Brothers In Arms

a victim of 80s soft rock bloat, but one of the strongest three song starts ever.

It feels like the laws of the universe would stop Mark and crew from being cool, and yet they just rock

Uh 🤷‍♂️

Meh.

This album didn’t do much for me. Kind of meandered track to track with nothing grabbing me, musically or lyrically.

There are 9 songs on this album. 6 are awesome, 3 are meh. Therefore I can't give a 5. This was the album that truly launched the CD generation. It's a beautiful recording, with a great mix by Neil Dorfsman. The title track is as emotive as you'll find, with a solo that could wring tears from a stone.

Brilliant stuff! ★★★★

Sadly I didn’t finish the album but it was a good experience. As someone who claims to take interest in the 1900s, I realized I don’t listen to a lot of music from then. This album caused me to come to this realization. Even though I didn’t finish it, I have created two new playlists inspired by two songs from the album ( a rock one and a soft jazz type vibe one). I’m enjoying this project so far. Thank you ~Kalon

Great album, many well known chart hits on this one.

Classic. Riffin', tuneful, good incorporation of 80s technology, some "Best ever" songs ("Brothers in Arms" and "Money for Nothing")

Really great album. Never trust anyone who doesn't love walk of life. Will say I definitely prefer their self titled album but this is also solid.

Don't enjoy it as much as their self titled but still a great listen

It's between a three and four but it does groove pretty hard

It’s fine. First song good. One of them is heard before very popular. Lots of ambiance no lyrics (there was an 8 min song)

The rangeeeee

Excelente

It was good, has some absolutely classic songs. Some great guitar work as well as some sax.

Elevator music. Urgh

Huh. Started out kind of eh but I really enjoyed the vibes of the latter half. I think I accidentally rated the wrong album with this, but this is the correct one.

Great pop/rock. One of the most endearing songs ever.

Genial!

gut aber nicht insane

Сара 5 Марко 5

Includes one of the slay-est hate crimes I've ever experienced. /j

For the first time in weeks, I started listening to this album on my drive to work, and I finished it while getting a handle on a new work routine at my new location. In the quickest turn around yet for this album list, we have been assigned a second Dire Straits album just a week after their first appearance. Brothers in Arms still contains some of the light country rock instrumentation from their self-titled, but now with more warbly synths and a more expensive and open soundscape; many of these performances feel like I'm standing in a wide empty room with instruments (especially the drums) echoing off the walls. I was also completely floored when the synths hit in Walk of Life and I realized that this was in fact a song I was incredibly familiar with. In addition to the change in instrumental palate, Dire Straits have a crisper and catchier sense of songwriting as well, accompanying quite a few solid riffs and some new incorporations of some funky horns and smooth jazz sections. Brothers in Arms feels less like Dire Straits are cosplaying as an American country rock band, seeing them bring in new wave and jazz to diversify their sound, even including a few slower songs which work beautifully in the tracklist. While some of these longer songs maybe didn't need to go on for eight whole minutes, there is still a lot to love here. Highlights: So Far Away, Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, Your Latest Trick, Ride Across the River, The Man's Too Strong, One World, Brothers in Arms

Money for Nothing (minus the first minute) and Walk of Life are two 10/10 tracks. Regrettably, I have to rate this lower than I want to because the rest of the album sucks.

"Hey I know that song" - me about 5 times. Other than that, this album did nothing for me. The songs dragged on for too long and were never great to begin with.

Masterfully played, but outside of the standout legendary tracks, I found it lacking some songwriting variety in the second half. It was still good, but a little forgettable. Still, it's a legendary album and in the end it's a solid 4/5 for me.

I came to this album later in my life than I did a lot of rock music from this era, and I think I was less open to it that I should have been. There's so many bona-fide classics on here and the tracks you don't know are bloody good as well. Great album!

Expert level guitar play and each song has its own peaceful type of vibe.

Classic album with some bangers on it. Having trouble thinking of any downsides…

GREAT album. 9/10 would listen again.

Really enjoyable + a couple of all timers in there too!

If the dire straits have 0 fans that means I’m dead

Overall solid album. Standout songs: So Far Away Walk of life Brothers in arms

Some of the tracks are ok (the more well known ones) but overall it just feels a bit smug ...

Several songs on this album were huge hits in the mid 80s / MTV at its peak era. Money for Nothing has always been a go to for trying out speakers or headphones. I just assumed the rest of the album was filler and not very good. I was wrong. I really loved the second half of this album almost more than the first. The whole thing just oozes of mid 80s and reminded me of Miami Vice late night driving montages. I miss those days. I wanted to give it a five. It might take a few more listens to convince me. 4/5

- Great variety of emotions - Most of these songs could be 1 minute shorter - Awesome synth

Pretty solid, some classics, some good background music, and some that could’ve been a little shorter

Sooo good

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, the peerless and uniquely talented Mark Knopfler.

Dire straits were the first album we had on here (the self titled one) and after not really knowing their stuff, I loved it. I gave it a 4 because it was literally the first day and you can't go off on a 5, that's madness! THIS album is good too, however, it just reminded me of their self titled album and I ended up playing that one for half the day instead. Giving this a 4 and should have given the other a 5.

Super catchy songs messed up by slurs

Buenas vibes. Varias canciones que ya conocía pero nunca supe de quién eran. vibras como para emprender un roadtrip de autoconocimiento y exploración

Que álbum gostosinho de ouvir e não tenho descrição melhor. Não atoa foi seu título de primeiro a vender 1 milhão de cópias em CDs.

Ok this was chill but do they know when to end a song?? They don’t all actually have to be 8 minutes long

this album contains probably my favorite song of all time - walk of life thank you to my dad for introducing me early to some dire straits So far away starts playing and it’s like I'm a teeny tiny child with my dad singing to me 🥺🥺 Like the amount of instrumental and how it complements the lyrics but the second half of the album wasn’t super strong or memorable for me maybe I’m too biased from the ones I know Favorite is walk of life and second is so far away. Both those songs are five stars but overall …

They never know when to end a song do they Someone is casting spells on that guitar to make it sound like if guitars could have orgasms and by God they can

Det kunne jeg faktisk rigtig godt lide, selvom noget af det lyder lidt 80'er-agtigt.

This album was massive at the time. I never saw the attraction then, and don't now. Mark Knopfler can't sing very well, and his guitar playing is apparently technically amazing, then end result is too middle of the road for me. I honestly can't understand why this was a big success. "The Man's Too Strong" on Side B is probably the best one, but all the singles are cheesy (even, if we're honest, by 1980s standards). The final track of the album - Brothers in Arms - is dirge.

Wonderful guitars, Mark's voice is so pleasant, one of the albums I was raised on. Every track feels just right, brilliant through and through.

I always feel surprised how good this album is, because the immense popularity of the leading two tracks and the aged sound of the synth leads one to believe this group just had a one-hit-wonder—but the musicianship is remarkable.

I kept trying to enjoy this and kept failing. This just bored the hell out of me, to be honest.

