Brothers In Arms

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.

Listened on vinyl

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 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

Great album, so 80¨s

Takes you back to the early 90s

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

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

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.

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.

Brilliant album, love the music

The best cheesy dad rock album I can recommend to most anyone. Very 80’s, very catchy, great playing and production

Errug leuk

Some tunes on this one! A lotta fun to listen to.

A few popular bangers, and an all round beautiful guitar album

That’s a goodie The first 3 tracks are legendary, I really softens up after that

Hell yeah. I didn’t know some of their most iconic songs were on this album, so it was exciting to hear them. There was a lot more instrumental music than I was expecting, which was fun… but wasn’t as exciting to me.

I was initially excited, because I thought it was finally time for classic rock, but then Why Worry happened. And then I skipped Why Worry!! First time not listening to a full song for this project. Really enjoyed Money For Nothing. Listened to the album twice :)

So many bangers! Really enjoyed listening to this one.

I only knew the singles from my teen years and settled in for the warm nostalgia of that first three-track run. And my adult ears noticed the exceptional musicianship, especially, of course, Knopfler’s guitar work. I was unprepared for an even better and deeper journey to come beyond the hits. A great record, high 4.

It doesnt have sultans of swing but it still swings hard.

This album was fun with good guitar work. Would listen to again.

Very nice. I knew the hits, never heard the full album.

Yes, it's boring at times, but Mark Knopfler really stands alone in his singing and guitar stylings. Your mileage may vary, but mine is pretty good.

It's dad rock, and has dated pretty badly, but it's about as good as dad rock gets. One thing that's struck me recently about some of these super-popular albums is the production; this one is clear as a bell.

Yo i am doing a 180 on dire straits i love this album it is so relaxing everything is so loud right now

O que ele tem de breguice ele tem de alegria. O epítome do subgênero Rock De Pai, o chefão final da categoria. Não é um disco “cool”, não é o tipo de álbum que você toca no quarto com a mina que você pegou numa festa da USP que usa piercing no septo e tatuagem nos braços. Mas é um disco que vai deixar o dia seguinte (com aquela ressaca) mais brilhante, causando movimentos involuntários e palpitações cardíacas elevadas. Muita alegria mesmo. Fome por vida e por viver. Baby do the walk of life. E frente à tanta vitalidade, quem liga de parecer descolado? O trabalho de guitarra neste disco é um prato cheio. Novamente, não tem o molejo de um Sonic Youth, mas não precisa ter. É como comparar um Mustang com uma Mercedez… e é possível amar ambos! E eu os amo ambos, na analogia e fora dela. O saxofone de Your Latest Trick… lindinho, simplesmente. Produção tão imaculada, lisa como a pele de um bebê. Sensibilidades oitentistas em cada uma dessas faixas, produto de sua época. Agora uma opinião quase unânime: Este é o disco mais desbalanceado da história. Tudo que escrevi acima diz respeito apenas a seu primeiro lado, composto de quatro canções angelicais. Seu segundo lado é, no português bom e claro, chato. Há passagens interessantes, mas o álbum se perde por total. Fica sem direção, com canções sinuosas que vão a lugar algum e com durações infladas com sons masturbadores desnecessários. Duras críticas acima, mas quem ama precisa ser firme nas horas certas. Não é um álbum perfeito, e isso me dói. Mas suas quatro primeiras faixas fazem compensar. Vale a pena comprar esse LP e esquecer que ele tem outro lado. Simples assim. 4/5

Really enjoyed!!! Every song I liked more than the last - very surprising to me. Favorite: Money for Nothing

Yeaaaa this is just phenomenal fucking music right here… not too much really to say about it. Sounded good, felt good to listen to and it was concise enough not to bore you.

Ha, have this one on vinyl. Money for Nothing and Walk of Life is a great back-to-back. Love the bass line in One World.

I love Dire Straits

An absolute classic and brought them into the extreme mainstream. Can’t remember if I had the LP or cassette, but I bought it when it was released.

Another classic. Interesting song forms and tones.

Maybe 3.5

Really really good.

Very 80s. Good album listening experience. Brothers in Arms and Money for Nothing hit in an album context

Money for Nothing

This is my second foray into Dire Straits, and I was feeling this one much more. I like the 80s-ness on Money for Nothing, musically. Lyrically I think I missed the slurs, but I get that's the point, it's apart of the narrative and character he's singing as.

I mean, you've probably heard at least two tracks off this one, but you really should hear the whole thing. The singles are key, so I'll offset my album rating because not even its context can further perfect those. The title track really makes the album though. Firm 4/5.

We eating GOOD today. Fave track: Money for Nothing

Pretty amusing to come across not 1, but 2 all time classic tracks and realise you never actually knew who the artist was of said tracks. And then the rest of the album is great as well. 4/5

4.4

Hard to not give this album four stars. Great tracks! Thoroughly enjoyable! And it took me right back to my childhood, with the album being played on repeat in the car.

