r/direstraits

After a very unscientific study I’ve decided that Mark Knofler is responsible for giving me goosebumps on more solos than any other artist. I won’t name them all but my number is roughly 7 including studio and live performances. Tied for second is Alex Lifeson and Steely Dan(2 separate guitarist) with 3 each. Does anyone else get goosebumps when listening to Dire Straits?

Mark Knopfler once stepped out to Angelucci’s for some coffee beans, and when he asked for them Angelucci said :

“Only if you promise never to write a song about it.”

He’s never been allowed back.

Mine:

Skint in a material world

I did a warehouse stint for Southsea girl

It was Hong Kong clothes for cash

Everybody got treated worse than trash

Punch the card in the company clock

Load the trolleys and the company trucks

And around and around the whole day through

And you couldn't sit down when there was nothing to do

That last line was every shit job I've ever had.

I was thinking between either:

So Far Away

Walk of life (On the night) (With transcribed steel pedal solo to electric guitar)

(Not really DS but with still MK)

Layla - music for monserrat.

The song has to be about 5 minutes or under so Sultans is out unfortunately, ive already performed Lady writer before but there arent any good videos of my playing it. i would like to hear some other suggestions

Searched on YouTube for like… half an hour. And the video doesn’t necessarily have to be high quality (if there is one), it’s more the audio that’s important.

Alr, hear me out.

This is a gem.

I think this is one of the most unknown gigs, but by far IMO the best of them.

It's a pity it is in a very bad quality bootleg in audio matters. But it's still amazing.

I want to do an "Ultimate Live Version" style edit of a song, but I don't know which to choose first, so here's a youtube poll to vote in.

If BIA wins, then it'll come out the fastest because I have the show choices pretty much ironed out for that song. Same goes for about half of TR. In that case, I know which solos to put, but not which verses.

Mark Knopfler once went to a hot dog stand and asked the man working there to prepare a hot dog for him. The man replied, "Only if you make one for me first."