Im probably gonna sound stupid but whatever lmao So far away: such a nice tune and took me back to those years in an instant Money for nothing: a classic Walk of life: i love it the pacing is nice too:p Your latest trick: the vibes suddenly changed from the rest of the album Why worry: relaxing and sad the rest of the album is not bad at all like i give this album a 8.5/10 but uh it started off strong and then turned into something more relaxing and meaningful (lyrics esp) not what i was expecting from the rest of the album STILL its pretty solid man

Dire straits altijd mooi. Lekkere muziek met goede afwisseling

Always soothes me in the right way. Brothers in arms, the track, might be one of the most beautiful songs of Dire Straits. It punishes you at the end of the album for coming up wat a score less than 5. Made me almost change.

Amazing album. The quality of music in this album is very high, especially the guitar. I think the pace throughout is maybe a bit too diverse. Overall I would rate it a 9/10.

It's not really my preferred style, but not much bad about it past that. I found it a bit slow and boring nothing painful to listen to. I did find it nice to listen to while working because It was relaxing and quiet.

I knew about half the songs. they have a mature tone. they know what they are doing. but I had trouble identifying with their voice.

These are the albums that I hope to find on this list where I’m like “I know that song” but then I’m like “holy crap their other stuff is amazing” but it didn’t happen here.

Solid classic, reaches right into your heart.

Alright.

This was straight up beautiful and often subversive. You know those two brothers from the UK that wrote most of the GTA games? To me, this album presents itself in a similar way: “Money For Nothing”, along with lots of other material on this album, should be taken with a pinch of irony. Much like those GTA games, it’s art that holds up a mirror to the cultural excess of the it’s respective era. “So Far Away” makes it clear that these guys have an arrangement preference that lets these songs breathe for however long they need. I knew all about “Money For Nothing”, but never knew that “Walk Of Life” was a Dire Straits song. It sound VERY much like a loving imitation of what Bruce Springsteen was doing on “Born In The USA” a year prior. It’s hard to see how people find this to be hackish and mindlessly derivative. I think this song and the sound on this album seems both like a loving homage AND a tongue-in-cheek nod to American pop-rock if the mid 80’s and before. “Your Latest Trick” further burrows its nose in indulgent 80’s sounds. It’s composed with a lot of tact and played to perfection. Then “Why Worry” triples down on the waiting room ambience with this placid, mellow, contemplative marathon of a recording. Minutes 3-6 practically tucked me in and kissed me goodnight before a steady drumline gently woke me up and served me breakfast in bed. Not to be outdone, “Ride Across The River” flexes a different muscle entirely, with its vaporwave-fodder instrumental laid under a captivating story. A most subtle, charming war protest song. If you can leverage any criticism towards this album, it’s that it doesn’t lose a slight bit of its generational mojo in the last few songs. They aren’t bad at all, it’s just hard to live in the shadow of such graceful excellence. I’m a bit lost as to how this one wasn’t a seminal record when I was younger. Is it an American thing where a group like Guns N Roses was just more identifiable for me when listening to my parents’ classic rock radio all the time? Maybe it’s that the attractions of Brothers In Arms lay not in a bombastic presentation, but in a patient, delicate interpretation of rock in the mid 80’s. I listened to this twice just to be sure it’s a 5/5. I was a little scared that upon my second listen, I’d feel a sense of lackluster at the aforementioned back end of the album. That didn’t happen at all, u was happy to just ride the pleasant wave that is Brothers In Arms!

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

Too slow for my tastes

The first three tracks are kind of the whole deal for me. I unironically enjoy 'So Far Away' and 'Walk of Life'. Mark Knopfler really knows how to play a guitar. He doesn't overdo anything. The rest of the album isn't really for me but that's okay

8/10

Yep

It's no Dire Straits (1978). Money for Nothing and Brothers in Arms still bangers though.

I love Dire Straits but this isn’t my favorite album

loveeeeeeee sultans of swing ofc

This is the most background music album to ever background music. The first half was mediocre, but not unlistenable. The second half was just a drag. Some of these songs have no right to be as long as they are… I’m looking at you, “Why Worry”. That song was one of the most boring musical experiences of my life, and “Ride Across the River” wasn’t much better. “Money for Nothing” was by far the best track. And that’s saying a lot because even that was just.. decent. Somewhat catchy, but still just.. meh. And while I can understand the reason behind the homophobic slurs being used, it’s still in extremely poor taste. Overall, this album is aggressively unremarkable. Nothing I can see myself going back to, or even being able to remember what it sounds like. Is this really an album I had to listen to this before I die?

Nope, not this one. This was the album where Dire Straits and I parted ways. Writing songs with Sting is never a good idea (except for your bank balance).

this is what flow state sounds like

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This is just one of the best 80's albums. There isn't a single song on this album that I don't like, plus it has iconic tracks like brothers in arms and money for nothing.

I was waiting for this one to show up on the list since I listened to Dire Straits at the beginning. Absolutely love this album. I was just waiting for it to pop up to rate it 5 stars

My vinyl copy has a little too much fireplace in the mix but this still sounds great. Easy 5. Sublime songs, unique guitar playing.

I suppose

4/17/26. A lot of songs I’ve heard before and had no idea it was Dire Straits. Some really solid tracks and overall good pop rock sound.

Money for nothing et Walk of life sont assez légendaires comme chansons. Le reste de l'album est assez relax.

I liked this one more than I liked the last dire straits album

That one iconic song that they play at the end of a growing of age movie when everyone goes down their own paths

Rating: 4.7/5 Short Review: Polished, atmospheric, and quietly heavy. Feels calm on the surface but carries a lot of weight underneath. Every track sounds like it’s been sitting with something for a while. Favorite Track: “Brothers in Arms.” Slow, restrained, and devastating without trying to be. That guitar just speaks.

Killer three song combo to kick it off, but definitely feels front loaded overall. That said, I enjoy the musical journey this album takes you on - starting with smooth synth and slide guitar, into screaming distortion against stings show choir soprano, and then back to light hearted organs and rock a billy guitar. And then the rest of the album kind of swings the pendulum around those handful of genres. I can hear the argument that the albums too long but not for me.

Ok, ignorant confession for a self-professed music fan: I didn't know "Walk of Life" was Dire Straits, and I didn't know what that song was called, only knew the synth riff. This album is probably a 4 at minimum because of "Money for Nothing" alone, but you throw in that little riff and it cements it. I can't quite get to a 5, but its probably a 4.3

First impressions? Musically tasty, lyrically a bit trite. So Far Away is very lyrically one note, we get it, you're tired of being so far away. Then Money For Nothing repeats the line "I want my mtv" for minute, it's enough to make you lose hope. But the underpinning instrumentals are so promising, and you don't have to wait long for it to pay off, because the Money For Nothing guitar lick kicks the door open and Mark Knopfler delivers the instantly iconic vocal, `thats the way to do it, get your money for nothing, and your chicks for free.` And you start to realise Dire Straits know what they're doing and where they're going, and you're being taken for a ride. Admittedly Walk of Life is a bit more on the cheesy side, but once you're through it, Your Latest Trick delivers some really sexy vibes, a little reminiscent of The Blue Nile (who I love). This synth padded, not quite noir sound follows on with Why Worry, which is sort of city pastoral folk song. Very laid back, almost futuristic, honestly my main complaint is that I'm not listening to this at night, which it is undoubtedly made for. Like, if you're not walking through a neon lit, steamy street in an urban metropolis, I'm not sure you're listening to it right. This album is actually laid back as fuck. The Blue Nile comparison fits much better than I expected across the whole record. The final track, Brothers In Arms is a gorgeous softly spoken ballad over a sparse atmospheric arrangement, and lands emotionally because of that delivery. It's really intimate and contemplative, almost like an Irish folk song. I liked this record a lot more than I expected to at the outset, will certainly be putting it on again, once the suns gone down.