Dope

pretty nice

It's okey, I liked the ones I already new

-I like the guitar in the cover and I like the guitar in the album -he kind of has a creep voice but I still enjoyed it -would listen again -good background noise at work

Standouts Money for Nothing Walk of Life The Man's Too Strong One World Brothers in Arms

*1985. *Starts off strong with 3 bangers (So Far Away, Walk of Life, and Money for Nothing). *The rest of the album is pretty good, but a completely different vibe. It feels like they got their radio hits out of the way, and then were able to jam and experiment a bit. I like both styles. *Good stuff, would revisit. RATING - 8/10

Really good! Narrative, melodic, satisfying lyricism, and great guitar riffs. Will definitely revisit this one.

The album starts strongly and then ambles slightly before finishing with a belter. Three of my favourite Dire Straits songs but the meandering, almost dub in the middle detracts slightly. Favourite : Brothers in Arms

1: Walk of Life 2: So Far Away 3: Why Worry

Classic "Rock". Sometimes songs are too long (pretty normal for that era). "Money for Nothing" felt familiar, riffs are nice.

Ha! Brothers in Arms! If you were an early adopter to CD players you probably have this album because it was often given for free with the purchase, to show off the sound quality. And does it sound good. I love Dire Straits but funnily, not their biggest hits. I really dislike Sultans of Swing! This album has some great music on it - 1 point off because I am just totally addicted to Love Over Gold (the first tow songs) and this album isn't quite as good to me. Brothers in Arms is a fantastic song. Knopfler's guitar dynamics (and vocal too) are unique. I don't really care for some of the other songs, including Money For Nothing. By the way, its lyrics are "in character" - how do people not see this - and don't make Knopfler homophobic, unless you'd say that playing Hitler in a movie makes you a Nazi. For me, the real problem nobody talks about is that working-class people are being stereotyped as being homophobic. So, not the right choice of words but (for me) for different reasons than supposed homophobia. All in all, a superbly made album but with some "meh" songs. Telegraph Road and Private Investigations for me, any time (but that's another album though).

3.5/5. Haven't listened to much Dire Straits outside of the usual suspects, and I found the songs closest to this preconception my favourite. The first few songs and the last couple are the stand outs. The middle certainly dragged on somewhat, but wasn't too egregious. Favourite Track - Money For Nothing

yessssss

First listen for over 30 years. Really wanted to give a five but after that amazing opening, there's just too much filler in the middle. Still love those opening 3 tracks though.

Some bangers and killer deep cuts. Side two is the weaker but the title track that closes the album is perfect.

спокойный альбом. Мне очень хорошо было читать под него. Очень зашла песня One World

3.5 - Good

Solid 3.5 but b/c I like DS in general, bumper up to 4.

Walk of Life

Very stylish

Som really solid tracks on here, plus a few I wasn’t familiar with that I enjoyed, like The Man’s Too Strong. Brothers in Arms is also a terrific closer. Album lost me a little bit in the middle though.

Не мой стиль песни но была прикольно послушать

Dude! the start of "money for nothing"! The rest of the album has bangers also. "walk of life"

Very strong beginning, but the songs in the middle are a bit of a letdown, but Brothers in Arms compensates as finale

I remember this when it came out back in the day. I had this on cassette tape and played it a lot in various walkmans. I mainly bought it because I really loved the song Money For Nothing, probably because of the distorted guitar riff and that computer generated music video which was revolutionary at the time. I do remember how subdued a lot of the other songs on the album were. In hindsight a lot of it sounds like some sort of adult contemporary soft rock so I’m sure as a kid I didn’t totally get it but I do remember putting it on just to chill out. Putting this on now it seems that some elements have not stood the test of time but I still enjoyed the listen. I never listened to any other albums by them though and I really ought to. I do enjoy Mark Knopfler’s voice and guitar playing so there’s gotta be some other gems in their catalogue.

Wow, this one is hard for me to rate. Never listened to this album start to finish. Songs are good, vibes are great, Mark's playing is amazing. I really want to give it 5, but the lack of louder and uptempo moments makes it harder for me to call this album "flawless". I really like it, but I'll go with 4 this time.

Ok

This could have been five but lost a star in the second half

“Why Worry?” and “So Far Away” will become some of my new favorite songs, though I didn’t love this as a complete work enough to give it 5 stars

A surprising listen for me. Everyone knows the cheesy (but still good!) MTV and radio-friendly hits from this album, but I didn’t realize that the rest of the tunes were jammy-blues and more muted/ textured, as per Knopfler’s MO as a virtuoso guitarist and “soundscapes” guy.

Good tunes good vibes all around. BRB gonna go run for a 2nd term.

Very consistent and smooth sound and tone throughout. Beautiful song writing- a little too adult contemporary at times.

Best song: Why worry, money for nothing

Highlights: - Money for Nothing - Walk of Life - Your Latest Trick

Pure vibes

Great singles (f slur notwithstanding [like I get the context but it was still jarring]), and not quite as great filler. Solid listen!

I like the vibe! The songs are long and I do feel like I am drawn to more strong lyrical music but I really like the music.

213/1001 :: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ❌ Rating: 6.5 Listen before you die: Yes Lotta hits on this one. And frankly they’ve been beaten to death by classic rock radio. For that I think my perception of these songs is skewed. It’s not a bad album but I also don’t think it’s great. Some very good song writing though and generally enjoyable the whole way through I was just kinda waiting to be blown away and I wasn’t. Lastly I didn’t realize how much Mark Knofler’s voice sounds like Tom Petty’s; not as good a singer IMO but but also very similar.

