Brothers In Arms

I knew the two popular tracks: Money for Nothing and Walk Of Life. I associate both very strongly with the heyday of early Mtv, when music videos were a big deal. I think Walk of Life was how I learned the concept of sports bloopers. The rest of the album is OK but nothing stands out too much (the title track almost rises). The album is more world-sound and 80's than I anticipated.

Money For Nothing is a pretty good song, especially how the intro transitions into the main song. A lot of the songs have great intros. Especially Your Latest Trick. Overall I’m not a huge fan of his voice and his intonations. The songs would make for great instrumentals, and probably good backings for metal ballads

Some classics in there

A strong first side and closer, that’s slightly let down by an unmemorable run on the second half. Brothers in Arms is kinda fascinating in the same way that Appetite For Destruction is, the big songs are so big and so good that they’ve forever cemented the artists place in popular culture, despite a large chink of the rest of the album being ignorable at best. It’s the opposite of what I was talking about with R.E.M.’s Document a few days ago, which is an album that’s all good throughout if overshadowed by the success of it’s singles. Document would have still been well received if The One I Love and It’s The End Of The World As We Know It had been left off. Without Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life and the title track, Brothers In Arms wouldn’t be on this list. And it’s all because the rest of the songs don’t have that X factor, whatever it is. They’re fine, but they’re deep cuts. And the deep cuts on other albums are just better

Rating: 6/10 The first three songs are fantastic, everything else is quite boring. Choice cuts: So Far Away, Money for Nothing, Walk of Life

Nothing about this strikes me as lyrically impressive. I feel like I'm missing the cultural background for it to be relevant for me.

The tracks here - than the Standouts of Money for Nothing and Brothers In Arms - grow on you after a few listens but it still wouldn't be regular rotation (Your Latest Trick excepted).

I haven’t listened to this album from start to finish in quite awhile. Brothers in Arms can be broken up into 3 categories: the bangers, the mid card and the forgettable. The guitar work throughout is awesome. Vocals sound like a Wilbury that may have taken a side trip (which I wholeheartedly approve!) I will probably throw the big hits on playlists, but the rest can wait to be used in a movie soundtrack somewhere down the line. High 3 (mostly for overall replayability)

It was fine.

Lleno de clásicos, sin embargo, el medio flojea un poco y queda por detrás, lo mejor por lejos fue el cierre del disco, One World y Brothers in arms son un cierre perfecto. Your last trick también me parece buena canción con ese saxo que le da un aire jazz refrescante al disco. 7/10

More overplayed 80s/90s FM Pop music but Knopfler is a guitar god , 3 stars

Has potential

Hate the voice, love the musicality.

Pretty nice. The guitar work is definitely the highlight

Well, one thing I can take away from this album is that in a rare case the extended (normal) version of Money for Nothing is actually better than the radio edit, as the additional lyrics and longer outro allows the song to feel far less repetitive. Otherwise, this album feels exactly like what being middle-aged in the 80s probably felt like. It's got some good tracks, but it feels like driving on dirt roads alone whether it be day or night, having good moments and bad moments, and overall being a solid enough life, but overall insignificant. That may seem a little harsh, but save for some of the songs playing in every fast food joint across America, this album feels like a time capsule of music that just isn't all that intriguing right now. I like the droning feel of the B-side, and the hits are catchy, but nothing here is impactful, and I can't justify giving it higher than a middling score.

The first three tracks are incredible, but that's no surprise to anyone. I do like the rest of the album, but admittedly it's a bit of a drag to get through. It's almost like they used up all their energy in the first three songs.

I've been on the fence about Dire Straits for a long time. There are definitely songs that I love, and I love to hear Knopfler's guitar. That said, other than the first three tracks, I don't clikc with this album. "Your Latest" sounds like a 70s TV show theme song. "Why Worry" was frustrating because it should be a cool jam/outro, but they never hit it! They just keep repeating. Perfect opportunity for Knopfler to take flight and soar over this. He doesn't start noodling until there's less than a minute in the track which is disappointing. I'm realizing this is something I don't love about Dire Straits. Their use of space. They leave too much space where there is nothing really happening for long periods. This track has a very cool, ethereal sound and they just don't do anything with it. Knopfler walks the fence on old folk songs a lot too, and he is what he is but it's disappointing. On "One World", a weird disco-through-Dire Straits-lens tune, we finally hear Knopfler's guitar start to take center stage for the first time since early in the album, but it's just for a minute and he's still holding back. I don't think I've ever come across someone so talented who can just keep it in his pocket 98% of the time. I understand that's his choice as an artist, and he often focuses on subtlety, but it makes it kind of a disappointing experience.

Came in hot but cooled down a lot

uneven. when it’s good, it’s great.

It's a vibe and has a nice lead guitar but nothing I'd come back to myself. But if I caught a song on the radio I'd be happy to listen to it and know which album it's from now :)

It's a soft and smooth rock album, one that rolls and grooves. Still, there's something that's missing with Dire Straits and why I don't listen to them that often.

fine i guess, some known songs, slur jumpscare???

Apart from the hits it was middling.

3.5/5 stars

Product of its time

Way back on album #5 on this list I got Dire Straits' self-titled debut and really enjoyed it a lot. This is Dire Straits' fifth album released seven years later, and the sound is pretty notably different. If the last album represented a late '70s slower bluesy-folky rock, this one has definitely jumped firm into the '80s pop-rock sound. It's much more fast paced, much more "pop", much more synth-heavy. There's some jazzy instrumentation at times ("Your Latest Trick"). It's a lot more dynamic overall. Unfortunately, I think I like it less. I actually went back and listened to "Dire Straits" since it's been over a year now, and something about the understated-ness of that album works more for me. I can't fault artists for having a changing sound and trying to have commercial appeal, but this feels almost like a sell-out to me. To be clear, I didn't totally dislike this. There are some really catchy hooks, particularly on the front side of the album. I really like "Walk Of Life" a lot, it's my favorite song on here by quite a bit. Both "Your Latest Trick" and "Why Worry?" are nice little slow ballads that do call back to the debut album a bit more. It's not bad, I just rarely felt that invested in this. The critical reception of this seems to be all over the board. It seems to be their biggest commercial success, and 1a and 1b with the self-titled album for critical interest. This is one of the best-selling albums ever in both the UK and Australia, but it does seem like the initial reception wasn't great though, and I'm wondering if it just felt a bit forced until the commercial success kicked in. I don't know, I can't quite put my finger on what I don't like, but I was really excited to listen to this when it popped up, and left pretty disappointed. Perfectly fine, but a little undeserving of the massive hype to me. Two other side notes. One, the repeated use of a homophobic slur on "Money For Nothing" is really jarring to hear today. It seems like the general consensus is that its use in the song is by an intentionally-shitty narrator so not meant to glorify that position, but it still caused a lot of controversy over the years, and just sounds so harsh to hear today. It definitely took me out of the moment a bit on one of their more well-known songs. Second (and much less important), I really liked their debut's album cover, but this one is really bad to me. Super cheesy and ugly, it's giving "graphic design is my passion" vibes. Very weak. Favorite: Walk Of Life Other: So Far Away, Money For Nothing, Your Latest Trick, Why Worry?, The Man's Too Strong, Brothers in Arms 7/27/24

