^If you liked Sultans of Swing, this album is full of songs like that. Most of the songs were written for performing in pubs, so it has that charm. Their later albums were really good, but I find the simplicity of their first one the best.
Mark Knopfler brings that wonderful guitar playing to every album he makes, but the first 3 albums he did with Dire Straits focus on it more. He's more of a songwriter these days.