It does have a tendency to grow dull, but just as soon as I force myself to pay attention to it, Knopfer's guitar noodling gives me an excellent reason that I should never have let my attention drift away! (Be a disciplined listener!) These guys aren't show-offs, which is one of the reasons it'll take a few listens before this stuff really begins to soak in. The big selling-point for Dire Straits is they are tasteful and intelligent. It's a thunderous and upbeat song with an especially catchy riff, melody and those unstoppable and classy guitar licks. Of course, there's the big hit that everybody knows: "Sultans of Swing." It almost seems out of place. "Six Blade Knife" has a nice tendency to catch me under its hypnotic spell and then, when it has me there, Knopfer throws out his patented brand of minimalist guitar noodling. Notably, the quasi-funk of "Setting Me Up" and "Southbound Again" are especially nicely done, in my opinion. However, I don't have to be a fan to like the group, though, and they do everything in Dire Straits to prove they earn my "like." Perhaps one day I'll finally take their stuff to heart, but until then, I shall discuss their many merits and shortcomings as they apply to me in this point in time.įirst and foremost, they are excellent instrumentalists! They have quite a knack for constructing interesting textures and grooves. Well, I guess it's time to move on! I suppose I expected to like these guys more when I finally took the time to properly delve into their debut, but I guess that didn't quite materialize.
It took much more than that with this Dire Straits debut (not to mention the times that I've listened to this in the past), and somehow it still doesn't seem like it sank in.
Usually I'm able to listen to an album three times (sometimes less) to tell you exactly what I think about it.
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