Any Mark Knopfler or Dire Straits Fans

polkrt3000p
polkrt3000p Posts: 126
edited October 2012 in The Clubhouse
Just checking to see if anyone enjoys listening to MK or DS as much as me.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited October 2012
    Some of the best quality recordings in the music industry, IMHO.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited October 2012
    Yep, I like their stuff alot and it's generally also well recorded, which is a nice bonus
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited October 2012
    mk plays like i would play if i could play like mk plays
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2012
    Who? Oh that amazing guitarist that's far more talented than most folks even know? Yeah, he's ok. Money for Nothing does NOT define Mark.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited October 2012
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Who? Oh that amazing guitarist that's far more talented than most folks even know? Yeah, he's ok. Money for Nothing does NOT define Mark.

    You are correct, Sir.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2012
    Shangri-La is my favorite as its really complex but he's just freaking effortless man....pass the PVC tube, lock your heels in and turn him on type stuff. Even nerds get Mark Knopfler....thats how deep he is.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited October 2012
    i heard a tune the other day by mk..i was in the pool so i couldn't get the title..the writing was so detailed and deep...he was telling a story in 1st, 2nd and 3rd person perspectives...really drew me in...it was about sailing in the old times..it was one of his newer releases...then the guitar came in very poignantly...great song...gotta find it again
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited October 2012
    Been a fan from day one!
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited October 2012
    sda2mike wrote: »
    i heard a tune the other day by mk..i was in the pool so i couldn't get the title..the writing was so detailed and deep...he was telling a story in 1st, 2nd and 3rd person perspectives...really drew me in...it was about sailing in the old times..it was one of his newer releases...then the guitar came in very poignantly...great song...gotta find it again

    Sailing to Philadelphia maybe? I think I know the song; if it's not Saling... I'm pretty certain it's on that album.
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited October 2012
    strider wrote: »
    Sailing to Philadelphia maybe? I think I know the song; if it's not Saling... I'm pretty certain it's on that album.

    no...i have sailing as well...i think it's around the time of shagri-la or after...i forgot to look on my sqz box to see
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  • polkrt3000p
    polkrt3000p Posts: 126
    edited October 2012
    I remember when my bother got a set of Monitor 12s and CD players were just getting affordable, maybe 85. He had his speakers seperated 20 feet apart (the seperation and fill of the room was truly awesome) in the living room and we turned on Dire Straits Communique CD (Once upon a time in the west), I thought I was in Audio Nirvana, not only did I love the album, but the combination of hearing the the CD and the Polks, I was just blown away, especially with the drum hitting toms of the song) man I was fan at that point. I was only 12 or so years old. Still can picture looking at those speakers in amazement. Thinking all along I thought I would buy 12 inch tower speakers from Pioneer, Sony or Technics at the time. I couldn't been further wrong. So thinking back that was a great moment of time, the start of DS and Polk.
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  • Devlon
    Devlon Posts: 355
    edited October 2012
    Does Knopfler/Dire Straights have a SACD, or blu ray DVD out that anyone can recommend as a first one to get?
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited October 2012
    Devlon wrote: »
    Does Knopfler/Dire Straights have a SACD, or blu ray DVD out that anyone can recommend as a first one to get?

    This one. :smile:
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    edited October 2012
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited October 2012
    Always loved the guy and his incredible talents.
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  • polkrt3000p
    polkrt3000p Posts: 126
    edited October 2012
    I wish he would go on tour by himself, I would go again. I got a chance to see him live during Shangri-La and Get Lucky. On the Get Lucky tour I has able to shake is hand. I brought along a couple of DS LPS and sharpie but instead he shook my hand which great as well.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited October 2012
    Devlon wrote: »
    Does Knopfler/Dire Straights have a SACD, or blu ray DVD out that anyone can recommend as a first one to get?
    Check out the Brothers In Arms SACD
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  • polkrt3000p
    polkrt3000p Posts: 126
    edited October 2012
    Ya do have the Brothers in Arms very cool. Maybe I should flip my MK record, heard the same side of Shangri-La for the past 4 hours.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited October 2012
    Love Ragpickers dream!
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited October 2012
    "Notting Hillbillies" should be included in any MK fan's collection.
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited October 2012
    Dire Straits is one of my all time favorite bands of all time ever since time began.
    -Kevin
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  • bmbguy
    bmbguy Posts: 416
    edited October 2012
    I've been immersing myself in the MK solo stuff for the past few months -- started with the Chet Atkins duet, then the Emmylou Harris duet. Moved on to Sailing To Philadelphia, then Shangri-La, and just kept going -- now I've got 'em all.

    Just great, great music. And some new inspiration for an old guitar player...
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited October 2012
    Devlon wrote: »
    Does Knopfler/Dire Straights have a SACD, or blu ray DVD out that anyone can recommend as a first one to get?

    All of them except for On Every Street are available on SHM-SACD (Japanese). I have them all except Making Movies and it's next.

    I would recommend starting with Dire Straits and moving right up through all of them. Communique is perhaps my favorite but I love them all.
    -Kevin
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited October 2012
    I have the entire catalogs of both Dire Straits, and Marks solo stuff along with The Notting Hillbilles. It is all well recorded and my favorite is Communique.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2012
    vc69 wrote: »
    All of them except for On Every Street are available on SHM-SACD (Japanese). I have them all except Making Movies and it's next.

    The SHM-SACD of "Brothers In Arms" was cancelled. However, the earlier SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is a screaming bargain at about $20.00. "Brothers In Arms" was released in the US as a DualDisc, featuring the DVD-A version of the album on one side of the disc. It's quite a collector's item nowadays.

    "Shangri-La" was also available as a SACD, but only as an import in the US.

    On a related note, don't overlook Mark Knopfler's work as a movie music composer...."Cal", "Local Hero", "Princess Bride", etc.
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  • bernardo
    bernardo Posts: 120
    edited October 2012
    Alchemy is one of ones I regularly listen to, which is saying a lot :smile:
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