Monday, October 11, 2021

DIRE STRAITS - Live @ the BBC 22.07.1978

 

New week and I'll start with something completely different, that means no punk rock but just as brilliant and when we talk about solid rock with corresponding soft elements, I can't get past this band and these guys fascinate me with their melodic and playfully impressive music, like the Wipers or EA80Live @ the BBC is a live album by the Dire Straits which was released in 1995 but the songs were recorded on 22.07.1978 at BBC Studios in London and involved were Mark (vocals/guitars), David & Hal (guitars), John (bass), Pick (drums), Alan (keys), with one track recorded on 31.January 1981 for the BBC TV program The Old Grey Whistle TestThe album features one unreleased song, "What's The Matter Baby?", co-written by Mark and his brother David. The riffs and general structure of that song were largely recycled for the song "Lady Writer" from the band's second album Communiqué, which may explain why it was never re-recorded in the studio. Check out their '82 album Love Over Gold which is also superb.

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2 comments:

  1. Wow! Hätte ich nie von dir erwartet. Aber es gibt einfach nur gute oder schlechte Musik, das Genre spielt keine Rolle) Und Mark Knopfler ist sowieso einer der besten Gitarristen überhaupt!

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