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Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:12
by Cantankerous
She's a film director now in Tunisia (not sure where the smudges on her face come from)

She still looks good at nearly 60

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Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:12
by Nancy
Mark Knopfler is a wonderful storytelling lyricist. And some people criticize his voice, but I think it fits the songs perfectly.

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:13
by soundchaser
A little tear, if you please.

Beautiful and sad.

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:13
by Nancy
C wrote:She's a film director now in Tunisia (not sure where the smudges on her face come from)

She still looks good at nearly 60

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I wouldn't have guessed a day over 45...

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:13
by kath
the music on this closing section is just so fucquin ace (as it is throughout the song)

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:14
by kath
soundchaser wrote:A little tear, if you please.

Beautiful and sad.


ya

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:14
by soundchaser
C wrote:She's a film director now in Tunisia (not sure where the smudges on her face come from)

She still looks good at nearly 60

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Well, a toast to her.

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:14
by Nancy
soundchaser wrote:Side 1 of Love Over Gold, is the absolute peak for me

Side 2, not so much.


I have a sick, twisted love for Industrial Disease. It's pure joy to me.

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:15
by kath
great sense of variety in the way this thing is sequenced

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:15
by kath
soundchaser wrote:
C wrote:She's a film director now in Tunisia (not sure where the smudges on her face come from)

She still looks good at nearly 60

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Well, a toast to her.


indeed

and a toast to love, even if the time is wrong and it is out of joint

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:16
by kath
the band is soooooo together on this

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:17
by soundchaser
A nice bit of Springsteen inspiration...just like The Boomtown Rats.

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:17
by kath
such a fluid feel, building up, building down... toro toro taxi

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:18
by soundchaser
Oh, I've got to turn the record over in a minute.

Very old school. Two of my sons are into making movies.

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:18
by Cantankerous
kath wrote:and a toast to love, even if the time is wrong and it is out of joint


spot on kath

Spot on





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Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:18
by kath
soundchaser wrote:A nice bit of Springsteen inspiration...just like The Boomtown Rats.


didn't that springsteen producer dude do this one?

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:19
by soundchaser
Great sound and production, of course.

Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:19
by Cantankerous
The band are so tight!

Making movies - on location


Great robust stuff!







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Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:20
by Cantankerous
All night long

A stunningly well produced album

Slipping and a sliding







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Re: Prog Synch Listen: Dire Straits, TONIGHT Friday 14th July @ 9pm

Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 21:20
by Nancy
I would like to see them do one last tour... never got to see them back in the day. But I don't think Mark is interested, and if he's happy doing what he's doing good for him.