I love Dire Straits and have listened to this album a lot over the years, but was I slightly bored/disappointed this time? Money for nothing, walk of life, so far away, brothers in arms are all excellent, but sometimes the album can feel slightly monotonous and dragging. All in all I still really like this album

Tough for there not to be a let down when your album starts off with 3 absolute bangers but they do a pretty good job of sticking the landing. Favorite track: Walk of Life

I bought the Money For Nothing 7” as a kid when it came out. Aside from that, Sultans Of Swing and Walk Of Life I was unfamiliar with anything else Dire Straits had done. I had higher expectations for this. It’s such a rated album, and it was incredibly dull. The first thing I thought was So Far Away should never have been the opener. Obviously, MFN is a banger, but the album falls significantly after it. Struggled to a 2 for me.

Yeah, pretty dang good rock album with a lot of range.

I've somehow managed to never hear any of these songs before, and man, I miss the me that I used to be. This album is boring as hell. Each song is at least 3 minutes too long. There's unnecessary homophobic language in Money for Nothing (and no, I don't care if they're writing from the POV of a character; in this time and place it fed into society-wide homophobic tropes, particularly considering the AIDS epidemic, so it was unnecessary). That's not to say it's all bad: I do like the saxophone in Your Latest Trick. But the rest is pretty dreadful - very trite, cloying, wannabe-meaningful trash. If you like the easy listening genre; overly long, meandering songs; or defending regressive attitudes, then this might be your cup of tea. If not, then you actually have good taste.

Awesome

Another day of not being able to pull each track apart, but I love these guys sound. They are doing some real interesting things with their guitar, but also their compositions with other instruments are just mesmerizing; "So Far Away" was intriguing, but "Your Latest Trick" really stopped me in my tracks; I loved it. Once again, my expectations were defied again by "Why Worry"; I notice across the tracks that a lot of the guitar chord/note choices sound like Pink Floyds, showing me both my instant love of this music and my bias. When you grow up with a band that brings you nothing but comfort each time you hear it play, anything that resembles that feeling of child-like safety is going to get a bump in likeability, for anyone. And again... just when I thought it couldn't switch it up any more, "Ride across the River" comes along with his mysterious dark beats, sax and xylophonic tones. Simply awesome. My rating just climbed with every track of this album. Like how I felt about The Cure's Disintegration, my gratitude to the journey swells again for showing this to me.

This album was an enjoyable listen with a good mix of soft, prettier tunes and fun, upbeat ones. I was actually really surprised to learn that I knew a couple of these songs (not by name, but because I'd heard my dad playing them). The guitar was certainly the standout for me throughout. Lyrically, the songs are pretty simple, but it's a nice easy listen with plenty of fun (albeit a bit long) catchy tunes. I believe this album is a 3.5, but since that isn't an option it's going to be a 3 today. Merely because I don't feel like it is likely I will revisit this album.

Nice riffs, sexy saxofon, but hering the whole album now in 2026 was a bit of an efford.

In between a 4 and a 5. Great great album, but i think I wish they either went more rock or more soft and not the mix it has.

I've really gotten into this album in recent months. While not one of my all time favorites, it's pretty flawless. Why Worry was the song that I hadn't heard before that really stuck with me. 4.5/5.

I generally enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I have mixed feelings on this band – some songs I like and others I really don’t. After the opening track I didn’t expect much but was pleasantly surprised by some including “Why Worry” which is a really lovely track and I love the soft intricate guitar work. There’s no denying the talent of Mark Knopfler. “Your Latest Trick” has some sexy sax work which does kind of sell the song to me I can’t lie. This record has 3 of their classic hits so I can see why this is considered a big album. “Money for Nothing” has that iconic riff, but I never liked the song that much. Same for “Walk of Life” it’s pleasant enough but I don’t rate it. The title track I’ll say is better than I remember and is a good closer. Top picks: Title track, Why Worry, Your Latest Trick.

Nesten 5/5

So many famous songs that I never knew were from this band! Some of the songs were pretty long, with 9 songs and 55 minutes, the average song lasted 6.1 minutes. I enjoyed the shorter ones much more, and added a couple to various playlists!

nice record, great vibe trough the album

Music for people who don’t like music. Very tedious.

Oh thank god for that. I was about to give up on this project so I needed this. Such an amazing album. There's no bad songs. Money for nothing is such a jam, walk of life loads of fun, and the haunting melancholy of the title track is such an amazing way to close the album!

Bomba di album

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The radio hits to open the album are stellar and then it’s just a bunch of filler.

как же хорошо быть американцем.

Notables: - Money For Nothing - Walk Of Life - The Man’s Too Strong - Brothers In Arms

NOTE: don’t take this seriously just my random thoughts, I’m not a professional critic So far away from me - it’s very dreamy and it really hits as I was in a long-distance relationship and especially with international friends, like a good ending song or just a background song, yknow the type song they put when the main character is doing its final monologue of something about how amazing life is Money for nothing- Already knew this one, such a banger, it’s one of the few songs that bring me back into a specific moment in my life, my summer camp in London, really beachy vibes and missing that one person , thanks Alex for this song. Tried to learn the bass for this but got too lazy. Never understood what was the connection with MTV Walk of life- THIS IS THE INTRO OF EVERY YOUTUBE TOYS REVIEW WTHHHH IT WAS BY DIRE STRAITS, Ita so jolly but I can’t stop thinking about that, it’s so cowboy tho. Very yeehaw vibes. Not a personal favourite Your latest trick- why so sad tf, ts is a sleep fest Why worry- another sleepy song… or not this one is more emotional and heart warming than the last one, good one for when you’re feeling lost Note: why are the songs so long, I’m going to sleep Ride across the river- zzzzzzzz Chungking express vibes like what they would play at the bar with no lights and a jukebox, it kinda has its own romantic spice to it The man’s too strong- yeehaw no.2 WHAT WAS THAT PIANO OUT OF NOWHERE woke me up One world- oooo I like the beggining, amazing bass, very viby, roadtrip song. Holy shit can’t stop thinking about that slap bass. Not something I’ll listen on purpose. Pretty repetitive. But a good filler one for the album Brother in arms- finally, last one, reminds me of nirvana the beggining. ANOTHER SLOW ONE. Sleep fest. Conclusion: I didn’t enjoy it tbh, maybe this album has made me realize how I don’t like slow songs, like classical slow songs, not jazz or shoegaze. Only 3 songs I’ve enjoyed: so far away from me, money for nothing, one world. I would also enjoy walk on life if it wasn’t of the egg surprise videos. But no new songs added to my personal songs (except from money for nothing which I already knew) 2.75/5 This is the day after: can’t take the melody of walk of life out of my head

Great album. Dire Straits is way underrated, and that's saying a lot since they are legends.

dad rock good instrumentals at times vocals not the best

I don’t like Knopfler’s voice. I don’t like Knopfler’s guitar tone. I always felt like the guitar playing is soulless. I really don’t like a lot of this, especially the sweatbands everywhere. But the bass player slaps.

