Er, that doesn't appear to be a question, so I'm not sure how to answer it. Other than,of course, to say that Dire Straits are possibly the greatest 'mainstream' band of all time ;-)
(With every other band, there are always several 'duff' tracks on any album. Dire Straits provided quality music throughout).
How can it be a moronic answer? Chris gives an opinion to what is not strictly a question and his opinion is a valid as anyone else's whether you agree with it or not!
Anyway, I am not a big fan of DS, but (dunno if Mark Knopfler did this on his own or with DS) the theme tune to Local Hero still makes me blub.
Zig Zag, first memory of Mark k was driving down to Devon with the kids with Money 4 nothing LP playing
Another musical memory was in Florida with Beach Boys playing on the radio