Æ vet at det liksom ikke e kult å digge Walk of Life, men faktum e at æ hørte den i en sånn alder kor den bare satte sæ aldeles fast i mæ som en morsom sang å høre på, og det har den aldri slutta å være, du du dudu du du du du du, resten av albumet va helt greit.

Was never a dedicated Dire Straits fan, but this record has a lot of familiar hits...and even for the unfamiliar tunes, Knopfler's guitar is always familiar. Didn't really remember the edgy lyric in Money for Nothing, and never noticed that Sting sang back up.

really great! i'll admit i didn't give it the proper listen it deserved. i started listening while high and then on the light rail and the walk to campus. i love the hints of jazz and folk... jumpscare when i heard faggot used multiple times and then another jumpscare when i found out sting on was on that song and then another jumpscare when i saw stills from the music video. and then i remembered singer sting is not the same guy as wrestler sting. aw dunk they don't let you do half stars. i would have given this one a 4.3/5

Great album love the guitar tone on some of these songs

This was great. I really need to listen to more Dire Straits.

i like this album cover. i liked this album! happy friday team

My nextdoor neighbour's mum had this when I was growing up. I always thought of it as old person music. And it is. But it's good old person music. And I am now an old person.

Muy chill, las partes de jazz me gustaron mucho.

Man, I listened to this album before and I remember hating it. Could not believe how much I enjoyed it this time. I suspect maybe I was listening to it on a speaker where I couldn't adequately hear the bass, which really brings this album to life. I do think you could easily trim here and there but it never got annoying.

Oh my, I used to listen to this album so much at school! A very cozy album for me, lots of great memories. To me Dire Straits is quintessential background music - but I mean it in the best way as it just fits, just like an old cozy sweater.

Een paar (te) lange nummers, maar wel steengoed

4/5

Good

Love this album. And this is one of the most iconic album covers ever.

It’s fantastic, but I think that Money For Nothing should have been placed later into the album. The rest just felt a little weak compared to it

Listen to this one more

4/5

Two very good songs lift the vote up. The rest of the album has a lot of instrumental parts, but overall the vibe is there.

Loved DS at the time. Sometimes a bit self indulgent, but great stadium rock. Occasionally still listen - but to selected tracks. Worth a 4 I think for BinA and MforN.

Obviously know and love the three big singles, but have not spent much time with the other songs on this album. They are rather beautiful and delicate, but often a bit sloggish given their run time. The album still sounds beautiful and was clearly ahead of its time in production and recording and a 40th anniversary remastering sounds excellent.

Great singles, fantastic guitar, but some boring songs as well.

I hate way of life the sam eway I hate take on my or never gonna give you up. Why worry and Ride Across the River - those ones were extremely calming, I think I may wanna listen to them again. And couple more. Yeah. That's a good calming and chill rock album.

Fantastic. I do think this album slows down a bit at the end but it keeps its spirit

A few songs that get old kinda quick, but some great songs and the closer is absolutely goated

Mark Knopfler is one of the greats! Loved this album and it brought me back to a time in my life when this album played on repeat and life was a lot simpler.

Mark is a legend. The first 3 tracks are excellent. The other tracks are just decent.

So Far Away and Walk of Life are both great blues-pop songs, and Money for Nothing is fantastic (ignoring some questionable lyrics). I can't help but get pumped up when the guitar kicks in at the beginning. None of the other tracks on the album get me all that excited but they're all good. Knopfler's guitar work and the rest of the band are great throughout. The singing suits the style even if it's not classically impressive. This isn't in my top ten or anything but Dire Straits bring something unique to the table and I'm glad for the excuse to dig a little deeper into their work.

I like it, but the big Money For Nothing song is much less than it's intro, and has the word "faggot" peppered throughout it. What an I missing here? 3-4

me (a f*g): this rocks

Easy 4 for me

Very good album I throughly enjoyed. Your latest trick was my secret find from this album. Lwk think Making Movies is a better album than Brothers In Arms but this was still great though.

Didn’t realize I knew songs off this album. Would definitely listen to this again.

8.22/10 4/5

8/108:10

Mark Knopfler is one of the most distinctive, enigmatic guitarists out there. The main riff to “Money for Nothing” is iconic (and difficult). The first four songs are excellent, but then the album plateaus a bit at that point. Or maybe it’s just my lack of familiarity with the later tracks that’s the problem. Nevertheless, I’d call this a solid 4 stars.

Ok - after a run of tough new listens, now we’re back on very familiar territory. If you had a CD player in the mid 80s then you had to have a copy of this! DDD was a big deal back in the day!! The fact that it’s Dire Straits most commercial album and somehow it’s still jammed with wonderful songs like Why Worry is amazing to me. It’s the big hits that spoil it for me now. Money for Nothing was never the strongest track for me and I have always loathed Walk of Life (my original CD player was programmed to recognise this disk and skip the track always). The rest is simply wonderful music. Overall I think Love Over Gold is a far superior album, but it’s still a 4 all day long.

best track: so far away money for nothing walk of life the man‘s too strong brothers in arms

Excellent album, couple of weaker tracks towards the end. Knopfler is a remarkable guitar player

Worse than their first record, albeit more packed with hits. It is a collection of bangers through and through. 9/10 [KEEP]

Buen inicio, luego es muy instrumental y relajado, no malo, pero no tan mi estilo

Brothers in arms slaps

Iconic songs and bangers throughout while never sounding the same. Instrumentally 5/5 but some songs did fall flat compared to others! Still a solid 4/5

This was fun and groovy! Was listening to it in my car and then went into the pet store to buy kitty food and the same song I had just been listening to from the album was playing! Felt like good luck ✨✨✨

Although there were a few songs I didn’t like on this album, I thought it was really good! Every song felt unique and different while also being cohesive with the whole album. I love the album cover and I really love the electric guitar! My favorite song was by far Money for Nothing. I also liked Brother in Arms.