Old pop, suit for road travel. Like the saxophone

Was familiar with money for nothing and walk of life previously. Had some other easy to listen to soft rock tracks that I didnt mind, especially one with some nice saxophone parts. Id give it a 4/5

Flying out the gates with some crackers then it gradually disappears up its own bum bum and i was bored by the end

One of the best albums, one of the best songwriters and guitarists from the best decade. It’s a banger 4.6

I have tried with this album before but it doesn't do it for me. Money for nothing has a great intro and the musicianship throughout is solid. But I don't like Mark Knopflers voice, much of it is boring and there is a song with fucking panpipes on it. And I really dislike Walk of Life and the keyboard synth riff. It sounds like it's being played by the club band in Phoenix Nights.

I never noticed the word "faggot" in Money for Nothing prior to this listen. Walk of Life was so good and I didn't realize it was by Dire Straits. I also enjoyed Why Worry. Brothers In Arms was a heavy listen. There are a lot of great songs on this album.

Dark and strange. Launched the compact disc though

A couple of songs I liked and remembered. Some good guitar play but it won’t get another full listen from me.

Brothers in Arms es un despliegue de creatividad y pulcritud técnica. Lo que más destaca es la interpretación de Mark Knopfler; su guitarra en "So Far Away" posee una tonalidad nostálgica pero profundamente humana, demostrando que la perfección digital no tiene por qué ser fría. El álbum se beneficia enormemente de un cambio de ritmo muy bueno, moviéndose con fluidez entre la energía crítica de "Money for Nothing" y la sofisticación de "Your Latest Trick". Esta última pieza merece mención aparte por su atmósfera de jazz nocturno, que se percibe mucho más limpia y producida que otros géneros, elevando el estándar de lo que el rock puede alcanzar en términos de elegancia. La extensión de las canciones, lejos de ser excesiva, permite que la instrumentación respire y se desarrolle, reafirmando que la duración es un aliado de la expresión artística genuina. Es un disco cristalino, donde cada nota tiene su lugar y cada silencio suma a la narrativa sonora.

Algún tema mítico

mid. points lost for wasting the sick band name that is dire straits

In the middle of the 80s while everyone else was making garbage music, these guys dared to ask "what if we didn't make garbage music?"

The album brothers in arms by Dire Straits was a great album to listen to. It felt very nostalgic and has that very 80’s rock vibe. I would listen to it again I would give it a 4 my favorite song was walk of life and so far away. Also the album felt very energetic and kind of care free.

Liked

me parecio un album interesante, sonidos alegres, pero melanciolicos a la vez, la verdad me aburrio, pero la portada me parece increible, pero la verdad admirable trabajo sin embargo no conecte con este album

So Far Away 3.6 Money for Nothing 4.2 Walk of Life 3.7 Your Latest Trick 3.6 Why Worry 3.2 Ride Across the River 3.7 The Man's Too Strong 3.6 One World 3.6 Brothers in Arms 3.7 Score: 3.655555556

This album gets a 5 for the first three songs alone - and the last song is just a bow on the gift of this record.

Gloomy and succinct enjoyable rock album

Well of course everyone had to own this CD in 1985 as it showed of the new format brilliantly, and it was pretty much the only one you could get. As a result the whole world became Dire Straits fans! 🤣 As for the album, it’s middle of the road dad rock at its peak! It starts off very strong, wains a bit in the middle and then picks up with the title track at the end. The guitar playing is sublime and it still sounds great on your hifi system! A bit boring in places but overall it’s good.

Did Dire Straits predict their own demise in this record?

love me some Dire Straits. this is their "hit" album with "Walk of Life" and "Money for Nothing" among others. it's a good listen.

This is SUCH an interesting album. Dire Straits undoubtedly in an identity crisis on this album. The first three songs are not their sound whatsoever, and was then completely selling out, but doing it so unbelievably well, one of the greatest back to back to back songs of any album in the history of rock. Then the rest of the album is true Dire Straits. Superbly crafted songs, just very boring.

Loved this. I forgot how much i enjoy thier music. Awfully close to a 5 star rating. It is so good that when i listen to on Amazon the related songs kicked butt

Possibly the best album of the 80’s! Enough said.

I have to say I much prefer other albums from them, but this isn’t bad! Fav song is ‘Walk Of Life’

Some classics

This one kicks off with hit after hit, sounds absolutely amazing, with multiple iconic tracks. I'm never disappointed when this one is playing

The singles are good, enjoyable, slow at the end. Not much else to say.

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Various reliable sources promised a revelation when I finally listened to Brothers in Arms. And I suppose they were right. I had previously been baffled by the hit singles. Money for Nothing is Zappa in intent, if not execution. Walk of Life is goofy observational comedy. The title track is sincere balladry that should keep the other two modes at arms length. Yet, on the album, they all sound of a piece. It is a coherent musical statement: Knopfler's guitars are all beautiful, even on the songs were beauty feels inappropriate; his snoozy voice snores similarly over everything; the clean 80s production corales all the songs into a very well-defined catchment area, even when they run on for over 8 minutes. Why would Money for Nothing need to last that long? I have the feeling that, if I asked Mark Knopfler, he wouldn't know, because I think the contradiction here - musical constancy mixed with lyrical incontinence - suggests Mark Knopfler has no particular artistic vision. The songs themselves reveal nothing of an artistic position, even while the music itself displays both proficiency and a delicacy of touch. If Money for Nothing lasts over 8 minutes, it is not because the song needs it, but because he enjoyed playing it. There is playing here. There is some songwriting too. There is no artistry. Artistry is hard work and Knopfler ain't working. But that's the way to do it. 2 I have always felt that Dire Straits are unfairly maligned as the sound of tired, decadent, white middle-age. This week I am on my holidays. My first ever resort holiday! I have been listening to Brothers in Arms sat in the shade on the ‘Adult Terrace’, sipping an Americano, white linen trousered and slightly hungover, staring out at the Mediterranean. This music made the whole experience feel entirely grotesque. 2/5

Weird Al did it better.

Honestly one of the best I’ve listened to on this list so far. Love this album.

Honestly a great album, money for nothing and the walk of life are excellent classics. The other songs are calm and enjoyable, and I thoroughly enjoyed this one throughout.

Top tier guitar among a flurry of hit tracks and other savory samplings from this band of goliath talent.

