Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk.
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk.
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I had an old ROLAND 8 track in the early 2000s that ran off a zip disk. One day during the pandemic I loaded up the old thing and started going thru disks. The majority of this song was made when I was in my early 20s. I decided I would bring it back and re-record it. The tune itself made me think of big open skies, earthy, atmospheric tones and feelings. It feels like it has the undertone of the bittersweet. You can never go home. But life goes on. Mastered by Mixea.commore
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I wrote this song in pieces, with no real idea of where I was going, but as it was coming together, I had an overwhelming feeling of looking back on old times, old friends, old habits, missing those moments. I originally wanted to have some singing on it, but decided against it in the end. I am not a good singer. - Mastered by Mixea.commore
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