Masterpiece, but dated

the slow songs suck but man there are some great ones too

I always assumed the hype for Dire Straits was just 80s nostalgia with a handful of hits and albums full of filler. I apologise. I was not familiar with their game. This album has exactly one skip, Ride Across The River. Other than that, incredible record. Some real nifty guitar work and slick production across the entire album.

You just can’t go wrong with some Dire Straits

Året var 1985. För mig en klassiker,men kanske mest pga flickvännen, hångel, skoldanser mm. När jag lyssnar nu finns det låtar som är eviga klassiker (Brothers in Arms) men också utfyllnad. En stark fyra

Liked this a lot! Knew a bit of a couple songs!

Favourite: 1. Brothers In Arms 2. Money For Nothing 3. The Man's Too Strong Least Favourite: Why Worry

Erg leuk. Vond het lekker vrolijk. Ook leuk dat het verschillende stijlen waren. Soms wat sneller, dan wat rustiger. 2 liedjes kende ik al

I listened to this album a lot in the 80s and haven't listened to it since - and likely would never have done so again if it weren't for this project. Honestly it was great to revisit. The album is extremely well produced and recorded and outstanding music overall. The first half/first side is exceptional; second half a bit uneven. Elements are dated, a couple of songs Mark K phoned in the lyrics. But overall this is really good 80s rock and roll. I'd give it 3.5 if I could. Also, PLEASE understand the use of the epithet f****t. This is being used 100% as parody and critique, pointing a finger at what today we call toxic masculinity (in this case portrayed by a working class guy who thinks it isn't "manly" to be a musician). This attitude was certainly endemic in the 70s and 80s, and Dire Straits weren't the only ones to call it out - Monty Python has multiple sketches that call out this same mindset. The use of the word in this song was meant to be provocative and it was seen as such at the time - and we knew it was calling out this pervasive, homophobic attitude.

Me ha gustado la verdad y me ha dado esperanzas en las futuras canciones que me va a recomendar esta web. Creo que mis canciones favoritas son las 3 primeras y Why worry, pero aún así me falta pulirlo más y darle más oportunidades. Estoy intrigada de los futuros álbumes.

it was alright

I knew Money For Nothing and Walk Of Life. Great intros on those songs.

Dire Straits have got to be one of the most "American" bands to ever come out of the UK. Something about their music just feels like it belongs in the American heartland, but no. These guys are quite British. Interesting. Anyway, Brothers In Arms is such a cool album. I think I might actually prefer this over their debut, but it is a fairly close call. Musically, the talents of the first album are still there, but the general atmosphere has changed quite a bit in the 7 or so years between the two albums. Self-titled was bluesier and more spare, while Brothers In Arms is clearly the work of a band who's accomplished things by this point in their career. The energetic points of the album make for some absolutely iconic hits. "Money For Nothing" is a classic for a reason. That guitar riff is just the best. Mark Knopfler's guitar riffs all throughout are just stellar. "Walk of Life" is a really fun one that I have a soft spot for. Maybe it's the organ. I don't know. However, the majority of this album is actually more on the slow side. It's a little jarring to get songs like "Why Worry" coming two songs after "Walk of Life," but that's not even the most jarring thing on the album! I mean, I'm not going to be the person to give this album a low score just for the whole "slur usage in the second verse of 'Money For Nothing'" thing, but I can't just ignore it completely, can I? Anyway, the slow songs are quite good, though the best is by far the title track at the end of the album. What a great song. This album isn't perfect. Again, the thematic pacing feels a little odd and the album could've aged a little better. However, I find that the good of the album more than outweighs the questionable. The excellent compositions, interesting lyrical themes, and general atmosphere create an album that was absolutely worth my time. It's great. High 4/5.

Great Dire Straits tracks are amazing. Poor Dire Straits tracks are pretty boring. Honestly I think the great to poor ration on this album is skewed in the wrong direction, but it's hard to go below 4.

Really a tough call. Wish I could go 3.5. Side A is incredible, side B is pretty boring. I appreciate the yin/yang thing, Low is my favorite Bowie record. But there just wasn’t much in the back half that grabbed my interest. Knopfler is a magician on the guitar with a mesmerizing tone and touch. Rounding up on the score to pay my respects to his musicianship.

I like this album. Few mentions: ride across the river got my head banging. Great guitar and production. I also like walk of life and why worry. First songs are more rock and gets more mellow jazzy with the sax. Would buy this vinyl.

Wow like this so far, currently on track 4

Absolute classic but I fade after the first several tracks when it feels like it turns into 80’s lullabies.