Actually listened to this one twice to see if I had missed something the first time. It's clearly objectively good and well written, but for some reason it left me cold, even Money for Nothing. I definitely think the vocal performance is a weak point, I struggled to connect with the lyrics.

It's quite hard to rate something you know very well by osmosis. This album is everywhere. The anticipation of the start of Money for Nothing is rivalled nowhere else. I like the rest, but not something I'll return to for more than kitchen songs

#293. This album starts off strong, but the B side is significantly less interesting. Good enough overall though. 3/5: acceptable

Best off just playing the first 3 songs on a loop, falls off a cliff after that. Money for nothing is a great song though and I can’t think of too many better band names than “Dire Straits”

3.5 I think this was the first CD my dad ever got when he bought the CD player. I thought I was more familiar with the album than I was, I must have been skipping the slower songs back in the day. My tastes haven't changed much apparently.

I think this a good album and there are a few truly great songs on here, but I actually prefer the first Dire Straights album to this one..

Even my goth friend has a copy of this one. Can't deny the songwriting & guitar playing. Also I feel like "Money For Nothing" should be appreciated for the scathing diss track towards the blue collar bullies they clearly wanted to be embraced by, sarcastically taking their power back as artists and musicians. I think what's interesting in revisiting this album is how, while their work is strong overall, their deeper cuts are completely overshadowed by their singles. The sheer catchiness and boldness of absolutely SICK riffs like Money For Nothing leave the other noteworthy tracks fighting for impact. They're literally howling like wolves over the top of that track, it's like they threw everything they had at that, Walk of Life, & So Far Away. A bit unbalanced, but great work overall. Next time I listen I'll just skip the first 3 tracks for a different dimension on the Dire ones.

Walk of life is a banger. White man grumbling about something kind of music. Well recorded but forgettable songs. 6/10

Though I recognize Mark Knopfler's majestic guitar skills, I've never understood the whole Dire Straits thing.

3.4

see the little fella with the earring and the makeup

✅✅ I wouldn't have told you before today that I knew who Dire Straits was, but I knew a ton of songs from this album before I listened to it today. It's good stuff, the album is paced well and while I only listened to the remaster, the production works well for the sound. Might revisit pieces

I’ve rarely heard an album where the 3 biggest tracks start off 1,2,3 but this does it. My old motto when CD’s were a thing was the rule of 3. If I liked 3 songs off of an album I would buy it. This makes the cut. Well produced, everything comes off as the perfect pitch and tone and compliment each other perfectly. But it drops off after the big 3. There are splashes of Bob Dylan, Chris DeBerg, Toto and 80’s soft core porn music. To be fair, I could barely make it through the full songs. I am not calling this album terrible though, it’s just not for me Choice Cut: So Far Away

This album fell off a cliff after an insanely strong start. Hard to find a better first three songs on any record, but then suddenly turns into super boring soft rock. Absolute shame.

Money For Nothing // Walk Of Life // The Man’s Too Strong // Brothers In Arms //

Mixed for me. I liked the first 3 songs then I lost interest. The last song was ok. I don't think i'd listen to the whole album again, but maybe a song or two.

Beyond the hits this one had some songs I really enjoyed, like The Man's Too Strong and some I didn't like Ride Across the River and Your Latest Trick. After a while the autotune of the voice kind of bothered me. I just wanted to hear his voice along with the more raw guitar in songs like One World. It wasn't a great voice (learned from Brother in Arms) but sometimes natural is just better because otherwise it is just the same thing over and over. I could go back and forth on this album between a 2 and a 3 depending on my mood that day.

The album starts off strong. Kinda lost me with Why Worry and Ride Across the River. Rest of the album was okayish.

First listen Saved 4/9

Couple of good tunes

Thoughts before listening: I really like Dire Straits in theory, but in reality I also can get pretty bored with them. Their hits are great, but their songs can all kind of run together and feel pretty similar across a full album. Its a good sound, but only in small doses. Anyway, I haven't listened to this in a while so I look forward to digging in today. Review: This album starts out so strong and then falls off so quickly. "So Far Away", "Money for Nothing", and "Walk of Life" start out the album with banger after banger after banger followed by "Your Latest Trick" which is the ultimate "hey...I know this one too" song. Then the second half hits and its just so dull. Mark Knopffler's guitarwork is strong throughout, but even his solos can't save these slow bore fests. 3-stars

Segundo disco de Dire Straits de éste reto. Disco muy chill, con temazos muy conocidos de ellos, muchos de alta difusión en radio. Hoy cerramos reseña acá.

So Far Away is my fave on this album - it is quite unpolished and heartfelt. I can't deny their talent, and Romeo and Juliet is one of my favourite tracks of all time (but not on this album). But I think I heard Money for Nothing too many times to enjoy it! It was played everywhere! All the time! Having said that, when I hear it now it is like a time machine back to my younger days. That's quite fun :) Mark Knopfler is cool actually. Very laid- back in interviews. Guitar ❤️

Really strong start with some songs that I recognised. Guitar riffs and solos are solid throughout but the overall quality of songs does seem to slow down as you listen further. I did enjoy this though, and didn’t realise how popular these guys are?! Favourite song: Walk of life

Classic album. Not bad.

The hits on the album are great. The other few songs are incredibly slow and boring

not my usual cup of tea but a couple good songs

The hits are the definite highlight: Money for Nothing is a bizarre yet endearing track, and Walk of Life, a song I once hated for overuse in medicine commercials, is probably my favorite on here at this point. This time, however, there are "deep cuts" that I actively enjoy, which is more than can be said for the self titled. So Far Away, Why Worry, and The Man's Too Strong are some great listens.

