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Dire Straits

reviewed by doobiesNhof

Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct ...
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doobiesNhof
11/16/2006

Dire Straits 5

I say yes. Knopfler is one brilliant guitarist. Their sound has a polished flair of fused rock and country created through riffs of genius and complimenting back beats. No other sound like theirs and they deserve an award based on their pure uniqueness and refreshing change from the ordinary.

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Jed1000 commented 1102 days ago.
I agree with that assessment. And I would add that 'Sultans of Swing' is one of the THE best rock songs of all time.
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