Dire Straits-Dire Straits (1978)

In 1978 Dire Straits surprised the world with their first album, which contained the immortal Sultans of Swing, which however was the song that partially eclipsed the rest of the album.
It was the work in which the great influences of Bob Dylan and J. J. Cale are appreciated in the compositions created by Mark Knopfler.
And it is that the personal touch given by the guitarist to his musical vision that manages to give the final work an originality that sets him far enough from those.
Globally considered, deep down it suffers from many things, even resulting somewhat monotonous in a hasty listening, but if it is taken into consideration and we take time to give it a few listens we discover the imperishable essence of a band that would start playing in small pubs and that in a few years they would go on to give great concerts in stadiums and massive venues.
The origin is here, in those addictive chords and those subjugating melodies.
In addition to Sultans Of Swing, the album contains some gems such as the initial Down to the Waterline, In the Gallery or Lions, eclipsed by the success of the star song.