3 Chord Trick (Legacy)

[superval99]

This is disgusting...

http://www.jornaldebrasilia.com.br/clica-brasilia/colecionadora-de-hits-banda-britanica-dire-straits-se-apresenta-no-df-pela-primeira-vez/

Outrageous!   

[Eddie Fox]

Why record new songs if you keep selling yourself as Dire Straits? What a bloody joke. These guys are pathetic.

[Jules]

I didn't read it as I don't know anything of Portuguese but... Who says they are DS... They, or the journalist?

[dmg]

Surely something lost in translation?  I used Google Translate and it seems Dire Straits are appearing in Brazil.  Don't tell me Google Translate is inaccurate!!!   

[Eddie Fox]

I didn't read it as I don't know anything of Portuguese but... Who says they are DS... They, or the journalist?

They are not that dumb, they make sure it’s written Legacy, in tiny little letters, on every promo material. But they obviously sell it as a DS gig, that’s what media outlets are told.

[Robson]

I would be happy to ask what is going on? The DS name does not exist since 1993 !!!

[Jules]

I didn't read it as I don't know anything of Portuguese but... Who says they are DS... They, or the journalist?

They are not that dumb, they make sure it’s written Legacy, in tiny little letters, on every promo material. But they obviously sell it as a DS gig, that’s what media outlets are told.

They don't sell the shows. The promoters do

[Robson]

Yes of course. And they do not know anything about it. Sad

[Jules]

Yes of course. And they do not know anything about it. Sad

They don't mind as long as tickets are sold... All promoters do this kind of things. I'm sorry this doesn't fit with your hunger for fresh flesh but that's what ALL promoters do, always.

[Robson]

Everyone does that. So everything is fine 

[cannibals]

I found it very hard to believe that there still people in this world who think that Dire Straits still exist. Besides that everyone knowes by now that Mark Knopfler is not in so you know where you're going to if you buy tickets......

[Stanko]

I found it very hard to believe that there still people in this world who think that Dire Straits still exist. Besides that everyone knowes by now that Mark Knopfler is not in so you know where you're going to if you buy tickets......

explains a lot!

[quizzaciously]

"You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity", — Bullet Tooth Tony.

Yeah, not knowing what DS is and wether someone by the name of Mark Knopfler has something to do with it is bad. But hiring promoters who advertise you as Dire Straits is also bad. Everything's bad in this situation and you can try but minus times minus is not plus in this situation.

I mean people who moan are right and people who are against haters are all right either... This discussion is about nothing basically.

[Eddie Fox]

Guys, I don’t know about other countries but I think I’m qualified to talk about Brazil...

People are going to these gigs thinking they’re about to see DS with a new frontman. That’s the way it’s sold and the band knows it. If they didn’t they wouldn’t have a logo with Dire Straits written in huge capitol letters with a tiny legacy reference below it. What they’re doing is outrageous, disgusting, putrid.

My friend who went to the show sent me that photo, he truly thought he’d just seen a Dire Straits concert. Keep in mind that Mark hasn’t been here in 17 years, nobody apart from true fans and guitar players knows he’s got a solid solo career. Brazil is not in Europe... that’s the price you pay for ignoring an entire continent for so long. You get forgotten! If at least he released Blu-rays maybe general audiences would still be familiar with his name and his face but we know that’s not the case.

There’s a reason why these guys have come to Brazil twice in less than a year. And I’ve just told you what it is.

[Robson]

Eddie Fox It's sad what you write