Dire Straits were a British skiffle and hard rock band formed in London in 1977 by professional cockney Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Knopfler (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Knopfler (drums and percussion). They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995. They were useless.
Their biggest selling album Brothers in Arms (working title ‘Mr Bingo’s Jazz Holiday’). The album show cases the relentlessly dull guitar playing of Mark Knopfler (Born in Glasgow, Wales). The other musicians are mere bystanders.
There are many reasons to give this album a wide berth. However, the biggest of them all is is the unwanted appearance of Stingy (Member of The Police and a very bad dancer indeed – have you seen him in Quadrophenia? What an absolute berk!). Stingy co-wrote ‘I’ve got a lot of money’ along with O’Knopfler – it is one of the most smug dirges ever committed to tape.
If you see this record in a second-hand vinyl emporium or charity shop, please take the following action.
1) Alert any other shoppers as to the danger of listening to such bland nonsense.
2) Request that the store owner destroys the disk immediately.
3) Boycott the shop with immediate effect.
This is just the sort of album Michael Gove would like. This and Judy Garland’s Greatest Hits
Jack Nash
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