It's classic, ignore the morons and listen to the craftsmanship and skill.

my brother has no arms :(

DNF

so far away takie- czilowe daje mi vibe łaki albo jakis kwiatow polnych delikatne ta piosenka jest jak takie musniecie sie po policzku trch tez vibe wiejski ale nie wiejski dirt 7/10 money for nothing- poczatek jakbym byla w przestrzeni kosmiecznej dziwne dzwieki potem sie rzokreca jebut taki, troche bardziej energiczna 7/10 walk of life- taki funky klasyczek 8/10 your latest trick- troche takie jazzowe na poczatku taki spokojny luzki daje mi vibe goscia ktory spiewa lovesong dla swojej dziewczyny w takim karaoke barze why worry kolejna taka czilowa spokojna pisoenka jescze bardziej spokojna jest jak taki poranek sobotni w wakacje nie masz nic do zrobienia pelny czil 8/10 ride across the river- zaczyna sie dziwnymi fajnymi dzwiekami oo fajne fajne taki czil naprawde jakbym plynela jakas spokojna rzeka trch dalo vibe pink floyd tak wgl te dzwieki 8/10 the man’s too strong- dziki zachod kowboje takie klimaty stukotanie kowbojkami western walka na koniach jazda one world- energiczne takie dobra gitarka brothers in arms- zaczyna sie mrocznie

An underrated aspect of what makes this album age well is how it was produced for CDs instead of tape-based analog media. Dire Straits are really good. This is their most accessible record. Bam.

What’s not to like about this album? It’s perfect in every way. Mark Knopfler is an amazing musician and this is an equally amazing album.

Classic stuff I guess, but pretty MOR

f slur wasn’t necessary

I WANT MY MTV

As always, Mark Knopfler brings it on the guitar and side 1 is hot. However, I walked away a bit let down by side 2. It just didn't have the same energy as the side 1 and some tracks go on for a long time. But in the end, I love Dire Straits and I'm looking forward to more of their albums in this.

It's got Money for Nothing on it - let's not overthink this. The Knophler Bros. do it again.

Bad dads should be better to their children so those kids can learn to love Brothers in Arms. Good dads earn this perk & their children's love - a win-win! Favorite Tracks: Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, Why Worry, One World, Brothers in Arms

Excelente

Very 80s Jazz, soft rock

Strong start to this album, then the tunes fall away a bit in my opinion...

Some good tracks, others a bit too long

Very consistent album. The tunes reminded me of the music we used to listen to when my father drove at night during holiday trips, and I sat next to him! Favorite tracks : Why worry, Ride accross the river.

Mark sabe cositas

nostalgic for me, one of my all time favs. My dad and I listened to this together all the time growing up

The ultimate Dad Rock album, chock full of sweet Knopfler guitar goodness. The production is 80s cold but with a dream-like quality that lifts the songs with a peculiar airiness that leaves a surprising amount of space. Money for Nothing has that crunchy super-riff, but is an outlier on the record, with so much of the rest in more familiar Dire Straits twangy chill.

Homophobic slur jumpscare but also this album fucks severely

Good

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Conocía un montón de canciones sin saber que eran de ellos, más de las que me esperaba. El álbum en sí me aburrió un poco.

Side 1 is off the charts. Side 2 felt a bit less than with some songs that felt very much of the time. Super strong closing with one of my all time favorite Dire Straits songs, the eponymous "Brothers in Arms"

Awesome sound. Money for Nothing and Walk of Life are great back to back to start the album.

Dad rock in its purest form? I like it, which would have appalled the 19 year old indie snob I once was. But I'm a 36 year old married man now and Knopfler is a king to me.

Brothers in Arms is one of those slbums that feels like its always been part of my life. My dad loved those album and therefore it soundtracked many a car journey. It was also part of one of my GCSEs and is an album that I continue to listen to periodically. I know critics will point to Knopfler’s vocals being nasally, but they just work so well with their music. ‘So Far Away’ is s great opener and has a great groove to it…and that guitar just makes me smile. You cannot disike ‘money for nothing’ or ‘walk of life’ they are both timeless classics, even though Sting has gone firmly from singing about the future to the past (RIP MTV). Both these songs really show off Knopfler’s wondrous geetar playing, this guys not dumb. I do however still get confused about what needed installing with a microwave. I love the guitar intro to ‘why worry?’ and is s genuinely relaxing sound, suiting Knopfler’s vocal perfectly. ‘Ride across the river’ is a little too long and doesn’t reach the heights of the rest of the album, despite some obvious great guitar. ‘The man’s too strong’ quickly gets things back on strong though with more of a gunslinger country feel to it (see Notting Hillbillies) For me the title track of this has always been the star. Its dark brooding majesty is just sublime.

An absolute classic. The first half is as solid a run of tracks as you will find anywhere, culminating in my favourite Dire Straits song (“Your Latest Trick”, with the most brilliant sax). The second half doesn’t even get close to the first. It’s slower, less interesting, and the track list seemed to drag out compared to the first half (despite the whole thing being too long in general). This is a 3.5* for me but that first run of tracks elevates it beyond just downgrading it to a 3*.

It seems we're never too far away from 'albums my parents played a ton when I was a kid' during this project. This is one I remember pretty well compared to many others though. I think there are some truly great rock songs on this album. I haven't listened to it in probably 25 years, but I remembered so many of the lyrics and was tapping my foot the whole way through. I even quite like the ballad Why Worry despite it being three times longer than it needs to be. Away from the singles (all of which are great) I think I like The Man's Too Strong best due to the whole 'quiet, quiet, LOUD, quiet, quiet' thing it's got going on. Thinking about the score for this I found it really hard to pick between a 4 and a 5, at least partially because the singles are such standout tracks that it's difficult for the rest to compete. On balance I think I'm settling on a: 4/5

I like this album on the whole but I feel like it peaks immediately with money for nothing and then never reaches the same level

Sure, the hits...but the rest is partly unbearable. Such cheesy stuff...

love me some dire straits, but the second half dragged for me, low 3/5 favorites: so far away, money for nothing, why worry

Partially known. Liked the hits, really didn't like the rest.

Interesante y con canciones icónicas pero no es pa mi en este momento

Listened to the Remastered 1996 version) - Classic songs I've heard many times before - liked the transition between track 1 & 2. Liked the start of "Your Latest Trick". I liked "Why Worry" - I enjoyed the less popular/known ones strangely. Feel like the first two three tracks I've heard too many times. Good mix of reggae, funk, rock rhythms. I liked the crack whip sounds on "One World"

Not bad at all, some really good tracks, especially in the first half. Easy 3.

Amazing

i love guitar music. beautiful album cover. breath-taking, pretty guitar. 1. starts off with slow rock. the wah wah(?) in the background is cool. first impressions: I feel like this will be a more atmospheric, or concept-y record. 2. things picks up in the second song. the talking-singing is not for me. I got bored 4 minutes in. the intro was nice though. this song has a lot of streams too. 3. banger intro once again. nice synthesizers. very nostalgic sounding. 4. surprisingly enjoyed this song. jazzy. nice. 8/10 5. another mellow song. pure instrumental. 6. yea I already wanna turn this off. i think you need to be in a specific mood for this album, like a laying in the dark with good quality earphones type of album. which I wasn't... at least now I know. I'll definitely give it another shot in the future.

I listened to this a few times and each time it grew on me. Never listened to Dire Straits before so it was a good introduction.

