On Every Street

Dire Straits - On Every Street

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Artist: Dire Straits
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-09-19
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
  1. Calling Elvis
  2. On Every Street
  3. When It Comes To You
  4. Fade To Black
  5. The Bug
  6. You And Your Friend
  7. Heavy Fuel
  8. Iron Hand
  9. Ticket To Heaven
  10. My Parties
  11. Planet Of New Orleans
  12. How Long

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Free Music Review: Dire Straits Saves the Best for Last
Hit: 5 Stars

During the 1985 Live Aid concert, Dire Straits' live performances of "Money for Nothing" and "Sultans of Swing" would become one of the highlights of the Live Aid Concert. It was also the momentum from Live Aid that propelled "Money For Nothing" to #1 song status. It was the success of this song that would also launch 1985's "Brothers in Arms" to landmark status. Throughout their career, Dire Straits, they would do things much differently than many of the other bands during the "British Invasion" that was taking place. In an era where Punk and New Wave were taking center stage, Dire Straits were doing things the old-fashioned way: a combination of Classic Rock, Blues, Folk, and even some Country. Dire Straits would take a six year layoff before releasing the follow-up to "Brothers in Arms". That follow-up would be "On Every Street" and it would prove to the last album of the band. While some people have been negative on this album, I think Dire Straits might have saved the best for last.

For the most part, Dire Straits is the brainchild of its lead guitarist and vocalist - Mark Knopfler. Throughout his career, Knopfler would assemble a group of musicians that would comprise Dire Straits. The only constant besides Knopfler has been Bassist John Illsley. Knopfler would succeed at bringing in high quality musicians to support the unique blend of music he would write. Knopfler is also widely considered one of music's legendary guitarists. In addition to an album that is well written from both and musical and lyrical standpoint, it is going to be the great performances by Dire Straits as a whole that is going to make this a very special album.

"Brothers in Arms" would be the band in which Dire Straits would emerge as pop stars. With "On Every Street", Dire Straits demonstrate their trademark sound - guitar work that has a good influence of Classic Rock, Blues, Folk, and Country. Country music has always been a staple of the Dire Straits sound and while Dire Straits isn't a Country band, they find a way to integrate it into their sound. On "On Every Street", Dire Straits shows a lot of the country style that was found way back on 1979's "Communiqué". There also is a strong Blues presence on this collection.

One nice thing is the fact that "On Every Street" has been remastered and you really hear the difference. The music on this collection is going to reflect this quality - having an almost "three dimensional effect". Here is a synopsis of each track:

"Calling Elvis": This is a very underrated song by Dire Straits and I'm surprised that with their "pop status" that this wasn't a bigger hit. On this song, Dire Straits pay homage to Elvis Presley by writing a song about someone who believes Elvis is still alive. This song is the perfect mix of Country and Rock and clearly has modern flair to it.

"On Every Street": Another underrated song. The highlight of this song is going to be the use of the saxophone. You won't hear a Country music influence on this one. The keyboard work is going to be reminiscent of Dire Straits' work on "Making Movies". This song does a great job at "switching gears" as it features some great guitar work toward the second half.

"When it Comes to You": This song is going to have a big Country influence. The country-style acoustic sounding guitars are going to be the highlights of this track.

"Fade to Black": This song has a big Blues influence to it. While it might be a little slow-paced, Knopfler demonstrates how versatile a guitarist he is.

"The Bug": Dire Straits demonstrates another Country/Folk track to it. This would be a track later covered by Mary Chapin-Carpenter. This is a catchy song and definitely one of the better Country-styled tracks by Dire Straits.

"You and Your Friend": This is another Blues track by Dire Straits. I think the remastering really helps here as you hear the three dimensional effect of the guitar work perfectly.

"Heavy Fuel": Awesome track. This is a harder Rock song. I've heard the guitar riffs compared to "Money For Nothing", but I couldn't disagree more as I think this guitar work stands on its own perfectly. In this Knopfler sings about life's vices. This song also demonstrates the sense of humor that Knopfler has.

"Iron Hand": This song completely blows me away. It is a great contrast to the fast pace and hard rocking sound of "Heavy Fuel". The highlight of this song is going to be a haunting sounding acoustic guitar. This might be the shortest track, but it definitely is the most powerful.

"Ticket to Heaven": This song also has a softer feel to it. This song has a Tropical and near Hawaiian sound to it. This is a track that grew on me and also benefited from the remastering.

"My Parties": This song has become a fan-favorite, but isn't probably known to the mainstream. It won't be the guitar that is the highlight on this track, but the combination of Knopfler's humorous lyrics with some terrific saxophone work that stands out.

"Planet of New Orleans": Very good track. It has a good mix of Blues with some terrific Classic Rock. There also is some good use of the saxophone. These elements truly create a "New Orleans" atmosphere for this track.

"How Long": In what is the last track of the last Dire Straits album, the band wraps up by going back to the a Country roots that have been a trademark of this band.

The liner notes contain all of the lyrics to it. Some of the credits are incomplete (instruments are not assigned to the musicians). In way, I feel this might be Dire Straits' strongest album as they hit on a lot of the facets that have been trademarks of their career -with some pretty good music too. Highly recommended.
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