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Dire Straits — Once Upon A Time In The West
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Sjaaks
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 04:48
 
 jmdh wrote:
There was something... different about this version. Then I realised that it was the album original, and grew up knowing the version from Alchemy... Now that is a superb rendition.

 

Strange... The difference between the two is huge IMO. The Alchemy version has way more distortion on the guitar and Terry Williams' panic drumming doesn't even come close to the very subtle drums of Pick Withers in this version.

Putting all of that aside, Knopfler puts an additional extra minutes of improvising to Alchemy's rendition.


Anyway, both versions are fantastic, but not quite alike if you ask me...


10        

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 04:44
 
Nice!

jmdh
(Oxford, UK)
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 15:24
 
There was something... different about this version. Then I realised that it was the album original, and grew up knowing the version from Alchemy... Now that is a superb rendition.

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 17:52
 
 Cornelia wrote:
I love Dire Straits.  Make me wish I was on the open road!!  Just one note & you know...they have such a distinct sound, which you can't say for very many bands.  Plus, Mark Knopfler's voice is like buttah. 
 
Heh.  To me his voice is like a dram of Macallan while sitting in a drafty pub on a cold, wet Scotland evening.  Rough, yet so smooth and soothing, warming you from the inside.

I flat out love this song, and so many others of his.  I wish Bill would play the next three songs on the album (News/Where Do You Think You're Going/Communique) in sequence, just like he does DSoM.

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 09:32
 
 Proclivities wrote:
 cc_rider wrote:
Need a pic of Claudia Cardinale in this thread too. Rowr...
 
Here ya' go... 
Claudia Cardinale

  Bump.



mjmurphy61
(Saint Louis, MO)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 09:32
 
Nothing sounds like this album. A genuinely creative approach to guitar playing and songwriting. IMHO....

Smitix
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 21:30
 
That was the very first CD I ever bought too!

I saw & heard Dire Straits a couple of decades ago and really developed an appreciation for this guitar skills.His lyrics can be pretty fun too.

Carl wrote:
I like Dire Straits the more I hear them—ever since 1985 and my very first CD, "Brothers In Arms."
 



megaboogieman
(Russia, Gulag Archipelago)
Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 10:34
 

Great as usual!



krowlen
Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 18:59
 
Knopfler....one of the best guitarists of his generation!!

CoYoT51
(Lima, Perú)
Posted: Jun 11, 2012 - 09:35
 
 ngunnell wrote:
So boring!

 
Go and buy you some ears... and a brain, you obviously need new ones!

RainTarp
(Boston)
Posted: Apr 11, 2012 - 06:48
 
I underappreciated Dire Straits until I got into Mark Knopfler's solo stuff (namely Sailing to Philadelphia).  Now my ears are wide open for Dire Straits.

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Apr 08, 2012 - 21:02
 
I like Dire Straits the more I hear them—ever since 1985 and my very first CD, "Brothers In Arms."

hencini
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 14:29
 
The more I hear this song, the more I like it.  

Little_Love
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 02:47
 
Amazing!!!!!!!

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 12:41
 
 ngunnell wrote:
So boring!

 
Dire straits are a lot of things, but not boring!


ngunnell
(Deepest Oxfordshire, UK)
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 12:12
 
So boring!


buddy
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 12:06
 
Indeed...

sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: Jan 04, 2012 - 17:16
 
 Sjaaks wrote:
 Carlo9151 wrote:

...and the second even better than the first. Just one song from the later I'd like to hear sooner or later: Single-Handed Sailor

 


Let's shake hands! Single Handed Sailor is my number 1 DS favourite...
 
I loved to listen to it at night up on the bow of the boat I was working on. 


Cornelia
(Arlington VA)
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 09:45
 
I love Dire Straits.  Make me wish I was on the open road!!  Just one note & you know...they have such a distinct sound, which you can't say for very many bands.  Plus, Mark Knopfler's voice is like buttah. 

Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Nov 18, 2011 - 07:49
 
 Carlo9151 wrote:

...and the second even better than the first. Just one song from the later I'd like to hear sooner or later: Single-Handed Sailor

 




Let's shake hands! Single Handed Sailor is my number 1 DS favourite...