This album is so quintessentially 80's to me. I had obviously heard Money For Nothing and Walk of Life before, but I wasn't super familiar with the rest of it. My mom was a big Knopfler fan when I was growing up, I remember some of his solo albums fondly. I would say this album is great, if a bit unbalanced. It's one of those albums that has a couple of incredible, iconic tracks, in this case Money For Nothing and Walk of Life, and then a lot of tracks that sound nothing like the hits, and while enjoyable don't have the same energy. Regarding the hits on this album, I much prefer Walk of Life. MFN has that amazing guitar lick, but overall I think WoL is just a better song. It's got heart and soul in a way that links to the rest of the album, making it more cohesive, while MFN is a big outlier in terms of sound and energy. Mark Knopfler is funny to me, because here's a guy with huge, generational guitar talent, but is so restrained you would barely guess it based on the bulk of this album. It's like he blew his whole guitar load on MFN and kind of took a backseat for the rest of the album. One World stood out to me as a song format they could have explored a bit more. Blues-y, kind of psychedelic and a good platform for his guitar work without being too flashy. Anyway, I'm giving this a 4.

Mejor canción: Your latest trick. Canción que menos me gustó: Ride across the river. Puntaje: 7/10 Notas: Muchas partes conocidas por series y películas pero no sabía que eran de este album

Tätä levyä on tullut jo tuoreeltaan kuunneltua. Löytyy omasta hyllystä. Itseasiassa tämä on ensimmäinen CD minkä olen ikinä kuullut. Kävin sitä kuuntelemassa Helsingissä Kauppatorilla 1985 Philipsin markkinointibussissa. Hyvä levy, mitä tulee vieläkin kuunneltua silloin tällöin. Nimi biisi on suosikki raitani. Bändi keikka Helsingissä on eka keikka 1985 on ensimmäinen iso keikka minkä oon nähnyt.

this sounded kinda good actually 3

I liked this except for the three slow songs in the middle, just couldn’t get into them. And the songs are too long. One World and Brothers in Arms are new-to-me songs that I’ll keep going back to.

8/10… pop rock / vintage rock / *1985

First half has some rippers including one of the all-time rock tracks. Second half is way too chill for how rippin the first half is.

cool

I have been playing guitar for two decades and I still can't get that riff to sound right. Several bangers on here I didn't know were Dire Straits songs. Solid throughout.

el guitarrista se lleva todos los premios es un sólido 10/10. la canción walk ok life obvio increíble pero para mí no va con el resto del álbum

not my thing

HEAT

great

A classic of mid-80s rock, their best album

Hell Yeah, Brother. This album is like the soundtrack of a bustling, busy city in the 90s

Amazing, as always. Brilliant singles on the first side, wonderful deep tracks on the second.

Well!! My second dire straits album. And wow they’re way less cool now! I mean the concept isn’t necessarily bad, so far away alone should justify the switch to this softer, poppier rock landscape, but the second I saw the genre tags I knew this wasn’t going to surpass their debut (which, fun fact, was the first album I ever got on this site, which I awarded a 9.7/10, or on this site’s more restrictive rating scale, a 5/5). Money for nothing is cool but then mark says the f-slur so it’s less cool. He also tries to have this swagger that he just cannot pull off realistically. Actually his voice is pretty annoying throughout this whole thing, like really annoying. Also why is every song like a billion years long? This thing is fifty-five whole minutes. It should not be that long. I don’t even know the point of this. In fact I don’t even think this is a good album. There’s one actually good song and everything else is worthless. 5.2/10

"Hey guys!" "Oh, hey Mark. What's up?" "Well, I've got a great idea for the new album." "Oh cool, what is it?" "You know those three great songs that we have? The ones that will be radio hits for the next 40 years?" "Yeah...?" "I was thinking. What if we front load them on the album? First three tracks. Bam, bam, bam." "I mean, that's cool, Mark, but then what do we follow them with?" "Oh, that's easy. We follow them with a bunch of boring, noodly songs with whiny lyrics and no catchy riffs!" "Oh, wow. Yeah, Mark, that is a great idea! Can we throw some awful saxophone into those next six songs?" "Sure, boys, make them as bad as you want. Nobody will care because of those first three bangers!"

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Very cool

Great opening songs. Feel like they ran out of steam as they moved to later part of album. They do have some great guitar and drum play.

For a first album, it was very solid and pleasant. There is a familiarity to it

This was pretty good. The first half is a lot better than the second half but that happens sometimes. Very top heavy album, but that first half is incredible. Love the guitar playing, songs are well put together and layered. Really solid.

maybe I expected too much from this. started out strong.... then felt like back half of album just got boring.

What a journey! My personal favorites are Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life and Ride Across The River

Good fun, I’ve not heard this since I was a kid. Fairly dated but it sounded a million bucks at the time

Money for nothing, the man’s too strong and one world are good. Can’t say this is a bad album but nothing too crazy. The tunes are decent but it wouldn't something I'd necessarily choose as my first option.

You know Dire Straits. Bluesy-rock. So Far Away is almost Springsteen-y. Money for Nothing is such a classic and album version is even longer! And I've always loved Walk of Life. Not a fan of Your Latest Trick. This album is at it's best when it's really rocking out. Oh the rest of the album seems to be a mellow bluesy rock. Not doing much for me which is a shame. Best track (new to me) - The Man's Too Strong 3 stars - mainly for the big hitting classics

Listened on vinyl

Great intro on money for nothing. Love the drums.

honnêtement bien bonne guitare par contre ça dit pd un peu trop facilement

I'm sorry that you don't understand how characters work.

10/10

Guitar carries the whole thing. They got the drummer for 20 minutes and looped his beat. The singer was holding everyone hostage and ran out of material 5 minutes into recording. Started reading off his to do list and instruction manuals

Was expecting to like but not as much as I did. I loved this album.

The ghost of Mrs Landingham turned this from a 3 to a 4.

Can't give a 5, the hits are amazing but the rest is so cheesy.

This is such a good album from beginning to end. While it's not my favorite Dire Straits album, it's an awfully good one with catchy tunes and such great guitar work.

I think the last time I got assigned a Dire Straits record, I commented on how I could just about listen to Mark Knopfler play guitar all day, which is still true, and a good thing too, because some of the songs on Brothers in Arms are about 30% longer than they sometimes need to be. That said, this is probably the pinnacle of Dire Straits' work. The record drags here and there, but overall, Brothers in Arms is great. 8/10

Side 1 is majestic. The opening three songs are all outstanding. Side 2 is not entirely as good, but still highly enjoyable. Averages this out at an 8/10.

Talk about Dire (hehe) this is truly an awful awful album, riddled with inexplicable homophobia. Feels dated even for its time. Really struggled to to trudge through it tbh.

This is not the 80s I enjoy sorry. Money for Nothing is a fun song but then he also dropped a surprise homophobic bit in there so come on guys can't we have any fun? I blame Thatcher (genuinely). The rest is just naff pop and really icky sax ballads. No thanks tbh, this is lame. Two stars because I guess it's listenable and the country one was kind of ok.

(61/100)

Lite lite ostigt men också otroligt välproddat och med en härligt avslappnad känsla

Otroligt att få alla dessa låtar på samma album ändå.

Från deras mest överskattade (men ändå väldigt bra) låt till ett av mina starkaste TV-ögonblick samt ett av rockvärldens absolut bästa intron OCH riff. Detta är ett mästerverk från början till slut.