So weird to listen to this album now. It was so huge then, but sounds so dated in 2024 with that MOR saxophone and MTV references. He really does sound like some middle-aged guy trying to sound cool. I don't mind Sultans of Swing, but I am not sure there is anything here that I really need to go back to.

It’s okay. Clearly well played, good musicians, standard composition. Definitely has its roots in the British pub rock scene. But it’s pretty dated by today’s standard. 80s saxophone, liteFM, lullaby blues guitar. It’s good for what it is.

Very chill album. I found the songs way too long for my liking and one of them had the f slur which this albums from 80’s so makes sense. Favourite song: Why Worry? Would I listen again: Maybe, its a good album to listen to while doing chores on a chill Sunday evening

Sehr bekannte Stücke. Mag ich so mittel. Wobei das letzte Stück wirklich ausgesprochen toll ist.

Fine, songs were a bit long

3 - This is an interesting album. There's a lot going on. Bro, the average song length on this record might be about even with the prog album I listened to before this, which is crazy. I didn't listen to the trimmed down original vinyl release, obviously, but I kinda wish I did. A lot of the tracks don't need to be almost 8 minutes long. Some of the tracks kinda have a guitar focus, the obvious example being Money for Nothing, but a lot of them don't, which is odd? It kind of adds to the 80's feel of the album, which isn't exactly a positive. I like Knopfler's vocals, which is strange considering his voice isn't typically the type I latch on to, but there's something satisfying about hearing him sing. When listening to Money for Nothing and Walk of Life back to back, I didn't really expect the whole rest of the album to slow down so much. I was kinda hoping for a little more energy, but, again, maybe I would've been fine with it if these deep cuts weren't so freaking long. As a side note that I couldn't really fit anywhere else, I didn't like So Far Away. Overall, it's a mixed bag of an album, and there's still some good songwriting present, especially in the hits I like, but I'd say the 80's sound here isn't exactly my thing and the deep cuts generally aren't too special.

Interesting. For better for worse, it sounds like an instructional guitar video from the 1980s! A stand out track for music was Why Worry.

vibes: listening to the radio in nanna’s car

sleezy but lots of hits

Folky songwriting, cool textures and unsurprisingly great guitar playing make this a safe listen.

Every song drags a little too long. They find a cool sound, but do nothing but repeat it. It felt like they didn't know how to close off their songs. Decent sounds, but lose their effect by running too long.

Good instruments, gets boring at times

Loved the opening few tracks and nice bit of sax but all goes a bit Jeremy Clarkson.

The song Money For Nothing was a huge part of the mid-1980’s pop music soundtrack. You couldn’t escape it. And even the lyrics of the song ushered in the colossus that was the relatively newborn MTV. I think it’s a great track, from Terry Williams’s drum intro (I’d seen him at the Regent in 1979 drumming with Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe’s Rockpile) to Sting’s repeated cry “I want my MTV”, which works so well & was probably the last time his vocals were ever on high rotation on radio. I like the rest of the album, but I don’t rate it with the band’s debut album. I hadn’t played it for years, but found it to be well worth a listen.

Yeah, alright

Unlike the Donald Fagen album, this one definitely has that gawdy 80s rock sound, though it doesn't really harm the listening experience. "Money for Nothing" is a classic, though I didn't realize how many "f*ggots" it had, that's a yikes. I didn't realize that Sting co-wrote and sang on it either. It is so dang catchy, was stuck in my head the rest of the day. I also recognize the iconic synth line in "Walk of Life". "So Far Away" is a nice listen too. However, I don't think the deep cuts compare to the big hits. I felt kinda meh on the album overall.

🎧Look at them yo-yos, that’s the way you do it. First three songs are absolute heaters. After that album falls into a bit of a lull. Good laidback 80s rock, love Knopfler’s Dylan-esque delivery. Enjoyed the closing title track.

First three tracks are excellent, Money For Nothing makes no sense but the guitar is instantly recognizable and awesome. The album takes a bit of a dive after Walk of Life, there are some snoozers and I lost interest until The Man’s Too Strong. Great band with some great tunes but this isn’t as strong as they’re self titled. 3.5 stars

Notable tracks: Walk of Life, Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms

Hard to avoid this album in 1985! It's good, but I don't love it. 3/5

So Far Away - I do not need to hear this again. Too long. Gets really boring after listening to like 1/3 of it. 2/5 Money For Nothing - I really could use a custom kitchen delivery rn. Iconic ass song, kind of gets old veeeery fast tho. 8 minutes of the same tune being repeated over and over is not so fun anymore. 2.5/5 Walk Of Life - Super iconic once again, idk about this tho, sounds pretty much exactly the same as Money For Nothing. Does not have action or motion. At least its a reasonable length. 3/5 Your Latest Trick - Brother got rolled tbh. I like the blues jazzy sort of aspect hear, very different from the last 3 tracks. 6 minutes is too long, but also kind of lets the brass pop off which i can appreciate. 3/5 Why Worry - Very comforting and chill, perchance. 8 minutes again, enjoyment turns into boredom I feel like the start could be shorter. Too many points where nothing is happening at all, if you skipped those parts it would probably be waaay more enjoyable. 3/5 Ride Across The River - The guitar in the middle I like. The jungle-y tone of this song feels really out of place, it feels way too mixed between two genres that shouldn't be mixed. Too slow and long (why 7 minutes), I don't think they properly achieved what they aimed for with this. 2/5 The Man's Too Strong - Reminds me of Simon and Garfunkel. I really like when they up the intensity it sounds awesome, maybe a bit jarring but I think it fits reasonably well. The rest of the song is pretty forgettable unfortunately. 3.5/5 One World - Is this guy poor? Depressed? Stupid? I enjoyed this regardless. Way too generic as an 80s rock song tho. 3.5/5 Borthers In Arms - The start pulls you in. Guitar around 50s gets it started up nicely. I think they should have just released an instrumental album at this point. The guitar goes so hard. Very peaceful. Wowza's, this is a real finisher. Very melancholic one might say. 5/5 OVR: 3/5

Meh

Man ... viele coole Partys mit der Scheibe gefeiert: Das Album ist gealtert, so dass man es zurecht nicht mehr so häufig hört. Aber auch immer mal wieder schön.

The opening tracks are classics, but it really trails off after that.

Hard one to assess as there are highs and lows. Parts that drag but parts that move.

