would like Dire Straits a hell of a lot more if I'd heard a lot less of them. Fantastic rhythm section, some nice guitar playing, but hyped to death by wannabee Mark Knopflers.

 

[gentlegreen]

 

[cesare]

That was because it was the only CD you could buy

I remember.

A particularly tech minded friend would phone up, tell you he'd just bought a CD player (it would always be a he), and of course you'd go round.

To listen to... "oh let me guess Dave. It's not Brothers In Arms is it?"

In fact, I'm fairly sure some CD players were bundled with it. Possibly even glued into the tray, just to avoid any confusion about how it all worked.

"So, here's your CD player Mr Jones. These are the controls. This one, with the arrow, is the one you press to start playing Brothers in Arms"

And U2 floated above that without the charity vehicle?

 

[paolo]

And U2 floated above that without the charity vehicle?

You've lost me.

 

[Gingerman]

The guy is very accomplished and versatile. He's bereft of arrogance and smugness.

He is that,knew someone who worked as an au pair for him,she said he was a very down to earth unassuming modest sort,hes made his money so he makes music purely for the love of it nowadays.

 

[Scones]

That was because it was the only CD you could buy

I remember.

A particularly tech minded friend would phone up, tell you he'd just bought a CD player (it would always be a he), and of course you'd go round.

To listen to... "oh let me guess Dave. It's not Brothers In Arms is it?"

In fact, I'm fairly sure some CD players were bundled with it. Possibly even glued into the tray, just to avoid any confusion about how it all worked.

"So, here's your CD player Mr Jones. These are the controls. This one, with the arrow, is the one you press to start playing Brothers in Arms"

Were you a yuppy?

 

[pengaleng]

portobello belle

 

[Bunjaj Pali]

always had a soft spot for em tbh

 

[southside]

I really liked Sultans of Swing,

If Dire Straights and Chris Rea formed a band it would be called?

 

[HobgoblinMan]

He is that,knew someone who worked as an au pair for him,she said he was a very down to earth unassuming modest sort,hes made his money so he makes music purely for the love of it nowadays.

Boring men make boring music. I would expect nothing else.

 

[HobgoblinMan]

If Dire Straights and Chris Rea formed a band it would be called?

Someone has already done that joke.

 

[southside]

Doh!

 

[HobgoblinMan]

How the fuck is "not crap" winning!!!