The 1986 Listening Post - David Knopfler - Cut the Wire

David Knopfler - Cut the Wire

#581

1986 Housekeeping

David Knopfler

Cut the Wire

Genre: The Frank Stallone of Rock

3 out of 5

Frank Stallone. The only acting quality he has is the ability to know the difference between “Action” and “Cut”. In between he can hit the marks and say the words and sound somewhat like a human being. 

But you would never confuse him for anything than a xerox copy of a xerox copy of his brother. 

And that is David Knopfler. It sounds like what you think Mark Knopfler songs sound like but they are all just Mark Knopfoffs. 

(I did enjoy the Floydian rantings of “The Hurting”, tho.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peeYpvp2Wrw&list=OLAK5uy_mdFLYn1r0ygqc1JzabCvJumuMlLHNDQ_M&index=3

The 1986 Listening Post - David Knopfler - Cut the Wire

David Knopfler - Cut the Wire

#574

1986 Housekeeping

David Knopfler

Cut the Wire

Genre: The Frank Stallone of Rock

3 out of 5

Frank Stallone. The only acting quality he has is the ability to know the difference between “Action” and “Cut”. In between he can hit the marks and say the words and sound somewhat like a human being. 

But you would never confuse him for anything than a xerox copy of a xerox copy of his brother. 

And that is David Knopfler. It sounds like what you think Mark Knopfler songs sound like but they are all just Mark Knopfoffs. 

(I did enjoy the Floydian rantings of “The Hurting”, tho.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peeYpvp2Wrw&list=OLAK5uy_mdFLYn1r0ygqc1JzabCvJumuMlLHNDQ_M&index=3

The 1985 Listening Post - David Knopfler - Behind the Lines

David Knopfler - Behind the Lines

#285/919

July 1985

David Knopfler

Behind the Lines

Genre: Rock

1.5 out of 5

In 1999 I booked a pair of commercials for 1-800-collect. It was during the 800 number wars. Oh, man, that was the mother load. They ran the shit out of those things. I’d never made the kind of money I did on those spots in such a short time. It helped that Damon Wayans and Ed O’Neill were in them with me. They were reviled things. I made it to the “Jeers” in TV Guide’s Cheers and Jeers. They spelled my name wrong but, hey, I was in there!

There was another actor in those spots. Nice guy. Okay actor. Seemed like a nice enough guy. He was Scott Wolf’s younger brother. He reminded of his older brother, slightly. But not quite as charismatic. Almost. Not as talented but alllllmost. Not as charming but alllllmost. 

That’s this record. 

Mark Knopfler’s younger brother. The Gary Wolf of rock. 

This is awful. Imagine Mark Knopfler, a mediocre singer at best. Now imagine him tone deaf as well. 

Boom. 

I mean, vomit. 

Okay. The last song, which sounds like it was written by Roger Waters, was nice. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb3qi9Pp2I0&list=OLAK5uy_lSRJzwUDegzKGkQH1Rqzj3xkgduplgKTM