Not my kind of music. A little too 80s maybe for me?

Got a powerful nostalgia hit from this one. I'm sure my parents had this album in our campervan when I was a child. Dire straits have plenty of tunes I enjoy but I've never been a huge fan of Knopfler's voice. This album starts really strong but becomes repetitive towards the end, doesn't leave me wanting more. Had lots of fun dancing in my kitchen to Walk of Life. Favourite tracks: Walk of Life, Your Latest Trick

Some really good songs, but also some very bland ones. A bit overhyped in my opinion as well, never really got the hype with Dire Straits. 3/5

I gave it two listens. So far, I do enjoy it with one major caveat. The lyrics in Money for Nothing did not age well. The homophobic language takes away from the music. Might give it a 3rd listen at some point, as so far it's hard to tell if it was intentional derogatory language or an element of the less accepting times. 3/5.

I haven’t listened to this in a long time. There’s a big part of me that wanted this to stand up better than it did. I do find walk of life a bit annoying now.

Money for nothing is obviously a world eating riff Brothers In Arms is an epic Walk of Life is fun But the rest wasn’t as memorable as I expected

mid

Memberberries. But its only OK, very middle of the road.

Cool guitars, sleep-inducing vocals, averages out as 2.5 which I'll round up

On first listen, I thought this was a front loaded bore of an album. However by the third listen, I was beginning to respect the ksucianship and craft on display. The production is top notch. It’s a grower.

Couple of good well known songs and the rest is shite, just like every other fucker on the list.

Some bangers on this album and Mark Knopfler’s classic style is here but the album feels largely self indulgent with most of the songs running far longer than necessary.

i didn’t realise i know like every song on this lmfao

The first few songs were banging but then they really slowed down. They sounded alright but it was kind of boring

6/10 - Pretty chill and quite enjoyable. I liked most of the songs including walk of life and why worry?. I had heard most of the first half of the album and some of the lyrics in Money For Nothing are less than ideal. The songs are also kind of long.

Nostalgia

Dire Straits is another one of those bands that seem to have so many popular hit songs that I’ve just never heard. I was vaguely familiar with who they are before listening to this. My biggest takeaway? Brothers in Arms is unfortunately more generic than not. For every song that really succeeds in doing something interesting, there is another song that falls short. The Eagles are an enjoyable group to listen to, but even I can admit they border on being a little too traditional for me. This album feels even more like that, just for a different decade and with more experimental edge. At least this band has a better vocalist that actually sounds unique compared to the rest of the 80’s male singers. What this album excels at best is creating some really great ambiance. The synth work is unexpectedly really admirable. Obviously you can’t really have a review of this album without mentioning what is objectively the best song. Even if you have never listened to the song yourself, I’m sure everyone has heard the intro to Money for Nothing before, especially with the legendary guitar solo in said intro. In an album filled with some duds, this goes above and beyond. I feel as if this album wants so badly to be something it isn’t. Some of these songs are so popular, and I’m just not sure why. Rating: 6/10

That guitar riff!

Very good album. Almost every song is a hit. Guitarist Mark Knopfler is dynamic and bold in writing a late 70's pop album with so much outside influence. However, even the hits don't resonate with me all that much. Its good music but I don't get what all the fuss is.

Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler seemed destined to be remembered as competent journeymen until a couple of well timed/placed videos in the newish MTV format rocketed them into the stratosphere (see also, ZZ Top). Pleasant enough listening, though nothing earth shattering or that really moves the needle (see instead, Prince).

Solid and superecognizable

Years after it's release, I still can't listen to "Money For Nothing" since it was played ad nauseam for years. The less well known songs on here are actually pretty good, but they almost seem like they're from another band/album alongside the bigger hit songs here.

Damn, I knew 2/3 of the songs and I don't even go out of my way to listen to Dire Straits. I always find them instrumentally really good, but I'm not a fan of Mark Knopfler's vocal style. Thankfully there were a few songs that aren't very vocally rich. I'd say the best song is Your Latest Trick.

It's nice enough, and it's not too offensive. There's some quite good songs in here, more so on the first half. There's some nice variation in music, instruments and so on. I'm not excited by any of it, but it's nice. The second half all goes a bit slow and the length of the tracks start to wear on you a little bit more. Side note: It's a rubbish album cover, but I won't hold that against it. A perfectly acceptable, middle of the road 3.

Money For Nothing and Brothers In Arms are great songs, and there are a couple of other good tracks here. The middle is just slow and boring though.

Nostalgic album. Some bangers for sure. Some cheesy ones like Your latest Trick. Not sure I ever actually listened to this back to front even though Dad had this on vinyl growing up. It felt a little dated but overall a solid album.

It wasn't bad, but wasn't my favourite either

Ok

Strong start with VH1 heavy rotation singles, and also gorgeously produced throughout - but then it kind of tapers off into wishwashy-ness. While strangely it was nice to hear some of these tracks - as a record it’s bland.

Meh

If you'd asked me to name a Dire Straits album before today, I'd have had no idea. If you'd asked me to name a song, I would have said Romeo and Juliet (and likely forgotten about the gems on this album). So far away is super chill, the build up to the guitar coming in on Money for Nothing is cool, and Walk of Life is just really pleasant to listen to with those soothing organ(?) sounds. Mark Knopfler's voice isn't my favorite but it doesn't take away from the songs I enjoyed. Overall not an album I'd come back to aside from the few songs I liked.

Really confusing genre. Rock? Country? Rockabilly? Either way, it has a cool sound. “Money for Nothing” and “Walk of Life” are great.

The first three songs were all over the radio, when this came out. The record benefited from the performance they did at Live-Aid with Sting. All it took was the phrase, “I want my MTV”, and this was solidified as a classic. People lost their minds. It’s okay. Clearly well played, good musicians, standard composition. Definitely has its roots in the British pub rock scene. But it’s pretty dated by today’s standard. 80s saxophone, liteFM, lullaby blues guitar. It’s good for what it is.

Pas mal

This album is a weird one. I've heard some Dire Straits songs before and I can see why those i knew got all the radio play. This album was good but I was finding myself tired of listening to it about halfway through.

Wasn't as into it as I thought I would be, instrumentals are very pretty though.

