Damn excellent guitar song and an excellent start to an album. He holds three honorary Doctorates in music, in the U.K. The ending has one of the best solos I have IMO ever heard, it lasts for at least 3 minutes and it always varies which is so damn good This song is just genius and is epic, one of the best of Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million albums to date. Although a new Dire Straits release is unlikely at best, here is a look at some of the best songs the band served up during their Hall of Fame career. With being in the number 1 spot in the billboard charts and winning grammy awards for Best Engineered Recording and 'Money For Nothing' winning Best Rock Performance. This is an average of more than 18 million. In total, Dire Straits sold 108,5 million equivalent albums sales. The remaining four albums have all similar results with sales between 7,5 million and 11,8 million equivalent album units. He is one of the most respected fingerstyle guitarists of the modern rock era and was ranked #27 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." Dire Straits recorded six studio albums between 19 with certified sales closing in on 50 million units. This album released in 1986 is Dire Straits 5th studio album, this is the most successful album of them all. Dire Straits is a strong second with 23 million units generated in total. His musical scores include Metroland, Local Hero, Cal, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Wag the Dog, and Rob Reiner's classic, The Princess Bride. One of them is the cult band of Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits.Responsible for some of the most iconic records of the 80s, the group has now been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame some 40 years after their debut. He has also produced albums for such artists as Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Willy DeVille, Randy Newman and even "Weird Al" Yankovic. How many bands have nine 5-million selling albums with a catalog of 6 studio efforts only Not many for sure. Knopfler has played in other groups occasionally, such as The Notting Hillbillies, and has guested on works by other artists, including Joan Armatrading, Chet Atkins, the Chieftains, Eric Clapton, The Dandy Warhols, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Jeff Healey, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, Phil Lynott, Van Morrison, Gerry Rafferty and Steely Dan. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler continued to record and produce albums as a solo artist under his own name. Mark Knopfler is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977 with his brother David. Dire Straits have won three BRIT Awards, two for Best British Group in 19, and Best British Album for Brothers In Arms in 1987. Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer.
Mark Knopfler is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977 with his brother David.