1001 Albums Day 123 – Dire Straits
Dire Straits – Dire Straits
It isn’t often that a debut album unleashes upon the world a remarkably unique talent like Mark Knopfler, but aren’t we lucky that this one did. His distinctive guitar playing style anchors some great songs here and while “Sultans of Swing” is the popular choice, “Wild West End” and others are equally (or more) worthy. This is a really solid release and while I may prefer Making Movies, that only reflects their artistic growth and shouldn’t detract from just how good this album is.
To learn more about the 1001 Albums Project, I first wrote about it here.
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3 responses to “1001 Albums Day 123 – Dire Straits”
I was a senior in HS when “Sultans” made the scene. Picked up the album and learned all the songs. That being said, . . .
I consider “Making Movies” as one of the worlds “Perfect Albums”
Absolutely – just perfect.
I LOVE this album!