wow! didn't know u love dire straits, Death ol' dude! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> u have good taste in music.

ubereil & death, i'm sure u guys can get the cd's for dire straits in a bargain bin, especially for the older albums (never forget to get the first if u haven't already).

talk about Brothers In Arms, although the sound may be too controlled, it's refreshing im a way that knopfler & the boys are trying something new & it's great. i personally like 'You & Your Latest Trick' best in the album. it's just too cool! very refined.

& as for On Every Street album, i love almost all of the songs in there as they're so so refreshing (paul franklin on lap steel is a blessing). the last song on that album (How Long?) features mark & paul franklin complementing each other & the chemistry is beautiful.

On The Night is great as well, no doubt. but i believe Alchemy is the best live album from the yorkshire boys.

ubereil, i believe mark knopfler played steel front f-hole guitar (just like the one on the cover of Brothers In Arms) for Romeo & Juliet, not banjo. please correct me if i'm wrong.

by the way, has anyone checked out the Cure's latest album? i wonder how good is it since there are quite number of bad reviews of it. well, bad because the reviewers have very high expectations, i think.

here's another one from the Cure, the song that makes me sad everytime i listen to it; there is no if;

Remember the first time I told you I love you
It was raining hard and you never heard
You sneezed! and I had to say it over
"I said 'I love you'" I said...you didn't say a word
Just held your hands to my shining eyes
And I watched as the rain ran through your fingers
Held your hands to my shining eyes and smiled as you kissed me

"If you die," you said, "so do I" you said...
And it starts the day you make the sign
"Tell me I'm forever yours and you're forever mine
Forever mine..."
"If you die," you said, "so do I" you said...
And it starts the day you cross that line
"Swear I will always be yours and you'll always be mine
You'll always be mine
Always be mine..."

Remember the last time I told you I love you
It was warm and safe in a perfect world
You yawned and I had tos ay it over
"I said 'I love you'" I said...you didn't say a word
Just held your hands to your shining eyes
And I watched as the tears ran through your fingers
Held your hands to your shining eyes and cried

"If you die," you said, "so do I" you said...
But it ends the day you see how it is
There is no always forever...just this...
Just this...
"If you die," you said, "so do I" you said
But it ends the day you understand
There is no if...just and
There is no if...

edit: Luc, glad u're around more often now. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/party.gif" alt="" />

@ ubereil & dude o' death -> check out mark knopfler's collaboration with the late chet atkins (one of the best acoustic guitarist ever!) called Neck & Neck.

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