:( I don't think I had heard the unedited Money for Nothing iteration. Yikes. I looked it up and there was a whole debate on whether it was appropriate to air the unedited song. You can look into it more but it's an interesting aside to whether it should be viewed from the point of a working class stiff talking or whether the audience will find it appropriate to use that particular slur.

you know something this was pretty good. Money for Nothing is a jam

Enjoyed the album some fantastic 80s riffs and production. A dip in the middle with a few top tracks. Lacking consistent quality but still good. Light 7

Adorei principalmente a primeira metade!!

Look, the hits are hits and everyone knows those songs. But the other stuff - way too long and boring. 6min, 7min tracks. I hate long songs! 3 stars cos the hits are just too damn iconic.

Not my thing. First three are classics, last two were okay. Rest was meh

I always think I don’t really like Dire Straits but then I listen and I’m like “oh yeah this song is good. Oh yeah, this one too.” and on and on for most of the album. Brothers in Arms definitely has its best songs near the beginning, and gets weaker as it goes along until the final track which is solid. I feel like there’s too much of a synth sound in everything by Dire Straits or Knopfler (e.g. The Princess Bride soundtrack), when they could have easily excelled as a hard rock act. I think the biggest problem is the synthesized drum sounds, which just sound so weak on these tracks. I guess they seemed to do alright for themselves though. Side note: I’ve heard “Money for Nothing” dozens if not hundreds of times, and somehow today was the first time that I thought “wait… is that Sting singing backup vocals?” and looked it up, and yes, it is Sting. Can’t believe it took me that long to realize that.

What a great album. It's so well composed and the performances are spot on. I used to get so frustrated when my Dad would put this record on when I was a kid, but now I love it. Great album, the only reason I am not giving it 4 stars is that it is slightly out of my taste.

Pretty good. Really enjoyed the horn usage and solos. Overall a reasonable album.

Money for Nothing was tough to listen to. The rest was fine

I feel like Mark Knopfler's playing is a little subdued for the flashy synths on this one. Still, covers a good range, from their standard rockabilly to jazz. Favorite tracks: "Money For Nothing", "Brothers In On"

Apart from some bigoted lyrics, the music has held up well. The guitars (including bass) have always been quite enjoyable to me.

Fun

I liked that one song

Quite ok, knew it. One of my ex's favourite.

Good music but not great music. I found it ultimately uninspiring. But still, good music.

I thought Walk Of Life was a John Mellencamp song

I wished the electric guitar sound was grittier in Money for Nothing, it seemed to be toned down to fit that smooth 80s production. But I’m strangely enjoying the smooth saxophone of Your Latest Trick.

An album I always liked, but never loved. I appreciated the music, but it's not quite the type I like. Perhaps it's a little too restrained? ...too soft? ...too top 30 / radio play? Best tracks... So far away (bit too gentle and twee though) Money for nothing - too overplayed You latest trick - probably the best track Why worry - a very decent track Brothers in arms - overplayed

Pretty middle of the road. Nothing special for me

Fine, again good singles but very much of its time.

I’m not exactly sure what to make of this album. It felt like I went from listening to the Beetles to Phil Collins to Neil Diamond to George Michaels all in the course of four tracks. I liked their least popular songs on this album the best, maybe because there was a sense of honesty about them that you don’t hear on something like Walk of Life. And for me, I think that’s the crux of this album. It feels like they wrote it for someone else rather than writing the kind of album they wanted to make. There’s a lot of great songs and some real stinkers too, but I think a lack of focus and authenticity is what makes me rate this one down a bit.

Sure

Walk of Life is a Classic

3 bangers to start, but quality dropped off fast after that. I expect more from albums here.

Nice album, heard of ‘money for nothing’ and ‘walk of life’ but the others were easy listening.

3.8

Decent.

was ok as background music. nothing really grabbed my attention

Great classic rock

This album is pretty strange, but not bad. It has, like, super radio hits on it, but then also weird space out jam songs. I don't love it but I didn't hate it, either.

Meh. Just meh.

Pretty chill album, there's a lot of songs I recognize on here. The first 3 tracks for sure: So Far Away, Money for Nothing, and Walk of Life. The middle songs weren't as good, but it finished with Brothers in Arms, which I really liked.

Crazy how front loaded this is.

Classic! Not really for me though, I'll put it on to chill

Ok this was different, but not bad by any means. What genre is this? Soft rock? Groove rock? It wasn't the best workout track, which is when listened to it, but it was a vibe. Favorite track was the man's too strong.

Last track is the best

Some songs are great and some are so unlistenable.

I didn’t hate it, but it bored me. I liked the music more than the vocals.

A great guitar album, but doesn’t really hit my taste.

Meh. I prefer 80s metal. Jeremy’s more into the poppy “yacht rock” than me. I did appreciate the jazzy notes sprinkled in. the hits, track 2&3 I’ve heard WAY TOO MANY times from serving while the restaurant played 80s rock hits. Now I know the band name. ✌️

Fine. I don’t happen to live Knopfler’s voice, but Money for Nothing sure captures a moment in time with early MTV.

Fun pop-ey rock to start with, then delves into jazz and prog rock influence. Drags a bit towards the middle in prog-land

A number of great songs, but a too many I hit skip on so it get’s 3 stars. Would be cool if we could give half stars.

Este fue, si no el primero, sí de los primeros que escuche, en casa de la abuela con mis primos en un radiocasete de los de antes y en cinta, de esas que tenían cara A y cara B. Es un album que está bien, las tres primeras canciones son las mejores, después baja el listón, no musicalmente, que suenan genial pero no tienen tanta fuerza.

Money for Nothing is obviously a classic. I was not expecting the rest of the album to be so low key. The Mans Too Strong was interesting, started out with some cool country vides and had some rock thrown in for good measure. The rest was just meh. Somewhere between a three and four for me.

Some of the instrument effects sound corny, especially in the faster paced songs early in the album. I actually enjoyed the slower, moodier songs on the back half. They front-loaded with their some of their biggest singles it seems.

I haven't listened to Dire Straits since the 80's. It definitely took me back to my late teens and early 20s.

Not a fan

Technically proficient and well-produced AOR music. I find this rather unengaging. Money for Nothing came at just the right moment with the advent of digital music, MTV and the like. A smash album.

Hits were alright, deep cuts were too long and just okay. The definition of mid.

Good

This is one of those 80s rock albums like Born in the USA or Sports that was extremely popular without sitting comfortably in any of the more popular rock genres of the time. It is pretty decent, but it sounds so, so dated now.

Enjoyed a few songs, but a bit too strange for me at times.

This wasn't bad. I of course knew a few of the songs. Money for Nothing, classic. Overall the album was pretty good.