Money for nothing does not fit in this album at all lmao(I like the song though) Overall a very chill folky/country twang album. I enjoyed it.

7.5

I know the album well having grown up with a lot of the songs, but I am not sure I have ever listened to it in full though, so it was an interesting experience. I was expecting a lot of Money for Nothing/Walk of life type rock and what I got was something completely different. I loved the way the album progresses from pop/rock to Mark Knopfler falling in love with his guitar. A lot of people in the reviews saying that side 1 is better than side 2, whereas I found the completely opposite, the album really came into its own in the second half, and then it ends with Brothers in Arms, which is easily the standout track, but I feel like mention should be made of "Why Worry" which really shifted the album in the right direction. 4 stars

Great record

I knew a few of these already. Thought the music was enjoyable, especially the tracks I didn’t already know. The album managed to be quite atmospheric which I liked. My main complaint is that some of the songs dragged on a bit too long, especially the slower ones, but overall I enjoyed it. Fav song: Walk Of Life Least fav: Ride Across The River

A couple bangers in here, but a tad inconsistent. I like the faster songs more than the slower definitely. Specific rating - 4.0 Fav song- walk of life Least fav- brothers in arms

Every now and then a pub quiz asks what the first music video played on MTV was, but now I'm prepared for if they ever ask what the first music video on MTV Europe was. Opens very strong, didn't like the middle few songs as much- was thrown by the jazziness. Favourite song: Money for Nothing Least: Ride Across the River

I love the guitar in so far away.

Was surprised with this album. The first half is great with also me recognizing Walk of Life since I heard it a lot in my childhood. Second half was but the title track was the standout omg.

Having really only heard money for nothing, this record is very good, with plenty of depth and relistenablity

This is my favorite album so far from this experience. There was some variety to the sound of the album. Definitely much more up my alley. I think I need to give it another listen all the way through to pick out particular songs that I like from the album, but it has potential.

nice to know where some recognizable songs came from. gave late 80s/90s movie music.

Legendary

This is direction Jethro Tull tried to take in the eighties but failed.

Not all bangers. But found a few more than the most popular songs.

my favorite song was Your Latest Trick

This is an excellent bluesy rock album. I fully listened to it for the first time this year as it was the 40th anniversary, but loved having an excus to give it another listen through.

Obviamente está exquisitamente grabado y tocado. La producción es cristalina y todo es absolutamente perfecto. Pero combina grandes canciones con pasajes menos inspirados. Es el grupo con peor cantante dentro de los que considero buenos gripos. Con todo es un buen disco, pero no es del todo redondo.

Vraiment très cool, un classique 4/5

a childhood album for me, bangers. f****t 3 times in one verse is crazy though

I enjoyed the use of guitar within the album, I also really enjoyed the social messaging of some of the songs. The title track of course is amazing, however my favourite song has to be money for nothing. I really enjoyed the perspective of the song, as though a working class person is mad at the “faggot” even though it’s the system that he is mad at and i think dire straights play on that amazingly. Such an easy listen, and also one that you can blast fully through your headphones to really rock out to and feel the music in ur soul. Loved it.

Classic bluesy rock. Money for Nothing and Walk of Life carry a lot of the album, but the rest of the songs don’t fall short

Classic album. Takes me back to a previous life.

I love this band and have some of their songs in playlist, but the band name wasn't familiar to me hah. So, initialy I thought it was another british crap band or something. But no, it's gold. It's like a head-scratcher massager that's teasing my ears and head inside and outside with music. Their debut album is also in the 1001 list, so I'll be waiting 'cause it's a great album too. 4/5 —————————————— Liked: — So Far Away — Money For Nothing — Your Latest Trick — Why Worry? — Brothers In Arms

Good album. The title track is excellent

Brings back a lot of memories

What a banger. This album I've never given the time of day to but I realized I've heard a lot of it before. 'So Far Away', 'Money for Nothing' and 'Walk of Life' is a stellar start to this album. The lyrics are a bit sad and meandering all wrapped in a easy listening blues rock and country package. What is not to enjoy.

Mi è piaciuto, e non me lo aspettavo perché comunque i dire straits non è che mi fanno impazzire. Money for nothing è un pezzo senza senso e invece delle canzoni meno conosciute your latest trick mi è piaciuta molto

Fantastic

This is a four star album with a few five star songs on it. Title track in particular is really great. And Knopfler's guitar playing is impeccable. I think there are Dire Straits albums I like more, but this is still a high four.

Front half of the album is amazing 5/5. Second half of the album stayed solid, a bit worse and not as many hits, but still good overall. Either a 4 or 5 for me.

Great atmosphere, lovely guitar

I'm not really a Dire Straits fan, but this is actually quite good. Knopfler's playing is other worldly. Liked Songs Added: So Far Away Your Latest Trick The Man's Too Strong

All in all, pretty solid album. I'm not going to try and defend the slurs in Money For Nothin, but the song is pretty fun otherwise. I tend to have a soft spot for the softer, jazzier tracks on this album, and sax solos will get me every time.

One of my favourite albums from the mid 80s. Money for Nothing was a fantastic song, and the video was groundbreaking at the time. The track, Brothers in Arms, still gives me chills and brings me back to the cold war times of the mid-80s.

