Euskadita
(MX) | | Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 08:15 | |
kurtster wrote:A solid album all the way through. No filler. Maybe "Les Boys" is a little song compared to the others in this album but it doesn't matter! |
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Papasmeg
(Lille France) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2012 - 06:36 | |
30+ years old. Unbelievable!!!!! Still so good.  . |
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mandolin
(...drifting...) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 17:53 | |
...hah, bill, i see what you did there after shot shot...
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keenevision
(Near Boston) | | Posted: Jun 16, 2012 - 05:32 | |
YESSSSS!
God I loved this band!!!!!!😃
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coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 10:51 | |
Man, this sure blew the doors off everything when it came out, and still does a pretty good job, methinks! The feets, they be a tappin' — and Espresso love's all right...'cause she was made in Heaven...and Heaven's in the world...Just a crazy for the girl...no, I don't want no sugar in it...all wired up on it... Yeah!
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Bargamon
(North Carolina) | | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 10:48 | |
Classic goodness!
"Save my soul......Expresso!"
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ferwoman
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bev wrote:Toying with a "10" rating here. May be slightly due to sentimental adoration for this album and song. The relentless upbeat tempo. Knopfler sounds so "into it"! And of course...The guitar. The guitar. The guitar. I'll leave it at "9" for now. But...wow. This song makes me so damned happy!!  Understood, and I second that opinion! |
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kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 17:36 | |
A solid album all the way through. No filler.
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 22:49 | |
cohifi wrote:
Just put the headphones on myself !
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bev
(Reno, NV) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2012 - 07:48 | |
Toying with a "10" rating here. May be slightly due to sentimental adoration for this album and song. The relentless upbeat tempo. Knopfler sounds so "into it"! And of course...The guitar. The guitar. The guitar. I'll leave it at "9" for now. But...wow. This song makes me so damned happy!! |
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Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | | Posted: Nov 13, 2011 - 18:38 | |
cohifi wrote:
Just put the headphones on myself !
Well, frell me dead - I just remembered I have headphones and a way to plug them into my computer! Geez. *headbonk* Cranked it up, and I'm going for 5,000 words tonight, and another 5,000 tomorrow (NaNoWriMo and I am SO far behind...) Thanks, cohifi!  |
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dolumo
(A´burg) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 05:11 | |
doesn´t do a thing for me
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apd
(Toronto, On) | | Posted: Oct 06, 2011 - 12:45 | |
Jelani wrote:
Yes, I remember hearing these guys when it first aired. In my high school art class(where we got to listen to the radio!!) and Sultans of Swing came on and nearly everyone stopped and looked at each other like- wow! NOthing like it ever before.
Totally original and like-able. Dire Straits was the buzz.
I really like early Dire Straits, but not sure I'd call it "nothing like anything before".
JJ Cale + Little Feat x Ry Cooder x Bob Dylan + Bruce = Sultans of Swing, surely? |
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Zep
| | Posted: Jul 28, 2011 - 07:11 | |
fast_eddie wrote:Your kidding me. Mark Knopfler was just on like 20 mins ago. Now dire straits.... ugh! I know - really! It should have been no more than 15 minutes. |
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cohifi
(Denver) | | Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 23:12 | |
romeotuma wrote:
This song is soooo good for the ears...
Just put the headphones on myself ! |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 23:08 | |
This song is soooo good for the ears...
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JoepKoperdraat
| | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 07:33 | |
Better than all these 10 to 15 minutes songs Mark K. has made later with Dire Straits
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Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 07:33 | |
Cynaera wrote:MY kidding?  I must say, you do have a lovely kidding! Mine's not so nice... |
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Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 07:32 | |
One of my favorite Dire Straits songs!!
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 14:16 | |
Ubaldo wrote:
Your kidding!
MY kidding? |
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Ubaldo
(Hurricane Alley, FL -- Inside the Cone) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 06:39 | |
Cynaera wrote:
I beg to differ - I'm stuck in MUSIC. My list of favorites has music from all genrés and generations, from Louis Armstrong to some lovely indie artists.
And it's "you're," as in "you are," not "your" as in showing possession. Now, run along and find someone else on whom to waste your snarky little comments.
Your kidding! |
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leathepea
(Hickory, NC) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 06:37 | |
fast_eddie wrote:Your kidding me. Mark Knopfler was just on like 20 mins ago. Now dire straits.... ugh!
That's because he is the man. |
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fast_eddie
| | Posted: Dec 02, 2010 - 08:42 | |
Your kidding me. Mark Knopfler was just on like 20 mins ago. Now dire straits.... ugh!
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 16:37 | |
Papernapkin wrote:
Looking at your list of favorites I see your stuck in the 70s. Hard to argue with a mind that's not open to new ideas.
I beg to differ - I'm stuck in MUSIC. My list of favorites has music from all genrés and generations, from Louis Armstrong to some lovely indie artists. And it's "you're," as in "you are," not "your" as in showing possession. Now, run along and find someone else on whom to waste your snarky little comments. |
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ianmoff
(Nr London UK) | | Posted: Sep 30, 2010 - 00:48 | |
alux wrote:Completely forgot how I loved this album back in the day. In the early 80s, Dire Straits was as good as mainstream radio got. Snap! So many memories - I'm welling up now  Nice to hear it rolled out now and again. Thanks Bill! |
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a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 08:25 | |
Papernapkin wrote:
Looking at your list of favorites I see your stuck in the 70s. Hard to argue with a mind that's not open to new ideas.
seems like an unrelated point since neither artist can be honestly considered a '70's artist' ... I would have to agree that a fan of Dylan's performances should be much more tolerent of 'bad' voices |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 08:07 | |
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CoYoT51
(Lima, Perù - Reims, France) | | Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 09:12 | |
Not my favorite one but still a very good song from this great great great GREAT band.
Thank You, BIIIIILL!
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Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA) | | Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 09:12 | |
Cynaera wrote:Hypocrite. You've given Bob Dylan solid "9" marks, and he can't sing, either, and Knopfler plays circles around him on the guitar. Still, I agree, to a point - Knopfler has a rather one-dimensional voice, but I think it's sexy - as opposed to Dylan's gravelly, off-key vocals which more often than not miss the mark. And Knopfler has written a soundtrack or two (check out "Local Hero" - there are some absolutely ethereal instrumentals on that CD, and the actual movie is a delight, too.) But let's not get into a pissing contest. Singing is not the only thing that makes a song good, right?  Looking at your list of favorites I see your stuck in the 70s. Hard to argue with a mind that's not open to new ideas. |
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alux
(atop the pyramid) | | Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 13:09 | |
Completely forgot how I loved this album back in the day. In the early 80s, Dire Straits was as good as mainstream radio got.
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