Where does Mark Knopfler rank on the guitar GOAT list?

[stevenash]

My opinion?
Top five greatest of all time.

You don't have tine to listen to the whole 16 minute piece here, check out the last four minutes then.

[TheGoldenGoose]

Top 15

[svsooner]

well you got Hendrix and Van Halen tied for first, then maybe Page and/or Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Chuck Berry, Townsend, Beck and Richards. Angus Young (big fan). Don't forget Robert Johnson and Johnny Winter. Knopfler is badass for sure, so top 15-20 is fair.

[stevenash]

well you got Hendrix and Van Halen tied for first, then maybe Page and/or Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Chuck Berry, Townsend, Beck and Richards. Angus Young (big fan). Don't forget Robert Johnson and Johnny Winter. Knopfler is badass for sure, so top 15-20 is fair.

I have Terry Kath in the top five.
Jimi once said "Terry is the only other guitarist I'd pay money to see"

I was a huge Chicago fan, not so much in the later years when that blowhard Peter Cetera took over.
I was a trombonist is grade school up until I was 20. My guy was James Pankow.
Their horn section was air tight.

[TheGoldenGoose]

Duane Allman. Keith Richards.
Agree Kath never got his dues.
Neither did Betts.

[rustie]

David Gilmour
George Harrison
Neil Young

[TheGoldenGoose]

Terry Kath

[stevenash]

^
Some guitar critics say the greatest live solo ever.
Heard it 1000 times and will listen to it 1000 times more.
Kath on the axe was magic, and he performed his magic without effort.
It was second nature to him.

[TheGoldenGoose]

Dickey Betts --- One Way Out Live 1991

[mtneer1212]

well you got Hendrix and Van Halen tied for first, then maybe Page and/or Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Chuck Berry, Townsend, Beck and Richards. Angus Young (big fan). Don't forget Robert Johnson and Johnny Winter. Knopfler is badass for sure, so top 15-20 is fair.

Any list without Prince and Lindsay Buckingham in the top 10 is invalid.

[Eddy Munny]

[TheGoldenGoose]

Any votes for Steve Via and his mentor Joe Satriani?

[Eddy Munny]

Any votes for Steve Via and his mentor Joe Satriani?

No because he was defeated by the Karate Kid in a guitar duel.

[TheGoldenGoose]

No because he was defeated by the Karate Kid in a guitar duel.

hahaha An epic duel indeed!!!

[19th Hole]

Prince was no slouch.

[stevenash]

Any list without Prince and Lindsay Buckingham in the top 10 is invalid.

Prince doesn't get enough credit for his guitar abilities.
Complete bad ass.

[The Kraken]

Mike Masse Top 5, thats all I know

[grease lightnin]

Love his stuff. Has his own very unique sound.

[KnuckleHeadz]

Terry Kath

https://youtu.be/9_torOTK5qc

[stevenash]

Love his stuff. Has his own very unique sound.

Yeah, exactly.

"Hawaiian noises"
- Money for Nothing

I actually saw the Brothers In Arms tour when I was in HS.
The other guitarist (Jack Sunni) is amazing as well.
John Illsley on bass, that trio was as good as it gets.

This Wembley live piece is incredible with all the hooks from the opening intro to the amazing Knopfler riffs at the 4:30 mark, and the guitar work from 5:00 on.

[grease lightnin]

Love it, man. Sultans of swing, mega original too. I love Romeo and Juliet as well but i am a sap. lol

I will check these vids later once i am good and hammered

[stevenash]

Love it, man. Sultans of swing, mega original too. I love Romeo and Juliet as well but i am a sap. lol

I will check these vids later once i am good and hammered

Tunnel of Love....

[KnuckleHeadz]

A Chicago cover band that plays here in town.
Only one of them speaks English and they are all from Moscow

https://youtu.be/9_torOTK5qc

[deltgen]

well you got Hendrix and Van Halen tied for first, then maybe Page and/or Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Chuck Berry, Townsend, Beck and Richards. Angus Young (big fan). Don't forget Robert Johnson and Johnny Winter. Knopfler is badass for sure, so top 15-20 is fair.

Also Duane Allman (my personal #1) and Randy Rhodes.

[stevenash]

A Chicago cover band that plays here in town.
Only one of them speaks English and they are all from Moscow

https://youtu.be/9_torOTK5qc

Blasphemy.

In collage our horn section did a lot of Chicago covers.

[stevenash]

Also Duane Allman (my personal #1) and Randy Rhodes.

Even though it's more of a riff that a solo, that guitar work in "Whipping Post" is great.

[rustie]

The solo on Telegraph Road, amazing

[stevenash]

The solo on Telegraph Road, amazing

For sure.
So many great Knopfler solos.
And like I said earlier, Dire Straits other guitarist Jack Sunni is great too.

[RockBottom]

I have Terry Kath in the top five.
Jimi once said "Terry is the only other guitarist I'd pay money to see"

I was a huge Chicago fan, not so much in the later years when that blowhard Peter Cetera took over.
I was a trombonist is grade school up until I was 20. My guy was James Pankow.
Their horn section was air tight.

Band really went to crap after Kath's passing in the late 70's.

[Buckandadime]

Knopfler was great..
Put him in the same class as Eric Johnson..
Never got the mainstream attention so many did..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpAC1vr_pcg

[stevenash]

Band really went to crap after Kath's passing in the late 70's.

I place all that on that blowhard Peter Cetera.
His songs were sappy, and it always sounded like he was whining.

During Kath's era that band was pointed towards rock greatness, after Kath's passing they turned into nothing but a top 40 AM radio band.
Highly successful, for sure, but disappointing.

[stevenash]

And let's not forget about this guy.

[RockBottom]

Knopfler was great..
Put him in the same class as Eric Johnson..
Never got the mainstream attention so many did..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpAC1vr_pcg

I think he got plenty of mainstream attention. Sultan of Swing was a huge song that still gets a lot of airplay, and MTV really helped them also. He was outstanding on Brothers in Arms, also a great video.

[RockBottom]

I place all that on that blowhard Peter Cetera.
His songs were sappy, and it always sounded like he was whining.

During Kath's era that band was pointed towards rock greatness, after Kath's passing they turned into nothing but a top 40 AM radio band.
Highly successful, for sure, but disappointing.

Agree, went from critical acclaim to top-40 ballads. Can't remember if it was on Amazon Prime or Netflix, but their band documentary is a must-see.

[Buckandadime]

I think he got plenty of mainstream attention. Sultan of Swing was a huge song that still gets a lot of airplay, and MTV really helped them also. He was outstanding on Brothers in Arms, also a great video.

Dire Straits did..
I was referring to Eric Johnson..