вери найс гуд стафф, хотя местами песни длинноваты конечно. но в целом класс класс

Remember when MTV used to play music videos? Those were great times... 4.5/5 stars. (really 6/7) This one is a bit tough to rate. The first 3 songs "So Far Away From Me", "Money for Nothing", and "Walk of Life" are 5/5 easy. "Money for Nothing" is one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. Find the best guitarist you know, and watch how fast they would "nope" out of being challenged to play it. The rest of the album after it is great, but doesn't rise to the level of those first three songs. I'd tell anyone to listen to those first three (with caveat to younger people about how much culture has changed since "Money for Nothing" was recorded), but the rest of the album isn't going to excite everyone.

Really cool album, some true classics in here

Favorite tracks: Money for Nothing, Your Latest Trick, Walk of Life This album is tricky. The guitar playing is phenomenal, but the even the singer sounds bored. I was able to look past the vocals on some of the more pop-y songs, but once it got into the slow songs it was a bit of a drag. Lucky for Dire Straits, that guitar playing (and the sexy sax) had me rounding up instead of down.

Knopfler is one of the greatest guitar players in history for sure. I always /liked/ him and Dire Straights but it sort of felt a bit like classic rock radio filler sometimes - it's just played so much it's easy to miss the nuance etc. Justin Hawkins' youtube really challenged me to listen more deeply and I can't get enough of the subtlety of his guitar playing now. There are also some humongous songs on here too. Money for Nothing is an obvious classic, but Brothers In Arms is sneaky-fantastic.

Yeah this was solid. I only knew a few songs but will be back.

Really good dad rock

Really cool guitar on this

Phewwww the guitars

Efter den högst oklara inledningen med the Sugarcubes har efterföljande dagar varit bra. Nu senast får man gotta öronen till Mark Knopfler & co vilket alltid är trevligt. Jag visste på förhand att jag kommer gilla denna platta. Den har flera riktigt tunga hits och ett sound som är helt otroligt. Ett stycke musikkonst på riktigt.

money for nothing goes so hard man. honestly i really enjoy this save the odd jungle themed one Would I listen again: yes Deserves to be on this list: yes 4.2

I really enjoyed the first half of this album. I thought this would be a complete snoozefest, since I wasn’t a huge fan of the other album I listened to by the Dire Straits, so I was pleasantly surprised. The second half was fine but just not as strong as the first half. I really feel like this is the kind of album I’d get bored to listening to, with the longer runtimes and song lengths, but it kept me going all the way through. So Far Away and a lot of the other songs are just too good that I want to keep hearing more.

Great album for the time some hits on it

Buen disco. 4/5

Rv/g

I remember the video for Money For Nothing every time I hear the song I just think of that video of the blocky people walking around. As someone who remembers when MTV did show music videos all the time that song makes sense, to someone now just hearing it I wonder if it does make that much sense. That song alone is making this go from a normal middling 3 start to a 4 star review.

Creí que conocía solo dos canciones de este disco y al final eran cuatro y me las he guardado: Money for nothing, Walk of life, Your latest trick y Brothers in arms. Mucho mejor de lo que esperaba.

Solid album with some great riffs.

Incredible start to this album but goes to slow in the middle. Saved by brother in arms at the end. This was on for a 5 besides that middle

i thought i only knew 2 songs on this album, and then spent the whole time listening going "oh yeah, dad used to play this" for nearly every single song. i think it's fair to assume..... that my dad owned this album haha. thanks dad, there's some filler towards the end but this is a 4 for me.

Really great album but hearing walk of life 50 thousand times in erectile dysfunction ads or whatever instilled in me a blinding hatred of that song so it's losing a star. An album go download and delete that song in particular

Great album, some classic songs. Very strong start to the album trailed off a bit at the end until brothers in arms. Only complaint is some songs were a bit too long but other than that very strong album.

This is always an absolute pleasure to listen to

dire straits will always be heartwarming. did not realize the lyrics of money for nothing! calm down!

I enjoy Chuck Mangione. Not, however, on an album by the dude who played the Sultans of Swing solo. Your Latest Trick is offensive coming from Knopfler. Not a bad song, just a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad arrangement. Get that nights with Delilah shit out of here and turn up the guitar.

Another classic album in the timeline of guitar evolution.

good 4.25/5

Labai gražus albumas, tikrai labai gera muzika.

Some great tracks but a bit plodding

One of the most solid rock albums of the Eighties. Contains the wonderful Walk of Life and the title track, plus the mega-hit Money for Nothing..

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I already knew Money For Nothing but the rest of the album is almost nothing like it. Bluesy, atmospheric, really vibey.

Mark Knopfler is a genius, Sting is out of this world in Money for Nothing. Why Worry was a great discovery when I first listened to the album! IMO, the second half of the album is not as great as the first one.

I am biased. I remember when it was out when I was in 8th grade (4ème) and it was my first casette non recorded on the radio that I'd put in my first walkman. All the songs are engraved in me. But overall it aged quite well, Mark Knoffler's genius guitar, his raucaus voice... even "this little trick" with the saxo à la Kenny G goes well (with me) thanks to good song and harmonies. Well, there's the faggot verse in Money for nothing. That aged.