LowPhreak
(United Corporate States of Neo-Feudal Amurika, Inc.)
Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:11
 
Great drumming and bass line on this one too. Deserves at least a '9'.

drcrnp
(Philly)
Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:04
 
Mr. Knopfler can make crumbs here any old time

Chumbawamba-1984
(West Chester, OH)
Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 19:13
 
The album title is Communiqué, not Communique. Now copy and paste ... {#Arrow}

RobRyan
(The lovely hills of Anaheim)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 08:34
 
This is the Dire Straits song. There seems to be only one Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler song, though there are many different titles.

bluecshells
(EARTH)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 08:33
 
Can't get enough Dire Straits....love it.


(former member)
Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 10:19
 
This is the first Dire Straits album I was exposed to, and the others are all inferior to it, IMHO.

Carlo9151
(Trieste)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 03:32
 
 freddyb wrote:
For me, their first two albums were the best.
 
...and the second even better than the first. Just one song from the later I'd like to hear sooner or later: Single-Handed Sailor


BikeCoachDave
(Columbia, Ky.)
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 08:50
 
As with a few other great songs on R.P., I am blown away that this song was released in '79. Before hair bands, amid the disco craze, when AM radio was actually a force in the market. Way ahead of its time and still fresh and unique.

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Apr 02, 2011 - 14:29
 
I love the way Knopfler tells tales through his guitar.

freddyb
(Perth, Western Australia)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 02:46
 
For me, their first two albums were the best.

GuiltyFeat
Posted: Jan 23, 2011 - 01:31
 
I get that I'm supposed to like old school Dire Straits, but I just can't get behind most of this stuff. Yawn.

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 18, 2011 - 11:21
 
 Proclivities wrote:
 cc_rider wrote:
Need a pic of Claudia Cardinale in this thread too. Rowr...
 
Here ya' go... 
Claudia Cardinale

 

That drawstring is just daring to be pulled...

jmblasco
Posted: Jan 18, 2011 - 11:19
 
One of the best, ever.

david1045
(Madison Wisconsin)
Posted: Nov 20, 2010 - 23:06
 
tedious 

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 08:02
 
 cc_rider wrote:
Need a pic of Claudia Cardinale in this thread too. Rowr...
 
Here ya' go... 
Claudia Cardinale


sbegf
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 08:01
 
Great driving song!  Especially on sunny Saturday afternoon!

Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 01:55
 
Godlike for sure... The clean texas pickup sound of Mark's red strat and the touch of his fingers truely make for a unique sound.... To me, it touches all the right nerves...

{#Notworthy}

peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 15:58
 
Knopher - A jedi master.

mindless
(Auckland City, New Zealand)
Posted: Sep 18, 2010 - 14:04
 
 EssexTex wrote:
Well sung, played, produced....but really dull and soul less.
 
Yes, and tedious to listen to.

sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: Sep 18, 2010 - 14:00
 
 EssexTex wrote:
Well sung, played, produced....but really dull and soul less.
 
You're kiddng, right?


Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 11:36
 
Just read about a new "TOAD" album possibly soon.

How's that...?


Rp10v3r
(Gainesville, FL)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 11:35
 
Oooh Such sweet guitar playing... Love it.

Beclipsed
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:36
 
 ckcotton wrote:
Great song.... but the live version on Alchemy is SPECTACULAR! Such passion....
 

This is a 10, but the Alchemy Version used to be a 20. Where's the limit?

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:05
 
 MinMan wrote:
I also liked Leone's flick but I don't repeat the title ad nauseum.
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  Need a pic of Claudia Cardinale in this thread too. Rowr...



CoYoT51
(Lima, Perù - Reims, France)
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:04
 
{#Notworthy}  G O D L I K E  {#Notworthy}

trailhead
Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 20:42
 
 Stingray wrote:
Just another FREAK with money!
 

Yeah, that ain't working!  That's the way to do it!


CoYoT51
(Lima, Perù - Reims, France)
Posted: Jul 23, 2010 - 12:11
 
{#Notworthy}GODLIKE{#Notworthy}

Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Jul 16, 2010 - 15:08
 
 EssexTex wrote:
Well sung, played, produced....but really dull and soul less.
 
You're right. Except about the singing.

scrubbrush
Posted: Jun 21, 2010 - 15:13
 

there were 888 votes, with an average rating of 8... sorry to spoil things but as the 889th voter, i gave it a 9



Muffy
(UK)
Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 02:21
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
I agree with your post except I think "semi-literate" is giving him too much credit.
Any time I've seen Knopfler or the Straits he/they have played good long shows.
 
Careful with the "semi-literate" jibes here folks. Given that his location says Cologne it is probable that English is a second language. Is your German as good as his English?

Besides, he only moaned about the length of the gig, not the quality....