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Free Music Review: The Editing Is Really Terrible!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I'll say this item is good, great but I think it is terrible
that they edited most of the songs, and it is missing too many
songs, like where's Skateaway, where's Expresso Love, where's
Solid Rock. More songs are missing. I am a huge Dire Straits fan.
I own all of their albums, especially this. I have been listening to this record since 2002. I'm not crazy about Money
for Nothing being edited so the best songs are Tunnel of Love
& Heavy Fuel. Here's a 2-3 disc of all my favorite Dire Straits
songs.
DISC 1
1. (4:03) Down to the Waterline - From Dire Straits
2. (3:18) Setting Me Up - From Dire Straits
3. (4:12) Six Blade Knife - From Dire Straits
4. (2:57) Southbound Again - From Dire Straits
5. (5:04) Lions - From Dire Straits
6. (3:48) Where Do You Think You're Going? - From Communique
7. (6:17) Skateaway - From Making Movies
8. (3:17) Solid Rock - From Making Movies
9. (5:02) Expresso Love - From Making Movies
10. (4:47) Hand in Hand - From Making Movies
11. (4:05) Les Boys - From Making Movies
12. (5:47) Industrial Disease - From Love Over Gold
13. (14:19) Telegraph Road - From Love Over Gold
14. (6:15) Love over Gold - From Love Over Gold
15. (7:55) It Never Rains - From Love Over Gold
16. (4:56) Two Young Lovers - From Alchemy
DISC 2
1. (14:28) Tunnel of Love - From Alchemy
2. (6:33) Your Latest Trick - From Brothers in Arms
3. (8:26) Why Worry - From Brothers in Arms
4. (6:54) Ride Across the River - From Brothers in Arms
5. (4:37) The Man's Too Strong - From Brothers in Arms
6. (3:37) One World - From Brothers in Arms
7. (5:02) When It Comes To You - From On Every Street
8. (3:48) Fade to Black - From On Every Street
9. (4:14) The Bug - From On Every Street
10. (5:58) You and Your Friend - From On Every Street
11. (7:48) Planet of New Orleans - From On Every Street
12. (5:33) My Parties - From On Every Street
13. (5:06) Walk of Life - From On the Night
DISC 3
1. (5:23) Heavy Fuel - From On The Night
2. (10:05) Romeo and Juliet - From On the Night
3. (9:42) Private Investigations - From On the Night
4. (6:28) Money for Nothing - From On the Night
5. (8:58) Brothers in Arms - From On the Night
6. (6:48) Sultans of Swing - From Live at the BBC
7. (12:00) Tunnel of Love - From Live at the BBC
DISC 4
1. (5:49) Sultans of Swing - From Dire Straits
2. (3:47) Lady Writer - From Communique
3. (6:02) Romeo and Juliet - From Making Movies
4. (8:12) Tunnel of Love - From Making Movies
5. (5:51) Private Investigations - From Love Over Gold
6. (3:31) Twisting by the Pool - Single
7. (3:38) Love over Gold - Live - From Alchemy
8. (4:01) So Far Away - From Brothers in Arms
9. (4:06) Money for Nothing - From Brothers in Arms
10. (4:50) Brothers in Arms - From Brothers in Arms
11. (4:08) Walk of Life - From Brothers in Arms
12. (4:40) Calling Elvis - From On Every Street
13. (5:09) Heavy Fuel - From On Every Street
14. (4:37) On Every Street - From On Every Street
15. (5:39) Your Latest Trick - From On the Night
16. (4:20) Local Hero Wild Theme - From On the Night Video
Free Music Review: Sultans Of Swing
Hit: 5 Stars
I love Dire Straits. I love Mark's attitude, and he's an excellent guitar player, plus he can adapt his voice to any song they are playing. Their videos are really fun to watch, too, so I recommend getting the DVD with this.
Dire Straits began as a band with really groovy rhythms, take Sultans Of Swings, Lady Writer or Down To The Waterline (not available here, shame). And, with an ever changing lineup, the band began evolving. Not that they were better, because they've always been equally good, but Mark was becoming more emotional with his music and you can see much more emotion in songs like Your Latest Trick, On Every Street or Wild Theme.