With such poetic lyrics, masterful blues-rock guitar, and iconic tracks like 'Sultans of Swing', 'Money for Nothing', and 'Brothers in Arms', it's impossible for me not to give this album a solid 4-star rating.

i grew up listening to mark knopfler but never actually listened to dire straits until the last year or so. i absolutely love the debut album but this one isn’t quite up to that greatness for me, it’s still a great album and i enjoy it. 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love this record! Even better on vinyl

This is sounds more modern than the mid 80s to me.

"Money For Nothing" is worth the price of admission alone.

This album . . . 30,000,000 units sold, almost seven years in the UK album chart That MTV song, with Sting on guest vocals And the things that gets me most of all - it still sounds good today! While I still prefer the first three albums, this collection is a phenomena

A classic album

Pretty solid. I've truly never listened to Dire Straits aside from the radio hits so I didn't know what to expect. This was a pleasant surprise.

Många bangers som höjer betyget markant 👍: One World, So Far Away, Money For Nothing, Ride Across The River 👎: Walk of life, diggar inte riktigt dansbands-soundet

Some of the most profound guitar ever recorded. Couple of songs run me wrong, but overall, it's a stone cold classic that hasn't dated a day. Incredible.

Overall: 8/10 This album started off so incredibly strong, with some legendary bangers going back to back. Sadly, the album didn't keep up that momentum and became more of an atmospheric piece, which would have been fine if I had been expecting it. Not that the more atmospheric songs were bad or anything, I just wanted another rocker or two. As it stands, this was a bit weaker than the self titled, but it still gave me incentive to listen to more of their stuff. Fav Song: Money for Nothing (duh)

#3 on my random list, Absolute classic. One of the the first albums I remember listening to as a kid. The opening 3 tracks: So Far Away, Money for Nothing & Walk of Life are a great opening, then gets a bit slower and deeper. Ultimately ending with Brothers in Arms. Classic rock album.

A few anthems but let down with what could only be described as songs made to test hifi equipment

Nice one!

I love this record… mostly. Mark Knopfler is one of the most underrated virtuoso guitarists of all time. The guy’s playing is incredible. Money for Nothing (except the guitar riffs which are beyond cool), So Far Away, and Walk of Life (the first 3 tracks) are the low points for me on this record. The back row-thirds of it is awesome. I used to listen to the last 6 tracks of this record to calm myself at night in high school and college. It’s beautiful and the guitar is otherworldly.

GOOD

This was a great album - I didn’t realise how many Dire Straits songs I knew, but I had a really good time listening to this.

I've never listened to this album, but I liked it a lot. Almost gave it 5 stars. I didn't think the "hit" songs on this were as good as their best but a consistently enjoyable album.

Favorite Track: Walk of Life

Hurts me to not be able to give this one a 5. The guitar tone alone is fantastic. The beginning and end of this album is legendary shit. Money For Nothing is on here! But Why Worry and Ride Across The River drag this one down for me.

Not too bad

Solid 4 stars

Ist schon wirklich gut.

Really needed this album today. Hits you instantly in the soul. FOUR!

Lots of memories riding with my dad in his 93 cobra!

Your Latest Trick is a masterpiece on an already great album.

Obviously this is a fans favourite within my family, and I think that it has fantastic songs and mark knopfler is a brilliant guitarist in so many different ways. You know it’s a dire straits song by the sound, it’s just so distinct in a way that nobody else can match. What I would say about this record, is that through the middle it does tail off slightly, turning a little too slow and boring for what they clearly have to offer. My ex girlfriend’s dad called them ‘naff’ once when I played them in the car, and I thought he was crazy for doing so at the time. Now, I still think he’s wrong, but I can see where a percentage of the audience begin to switch off when you listen through. It just seems to tail off energy wise for me, and I think that’s why I’m not going to give it a perfect score this time.

I’ll say it - not my favorite Dire Straits album, not even close. It’s a great recording. There are some good songs, Mark and the boys are playing well. It feels a little thin to me - not as dark as it could be, not as moody as could, not as much longing or yearning as there can be in their earlier work. It’s fun enough, but not an outstanding Dire Straits album.

“Brothers in Arms, is musical virtuosity on full display, and Money For Nothing and the Walk of Life almost make this instantly a 5*, however it seems to loose focus for me personally somewhere in the middle, but those lost moments are music other artists would die to have written. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

Damn good album. Lotta classics on this one. Knopfler slays on guitar. There's some surprisingly top notch sax and some really cool sounding songs. Brothers In Arms is a beefy album, each song containing a lot of substance. No slackers on this album. Standouts are "Money For Nothing" "Walk Of Life" and "Why Worry?" This is a really solid 4 for me. It falls just short of a 5 for a couple songs just missing the mark for me.

3.5 - 4 stars

Yet another classic in my family. This has always been an interesting album to me, seeing as it's filled with some basically perfect songs, and some real duds. But, at the end of the day, I'll always give it the benefit of the doubt. "So Far Away" is poignant and understated; "Money For Nothing" has the greatest song intro basically of all time, followed by 5 minutes of perfect satire; "Walk of Life" may be the most uplifting song ever; "Why Worry" is straight up beautiful. Can't say I would relisten to the other songs here very often, but it's still a damn good album.

Jako slatki album, jako nostalgičan i zabavan. Vraća me u mladost fo sure 😁 4/5, 7/10

good

My husband owns this album and we enjoy it. Great sound.

