Do you like dire straits?

[phil]

In my worthless opinion they are fucking good.

[wheezer]

they are the sultans of schwang

[wheezer]

actually I liked the weird al yankovic remix of the dire straits he did for uhf

[Lady E]

ive always had a soft spot for ver straits.

[phil]

So you don't like Dire straits?

[wheezer]

hmm, they're not bad, but it's the kind of stuff I can listen to, not necessarily something I want to listen to

[Lady E]

is that what i said?

[phil]

Sagen hallo zu Ihrem dummen grandma. Das letzte Mal ging ich ringsum ihr Haus, das sie einen Karottehammer berührte.

[wheezer]

say hello to your dumb grandma. the last time I circled her house she was touching a carrot hammer

[gunjack]

Originally posted by phil
my worthless opinion


nice to see you are paying attention. :D

[bitch one]

i liked mark knopfler singin 'why aye man, why aye'

[arar]

Cant say i like Dire Straits but Johnathon Richmond and the Modern Lovers are/where great...Ive also got a soft spot (probably the brain) for Dave Lee Roth..check out his cover of "Just a Gigilo".

[Weishaupt]

dire straits are fuking good

[thetonewrecker]

It's all about the headband!

[Lady E]

the knopfler effect

[Weishaupt]

he is a teacher i heard

[Basic]

Originally posted by emma
the knopfler effect

Haha. Is that when you hear dire straits passing you on a big float and then into the distance? A true phenomenon of the modern world.

[Lady E]

yes - its also a mythical dave tarrida project - he had three tracks named

cannabis headband
mark one
knopfler effect

i begged him to do it but its a long time since he mentioned it last...

[pille'ocheoni]

dire straits is great...... still to this day i catch my self listening to them. i just remeber the video for i want my mtv. oh yeah and money for nothing and chicks for free

[Ruben A]

I like them too... and they surelly have some great sound on their releases!

[invisibleplanet]

i remember mostly the lead guitar melodies...my dad really liked them

[4md]

mark knopfler got to be one of the best guitar player I know

[bitch one]

i never would have thought there would be so many straits fans here...interesting. strange.

[Lady E]

scary more like

i grew up with them they were the first CD band - my mum had everything they ever did and the live videos. i cant help liking "love over gold", its a good album, and the knopfler scores to movies 'Cal' and 'Local Hero' were ok but really. aaaarrrgghh i know too much about the straits! damn you phil for bringing it up.

my mum also got me into bowie, the stones, the who, brian eno, steve reich and countelss other great artists but i have her to thank for dire straits, bryan adams (only Restless...) , bruce springsteen and zz top being in a warm place in my heart . this is all too hoxton.

[Basic]

Boo! Bryan Adams is my arch-nemesis!!

[invisibleplanet]

Originally posted by emma
this is all too hoxton.

please explain 'hoxton' to me... :!

[JE:5]

Did you know Dire Straits and Chris Rea got together, I can't remember what the project was called, any Ideas?

[Basic]

Chris Straits of course!!

[decadnids]

Originally posted by emma


my mum also got me into bowie, the stones, the who, brian eno, steve reich and countelss other great artists but i have her to thank for dire straits, bryan adams (only Restless...) , bruce springsteen and zz top being in a warm place in my heart . this is all too hoxton.

shit you had the good with the bad!!!
respect to your mum for introducing you to Steve Reich (one of my musickal heros).

[phil]

Hoxton is in London.

[invisibleplanet]

has it had a bypass? lol

but still, i don't understand!

[bitch one]

haha - 'dire rea' - the auld yins are the best

[Basic]

@IP

I think the Hoxton reference is aimed at some of the peeps you get there that find it trendy to indulge in the eighties - a bit like soprting Mullets and ill fitting tracksuit tops. Pretty much like the Nathan Barley set that frequent Shoreditch. I might be talking shite though.

[Lady E]

no that is correct basic. you will find zz top tshirts and records there on constant rotation. its ironic music taste

[Mui]

i was like a totally huge straits fan when I was a kid, although now I really can't remember the last time I heard one of their songs......and I think we've lost all the old tapes we used to have....