I listened to this twice because I felt like there were a few nice moments in the first listen but hadn't really paid enough attention. Then I did the same thing on the second listen. So maybe not enough to grab my attention here.

It's got some solid radio hits. The deep cuts were pretty okay. A 3.5 but I don't think it earns the 4. Whatevs.

I was not a fan of the songs themselves -- sorta boring! -- but was fairly swept away by the instrumentation, especially on the back half of the album.

Reading about this album made me really excited, among the best selling albums of all time and I'd never heard of it? Sadly I was a bit underwhelmed. It was enjoyable but there wasn't anything particularly iconic about it, even on my second listen it just fell a bit flat.

The bangers are banging, the bops are bopping I've never listened to this album all the way through, so I did not expect a Chuck Mangione joint on track 4

Too slow. A couple good songs.

Some nice stuff but dire straits do get a bit samey after a while. Always think they should do better.

Honestly first three tracks was really digging this (other than all the slurs). Don't think I knew those songs were by Dire Straits and they all bang, loved the ethereal passages especially. I found that it settled into a holding pattern after that which I cant say I was too inspired by. But there's enough here in those first three to recommend. Fave track: Money for Nothing (other than the slurs)

Great vibes on this album, I felt a lot of sadness and longing. The guitars and vocals really bring it alive. Don't think these songs fit my tastes so likely won't be listening to any of these songs again.

i f/w this but nothing could have prepared me for the slurs on money for nothing LMAO THEY GOTTA BE EDITING THOSE OUT THESE DAYS

Better than I was expecting.

Good album but I hate that they use the "f" word for gay people.

It was quite good. Would listen again

A laid-back, bluesy, shuffle-y rock album. Fittingly unexciting but pleasant, with some interesting musical stuff. Best song: I mean I don’t want it to be Money for Nothing bc of the slurs. But I’m sorry, it’s Money for Nothing

cool sound, not something i expect to listen to often but has piqued my interest in classic rock. the 80s vibe is definitely very apparent in the groovy nature, especially in money for nothing. 6.5 - 7/10

Decent album, 80’s rock

Solid. Mainstream when I was in high school. An MTV favorite. This would have been ALTERNATIVE POP music. When ROCK and ALTERNATIVE and POP and PRINCE and MADONNA and RAP were each on their own island. Dire Straits managed to cross boundaries.

Sounds great

I came into this (having not listened to the album for years) thinking that Hector and Joe were totally wrong about this being middle of the road dad rock, but came out of it much more on their side. It's a weird mix, there's a fair bit of dross, with a small handful of great songs in there. Brothers In Arms is great, Money for Nothing is too long but still a cracking song, and Your Latest Trick is a lovely, slower, jazzy number. But the rest? It's almost all schmaltzy down the line poprock (So Far Away, Walk of Life, Why Worry are the worst offenders), with the odd bit of overly long guitar noodling. 3/5, but only just.

Doesn't disturb while working

Decent album man, I think it’s usually no what I would listen to but it was good. I think it started way better than it ended, I really enjoyed the first 3 tracks and the tempo it kept up and I thought it would go throughout the rest of the album but it got very slow. Don’t know if I get to rate it earlier but just in case i’m giving a 3/5. “Walk of Life” is definitely a banger and my favorite off the album. Started a playlist with that song as the first one banned after the project.

par dobrih

Was ok

Strong start, then really tailed off

way too many slow jams goddamnit. the fact this gets a three shows you the strength of good singles. Decent 3

5/10

It sounds very nice when played on a good stereo! Brings back memories to when this CD was used to test my dad’s home made speakers. Can see my self playing this again late at night before bedtime as it is very mellow.

Omar Hakim saves this for me. Don’t love it. Great guitar playing but it sounds too much like a bad Springsteen impression

A bit slow for me. The hits are great though

Heavy and MOR. What a terrible singer. But credit to the huge commercial success.

- you're so far away from me - see the little WHAT with the earring and makeup - some catchy tunes, not really for me, but some songs grew on me - why worry? sounded like that one song from our times for a second there

5/10. I listened to this album while applying for some jobs early morning on 10/21/2023. It was perfect for doing this task since it really did not grab my attention at all. It does not hold up in my humble opinion. It's not terrible; there's a couple songs that I liked, but it feels very of its time. Will not bother relisting to the album as a whole, but liked a couple songs.

Dotwo all-time classic songs, make an album, or 2 1/2, well that’s why I gave the rating.

Weird but not unpleasant.

Two great songs on this album. 1st time listening all the way through and it's solid. Knopfler is an amazing guitar player!

yeah not bad

C'est un groupe particulier, qui a un son bien à lui. Les guitares très présentes, des accents bluesés, mais paradoxalement très carré et répétitif. J'aime chanter leurs chansons populaires, car j'ai été élevée avec cet album, mais je ne sais pas si ç'aurait été le cas si je les avais entendues pour la première fois maintenant.

Very dated, but some nice jammy soft rock songs! Very atmospheric too which is was nice. If not for the slur in Money for Nothing that song would be like a 5/5 classic

Wacky guys

Many good songs and a classic old rock album.

This album has an interesting variety of sounds. I liked "Your Latest Trick." Ooh, so saxy!

Pretty good

Great opening first half of the album, second half was soft. Overall I did enjoy this, Mark is underrated as a front man.

Iconic album. These guys were the 80’s. Not all of their lyrics stand up to todays standards but we’re a bit sensitive these days. Great memories from this album.

Pervasive album, feels a bit overhyped to me.

Great!

The singles that we all know are good, classic pub rock. Brothers in arms is a beautiful haunting song. The rest is just filler. Wanted to like this more than I did.

First 3 songs are an absolute monster of a line up, with so far away, money for nothing, and walk of life. Middle of the album get a little "jam bandy" for my tastes with some extremely long run times. Clean, chill ending with brothers in arms is a great capstone.

Oh liked this, not listened to the whole album before.

A fun listen with some great guitar playing throughout. It slows down a little on the second half, more listens might make it more enjoyable, but the first half is back to back excellent tracks. Walk Of Life is one of the bounciest pop songs you'll ever hear, and Money For Nothing almost doesn't even need talking about. One of the best guitar riffs i've ever heard, and even though it's over 8 minutes long, if you told me it was only 3 minutes i would believe you, it goes by that fast.

