The chord sequence and melody of this song is just so beautiful, I could listen to it every single night as the sun goes down. “In the Gallery” has a beautifully played subtle funk to it, and the song that follows, “Wild West End”, is my second-favorite song on the album. I will end my assessment with the trademark song from this debut momentarily, and even though I love the entire record, I’m particularly partial to side two. It opens with the emerging sounds of “Down to the Waterline”, and honestly, each of the eight songs that follow are so pleasant and enjoyable to listen to, especially in a quiet moment.
I remember purchasing it about a decade later, but had forgotten how beautiful and soothing this entire record sounds. Like Van Halen and The Cars, “Dire Straits” is the third significant self-titled album released in 1978. I find Dire Straits fans to be quiet, thoughtful, insightful and highly intelligent in their musical consideration, which fits well with the sophistication of this sound. One of my former coworkers, Mark, stands out to me as one of several people in my past who are uniquely devoted to Knopfler and his music. I have always envisioned that his sound is enabled by not only his incredibly precise and pure touch, but the lightest and softest strings possible. There is something remarkably pure, crisp, and pristine about the sound of his playing. That being said, none of them, even Eddie, are as consistently and immediately as recognizable as Mark Knopfler, the guitarist and vocalist and founding force of the band Dire Straits. Eddie Van Halen immediately comes to mind, and I would probably say the same for Jimi Hendrix, The Edge from U2, and perhaps even put Jimmy Page and Keith Richards to that list.
There are some guitarists you can almost instantly recognize when you hear their sound.
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