mjmooney Posted 12 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 12 hours ago Knopfler's an OK bloke. I don't listen to DS much these days, but his solo stuff is pretty good. Sting is a pompous arse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago I think there's a difference between what you want to listen to at home and what you want to play yourself on stage. At home, I listen to classical music, jazz, heavy metal, folk music - just about anything. But not The Police or Dire Straits. As an amateur guitar/keyboard player leaning heavily on folkrock and blues (but trying to do anything from Hot Club de France to hard rock), Mark Knopfler's playing style was easier for me to emulate than Andy Summers' style - I've never been particularily good at switching between various effect pedals. I remember Knopfler denying in an early interview that he'd even heard of Richard Thompson when Dire Straits entered the scene, and thinking: ah - someone is telling porkies here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago C - NOT ANOTHER MUSIC THREAD My real answer is A - Dire Straits. Romeo & Juliet and Sultans of Swing are guilty pleasures! Besides, Sting is a bit of a tit (apart from fleecing Puff Daddy!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago 2 hours ago, maqroll said: the production style holds up With the exception of the lamentable addition of cheesy mid 80s Michael Brecker saxophone on "My Latest Trick". It's like a wrecking ball to an otherwise decent tune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted 11 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 11 hours ago 42 minutes ago, theboyangel said: C - NOT ANOTHER MUSIC THREAD My real answer is A - Dire Straits. Romeo & Juliet and Sultans of Swing are guilty pleasures! Besides, Sting is a bit of a tit (apart from fleecing Puff Daddy!) From the bits and pieces I’ve heard and read, the guy really getting fleeced is Andy Summers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted 11 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 11 hours ago 1 hour ago, TB said: Mark Knopfler's playing style was easier for me to emulate Bloody hell, I take my hat off to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted 11 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 11 hours ago gutted i never saw dire straits. loved them as a kid but mum said i was too young to go (then she went herself!!) think the ship sailed on any chance of a reunion long ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago the money for nothing intro alone means they win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago (edited) 17 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Bloody hell, I take my hat off to you. Not trying to say that I'm even close to being that good... I couldn't do everything he does, but I found it easier to play in a style approximating Mark Knopfler than Andy Summers, if that makes sense. I've played some early Dire Straits songs live and think I've been quite close to the original. (Edit: I have never tried to do any of Andy Summers' work live. I play my guitar with my hands, I couldn't possibly use my feet to select pedals at the same time...) A Mesa Boogie V-Twin preamp with three settings and a Carl Martin echo pedal, that's all I can handle when I'm playing. Edited 11 hours ago by TB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago I would say why another music thread but its Police and Dire Straits so it doesn't meet the music element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Clearly the proper answer is Jimmy Nail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Straits, all day long. I do like Roxanne though, great song by the Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 2 hours ago, kidlewis said: the money for nothing intro alone means they win it. Plus Sting sings on that, so all bases covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 6 hours ago, bickster said: He did but of all the acts to come from Newcastle, you just about picked the worst two Unlike you not to like well known and popular bands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted 6 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 6 hours ago 5 hours ago, maqroll said: With the exception of the lamentable addition of cheesy mid 80s Michael Brecker saxophone on "My Latest Trick". It's like a wrecking ball to an otherwise decent tune. Come on, the cheesy sax makes it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago 2 hours ago, Xela said: Plus Sting sings on that, so all bases covered Ha, I hadn't even considered that when I started the thread! (Consciously, anyway.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted 14 minutes ago VT Supporter Share Posted 14 minutes ago Ok so I know it's a humble brag to start by saying "when I recorded with Sting...." but...... when I recorded with Sting he was actually alright. The circus of nobhead studio folks around him however were nauseating and all vying for cool w***ker of the year award. It was very weird to meet someone who had been famous for all of my conscious life. (I remember seeing posters of the Police on other peoples bedroom walls from about the age of 5.) But honestly we talked about the fact that his wife Trudy is from Bromsgrove, that I am from the W Mids, and quite bizarrely brass bands. Then his personal chef bought him his vegan lunch and the conversation sort of tailed off. Anyway, never been a fan of Sting's music but recognize him as a cultural touchstone (anyone who played Live Aid has a place in musical history to me as a 10 year old at the time, either good or mediocre.) I liked Dire Straits and Brothers in Arm is a good song - obviously dated now but again cultural touch stones don't have to be positive or negative - I just recognize that they are what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted 2 minutes ago VT Supporter Share Posted 2 minutes ago 14 hours ago, rjw63 said: I like yacht rock Yacht Rock you say? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_s-368uGO-/?igsh=anFxdXMzamJpcTNj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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