Guitar Stories

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tivo'd this programme (from SKY-Arts) yesterday & watched it a bit earlier.

Whilst not being a huge fan of Dire Straits, I certainly admire Knopflers guitar style, so it was interesting to see the stories behind the songs, & how they built up the music

'Money For Nothing' being a case in point, as he played a Gibson Les Paul on it

http://skyarts.sky.com/guitar-stories-mark-knopfler
And;
1. That gorgeous National from the 'Brothers In Arms' cover
2. The Stratocaster
3. Writing 'Sultans Of Swing', 'Romeo & Juliet', etc....

This clip in fact shows him playing 'Money' by himself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_juI9dnRY

 

[threebikesmcginty]

This was on Jools 'posh' Holland's show a while back - this is a mighty fine piece of work I rec...



Nice bit of pedal steel too, always enhances a tune.

 

[slowmotion]

I first heard the single version of Sultans of Swing on John Peel (ahem) years ago. I still have the 45. Fantastic pub rock. Unfortunately, years later, I was dragged screaming to their concert at Earls Court, post-Brothers in Arms. For someone who is no fan of "stadium rock", it really was dire.

 

[EltonFrog]

I Understand that he's reforming the band with Chris Rea. They're going to be called Dire Rea.






Pass me my Kagoule, I'll shut the door on the way out.

 

[Beebo]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTVLIZaxMk


mark knopfler and chet atkins - two of the best.

Knopfler's post Dire Traits stuff is good. Cjeck out the "Sailing to Phillidelphia" album.

 

[EltonFrog]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTVLIZaxMk


mark knopfler and chet atkins - two of the best.

Knopfler's post Dire Traits stuff is good. Cjeck out the "Sailing to Phillidelphia" album.

They could from a band called Atkins Diet.



No?



What?






Ok I'm going now.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

mark knopfler and chet atkins - two of the best.

Have you got the LP by Chet Atkins and Les Paul - Lester and Chester?
You've got to get to 2 mins before they start with the axes but it worth the intro for the guy's tach and hair combo.



Wonder what sort of guitar Les plays?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Or...

Chet & Jerry

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE


Jerry Reed's probably best known in this country for 3 reasons
- he wrote 'Guitar Man', that Elvis covered
- he also wrote 'A Thing Called Love' that Johnny Cash covered
- Playing Snowman (Cletus Snow) in the 'Smokey & The Bandit' films

 

[BigonaBianchi]

I cant play like Knopfler...but its amazing how people as soon as they know i play guitar say..."go on play some dire straights"...and I'm 'like' why???

I love his work though...no plectrum...and he uses the guitars tone controlls well...I just remove the tone controls from my guitars lol!

Brothers in arms was my fav dire straights tune.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Or...
Chet & Jerry
Jerry Reed's probably best known in this country for 3 reasons
- he wrote 'Guitar Man', that Elvis covered

And when Elvis needed a guitarist to play on the record, who'd he get...yup.

Looking at this version earlier, great stuff - Jerry Reed's top notch, good actor too, played a mean Bama McCall in Gator.