nobody_home 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Who would you choose and why. Link to post Share on other sites
invisible_r 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 is there a particular reason you chose these two bands? it just seems a bit strange to me Link to post Share on other sites
nobody_home 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 No reason other than I'm bored. I personally prefer Dire Straits for the simple reason they wrote Sultans of Swing. But even though Knopfler is a technically 'better' guitarist, and I love his playing style, I believe Peter Buck has come up with some of the most melodic tones on the guitar since George Harrison. Link to post Share on other sites
invisible_r 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 i love "sultans of swing"! one of my fave songs of all time! can't really say who i prefer though, i like them both but not a huge fan of either Link to post Share on other sites
edna 6 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 REM have great songs... I think "Losing my religion" is one of the best songs of the last fifteen years... Dire Straits are a great band too... I couldn´t choose... Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Dire Straits for me, but they are nothing alike! Link to post Share on other sites
MarcM 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Dire Straits for Making Movies Link to post Share on other sites
miamisammy29 4 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Actually, this was a very tough question. They are two very similar groups, when compared on the basis of songwriting talent, style, longevity, and number of hit songs. I love most of the music by both bands. But I had to vote for Dire Straits on the strength of Mark Knopfler's stellar guitar playing and the classic album, "Making Movies". REM has made a few very good albums, but none quite the caliber of this classic from 1980. These two reasons tipped the scales just slightly in favor of Dire Straits. Link to post Share on other sites
edna 6 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I finally voted "Making Movies" too... I mean, Dire Straits... I guess I can survive without some REM´s songs but I would definitely take my Making Movies cd on a desert island. Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 6 Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 I'm the only one who picked REM... maybe because their albums are easier to come by and I'm more familiar with them. Link to post Share on other sites
EagleEye0 1 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Dire Straits. Their self titled debut is one of the best debut albums of alltime. Link to post Share on other sites
callmeanimal 0 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 That´s right, EagleEye, but songs like "Fall On Me" make R.E.M. deserve a draw, at least. Link to post Share on other sites
The_Coz 0 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Yeah, I have to say Dire Straits as well. When I was a kid I gripped "Brothers in Arms" from my parents record collection and used to sit in my room under the blankets on my bed and listen to it over and over with the lights off. It was just so lush, and his voice had so much pang to it. Guitar playing was out of this world. REM were definetly an important band in the post punk 80's underground movement. But songwriting wise, I thikn Knopfler trumps them. Link to post Share on other sites
usernameddr 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Dire Straits for my 3 favourite songs by them -Money For Nothing -Sultans of Swing -Walk Of Life Link to post Share on other sites
Ed24345 0 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Dire Straits because there's just SOOOOO much more of ther music I enjoy listening to! Link to post Share on other sites
mr blonde 0 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Dire Straits by a mile, they didn't make a bad album IMO. Link to post Share on other sites
miamisammy29 4 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Current score: Dire Straits 16, REM 2....it's a blowout, as predicted. Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 6 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Uniqueness kills. Curses! Link to post Share on other sites
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