Sultans Of Swing - One of my 10 favourite songs of all time. Mark's guitar sounds great here. The whole band is doing an excellent performance. Two of the greatest solos ever recorded in rock, and for guitar players, the second one isn't as difficult as it seems! /10
Lady Writer - Another song with a great rhythm, and once again excellent guitars. Great song, I love it. 10/10
Romeo And Juliet - Never been a fan of this, but when I do listen to it, I have a huge blast. Some good lyrics. From this point onwards we don't get anymore of the groovy rhythm of the first two songs. 9/10
Tunnel Of Love - Huge epic. Excellent song. I like the instrumental near the end. Great video too, except for the dancing in the tunnel scenes -- What the hell? 10/10
Private Investigations - Has got some nice guitars, but the vocals sound horrible and the ending is boring. 5/10
Twisting By The Pool - Classic tune. Not very memorable, but a huge blast. Nice solo. 9/10
Love Over Gold - Perhaps the most mature composition yet. I love the instrumental breaks. Great song. 9/10
So Far Away - I love this song! Great riffs, great bass, and excellent lyrics. 9.5/10
Money For Nothing - I will commit the crime of saying the 4 minute version is pretty good. This one's great though, because near the end you get to listen to that riff over and over again. I love this song. 10/10
Brothers In Arms - Classic. I don't know what I like so much about this song, but it rocks. And so does the video. Really good track. 10/10
Walk Of Life - And yet another song from Brothers In Arms, a a great track. Who hasn't listened to this before? Great backing vocals in the chorus. Yeah! 10/10
Calling Elvis - Weakest song here (not counting Private Investigations). 8/10
Heavy Fuel - Not crazy about this but it's a real blast. Heavy heavy fueeeeel! 8.5/10
On Every Street - Closes with a great instrumental part, and has got an excellent saxophone riff. Really good. 9/10
Your Latest Trick - Wow! Awesome saxophone riff. I love it. One of my favourite songs ever, and in my top 3 by Dire Straits (Sultans Of Swing, Money For Nothing and this one). The stuido version is even better. 10/10
Wild Theme - Pretty good solo, very melodic, unlike some solo guitarists out there. Great song, again, very emotional. 9/10
Free Music Review: Dire Straits Are The Best
Hit: 5 Stars
Great album, every song is great. But Making Movies, & Love Over
Gold is all you need. I will review every of my favorite DS songs
BROTHERS IN ARMS great true power ballad of the 80's
CALLING ELVIS great song but a lot better when it's live
DOWN TO THE WATERLINE the best from the first album. both versions of this song are good but this is the best
EXPRESSO LOVE love love love, i love this song so much, great
song, my favorite from making movies
FADE TO BLACK good blues song
HAND IN HAND another good song but maybe not the best from movies
HEAVY FUEL the best song dire straits ever made, this one will
rock your ass, this is my favorite song by any band
INDUSTRIAL DISEASE great song, really funny 1 of my favorites
IT NEVER RAINS heavy metal at the best really great ending and maybe my favorite from the love over gold cd
LADY WRITER in my opinion, communique's best song
LES BOYS not a dumb song just pretty funny
LIONS the best of the first album next to waterline and sultans
one of my favorites from the first album
LOVE OVER GOLD good tune great rock ending
MILLIONAIRE BLUES best rock, really funny one of my favorites never recorded this on any album
MONEY FOR NOTHING the best from the 85 album. the best ending on
it. this one kicks ass like heavy fuel. 1 of my favorite songs.
MY PARTIES one of my favorites, really funny tune and great rock
ON EVERY STREET slow but great ending
ONE WORLD not as good as heavy fuel but still good
PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS another quiet heavy metal tune w great lyrics in it
ROMEO & JULIET better live great lyrics and overall great song
SETTING ME UP great rock song
SIX BLADE KNIFE great song
SKATEAWAY oooooh I love this song so much, love it love it love it, loveliest song ever and pure hard rock and great lyrics
SO FAR AWAY great song, great storm song 1 of brothers in arms' best songs behind money
SOLID ROCK i love the dvd version of the song and all versions are really great one of their best
SOUTHBOUND AGAIN really great
SULTANS OF SWING one of my favorites i tried to learn how to play
this on my guitar but it was difficult. very popular and good.
TELEGRAPH ROAD the longest ds song ever & one of my favorite DS songs of all time. listen to it.
THE BUG really great song, dvd is the best one of my favorites
THE PLANET OF NEW ORLEANS great rock ending favorite.
TUNNEL OF LOVE i really love this song all versions are excellent
one of their best love songs of all time. listen to this song.
TWISTING BY THE POOL funny but not one of my favorites
WALK OF LIFE great song, very good live
WATER OF LOVE not a favorite and is one of their weakest songs
WHEN IT COMES TO YOU great country song
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, good tune.
