[Football] Sir Mark Knopfler.

[-gully-]

https://youtu.be/8Pa9x9fZBtY
This perfomance is perfection. Worth a knighthood on its own. (if the link works)

 

[-gully-]

Seriously underrated as a guitar player. A million times more talented than present “musicians” who have all the benefits of ramming crap music down your throat with so many platforms to choose from. Imagine what some of these bands could have achieved if their prime was now.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

for all he's done for British blues music, how about 'Sir' John Mayall ?
Knopfler, no.

 

[LamieRobertson]

What would say Richards, Hendrix, Harrison, Townshend have, that he lacks?

hair?

Edited Pete hasn't too much now

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I liked Dire Straits until they released Brothers in Arms, don't know why but I hated it.

It was rather over-produced, which could be the problem. As a guitarist myself, and this was my era, there's not many I would put ahead of him. Unique style, I still love it, but I can understand people who don't.

 

[burnee54]

This was the one guitar great...with MK

 

[Dave the OAP]

With a guitar he's only behind Hendrix and Clapton.

Carlos Santana?

 

[Weststander]

This was the one guitar great...with MK

With George W Bush on the cover.

 

[BN9 BHA]

This^^^ Early Dire Straits up to B in A were superb. Then they turned into a commercial arena band

Previous albums up to Brothers in Arms were much classier and less commercial,such as Making Movies.

Agree 100% with both of these replies.

 

[burnee54]

With George W Bush on the cover.

You're right, it does look like him.Although I doubt he would have enough soul to be a musician.

 

[happypig]

Carlos Santana?

I'll see your Sanatana and raise you Duane Allman, Eddie van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck.

Mark Knopfler is a good guitarist but I'd not put him in the Top 10, probably not in the top 20.

Having said that I quite like early Dire Straits

 

[ewe2]

I remember a laser light show over the channel ......

 

[BN9 BHA]

https://youtu.be/8Pa9x9fZBtY
This perfomance is perfection. Worth a knighthood on its own. (if the link works)

Excellent and better than anything on Brothers in Arms

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

https://youtu.be/8Pa9x9fZBtY
This perfomance is perfection. Worth a knighthood on its own. (if the link works)

One of my favourite live tracks off of one of the best live albums. Like others, preferred the early stuff to the later material.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

With a guitar he's only behind Hendrix and Clapton.

?.........and quite a few others.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I'll see your Sanatana and raise you Duane Allman, Eddie van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck.

Mark Knopfler is a good guitarist but I'd not put him in the Top 10, probably not in the top 20.

Having said that I quite like early Dire Straits

.......Peter Green, Jimmy Page (even though I'm no Led Zep fan,) Steve Hillage

 

[dangull]

I have enjoyed their music, but the talking/ lack of singing from the singer(great guitar work) sometimes doesn't work for me.

Telegraph road is a modern day classical music song for me.