Det här har verkligen några fenomenala låtar!

Det är så nära en femma men mitten e trög och Walk of Life är festlig men passar inte in i sammanhanget.

There’s a couple of standouts (mainly, Money for Nothing and The Man’s Too Strong), but the album as a whole doesn’t feel like anything special. I mean, it doesn’t sound like generic pop rock most of the time, but it’s still way too soft for my taste. Most songs feel drown out and too sparse. But overall, it’s not boring. Could’ve been worse.

It seems like they did get their MTV.

This is one of those relatively cheap albums that sounds fantastic on a turntable. It has the radio hit, but also some yacht-rock (walk of life), a knopfler ballad (why worry) and a mystical, adventurous side 2. This album is a great listening experience if you enjoy well toned 80s rock and roll. It’s probably a boring and at times corny listening experience if you do not.

This has some absolute bops on it: Money for nothing Walk of life The saxophone on Your latest trick was also very nice. Shame about all the slurs, and the album gets a bit dead towards the end.

Flawlessly produced, lovely variety of sounds and textures. If this had just one or two more uptempo songs instead of being 80% ballads, it could have been an easy 5.

My rating 3.6. Another nostalgia trip for me. The classics like Walk of Life and Money for Nothing were fine but didn’t really wow like when it came out. The other songs however still shine. It’s like the hits obscured them but with time those fade and the other songs on the album are able to stand out.

Money for Nothing is SUCH a banger but the whole album is really enjoyable

i think it would have been a good idea to find someone else to write lyrics. maybe for the singing too. instrumentally it's pretty solid? chill for sure. maybe goes a bit past 'restrained' to 'sparse' on occasion.

easy listening, wouldn't necessarily be a go-to.

This is one of my POP's favorite albums of the 80s — so much so that he would ship me my own copy of the vinyl just a few years back. No reason. Just "because." This is all to say that I know a few of the songs very well and also that they're generationally distant from me in my capacity to love them as much as others do. And while Dire Straits may have a different resonance today (the back half becoming more meaningful over time), the record is a solid collection of songs that range in mood, tempo (though nothing extreme in either direction there) and theme. I can appreciate Mark Knopfler's multifaceted brilliance and enjoy a song or two without needing to give this record five stars (tempting based on its rep and noted importance by others), because ultimately, while great, it doesn't move me personally in the way albums I bestow that rating on do.

One of my favorite albums of all time.

SO FAR AWAY: Head boppin'. Love the keyboard inclusion and guitar. Lyrics a little repetitive but without being too grating, it fits the way he feels. Keyboard makes me think of Out of Touch a little. 3.5/5 MONEY FOR NOTHING: A classic, obviously. 5/5 especially the extended version WALK OF LIFE: Good old 80s country rock. Catchy. I'm not that into the bridge, though, for some reason. 3/5 YOUR LATEST TRICK: Oooh. Jazzy. I love the mellow, late night city street vibes of this song. 4.5/5 WHY WORRY: I can't say I was expecting this album to be so mellow. This one's a little TOO slow and soft in this very moment but it's sweet and I could see it being soothing. 2.5/5 RIDE ACROSS THE RIVER: Oh? This one is unexpected. Oh hell yes it's a Vietnam War song. Slow like the prev song but a little moodier and more atmospheric. 3.5/5 THE MAN'S TOO STRONG: Another dip into a Southern / folk sound. This one's pretty far up my alley. Like a more guilt riddled Sympathy For The Devil. 3.5/5 ONE WORLD: Starts off strong. I love the bass and the drama of it. 4/5 BROTHERS IN ARMS: An emotional farewell. This one's beautiful and has a little more punch than some of the other soft ones. 4/5 Favorite songs: Money For Nothing, Your Latest Trick, Brothers in Arms Overall rating: 4/5 Some strong songs and obviously Dire Straits as a band is incredibly talented, but overall personally prefer Love over Gold and more motion.

It’s a nice album, the one song on this album I did know was probably the worst one and most annoying tbh

3-4 good songs, a couple skips and the rest was fine. 3.55 = 4

It’s so good.

Today I learned Dire Straits has a song other than Money For Nothing. That song is not called Walk On By. Saw the album and rolled my eyes at more boring, bland, nothing classic rock. Was pleasantly surprised at a few random sounds that came out. Learned the title and artist of a song I've been mis-hearing my whole life. Yep. No impressions. No nothing. Why did the entire rock genre spend 15 years writing the exact same songs over and over and over over and over and over over and over and over? +1 for Saxophone.

Oops! All bangers.

Side a slaps…the rest slides off for me. Totally classic

I want my MTVVVVVV... It's a great album but there's such a sad undercurrent that I find it difficult to listen to.

Ok so the strength of the singles are beyond reproach, let's agree with that. However, let's also agree that Brothers In Arms is terribly front loaded. It's like eating dessert before your veggies. Alright I wrote all that before I got to Brothers In Arms, and remembered how that song can hit like a 10 tonne truck. Damn.

3.25. I thought I liked Dire Straits more than this, but it just might be the guitar riff for Money for Nothing that I like.

People don't give Mark Knopfler enough credit. There is some great songs and some great guitar work here.

Was surprised about how much I liked this. They had some good songs with some good lyrics. Unfort they did say the f slur a lot in one song but ehh it did go with the message lol. Eminem has said a lot worse and i hate that guy a lot more. I definitely recognized a couple of songs off the album that I've heard before which is always cool. I think I saved three songs. I'll knock one star just cause saying slurs isn't the best and also some of it felt a bit repetitive.

Some great and some meh

Hey what's goin on YouChube it's a boy uh YA Boy BigOlSweatyFucker420 with top 2 guitar solos you can never play in front of me or I rip off all my clothes and shout LOUD. I woke up and had an epiphany that "Sultans of Swing" is a a song and yup it's by Rikishi the Sultan of WWF fame. He either plays sitar or guitar. With those pointy shoes, YOU be the judge. Now considering this is information that will be new to your idiotic ears, just listen to the song on your device of choice. Preferably playing RAW through the speakers of a third generation iPod Touch on public transit somewhere. That's what it was written for. That's right if you use the promo code "INSERTCREATORNAMEHERE" you can get an additional box of old apple chargers that only fit defunct machines! Thanks for tuning in, oh the other guitar solo is probably from that Bud Light Lime commercial but that one is illegal to talk about for my religion. TEACHER! OPEN MY ENCLOSURE! I HAVE ENLIGHTENED THE PEOPLE. 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Sultans of Swing isn't on here!? Oh No! I have harmed my credibility *GULP* *teeth chattering noises*

C'était pas mal mais je l'écouterais pas vraiment volontairement, mais je suis contente de l'avoir découvert !

I really like Dire Straits. I have this album in CD, and have played it many times whenever I'd have people over. This is not my favourite out of their discography, but it is probably their most iconic. The singles on this one are obviously huge, but I want to give a special shout-out to my favourite track on the album: Why Worry. I listened to the digital remaster of this album, as I was on the road, but I have to honestly say I prefer the CD. A lot of times the remaster does necessary cleanup, but in this case I think it makes the tracks feel quite flat.

lekker natuurlijk! het album wordt wel iets te zwaar gedragen door Money For Nothing, de rest is aanzienlijk matiger. toch nog 4 sterren door die banger

mjah ik dacht dat ik dit een beter album vond eigenlijk

Three good songs, and then a lot of... less good songs.

