Highlowsel
(New York City) | | Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 12:57 | |
rascal wrote:Like his brain is directly connected to his guitar....something the late great Duane Allman had in common. Sounds so effortless Rascal: Indeed. You hear it, see it or experience it on rare occasions. It's the sound of transcendence. From the wellspring of the creation, to the instrument that manifests it out to the rest of us, transcendence occurs when conduit (the artist) between that wellspring and the instrument effecting the communication becomes so transparent that the flow is impeding not at all. You're listening to an aural epiphany courtesy of Mark K. And I, for one, am grateful for the experience. Just some thoughts. Highlow American Net'Zen |
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S-curvy
(Lovely Alameda, the Isle of Style) | | Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 20:03 | |
My fave DS album, gosh that's hard ... Today it's "Love Over Gold" (Japanese pressing).
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swell_sailor
(The Gorge) | | Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 20:00 | |
This may be the best song they ever did. Hauntingly good.
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rascal
(Toronto) | | Posted: Dec 09, 2012 - 10:54 | |
Like his brain is directly connected to his guitar....something the late great Duane Allman had in common. Sounds so effortless
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AndyJ
(Oregon) | | Posted: Aug 05, 2012 - 16:32 | |
OK... I thought I was tired of listening to these guys... And now... Reminds me of why I liked em then and now... Thanks
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ziakut
(Albeit In The Meantime) | | Posted: Jun 03, 2012 - 10:23 | |
Not their best. I do kinda like it....but blahhhhh.
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Racquel
| | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 07:16 | |
These guys can be so good, but also so freakin' BORINGLY STRAIGHT!!!! at times.
this track is an example of the former, thank goodness. If only they had never gone into that pop bullshit.
anyway,8, I guess.
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expatlar
| | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 07:15 | |
If this doesn't make you want to turn up the stereo, I dunno what to think aboutcha'. :-)
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kurt_from_kanada
(carleton place ontario) | | Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 12:15 | |
kcar wrote:That's great, Calypsus1!
I love Mark Knopfler but...he gets an awful lot of airplay here.
You make it sound like that's a bad thing........  |
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Xeric
(Montana) | | Posted: Sep 23, 2011 - 20:05 | |
Love that guitar. Gotta catch Knopfler live before it's too late.
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daveshel4
(Seattle) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:34 | |
Love this whole album. I discovered it when in grad school in 1995-97, and it was pretty much the soundtrack to which I did most of my schoolwork during that time. This brings me back. Thanks Bill.
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medoras
(Anastasia Island) | | Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 11:33 | |
kcar wrote:I love Mark Knopfler but...he gets an awful lot of airplay here. ...and hopefully he will continue to do so. |
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LizK
(Houston, Texas) | | Posted: May 20, 2011 - 19:49 | |
kcar wrote:That's great, Calypsus1!
I love Mark Knopfler but...he gets an awful lot of airplay here.
A good reason to keep comin' back. |
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dwhayslett
(Pawleys Island, SC) | | Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 18:40 | |
kcar wrote:That's great, Calypsus1!
I love Mark Knopfler but...he gets an awful lot of airplay here.
And deservedly so. |
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kcar
| | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 10:00 | |
That's great, Calypsus1!
I love Mark Knopfler but...he gets an awful lot of airplay here.
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calypsus_1
| | Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 20:08 | |
 Knopfler by ~JayEmJay
jonas m. jensen ©2007-2010 ~JayEmJay
Since this was scanned in, I added a bit of light blue on the white parts - but the scanner probably wouldn't notice that anyway  :/ looks a bit better in real life...
So, another caricature of the great  Mark Knopfler - All in all, I like it  - (A3 size - reference photo from a "best of" cd)
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kdogg73
(Dayton, OH) | | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 06:29 | |
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2cats
(Oklahoma) | | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 06:27 | |
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MJdub
(California) | | Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 12:25 | |
Amazing chord progression; masterful guitar! I love Mark's music and this may be my favorite Dire Straits album...it's tough to pick one though.
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h8rhater
| | Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 12:03 | |
Papernapkin wrote:Typical mopey maudlin mumbling.
True... but we know you need to mope mumble now and again, disposable one. |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 12:01 | |
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snowcat
(Cold, Frozen, Rainy, Humid, Hot Minnesota) | | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 11:29 | |
Love, love, love the music behind this album. Very atmospheric.
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Blackdalhia
(Beijing) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2010 - 18:16 | |
great songs. As for me i like the versatile aspects of Dire Straits, e.g. I love this song or Where do you think you're going, but for me Money for nothing is a great song too. But I only listen to CDs where their music is definitely fantastic .... as much as their live performance sucks ! Mark looks like he's bored on stage and his voice is not good live (please don t kill me  ) My favorite album from Mark is Sailing to Philadelphia ... especially Silvertown blues ! yeah baby yeah ! |
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Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands) | | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 01:01 | |
Love this track, but it's not suitable for all moments... Really need to be in the mood for this one, but now i am...  I agree with most people below, there are some things Mark (Dire Straits) didn't have to do, or even shouldn't have... Money For Nothing and Twisting By The Pool are the two best examples i think... Especially if you think about the major differences between the first two albums and the last two albums... On one hand the major differences are what makes this band so versatile and great, on the other it comes with certain risks.... This one, definitely a 9! |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 00:58 | |
Very hard to leave this nice set this morning!!
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ra990
| | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 00:58 | |
Love this band...that soft organ, tight bass and drums, and of course Knopfler's guitar...
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cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2010 - 08:37 | |
This is lovely, moody and evocative of the time for me. 8 -> 9
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Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2010 - 08:35 | |
Typical mopey maudlin mumbling.
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cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2009 - 10:15 | |
bindi wrote:I would love hearing these guys play anything (except Money for Nothing) Mark has such a great voice and plays the guitar like he's making love to it.
Sorry if I'm repeating myself, but that was the only disappointment of Clapton's 25th Anniversary Tour, on which Knopfler joined him. They played a great set of classic Clapton from every band/era, then for the last encore they played Money For Nothing, which was fine, but if they were gonna do one of Mark's songs, there are so many other Dire Straits tunes I would have loved to hear Clapton and Knopfler trade licks on. |
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AdyMiles
(Wolverhampton, UK) | | Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 11:07 | |
like this song, but it sounds very similar to another track of theirs
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