Dire Straits Album elimination Poll! - Round 2

[dustyvalentino]

Me too, but you would be crazy to argue that Dire Straits were a better band than The Beatles. They weren’t even a band.

[Robson]

Of course, that's just my opinion and nothing will change that. Dire Straits gave me more than The Beatles, so it's more important to me.

I think they were a band.

[dustyvalentino]

Technically they were a band but really they were a vehicle for MK. And that worked out well.

[Robson]

Yes. Here I can agree

[Stanko]

I don't know a single song from the Beatles. It's not a joke, I literally don't.
We're poles apart just at the mention of them.
I don't know why, but it must be a kind of self protective reflex?!

I don't go there.

[Knopflerfan]

Technically they were a band but really they were a vehicle for MK. And that worked out well.

Quite agree with you....

[2manyguitars]

This is like asking who's your favourite child....

Communique has to go for me, underrated and often overlooked, but less developed than everything else on the list, and certainly a less evolved soundscape. Its interesting to think about what that album could have become given slightly less pressure to deliver and a little more time....

[superval99]

I saw The Beatles lots of times at The Cavern with my friends and they were a great little band, but even though we loved them we were amazed when Love Me Do went into the charts and I went on to buy lots of their albums.   However, I have hardly listened to them over the years.   I am much more a fan of DS/MK than I ever was of the Beatles and can't imagine that I would sit down and listen to their music  like I do DS/MK.   I do appreciate that they were a fantastic band and great songwriters and I'm glad that I had the chance to see them so many times.

[NicoMK]

I saw The Beatles lots of times at The Cavern with my friends and they were a great little band, but even though we loved them we were amazed when Love Me Do went into the charts and I went on to buy lots of their albums.   However, I have hardly listened to them over the years.   I am much more a fan of DS/MK than I ever was of the Beatles and can't imagine that I would sit down and listen to their music  like I do DS/MK.   I do appreciate that they were a fantastic band and great songwriters and I'm glad that I had the chance to see them so many times.

Nice. Might have been quite something to see the early Beatles at the Cavern!

[NicoMK]

I wouldn't want to spoil anyone here but at this point already, it's not difficult to guess the title of the two finalists, if not the winner itself. But let's wait and see as "there can be only one"!

[Knopflerfan]

I wouldn't want to spoil anyone here but at this point already, it's not difficult to guess the title of the two finalists, if not the winner itself. But let's wait and see as "there can be only one"!

It's most definitely interesting! We shall just have to see how the other rounds go....

[dustyvalentino]

I wouldn't want to spoil anyone here but at this point already, it's not difficult to guess the title of the two finalists, if not the winner itself. But let's wait and see as "there can be only one"!

We'll see, as people's choices get knocked out their votes may go elsewhere...

[3Strats]

No, I can't do it, I had a least favourite album, but it seems I don't have a next least favourite !  (Withdraws undecided).

I missed the Beatles  - just - My father took my brother and I to a nearby town to see the Shadows & when we came out there was a long queue for tickets for the Beatles who were on the following week.  He wouldn't stand in the queue with a load of teenage girls & said we wouldn't have been able to hear them anyway. That's probably my biggest musical regret. I did see Macca & Wings in 1972 - that was great !

[superval99]

No, I can't do it, I had a least favourite album, but it seems I don't have a next least favourite !  (Withdraws undecided).

I missed the Beatles  - just - My father took my brother and I to a nearby town to see the Shadows & when we came out there was a long queue for tickets for the Beatles who were on the following week.  He wouldn't stand in the queue with a load of teenage girls & said we wouldn't have been able to hear them anyway. That's probably my biggest musical regret. I did see Macca & Wings in 1972 - that was great !

I saw the Beatles again at the Royal Court in Liverpool when they had become famous and your father was correct, I didn't hear a thing because of all the screaming!   It was far better to see them before.

[Dutchessy]

I listened today to the 2 contenders for this week's choice. And i enjoyed the other one more... So my vote goes to Brothers in Arms.