Such insightful and original lyrics are combined with absolutely amazing musical arrangements. The depth and breadth of the song-writing are astonishing, ranging from heartfelt longings in So Far Away, to satirical meta observations in Money for Nothing, to sweet and wistful hopefulness in Why Worry, to character study worthy of a New Yorker short story in The Man’s Too Strong. “I would give this Vinyl a rating of thousand stars. Every track is good making this along with “Love Over Gold” two of their more consistently strong albums.” As for “Sultans of Swing” what can you say except that the solo is what an angel would play if he had to do a solo it is simply divinely inspired! As far as Dire Straits albums go this is certainly their second best after the brilliant masterpiece of “Love Over Gold”. Just to hear all the remarkable things Mark Knopfler does on the Strat here on this album makes me want to just get up and play until my fingers bleed! The phrasing, the choice of notes and the great chunky rhythm guitar in the background, the synchopation etc reminds me of another favourite guitarist of mine Jeff Beck especially on “In the Gallery”. As a guitarist myself I cannot tell you just how much joy I get from listening to this album. “When someone comes up with a list of the greatest debut albums of all time this incredible Dire Straits release has to be part of the discussion and this mini-lp replica sleeve (mlps) release certainly does justice to one of the greatest guitar-oriented albums of all time. Overall this is my favourite Dire Straits album, ‘Brothers In Arms” and “Love Over Gold” notwithstanding.” There is a heavy bend towards country here, but a lot more is brought to the genre through the music on this disc. “Ticket To Heaven” shows his propensity to go out on a limb lyrically. “Calling Elvis” – which I didn’t think I was going to like – is a dancy creation that has become a favourite also, the title tune (the end run of guitar is hypnotic), the haunting, catchy “When It Comes To You”, the dark,yearning-but-relieved “Fade To Black”, the waggish snideliness of “My Parties” – I read somewhere that Mark thought this was something of a one-laugh joke, but I find it amusing after a LOT of playing.
Every one of the songs on “On Every Street” transpose well to the concert hall (not that Dire Straits’ other stuff doesn’t also I just see this entire album on stage). In a class by itself, this album does not have the melancholy tone of “Brothers In Arms” nor the clinical perfection of that work. “This, apparently the last for the Straits, shows early in which direction Mark Knopfler was headed, and it’s a good direction. Here are all of Dire Strait’s albums ranked.ĭon’t miss out on the TIMELESS Dire Straits music below! Click to experience the magic of Mark Knopfler. Their most commercially successful album, Brothers in Arms (1985), has sold more than 30 million copies it was the first album to sell a million copies on compact disc and is the eighth-bestselling album in UK history.
It was followed by hit singles including “Romeo and Juliet” (1981), “Private Investigations” (1982), “Twisting by the Pool” (1983), “Money for Nothing” (1985), and “Walk of Life” (1985). Their first single, “Sultans of Swing”, from their 1978 self-titled debut album, reached the top ten in the UK and US charts. Dire Straits are one of the world’s best-selling music artists, with album sales of over 100 million. They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1995. Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion).
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