Dire Straits
Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell.
Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock reigned, Dire Straits worked within the conventions of classic rock, albeit with a stripped-down sound that appealed to modern audiences weary of the overproduced stadium rock of the 1970s.
In their early days, Mark and David requested that pub owners turn down the amps so that patrons could converse while the band played — indicative of their unassuming demeanor. Despite this oddly self-effacing approach to rock and roll, Dire Straits soon became hugely successful with their first album going multi-platinum globally.
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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
This compilation repeats seven tracks from 1988's Money For Nothing anthology.If you own Making Movies and this compilation, you own the essential Dire Straits.
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
Release Date: 10/27/1998
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Making Movies
Making Movies is Dire Straits's third album and includes several epic numbers that remain among Mark Knopfler's finest work. "Tunnel of Love, " "Romeo And Juliet" (covered by the Indigo Girls), and "Solid Rock" all work with the same distinctive galloping rhythm underneath Knopfler's country-blues staccato guitar.
Making Movies
Release Date: 09/19/2000
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Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
For the first time, a compilation brings together the best of one of rock's most admired bands, Dire Straits, and the best of its leader, guitarist-singer-songwriter Mark Knopfler. Private Investigations: Best of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler, a double CD, spans their entire careers.
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
Release Date: 11/15/2005
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Brothers in Arms
20th anniversary limited edition of Dire Strait's 1985 album in the Hybrid/SACD format - 5.1 Surround Sound, packaged in a standard jewel case. Features the same nine tracks as the original version. Mercury. 2005.
Brothers in Arms
Release Date: 07/26/2005
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Dire Straits
By the mid-'80s Dire Straits were a platinum band dismissed in their native England as safe, yuppie rockers, yet the original quartet's lean, guitar-driven music struggled to find a label home when first recorded in 1978.
Dire Straits
Release Date: 09/19/2000
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Communiqué
The laid-back atmosphere of recording in the Bahamas seems to have had just as much influence, from the reggae lope of the opening "Once upon a Time in the West" to those waves crashing against the beach in the hypnotic album closer, "Follow Me Home." All in all, a solid effort from a band that probably had no idea what was just around the corner.
Communiqué
Release Date: 09/19/2000
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Love over Gold
This Mark Knopfler-dominated release from Dire Straits (as if there were any other kind) features the ringing guitar work and clever lyrics we've come to expect from the band over time.
Love Over Gold
Release Date: 09/19/2000
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Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
"This remaster of the original goes part of the way to achieving that experience. It has brought out some of the excitement and emotion of being part of that audience. I really like this album and would recommend it to any one who likes Dire Straits..." Customer review
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
Release Date: 10/25/1990
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On Every Street
On Every Street is an amazing album, if only for its apparent refusal to exploit the success of its predecessor. Sure, radio programmers could hear echoes of "Money for Nothing" in "Heavy Fuel," or traces of "Walk of Life" in "The Bug," but Mark Knopfler wouldn't have waited six years to follow up the band's megaplatinum Brothers in Arms if that was all he had in mind...
On Every Street
Release Date: 09/19/2000
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On the Night
"Scarcely a week goes by that I don't find a Mark Knopfler or Dire Straits album in my CD player. They are all very good - some are better than others, but they are all very, very, good..." Customer review
On the Night
Release Date: 05/11/1993
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Live at the BBC
This is their third live release, mostly recorded in July 1978. It is in effect a concert version of the self-titled debut album. Also included as a bonus is a 12-minute version of 'Tunnel Of Love' from 1981 which is unavailable elsewhere. Windsong. 1995.
Live at the BBC
Release Date: 08/29/1995
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