Does this count as an easy listening album? The songs are so nonchalant and lazy-sounding I can imagine plodding down a country road early in the morning with no one around for miles and nothing to do. Props to them for getting the MTV bag during their heyday (2.5/5)

This album is like that guy you meet who seems really cool at first but then you realize he’s just super agreeable and doesn’t actually bring anything new or interesting or controversial to the conversation. 5/10

yeah well

First couple of songs were great; then it dropped off and became quite dull

3.4 - There’s some impressive guitar work on songs like “So Far Away.” I love the way Knopfler is able to bend the strings to coax some unusual sounds. But given this record’s status as a bonafide blockbuster I was expecting a whole lot more. I’ve never been a fan of “Money For Nothing”, and always found the music video ugly and crude. And I loathed “Walk of Life” even as a kid - to me it represents the terrifically lame “fun for the whole family” ethos. I will say, however, that the song has grown on me in recent years, perhaps as a result of me getting older (and lamer)? As for the rest, I was expecting it to rock harder, to burn a little hotter. But instead it just smolders. I don’t dislike it. But it certainly doesn’t grab my attention or justify its outsized influence on 1980s rock.

Didn't like some of the language on this. Ruined the vibe

Songs were too long and not upbeat enough for my taste. Although, I did learn where that song that's used in so many commercials comes from, so that's nice.

not my cup of tea but well made stuff

cool music

The musicianship is enthralling but not quite my cup of tea so not sure I'll keep this on rotation.

как оказалось, некоторые даже знаю, но в целом скучно (не мой жанр)

Mark Knopfler shouldn't be allowed to make full albums. Stick to single excellent songs, avoid all of the downright terrible filler.

My dad used to play "Money for Nothing" for us when we were kids - we loved it -and it's still a great song in my opinion. It is fun hearing Sting's voice on it, and I just found out he co-wrote it as well. Mark Knopfler's guitar playing is exceptional, though it sometimes takes backseat to some 80's production things that take away from their sound - namely the gate reverb on the drums, the syrupy saxophone, and some overbearing synthesizers. Some tracks drag out to long for me as well, and that's the feeling that I'm left with, is there was a bit too much of the low-key drawn out mood pieces. A few solid tracks largely save it, but as an album I won't be putting this on repeat.

This might be the most 80s sounding thing in existence.

The favorite album of the old-timer that practically lives at the VFW.

Much more atmospheric than what I remembered. Less interesting too.

Dire Straits have more efficient and great albums than this one, which let go the distinctive sounds of Mark Knopfler to an overproduced 80s thing. Still... It has nice songs on it and it's enjoyable! 3 stars for me.

Some songs are self-indulgent but I do like the Titular track

C+ So Far Away - 2 Money for Nothing - 3 Walk of Life - 3 Your Latest Trick - 3 Why Worry - 3 Ride Across the River - 2 The Man’s Too Strong - 3 One World - 3 Brothers In Arms - 3 This was good. In the past, I would have given this a 2, but I'm lowering my standards for 3's because, they were way too high. This sounded good, it was a nice mellow ride. It didn't evoke much emotion, nor is there much I'll return to here, but all in all, it's a nice listen.

I’ll try and be as brief as I can be; meh. Brother in Arms is one of the most boring records I’ve heard, not helped by the fact that I’m super tired right now. Heck I slept through this record so I don’t know if I’m even qualified to talk about this album. What I can say is that this is some very mellow soft rock and occasionally incredibly mellow hard rock. The tracks switch up sounds a bit but it’s like still kind of underwhelming. The only objectionably good track is the second one, which has good guitar tones and a better hook than most other songs. But, it has homophobic slurs for no god damn reason so screw this track. This album has nothing. Truly nothing. It’s a sort of vibey pop rock/soft rock album if you’re in the mood for that but other than, it’s a very solid 5/10.

This is not a bad album by any means, in fact, I think that it is Dire Straits' best-known work, but some tracks on the record are definitely better than others. It shows a good blend of country, pop, and rock, but other than that and the guitar instrumentation, I wasn't very intrigued by this album. The only song I think I will listen to again is "So Far Away", which was a good track to start the record off with.

Falls off after the first three songs but a lot of classics on here and the occasional horn section on some tracks is very cool. Knopfler’s guitarwork is magnificent and his voice fits the music very well but still leaves a liiiiiittle to be desired for me. Ending the album on a somber note is a pretty neat choice and reading the lyrics for Brother In Arms made me a lil sad haha fav tracks: So Far Away, Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life, Brothers In Arms

Liked some of the tracks and thought the guitar work on this album was great, while there was a ton of lush instrumentation. But a lot of the songs to me feel like they just go way longer than they should, and I think the album is too heavy on ballad type songs which do sorta sound similar. The second half of the record has this problem for me. I did really enjoy the first half of the album though.

This album wasn't for me. I like a lot of stuff that's going on here, but I feel like the pacing and mood of each song kind of leaves it as a mess. Walk of life is so poppy, and working in retail completely ruined any sort of impact that song could have for me. Money for nothing is the best song, and yes he uses a slur, but it's to tell a story. It makes sense for what he's talking about. The biggest takeaway from this album is how immaculate the production and mixing is. It is flawless. Just wasn't for me. Score: 65 Art: 40

My 2nd Dire Straits album - Starts off pretty hype then slows down halfway. I think you need to like sax and smooth rock to get through to the end. Money For Nothing was my favorite song (just realized he sings the F slur multiple times), and I hear Walk of Life everyday at work and I'm not tired of it. 3.5

Kinda cool. I liked the vibe.

On first listen, I was put off by the adult contemporary smooth jazz saxophone. The stand out single "Money for Nothing" sounds nothing like the rest of the album and contains uncomfortable homophobic slurs (apparently the lyrics are all based on quotes from someone who was mocking MTV and rockstars. That explains the use of the slur but it's no less uncomfortable to listen to). The rest of the album felt all over the place. On listening again, it grew on me. There's a lot that's impressive about the album and how eclectic it is. I've enjoyed parts of it more than I expected to. I'd be tempted to give it 4 stars but I doubt it's one I'd return to often.

famosa walk of life ci sta non il mio genere e non riascolterei

Synth-rock with country influences. I really enjoyed the sound of this album, and the balance of grit and polish. The saxophone on Your Latest Trick was a treat! It’s difficult to ignore the use of a homophobic slur on the otherwise catchy Money for Nothing, though. While sung from the perspective of a character and not necessarily the artist/band, it is jarring and seems ill-intentioned. Also unnecessary in the songwriting.

