Mark Knopfler

[johan]

Saw Knopfler on the last two tours - both Shangri-la and Roadrunning w/Emmylou.

Knopfler with a Les Paul through a Komet 60 is HEAVEN!

Check out the latest live album with Emmylou. A bit too sweet at times but when he takes a solo, just one note...BOOM! What a tone!

[dartanion]

Here's a list of quintessential not super mainstream CDs in my collection with amazing guitar work:

A Love Supreme - Mahavishnu Orch. (and the orginal Coltrane versions are great)

Gov't Mule - Dose
Sunrise on the Sufferbus - Masters of Reality
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Guitars and other cathedrals - Adrian Legg
Guit with it - Junior Brown

Anything by Joe Price!! If you like juke joint style roots blues. This guy is it!

[RML]

As for Mark Knopfler, I never ever tire of:
On Every Street
Sailing to Philadelphia

...and I just love
Robben Ford - Supernatural

same with Eric Johnson - Venus Isle

for driving music the disc changer contains:
Jimmy Rogers All-Stars - Blues Blues Blues
Etta James - Life Love and the Blues
Joe Cocker - No Ordinary World
Bonnie Raitt - Longing In Their Hearts
SRV - Greatest Hits
ZZ - One Foot in the Blues

Other records that are too inspiring to live without include:
Mavis Staples
Dr John
Robert Randolph
Van Morrison

Still listen to The Filmore Concerts and Waiting for Columbus 30 some odd years after first hearing them too!

[KT66]

I'm definately gonna check out alot of your guys suggestions. As far as MK goes I always liked Dire Straights first record. I spent many hours as a teenager listening to it over and over to learn every lick on Sultans of Swing. Here's a short list of my fav rock albums that I listen to over and over again:

Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet
Allman Bros - Eat a Peach
Zappa - One Size Fits All
Dinosaur Jr. - Where you been
Aeorosmith - Get Your Wings
SRV - Texas Flood
UFO - Lights Out
Yes - The Yes Album

Also, I don't know what album it's from, but my wife has explicit instructions to play Green Grass and High Tides by the outlaws at my funeral.

[Ears]

As previous post- First LP - Dire Straits
NO question.
After the second LP (a close clone of first) his sound ceased to be unique. A great shame.
Personal favourite on that LP "In the Gallery" It is not even a blues but it contains more angst than many that bear the blues label, the solo speaks from the gut.

[Reminds me, I once had a restaurant gig, was turning the stereo down at reception, stood up and looked right into his eyes. Anyways... I spent next hour and half playing solo guitar in half empty restaurant in front of him and 2 band members- I hasten to add that they hadn't turned up for the music, just the food. But man, my playing just burned him all the same - just kiddin! - it was a classical gutar gig don't know if he was partial to Fernando Sor, Albeniz, Granados etc. ]

"So where were you when you first heard Dire Straits?"

[titanicslim]

Sky

You mentioned Gary Moore. I love that guy. I've heard him play a few different rigs and his sound is always super. There's a recent CD out called Blues for Greeny, and it's got some great guitar, along with some of the best "White-Boy -Blues" singing around.

And another thing- are you down with Keb Mo Check out some of his stuff. He's got a great knack for putting a new twist on the Blues, especially old standards like "It Hurts Me Too".

Dave