You consider Dire Straits.....

119 weeks on the UK singles chart
1136 weeks on the UK albums chart

and counting.....

5 of their albums spent over 100 weeks in the UK album charts.

USA no. 1 single and album.

A 1991 world tour in 25 countries,grossing 70 million quid.

A total sales total of over 100 million albums around the world.

Mark Knofler considered oen of the finest guitar players of all time.

How can again not consider them a superb gem of a rock band?!

Posted By: Mark_Knopfler on January 25th 2006 at 15:13:45

Message Thread

Norwich V Ipswich..... (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 14:58:19
- Ian Brown/Mick Jagger/Remmuby AG??????????? (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Jan 25, 15:12:41
  - He's not Remmuby AG (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jan 25, 15:31:01
  - The first two,yes, no idea about the 3rd. (n/m) (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 15:20:39
- Ipswich will win (NCFC) - Yellow Jersey, Jan 25, 15:00:17
  - Seriously no City goal has been.... (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 15:01:15
    - What are you calling yourself tomorrow? Rick Wakeman? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 25, 15:02:01
      - Sticking with this guitar legend now. (n/m) (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 15:02:28
        
        Please will you shut the fuck up... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jan 25, 15:03:36
        
        blub (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 25, 15:14:38
        
        Nothing wrong with Knopfler,a proper talent. (n/m) (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 15:05:02
        
        It's for 40-year-olds! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 25, 15:06:46
        
        And the rest... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jan 25, 15:08:36
        
        Oh well.... (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 15:08:20
- another lucky sending off early on is needed (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 25, 14:59:20
  - Sito deserved it - if you consider Kevin Lisbie a goal threat, you deserve a red card IMO. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 25, 15:05:27
    - It was a rubbish decision, although, now you've mentioned it (NCFC) - pants, Jan 25, 15:08:40
      - I saw three of Lisbie's games, though, and he really WAS awful. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 25, 15:12:11
        
        He reminded me of Elvis Hammond (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jan 25, 16:41:10
        
        I didn't think he was that bad... (NCFC) - Small, Jan 25, 15:15:16
        
        I maybe wrong, but didn't he come on loan to (NCFC) - pants, Jan 25, 15:18:43
        
        I don't know (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Jan 25, 15:24:41
        
        he did (NCFC) - pants, Jan 25, 15:35:38
    - Worrying thing is.... (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 15:06:40
      - Jeffers was at least a promising player at one point. *Everyone* knows Lisbie is poor! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 25, 15:09:03
        
        I'd have lisbie over jeffers every time (NCFC) - pants, Jan 25, 15:10:41
      - Why you worship shit moosic (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jan 25, 15:08:51
        
        You consider Dire Straits..... (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 15:13:45
        
        they're shit (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jan 25, 16:42:13
        
        Chart position/sales are directly proportional to quality of music. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 25, 15:16:28
        
        Good point,but no way is Dire Straits "shit moosic"...the sort of people who say..... (NCFC) - Mark_Knopfler, Jan 25, 15:17:39
        
        Um ... no, they probably aren't ... (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 25, 15:18:15
        
        Ha ha...... (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, Jan 25, 15:10:33
- Money for nothing... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jan 25, 14:58:48

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