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In my opinion, Love Over Gold is top tier, but Telegraph Road and Private Investigations are easily the best things he’s ever done, even if that first album still absolutely rips...

granitecrane said:Regarding the On Every Street album, it isn't bad, but it feels a bit like stumbling around in the dark while trying to mimic the Brothers in Arms era.

For me, When It Comes to You is the standout track on On Every Street. It’s nothing massive or over the top, just really nice and laid back...

Just sitting here, waiting on my sister’s boyfriend to finally send over that live concert video...

Dire Straits 🙏 🙏 🙏
I started listening to them when I was about fifteen, and those lyrics basically provided the soundtrack to my life growing up..
Mark Knopfler 🙏 🙏 🙏

Name's Ivica
I'm an American from El Paso
Got a brother named Bernard
He's obsessed with nothing but Mark Knopfler
Riding an MZetz
Voted Republican Party
My mom, Annika
Is a fan of Matko Jelavic Ivica

Ivica from El Paso

Dire Straits are alright—I’d say I love about 60% of their catalog. They tend to wander off on these long, aimless jams way too often, but hey, they’re good enough..
For me, the absolute best stuff isn't always their big radio hits; it’s more like:
Ride Across The River, Single handed sailor, The Man's Too Strong, When It Comes to You... stuff like that.

granitecrane said:Even if Knopfler might be losing his creative edge a bit, those top 3 solo albums I mentioned definitely have more variety and creativity than most Dire Straits albums.

My gut feeling is just telling me: you're being an idiot. But honestly, I don't see the point in arguing over someone's musical taste, so I'll just ask—what makes you say that?

quietmaker44 said:Dire Straits are alright; I love about 60% of their catalog. They wander around a bit too much sometimes, but whatever...
For me, the heavy hitters aren't necessarily the big hits, but stuff like:
Ride Across The River, single handed sailor, The Man's Too Strong, When It Comes to You... etc.

If you're a woman, I respect you purely for picking those first three tracks. If you're a guy, well, I'm not gonna pretend we're best friends or anything, but the beer is on me.

Absolutely top-tier. There’s nothing quite like listening to them while having my morning coffee. 😬

They feel more like a late-night glass of brandy than a morning cup of coffee, if you ask me—but hey, to each their own. ☕

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granitecrane said:.

If you cut out all those extra punctuation marks, this would probably be the clearest thing you've ever written...

Dana Anderson4 said:If there weren't all those unnecessary punctuation marks cluttering things up, this might actually be the most coherent thing you've ever written...

I suppose I should consider myself clairvoyant, given that I fully anticipated one of you geniuses would drop a comment exactly like that. 🙄

Man, our boy granitecrane isn't just some music snob with impeccable taste—the guy basically has supernatural powers when it comes to tunes.
Let's give him his flowers! 🙏

Grace Carter80 said:Our friend granitecrane isn't just a top-tier music connoisseur; apparently, he possesses supernatural powers as well.
Let us offer our respects, then. 🙏

Ah, please... don't be like that... I'm already blushing quite enough. Besides, I'm feeling nearly as powerful as Stalin myself. 😳 😍 😈

Every single guitar note lands right where it belongs—full of soul...