Mark Knopfler is the goat. I'll forever be trying to replicate his guitar style. Iconic stuff.

The album that made Dire Straits popstars and MTV regulars. The track that broke them “Money For Nothing” features a nearly two-minute intro from Sting warbling on about wanting his MTV, before the guitars hit like an electric shock. Unfortunately, the lyrics, with lots of references to “faggots” and “chicks,” haven’t exactly aged like fine wine, and in fact, didn’t sit particularly well for many in 1985. My main problem with Brothers In Arms is it’s just not as good as their earlier records. Both the debut and Making Movies feel far more essential - but there’s no doubting Brothers In Arms captured a mood, and their timing (and the record label’s) was impeccable. 6/10

Tons of great stuff here. A bit quiet in places. Feels like it needed one more banger in the second half to really make this a towering classic.

Die hebben we, papa hoort dat heel graag

I know this album is a technical marvel and basically introduced the CD to the world, but almost every song is 2 minutes too long and there’s way too much noodling. Couple of bangers yes, but not enough to save it for me. Just not a Dire Straits fan.

Sounds amazing, shame about the songs. Although the title track is a great find

I enjoyed this one more than the last Dire Straits album, and I enjoyed that quite a bit. Would definitely give this more play time. I feel like if I ever had to hang out with Knopfler I would be so intimidated by his level of cool, but somehow he'd make me feel okay.

Yes, Mark Knopfler is a brilliant and unique guitarist. And yes, the hits you know ("Money For Nothing", "Walk of Life", "So Far Away") are as great as they always were. But the rest of the album is full of interesting songs that go to unexpected places. Tony Levin's Chapman Stick on "Why Worry" and some unexpected slap bass on "One World" provide musical variety, and Knopfler's poignant triptych of songs about soldiers - "Ride Across the River", "The Man's Too Strong", and "Brothers in Arms" - give the album unexpected weight for those who are expecting more songs about installing microwave ovens and moving color TVs.

Ikke et 4 star album, men Dire Straits Greatest Hits (som halvdelen af disse numre er på) var altid i høj rotation i mit barndomshjem, så nostalgien trækker den lidt op

Kæmpe bangere på A-siden men synes dælme også der var meget filler

This has some of the greatest songs he ever did, but also a lot of filler..

Great album, so 80¨s

Mixed back - some quite good ones, but I hate a lot of the singles on this for no reason

I do dig Knofler guitar but there was not enough of it on this album. Too many synths and even horns. Much prefer Sultan's A Swing.

Takes you back to the early 90s

Nah nu mi-o papcut

This is classic. Love it, and even heard some new songs I'd never heard before that I thought were great.

About half of the songs are amazing. The other half are alright, but seem like well-made filler. Averages out to 4 stars.

I was expecting pure dad rock from this but it was quite ranged. I knew a few of the well known tracks but most of it was new to me. I was somewhat pleasantly surprised, however I don’t think I’ll be listening again.

Not sure about the slurs on 'Money For Nothing' that doesn't really sit well with me. Quite liked the first track but then it went downhill into overblown stadium rock which isn't really for me. Once it's calmed down from that and the advert pop rock it does improve and there are some songs I like here.

This album is nearly perfection, it has so many genre inside and the mixing is top tier, you can hear everything on the same leveal

ok

This is a 9 song, hour long album. A lot to unpack here. It's the Money for Nothing album. I didn't know Sting sang the I WANT MY MTV part. I also wasn't expecting the F slurs in the song. I don't recall that from the music video. Looks like the F slur created a lot of controversy even at the time. The entire point of the song is that it's from the POV of basically a laborer criticizing rock stars who are making "money for doing nothing and even get their chicks for free." The F slur is the laborer basically calling Knopfler that word and bitching about how rock stars don't work while they are moving refrigerators and color tv's at work. Impactful for sure, but this entire section of the song caught me off guard because i've heard this song a ton of time and somehow NEVER heard the actual original version with this part. It's hard to be too mad at this given the time period and given the nature of the song. The music video is legendary and one of the first music videos I can even remember outside of Thriller, Beat It.....and the Weird Al parodies, which he did parodied all 3 of these songs and his MV's are equally memorable. Funny that the band were so anti-MV and yet they made one of the most iconic MV's of all time, and one of the first to do it entirely with computers. The critical reception and retrospective reception of this album in the wiki are interesting. This album initially criticized for settling into an established successful rock sound for their album and not experimenting. Now they're celebrated for "staying true to themselves" and maintaining the classic rock sound. Course they had to sell 30 million albums for those critics to suddenly change how they feel about the album so they can appear to know wtf they're talking about. I also don't know wtf i'm talking about, but at least i'm not getting paid for it. Also the first CD to sell a million copies, which is cool. I mean again, it's a very musically solid album from Dire Straits and I can't find anything "wrong" with it (well, aside from the F slur but ok). I want to say the non-single tracks are meh, but they do a great job of capturing the ambiance and mood of the song. Across the River for example, feels like you're in a small little paddle boat crossing a river. Knopfler on the guitar is amazing through the entire album. Even the songs I don't *like*, I have to admit they did an excellent job on it. Shout out to all the people who caught the F slur but were too stupid to look at what the song was about and who was using it. Even using a 2026 "artistic vision", it is not unrealistic to create an uneducated character that freely uses the word.

Great album. Got a little bit lost in the middle but the first 3 songs and last 3 songs are fantastic. If the whole album had similar baselines and guitar throughout this would be another 5 out of 5.

Fun at the start slow jams in the middle like the ending songs beautiful songs 4. To 9. Favorite: walk of life Least favorite: ride across the river

3.75 - I should listen to more Dire Straits. I'm always taken off guard by the slurs in Money for Nothing much like listening to that Green Day song. Even thought I get the reasons for including them, I think there are more reasons not to do it.

yoo i didn't know that one album can have so many "classics". I think I knew most of it's songs because I have heard them individually. Never as a whole. Din't enjoy it very much. Well produced though. 3.5/5

truly on the best there is

Just a fantastic album. The first 3 songs are some of their best work. Mark Knopfler is a wizard on the guitar.

I wondered if the nostalgia value might increase the rating, but sadly no, it’s bad…

2.5

Kind of masterful playing. Invented the Dad rock genre pretty much. The War on Drugs and Kurt Vile kind of fly the modern flag for this stuff.

Beautiful production and mix. The drums have a tremendous presence in money for nothing. Your latest trick has quite the taste to it, similar to a freaking brandy at night with lights off and the dim light of the chimney... Just contemplating. Also the bass line is really dancing away. Why worry hits you with some romanticism in the harmony department. Ride across the river has some nice donkey kong vibes at the beginning. Then it turns into a jungle reggae... really nice. Smooth transition to the man's too strong... I like that one the most so far. Now, one world stands out differently from the rest of the songs... it even sounds like a different era. Ominous but soothing start to brother in arms... the spirit of red dead redemption, like facing a storm

Brilliant album, love the music

Walk of life album