the snow has started. can't think of a better album to be listening to at this moment - ThreadSky

ihavethatonvinyl.com • 45 days ago

the snow has started. can't think of a better album to be listening to at this moment

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deebeebee.bsky.social•45 days ago

I'm not the hugest of Dire Straits fans, but that album lives as one of the greats in my collection

ihavethatonvinyl.com•45 days ago

this mark knopfler guy is pretty good

siegel.bsky.social•45 days ago

Agreed, I think he's got a bright future ahead of him.

ihavethatonvinyl.com•45 days ago

he did the soundtrack to this movie and it's perfect

scottcrawford.org•45 days ago

Looooooove "The Way It Always Starts" with him and Gerry Rafferty on this, but I have a Gerry Rafferty problem, so this probably surprises no one. Also love the movie.

ihavethatonvinyl.com•45 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfXUyQsmXRk&ab_channel=MarkKnopfler

steventurous.bsky.social•45 days ago

The wild thing to me about Knopfler, which I only discovered when I learned “Romeo & Juliet” on guitar, is that he’s not only incredible, he makes greatness sound so casual. That song is NOT easy and he makes it sound like he’s just messing around.

imarcmn.bsky.social•45 days ago

I feel the same way about his lyrics... he has a way of making these offhand-sounding observations that live in my head for weeks with just one listen