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Dire Straits — Solid Rock
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kcar
Posted: Jan 06, 2013 - 22:00
 
Do they play much Mark Knopfler here? 

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Sep 03, 2012 - 05:38
 
This is the only DS/Knopfler number I've actively disliked and have had to mute. Yer man's just shouting in the mike, the backing sucks, the tune sounds like something a drunk would compose after 10 pints and 3 whiskeys (or a six-pack of Special Brew), and it's got all the subtlety and feeling of a smack in the teeth with a half-brick. A real turkey in Knopfler's otherwise brilliant oeuvre, at least to these ears.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jul 02, 2012 - 08:02
 
 Mita wrote:
Making Movies is easily one of best rock albums of all time. Weep Dave Matthews...
 

yeah, agree, rock on boys

drivingunit103
(around the 4 western provinces)
Posted: Jul 02, 2012 - 08:01
 
...this morning's set seems to be all over the map..."ROCKIN"

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: May 31, 2012 - 10:11
 
 Cynaera wrote:
I remember the first time I heard this song on some obscure FM radio station. It lit me up so intensely that I had to find out who did it and then buy the album. I still love the whole album, but "Solid Rock" broke the "Sultans of Swing" apathy for me.

This will always be one of my favorite Dire Straits songs. {#Notworthy}
 
Huh, this is my least favorite song on the album. But I know what you mean about the "Sultans" apathy - it was "Romeo and Juliet" that made me sit up and take notice.

Mita
Posted: Jun 18, 2011 - 10:53
 
Making Movies is easily one of best rock albums of all time. Weep Dave Matthews...

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 15, 2011 - 19:32
 
I remember the first time I heard this song on some obscure FM radio station. It lit me up so intensely that I had to find out who did it and then buy the album. I still love the whole album, but "Solid Rock" broke the "Sultans of Swing" apathy for me.

This will always be one of my favorite Dire Straits songs. {#Notworthy}

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 10:54
 
Seen them live twice,,this one I do remember !

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 07, 2010 - 10:30
 
Love it!{#Music}

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Aug 06, 2010 - 10:07
 
{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}  AwoooooooooH!

Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Jan 28, 2010 - 06:23
 
As a big Dire Straits / Mark Knopfler fan i must admit this certainly is one of the lesser songs...

BUT......... They played it alot live and during a concert this song actually makes the place boogy!

To me, this one is a 6.

drtjdel
Posted: Jul 23, 2009 - 08:52
 
 Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
what a nice set!
 
That's what SHE said.


peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Jul 23, 2009 - 08:03
 
 veegez wrote:

Love the guitar riff on this song too.  The song rocks and despite a lot of complaints below, rates fairly - a 7. 

 

That's true. This is also one of the better tunes on the live album, Alchemy, IMHO.


veegez
(Minnesoter)
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 - 18:47
 

Love the guitar riff on this song too.  The song rocks and despite a lot of complaints below, rates fairly - a 7. 



ProgFusion
Posted: Apr 19, 2009 - 03:23
 
I agree with a lot of the previous posters.

Dire Straits has made some great songs.

This is not one of them. {#Sad}


Jungle_Jim
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 - 14:43
 
Album filler

rcurrier
(San Juan Capistrano, CA)
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 - 14:42
 
Love the song, but it sure sounds like low bit-rate mp3 mush to me. Noticeably inferior to the surrounding songs and much worse than my CD.

Just sayin' that maybe a new upload would be a good thing.

alezz_ua
(Ukraine, Kyiv)
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 - 09:06
 
Great set!

Dire Straits - Solid Rock
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Jerry Lee Lewis - Rock and Roll (w/ Jimmy Page)

Viva Rock'n'Roll {#Bananajam}


Pyro
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 - 09:04
 
 burdell wrote:
This is the worst song on this album. And better than 90% of everything else on RP. That ... is the mark of brilliance.
 
I love DS and MK, but must disagree with that broad statement.


burdell
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Apr 05, 2008 - 08:23
 
This is the worst song on this album. And better than 90% of everything else on RP.

That ... is the mark of brilliance.
bluematrix
(confluence of mississippi and missouri rivers)
Posted: Mar 04, 2008 - 19:39
 
wow, this is really not one of their better songs.
xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone)
Posted: Mar 04, 2008 - 19:38
 
Contradiction in terms.

whtahtefcuk wrote:
TOO MUCH Dire Straits... Boo

kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Feb 02, 2008 - 11:30
 
whtahtefcuk wrote:
TOO MUCH Dire Straits... Boo

I like Dire Straits ... a lot. I don't even care about the narrow range in terms of style from one song to the next. It's a great vein and Mark Knopfler has mined it well. But I also have to say that, in comparison to some other artists I also like a lot, they do seem to be rather overrepresented on RP, both in terms of frequency of play and the number of different tracks available.
LPCity
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Posted: Dec 01, 2007 - 14:02
 
Well I'm sich of Potential
I'm sick of Vanity
I'm sticking to essential Reality

I love that lyric
whtahtefcuk
(Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
Posted: Dec 01, 2007 - 13:31
 
TOO MUCH Dire Straits... Boo
Shimmer
(Bethesda, MD)
Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 09:04
 
bigV wrote:
beyond divine. whoever says dire straits songs all sound the same obviously only knows "brothers in arms", which, while a great album, is not what makes mark and co great. it's "making movies" "love over gold" etc. love it all.

I've heard (and even owned) several Dire Straits albums. Fact is, the guitar sound is very similar from song to song. Knopfler is much like Pat Metheny in that respect - hugely talented, but unable to change his style to fit the song.

His voice also sounds the same on most of his songs, but I suppose that's easier to forgive.
bigV
Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 08:09
 
beyond divine. whoever says dire straits songs all sound the same obviously only knows "brothers in arms", which, while a great album, is not what makes mark and co great. it's "making movies" "love over gold" etc. love it all.
redeyespy
(Sunny, FL)
Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 08:02
 
That girl on roller skates got me into this band so long ago. Loveit!
Shimmer
(Bethesda, MD)
Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 07:57
 
ruminator wrote:
I love Dire Straits... I can recognize that guitar anywhere!

That's because it sounds the same on every song. Zzz...
ruminator
(Carson City, Nevada)
Posted: Jul 28, 2007 - 21:18
 
I love Dire Straits... I can recognize that guitar anywhere!
Alifreckles50
(Frederick, MD)
Posted: Jun 27, 2007 - 06:44
 
OMG!!!!!! I LOVE rock n roll!
Land_Shark
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 14:05
 
Most excellent!
ginniet
(Spokane, WA)
Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 14:01
 

UltraNurd
(Boston, MA)
Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 14:00
 
Lots of stuff in these last two sets has been new-to-me (unrated). Keep it coming, Bill!
Wizzuvvoz
(middle of the road in the groin of America)
Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 14:00
 
what a nice set!
agoston
Posted: Nov 26, 2003 - 07:29
 
keep playing