Nice

- Wow talk about a loaded album - 2 classic/soft rock bangers - some snoozers in the middle, especially with the song lengths

Actually enjoyed it and recognized a lot of songs- from the band “sultan of swing”. 3.5 stars

Aside from the hits, a lot of dated 80's filler.

Dire Straits Init. Thought the “I want my mtv” line in Money for Nothing sounded like The Police. Turns out it’s actually Sting. They did it together at Live Aid. Sot Money for nothing Walk of life Your latest trick 3/5

Not really my preferred style of music. I remember a few of the singles from my youth, while not a fan I did enjoy them more than I thought. A lot of filler in the album though, 3-4 good song.

Highlights: Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life Boooooring

The first few songs were great but the rest of the album was pretty generic soft rock.

A pleasant easy-listening album, I enjoyed it. Nothing more, nothing less.

Un bon 3 étoiles honnêtement, c’est bon mais sans plus, et y’a pas de chanson qui ont attiré mon attention non plus.

Some of the writing is wild

And the hits just keep coming! Wow, this album has some classics of the era. And some dog shiiiiiit, through the middle (Your Latest Trick, Why Worry?, Ride Across the River). Enough winners here that I enjoyed it but could have scored better if they'd trimmed a bit of fat.

The spectacular guitar riffs are not enough to rescue it from it's confused messaging and homophobic slurs. I do love it's sound though. 3+/5

The album on the whole is a mixed bag but Money for Nothing is a classic. Mark Knopfler is excellent at making his impressive guitar playing go almost unnoticed in the rest of the music but when you pay attention you can recognize the talent on display. Unfortunately the song where he really lets loose is on a different album.

I remember this album from my teenage years, one of those bands that beeen ever present. The first 4 tracks have a high play count on Spotify and they're all great tracks. I think the standout for me was Why Worry? Ride Across The River sounds like it would be a good instrumental track.

This album has some fucking BANGERS but as a whole it falls short of what it had the potential to be. The mediocrity of the non-hits detracts from the overall score. DECENT

I like dire straits 😄 I imagine myself on a boat whilst I listen to him

I really like the end of this album a lot. Ok in the middle. Probably need another listen

Bedre enn forventa, men vokalen til Mark ødelegge litt for masse

Obviously money for nothing and walk of life are the standouts of this album but I was honestly surprised by how this album slams on the brakes after those two songs. It just becomes slow rock/jazz with a bunch of saxes which isn’t bad it just was not what I was expecting at all. Overall it gets a high three for the two big songs then the rest was just fine

Shit sandwich - 3 bangers, 3 duds, 3 bangers.

Started out strong and just fizzled out

The two best songs were a completely different vibe than the rest of the album. The two songs were bangers tho. Gotta watch the slurs tho yikes. Need decimals I’d say low 4 high 3s

Well it started out hot but then started to cool down after that. Album was a little long for my liking, felt like there was a ton of filler for no reason. Lotta slurs for no reason too but the songs we’re decent.

Overall the quality of production on this album is solid, however the ability to enjoy and get the most out of it is very mood dependent. This album has inconsistency when it comes to adopting an overall theme/sound which in turn disrupts its continuity. The first 3 tracks alone on the album jump from sounding like Springsteen, to ZZ Top performing LCD Soundsystem covers, to waterpark music, to progressive rock that doesn’t progress very much. This album may not be for me, or maybe it can be? Why Worry is a track that in one instance feels like it can be one of my favorite instrumental jams, while other times I question why it needed 8 minutes of my time. I can’t help but feel if I listened to this at nighttime or while driving it would illicit a different response. If I could I would rate this a 2.5.

The synth riff on Walk of Life is the auditory embodiment of forced fun.

A Classic dad rock album. This actually starts really strong but tails off the second half of the album.

Vind het altijd lastig wat ik nou van de Dire Straits vind, want het zijn eigenlijk gewoon saaie gasten die goede muziek maken. Dit komt vooral door het goede gitaarspel. Alleen als dat er dan niet in zit wordt het vrij snel saai. Zelfde als dit album, waar het met een paar leipe bangers begint maar daarna wordt het redelijk saai.

Nog nooit helemaal geluisterd maar wel bepaalde nummers echt 100 keer vanwege m’n vader, dus leuk om nu helemaal te luisteren!! Zou het niet zo snel zelf op zetten maar prima als het op de achtergrond staat

De eerste keer dat ik een dire straits album in z’n geheel luister. Vond het eigenlijk best tegenvallen. Ook de eerste keer dat ik hoor dat Money for Nothing nogal twijfelachtige lyrics heeft, in de reissues hebben ze dat stukje er naar uit geknipt

This album was the pinnacle of popular when I was a kid. It has a few classics, but some of the rest is a bit ho-hum if I'm honest. Not the track after track of radio playlist gold I was expecting.

A classic. But actually… boring. Hasn’t aged well.

Money for nothing so fing good

a little bit boring at times but overall really good

A low 5, but the stuff that's good is so good

I wanted to hate this more than I did because it's so middle of the road and so over played, but I think it's probably played so often because deep down it is quite good. Ah me, oh my. Down to 3 stars because of all the radio drive time airplay.

Few classic singles and a lot of auld 80s easy listening pish. Can’t believe it sold as many as it did

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Money for Nothing (2) 2 - Walk of Life (3) 3 - So Far Away (1)

So, I have mixed feelings about this album. Album starts great, with all of the hits it spawned, but the second part is quite a snooze - it gets really slow and full of ballads. Even "Brothers in Arms" (which, for a ballad, is quite good) cannot carry the second part, in my opinion. I have always enjoyed Dire Straits and this is arguably their best work (at least hit-wise), but i feel that this album really slows itself down in the second part.

i think i just might not like rock or something, getting sick of it, not bad again, it was alright, fine, 3

A bit soft, quite 80s.

Många hits på denna…

A great blast from the past. 9 songs sounds like a short album but clocks in at 54 mins.

Easy Listen, 3.5. Hits were good, some filler

kinda catchy ngl but pretty boring second half

Some catchy hits.

Bit bleak. Like a couple

This is definitely an album of its time It hasn't aged as well as Making Movies or Love Over Gold. I want to give it 3.5, and the 3 I've given it feels a bit mean for an album which I enjoyed so much as a teenager.

I prefer their earlier albums with less synth & homophobia.

Boring frist half but picks up in second

Solid but overproduced.