Music: Telegraph Road - redux

In the afterglow of the dumpster fire that was the election, I have sorta backed away from posting. No, not entirely, but really after the gut punch of Trump’s victory (and those who will claim it was close, can it, he fucking swept the swing states, for fuck’s sake).

But as I have retuned my Youtube algorithm, I have begun getting more music into my feed, and I have watched (and shared) many fine videos.

This morning, I got a live recording of Dire Straits from 2015, recorded in Sevilla Spain, it is Telegraph Road. I wrote about it earlier this year:

Music Appreciation: Dire Straits

Way back, when I was learning guitar, my teacher introduced me to Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits. It is not a difficult song to learn, the chords are pretty easy to master, the rhythm isn’t too esoteric, and — the main reason — the lead breaks are short-ish, and very manageable for a relatively green player.

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That was the album version, and every word I wrote was spot on.

But today’s video is amazing. Mark starts with the resonator guitar, and about 5 minutes in, switches to his Suhr, and he just fucking rips it. Tasteful, his playing coupled with his distinctive tone is just poetry.

Not much flash, just an epic tune, with a band that just delivers gold.

This will be 13 minutes well spent; pinky swear!

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