Dire Straits
"Sultans" rock group
Dire Straits is a British rock band formed in 1977, known for Mark Knopfler's distinctive fingerpicking guitar style and hits like "Sultans of Swing" and "Money for Nothing." The band's name references their early financial struggles. (Lowercase dire straits means a situation of extreme difficulty or danger.)
- pub rockStripped-down venue-based genre
- classic rockEnduring guitar-driven music
- The PoliceBritish new wave trio
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- U2Dublin stadium band
Supertramp · music videos · Brothers in Arms · Romeo and Juliet · blues · Fleetwood Mac · rock music · guitar riffs · crisis · adversity · predicament · The Doors · distress · Led Zeppelin · calamity · hardship · misfortune · plight
- 1985Live Aid, Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club, Gorbachev, WrestleMania
- Sibling ActsBee Gees, Jonas Brothers, Hanson, Jackson 5, Everly Brothers
- Debut AlbumsPlease Please Me, The Doors, Are You Experienced, Boston, Van Halen
Dire StraitsSex Pistols
Seminal British punk band
The Clash · The Ramones · Dead Kennedys · Black Flag · punk rock
Dire StraitsKISS
Acronym favoring simplicity
David Bowie · Elton John · Alice Cooper · Freddie Mercury · glam rock
Dire Straitseasy street
State of financial security
smooth sailing · clover · comfort · security · prosperity
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