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Mark Knopfler. That riff is what got Dire Straits noticed and what got them a career. Now, 25 or so years later, you can hear countless guitarists imitating this completely unique style - and OK, it's often in background music in a movie soundtrack, but back then it was something to make you go, "whoa!" I'd put it in the same class as the riff in "Satisfaction".

The Edge takes this one.

Knopfler's a great guitarist and it's certainly a memorable riff in "Sultans" but the way that the riff slowly cascades in and builds just sets up "Streets" as the momentous anthem it ends up being.

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Sultans of Swing

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i think Dire Straits takes the edge (haha) on this one...now if you'd have represented U2 with "Bullet The Blue Sky" instead,that wouldve been a different story (though personally i've always liked Dire Straits better than U2 anyhow)

Mark Knopflier because You hear his moves.