WILD WEST END ok but not great
YOU AND YOUR FRIEND great song, really better live
YOUR LATEST TRICK saxophone is really boring but its an ok song.
not their best.
Free Music Review: Knopfler: A Slow Hand as cool as Clapton
Hit: 5 Stars
I read in an interview that Mark Knopfler considered his guitar technique to be limited by his lack of speed. Certainly there are those who seek minor guitar deities to worship who exhibit as their defining characteristic the ability to speed up and down the neck of their six-string. My wife says that some pianists sound like a mouse running around on the keyboard. I would argue that these guitarists are the string equivalent of the "running around on the keyboard" pianists. I won't bother naming names - if you've gotten this far in my review you can probably already name 2 or 3.
This bring us to Mark Knopfler, who admits that he is not as "fast" as some. Why is his music so popular, then? Why do musicians such as Chet Atkins actively seek Mark out for musical projects? The answer is clearly that Mr. Knopfler is sublimely "musical". His tunes are tasty and he performs them with a sure-handed style that I think I could describe as "the right notes at the right time." His voice is not Steven Tyler's or Sinatra's, but can you imagine anyone else crooning lines like "money for nothin', and the chicks for free"?
On the title tune of this collection: "Sultans of Swing" makes the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of songs that have been most influential in shaping rock and roll. (No other Dire Straits tunes made the top 500, although a good case could have been made for several including "Walk of Life", "So Far Away" and "Money for Nothing" from just the "Brothers In Arms" CD. "Sultans" stands atop the heap, though, and rightfully so. It's a seductively skillful ballad, with Mark's Straits companions laying down a simple vamping pocket for him to create his masterpiece about the band that plays for their own pleasure. It is ironic that "Sultans" has become so popular because the song depicts a skillful band that could care less about popularity - they play Creole and other music that is ignored by the boys in their "platform soles" who "don't give a damn about any trumpet-playing band, it ain't what they call ROCK and ROLL!" For any musician who has even contemplated straddling that fence between popularity and pandering to the "fans" who could care less about the quality of the music - "Sultans of Swing" is like a national anthem for any musician who devoted themselves to the music.
This collection combines "Sultans" with noticeably many cuts from the previously mentioned "Brothers in Arms", including the title cut from that collection. It also includes Knopler's fine theme from the equally fine film "Local Hero" performed live.
As long as people care about popular music recorded in the 20th century, they will be listening to Dire Straits.
Free Music Review: You Need This Album
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is so awesome, I own two great copies of this album.
I have my own, and bob has one too!! Now I will review all of the
songs on this great album.
1. Sultans of Swing-Great album opener with Mark's best ending.
2. Lady Writer-This is also good too, Mark's crazy guitar and vocals are amazing.
3. Romeo and Juliet-No worries about this track.
4. Tunnel of Love-This is one of my favorite Dire Straits songs
ever came out, over 8 minutes of great excellence, and is a track
i can listen to over n over again. Another song to sing along with "On the tunnel of love". Great song.
5. Private Investigations-Skip it, no worries.
6. Twisting by the Pool-Great surf rock song, this song goes even
better by the beach with "Twisting by the pool". Is another song
you can listen to over n over again but it's not one of my favorites. But it's still really good.
7. Love over Gold-Skip it, this is live.
8. So Far Away-Mark at his best. I say this song was my Peoria, IL song because I was so far away from my family.
9. Money For Nothing-What a great intro, typically one of my favorite Dire Straits songs next to Sultans of Swing, Tunnel of
Love, & Heavy Fuel. Mark does great guitars, drums exellent and
vocals rule!! This version is even better since it is 4 insted
of the Brothers in Arms version 8 minutes. This is also another
track I can listen to over n over again.
10. Brothers in Arms-This track felt to slow for me, most people
like it but others like me don't.
11. Walk of Life-Oops, the electric organ. This song is such not
that great because of the organ. Where is that Mark guitar? This
is not like Dire Straits at all.
12. Calling Elvis-The six minute version of this song is slightly
better. This version is near 5 minutes but it's still pretty good.
13. Heavy Fuel-Wow! This is the best song Mark Knopfler ever did!
His guitar is typically heavy metal, and is typically a hard rock
song and his solo rules!!! This is my favorite song on the whole
album.
14. On Every Street-Change to the version at 5 minutes to get this song on the run. I muchly listen to both Calling Elvis, &
this song on the other album, "On Every Street". Nice calm song
to listen to before the hard Heavy Fuel type rock n roll comes
up around 3 in a half minutes with a great rock n roll ending.
Great album.
Love it!!!
You need this album.