Oh Mercy. MK produced and played on that. Might be my favourite Dyaln album.
Dire Straits
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Re: Dire Straits
I heard the first broadcast of the first song, Sultans of Swing, on Charlie Gillett’s Honky Tonk programme on Radio London in 1977. Dire Straits played at a Honky Tonk summer concert on Clapham Common that year. I wish I had gone.
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I’m going to challenge you on the singing Ben. I think his voice has matured to a burnished and expressive glow in later years.rickenbackerkid wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:27 pm Knopfler is a genius as a lyricist and MASTER guitarist, songwriter, arranger, everything. The only thing he's not great at in singing, but he writes such great tunes all he has to do it occasionally mumble a word or two near a microphone and it just sounds luverly
Consider these tracks for example:
Quality Shoe.
Wherever I Go
Don’t Crash the Ambulance
This is Us
Get Lucky.
I could go on and on but only because the man seems to have developed the ability to command any musical style he wants to colour his stories with.
More and more, I now think of Knopfler as one of the greatest narrative lyricists of our time.
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Re: Dire Straits
I enjoy the All the Roadrunning album he did with Emmylou Harris. Great songs, playing, and singing. A good combination of voices, which is usual for Emmylou.
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Slowy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:29 amI’m going to challenge you on the singing Ben. I think his voice has matured to a burnished and expressive glow in later years.rickenbackerkid wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:27 pm Knopfler is a genius as a lyricist and MASTER guitarist, songwriter, arranger, everything. The only thing he's not great at in singing, but he writes such great tunes all he has to do it occasionally mumble a word or two near a microphone and it just sounds luverly
Consider these tracks for example:
Quality Shoe.
Wherever I Go
Don’t Crash the Ambulance
This is Us
Get Lucky.
I could go on and on but only because the man seems to have developed the ability to command any musical style he wants to colour his stories with.
More and more, I now think of Knopfler as one of the greatest narrative lyricists of our time.
Oooh. I don't know some of those, will explore later. Get Lucky is a truly stunning record, love it and a great title track.
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It’s hard to play MK style with a pick. End up hybrid with fingers and pick. Plays a lot of 6ths. Such melodic fills and solos. Has anyone else ever matched it?
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Re: Dire Straits
Matched Mark Knopfler?
I do wonder if how the hell he gets his tone. I have fingernails so I can pluck acoustic strings clearly and loudly. Without them I can hardly get any volume, and it sounds horrible and muddy/muffled. When played on electric, it sounds very ringy, not the mellow tone he has. And yet, he plays both acoustic and electric beautifully. No bloody idea how he does it. Retractable claws?
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Lol. I can't figure it out and I've tried with fingers, same outcome as you. Jeff Beck has the knack as well.codedog wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:53 pmMatched Mark Knopfler?
I do wonder if how the hell he gets his tone. I have fingernails so I can pluck acoustic strings clearly and loudly. Without them I can hardly get any volume, and it sounds horrible and muddy/muffled. When played on electric, it sounds very ringy, not the mellow tone he has. And yet, he plays both acoustic and electric beautifully. No bloody idea how he does it. Retractable claws?
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I want to add Prairie Wedding to that list, I could add so many more. He writes songs that suit his vocal style perfectly, and there is rarely an album filler on his output.rickenbackerkid wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:02 pmSlowy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:29 amI’m going to challenge you on the singing Ben. I think his voice has matured to a burnished and expressive glow in later years.rickenbackerkid wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:27 pm Knopfler is a genius as a lyricist and MASTER guitarist, songwriter, arranger, everything. The only thing he's not great at in singing, but he writes such great tunes all he has to do it occasionally mumble a word or two near a microphone and it just sounds luverly
Consider these tracks for example:
Quality Shoe.
Wherever I Go
Don’t Crash the Ambulance
This is Us
Get Lucky.
I could go on and on but only because the man seems to have developed the ability to command any musical style he wants to colour his stories with.
More and more, I now think of Knopfler as one of the greatest narrative lyricists of our time.
Oooh. I don't know some of those, will explore later. Get Lucky is a truly stunning record, love it and a great title track.
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You guys all know he has no indie, shoe gaze, goth, surf, hip hop, r&b, gangsta cross over right?
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I used to look forward to each MK album then I heard that 'Bacon Roll' song...
I was noodlin' along with the first Dire Straits album this afternoon. His tone was great then too.
He used to use Reinhardt amps (pretty high gain as far as I know). These days I believe he's using Kemper live.
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He was using the Reinhardt Storm which was Bob's take on a Jcm 800. Odd choice I thought ( as did Bob haha )
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Shoe gaze & sorta surfy? surf
Love the Shangri-La solo. (2:30) It sounds so simple until you try to get the phrasing right. Been on it for ages and occasionally......
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not sure what your point is...Molly wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:18 pmI used to look forward to each MK album then I heard that 'Bacon Roll' song...
I was noodlin' along with the first Dire Straits album this afternoon. His tone was great then too.
He used to use Reinhardt amps (pretty high gain as far as I know). These days I believe he's using Kemper live.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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You made three points....
You didn't like bacon roll song
You enjoyed noodling to the first dire straits album
He used to use Reinhardt amps.
Which one did you want to lead with just saying rasssssssssssspppppppppperrrrrrrbbbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyy
You didn't like bacon roll song
You enjoyed noodling to the first dire straits album
He used to use Reinhardt amps.
Which one did you want to lead with just saying rasssssssssssspppppppppperrrrrrrbbbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyy
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.