Did Dire Straits Create the Coolest Riff Ever? Yep

Several years ago I asked a bandmate and guitarist friend if he would give me some guitar lessons. Told him I want to play like Mark Knopfler. He replied, "We ALL want to play like Mark Knopfler!"

An interview with Mark Knopfler would be amazing Rick. Just saying 😂

Mark knopfler is without a doubt one of the best songwriters and guitarists in music history.

Dire Straits are one of these rock bands that stand out from the crowd because you can genuinely say they created their own ‘sound’. They were around at a time when we weren’t short of unbelievable bands but you can put on a Dire Straits record and instantly tell it’s them, no one else sounds like them. 😎

The effortless melodic solos of Mark Knopfler are unique, but what is sometimes lesser appreciated is the pure poetry of his lyrics.

Mark Knoflers guitar playing always sounds so effortless doesn't it? Like he's just dropping it in without even thinking about it. Incredible. Brothers in Arms is one of the best Albums of all time.

Whenever I hear Brothers in Arms , I start tearing up pure feel , pure emotion all I can say is wow Mark Knopfler

Sultans of Swing, a rock band singing about a jazz band, just brilliant.

"Sultans Of Swing" is great on so many levels; the groove, the lyrics, the fact that the singer is also the lead solo guitarist.

Knopfler is like a freakin' gold medal Olympic gymnast of the guitar, bless him for all the musical thrills he's given us.

Telegraph Road is one of the greatest songs ever. It builds and builds to pure perfection! The guitar solo is amazing. The drums as well. I love Dire Straits! Skate away is another fave.

The clean tone Mark plays with enchants me

The live version of Sultans on Alchemy is just incredible. Knopfler is a genius.

The best mark knoppler solo is the second solo of “tunnel of love”. If your soul doesnt shrink in pain and you do not shed a tear listening to it you have no soul.

Rick Beato is a genius in his own right. Just hearing and understanding what's behind these riffs, and being able to explain it clearly, is as ingenious as the riffs themselves. You're a true treasure, Rick; I haven't seen anyone on YouTube who does more to advance music theory comprehension and appreciation for young and emerging musicians.

The solo during the last couple minutes of "Tunnel of Love" is my favorite ever. Finished with Roy Bittan's arpeggio outro, and it's pure magic.

I was working bar on Hamilton Island, Australia when Dire Straights was touring Aussie flying to venues from Hamilton. After a show they’d come down to the staff canteen and play everyone else’s music but their own and we all called out other tunes and they’d do it with their twist! The last concert was close and all the staff that could went, but Soph the breakfast waitress got a ticket late but had missed the rides and getting off and back to the island was hard… sooo the guys heard this and THEY TOOK HER ON THEIR PLANE WITH THEM!!! Cool guys, the whole island staff had a blast with them over the time they stayed!!

Mark Knopfler and Lindsay Buckingham are two players who have guitar techniques that are surprisingly hard to duplicate.

I was 15 in 1978. This and Kansas' Dust in the Wind were 2 of my favourite songs, and still are. We're so blessed to have grown up in the 1970's!

Sultans of Swing´s version in the Alchemy Album is the best live song ever recorded. Absolute perfection. The whole album is unbelievable tbh.