Dire Straits - Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
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Music CD Cover Artist: Dire Straits Edition: Music CD Format: Import, Live, Original recording remastered Published: 1984 CD Release Date: 1996-06-10 Music Label: Polygram UK Soundtracks: Music CD 1
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Free Music Notes for Alchemy: Dire Straits Live Album
Free Music Review: Just over-rated.
Hit: 2 Stars
I beg to differ from some reviewers that the live renditions of some of the tracks on this LP are better than the studio versions. Some are, maybe but not all and this album definitely has its moments but is a bit overrated I think compared with subsequent live concerts the band did. I had the good fortune of seeing them live in 1985 and was sorry that the 1985-86 tour was never brought out on DVD or CD.Part one of 'Alchemy' is tedious. Too slow in the main, the instrumentals ramble at times and the weakest track on the set 'Love Over Gold' (which was not included on the vinyl version of the album) should have been left off - the original studio version of this track was definitely better; ditto 'Romeo & Juliet' which also drags on. By far the best cut on the first disc is 'Sultans of Swing'.
The second disc is much better in the main. 'Telegraph Road' is superb and so is 'Tunnel of Love', these are unquestionably the best two tracks on the album. 'Going Home' is good too.
Knopfler's singing is weak much of the time. The stage buzzes (which are especially audible on 'Private Investigations') can be a bit intrusive at times as well. Not my favourite live album by any means and certainly not among their best work.