A London band that started with pub stories and wound up with one of the 80s' biggest-selling albums.
For their story-driven side, try 'Romeo And Juliet.' The cheerful organ-driven 'Walk Of Life' frames their later reach pretty well.
They arrived with 'Sultans of Swing,' a song about a guitarist in a pub that felt both intricate and conversational. That clean, uncluttered sound carried through to 'Brothers in Arms,' an album that sold massively while keeping Mark Knopfler's finger-picked guitar at the center. Even a track like 'Expresso Love' from their catalog shows how they avoided blues-rock clichés for something more relaxed and technical.
They formed in London in 1977 and put out their debut the next year, anchored by 'Sultans of Swing.' The sound grew more polished on albums like 'Making Movies' and then 'Brothers in Arms,' which became their biggest seller. David Knopfler left in 1980, but the band kept going with Mark's guitar work defining their recordings.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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