Just listening to his golden heart cd, I seem to like all his music, is he in your collection ?
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He is knopfler me personally - nor was Dire Straits, though I've been in a few.Originally posted by JasonPalmer View Post -
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If there is, it must indeed be a ter-riff-ic one!Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post
(Actually there does happen to be a rip in my other jeans, which I've just cottoned onto!)Comment
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I have a complete set of Dire Straits albums, plus a few of Knopfler's solo efforts, including Golden Heart and Shangri La.
I enjoy it all, but MK does make the same album repeatedly, doesn't he?Comment
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First time I saw Dire Straits was on this show with the Police also appearing in Feb 1979. May have been their first TV appearance.
Other than a few nice tunes, I have to say that they are not for me.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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No but I’m delighted to have found (thanks to this thread) a video on YouTube of a gig by his Notting Hillbillies at Ronnie Scott’s which I was at. Not at all my usual fare but it was one of the most exhilarating live events I’ve been to. For example, go to 1:59:00 here:Originally posted by JasonPalmer View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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However, the really important question, Nick, is, would you have gone to Ronnie's for some real jazz???Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
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Yes! I used to go quite a bit in the ‘90sOriginally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostHowever, the really important question, Nick, is, would you have gone to Ronnie's for some real jazz???
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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It did seem a bit like that until he started doing more solo work, writing what he likes instead of for the market seems better.Originally posted by ChandlersFord View PostAnnoyingly listening to and commenting on radio 3...Comment
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We have a world music and jazz forum - should we not also have a popular music forum for threads like this ?. Mr Knopfler whether you like his music or not surely is not at home in a classicial forum ? or open a sub forum in Platform 3 ?Comment
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All seems a bit samey to me. The violinist at 2:04 is striking!Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostNo but I’m delighted to have found (thanks to this thread) a video on YouTube of a gig by his Notting Hillbillies at Ronnie Scott’s which I was at. Not at all my usual fare but it was one of the most exhilarating live events I’ve been to. For example, go to 1:59:00 here:
Glad you enjoyed it live.Comment
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Quite: I've always felt that the Experimental etc forum is too broad a church for what it tries to contain.Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostComment
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
Seems a good idea to me but it’s a step which is ‘above my pay grade’ I think - one for EA…"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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There are lots of threads about a wide variety of music in this sub forum, including pop/rock/ jazz.( 700+ pages ,going strong, and covering a huge variety of music).Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
It isn’t hard to avoid those threads you don’t have an interest in.
I thought inclusivity was what we all want ? Its certainly the R3 way.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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