I was really impressed with the variety of different sounds on this album, I felt like it was a really good listening experience from beginning to end. Your Latest Trick is a BANGER.

Outside Money for Nothing which is an obvious classic, the first half of the album got off to a slow start. And now I'm a known long song enjoyer, but 8.5 minutes for Why Worry was a stretch with the back 4.5 minutes being just a slow jam. But the second half of the album......the second half of the album was ridiculously good. It's like they dropped the training wheels and just started having fun with it. From Ride Across the River to the end, it felt like a different album, and one I felt compelled to listen to. Tepid 4/5, with the back half carrying.

A great album, some absolutely huge hits, guitar work is fantastic.

Really enjoyed this, knew the hits and thought the filler was all pretty nice

Haru hört dom Dirrstass? Me han Marknofflor? Manifnaffing? Haru hört dom?

some songs that are so called evergreens

This band rules.

Great album that brings back memories of listening to it

Smooth mix of songs. I had heard the two big hits and they are solid but the rest of the album holds up on its own

Absolute classic. While the first three tracks certainly got plenty of airplay, I think this album and band are actually under-rated, at least among people my age and under. Mark Knopfler is a musical genius. Having become a big Dylan fan in the decades since this album came out, it's kind of crazy listening to it now and hearing the obvious influence they had on each other during this period, something I had no way of knowing at the time being all of 10 years old.

Ah, mes chers compagnons de route sur ce long chemin parsemé de 1001 galettes à s'enfiler entre les deux oreilles avant de clamser. Aujourd'hui, je dois me livrer à un exercice périlleux, une confession qui risque de faire voler en éclats la crédibilité que j'ai mis des années à bâtir. Vous me connaissez, vous connaissez mes amours, mes chapelles musicales. Je suis le type qui peut vous parler pendant des heures de la discographie de Current 93, qui trouve que Godflesh est le groupe parfait pour un premier rendez-vous galant et qui considère le silence entre deux morceaux de GY!BE comme une partition à part entière. Je suis l'ancien disquaire indé et le mec de la radio libre. Et aujourd'hui... aujourd'hui, le livre, ce grand dictateur du bon goût, me somme de chroniquer "Brothers in Arms" de Dire Straits. J'ai honte. Voilà, c'est dit, j'ai une honte qui me ronge, une honte qui me donne envie de me cacher sous une pile de vinyles de noise japonaise. Dire Straits, le nom même évoque pour moi tout ce que j'ai combattu dans les années 80 et 90. C'est le groupe des yuppies, la bande-son officielle des pubs pour berlines allemandes. C'est la musique que ton beau-frère, celui qui vote à droite et qui met des mocassins sans chaussettes, passe en boucle pour tester sa nouvelle chaîne hi-fi. Mark Knopfler, avec son putain de bandeau en éponge, incarnait à lui seul le "guitar hero" propret, le branleur de manche dont la virtuosité clinique venait chier sur les tombes encore fraîches de Ian Curtis et du post-punk. C'était la musique de la réussite, du fric, de la production tellement lisse qu'on aurait pu y faire du patinage artistique. L'ennemi, le vrai. Et pourtant. Pourtant, ce putain d'album est un chef-d'œuvre. La confession est totale, l'humiliation est publique. Je ne peux plus reculer. "Brothers in Arms", sorti en 1985, est une monstruosité de perfection. C'est un album qui, malgré tout ce qu'il représente, atteint des sommets de composition, d'interprétation et, surtout, de son. C'est d'ailleurs là toute l'histoire de ce disque, il a été l'un des tout premiers à être pensé, enregistré et marketé pour le Compact Disc. C'était l'album de la bascule, le disque-démonstration par excellence. On n'achetait pas une chaîne CD, on achetait une machine à jouer "Brothers in Arms". Et le son, mes aïeux, le son... C'est d'une propreté quasi chirurgicale, mais avec une ampleur, une profondeur qui reste, encore aujourd'hui, absolument bluffante. Chaque note est à sa place, chaque silence respire. C'est le son ultime du rock FM, mais élevé au rang d'art. Je sens vos regards réprobateurs. "Mais enfin, tu as trahi la cause !". Attendez... Et allons droit au but. "Money for Nothing", avec son riff iconique et la voix de Sting en guest pleurnichard ("I want my MTV"), c'est le tube FM par excellence. C'est tellement années 80 que ça en devient une caricature, mais une caricature géniale. Le clip en images de synthèse a vieilli comme un yaourt au soleil, mais la puissance du morceau est intacte. "Walk of Life", avec son orgue Bontempi de fête foraine, est d'une niaiserie confondante, mais essayez de ne pas taper du pied dessus, juste pour voir. C'est impossible. Le piège est parfait. Mais là où l'album me cueille vraiment, là où ma honte se mélange à une admiration sans bornes, c'est sur la seconde moitié du disque. C'est là que Dire Straits quitte les autoroutes du succès pour emprunter des chemins de traverse crépusculaires et mélancoliques. Ce toucher de guitare, ce son cristallin mais chaud de la Stratocaster de Knopfler, devient alors un instrument de narration pure. Le morceau-titre, "Brothers in Arms", est d'une beauté à pleurer. Une lente montée en puissance, une guitare qui pleure des larmes de métal, et ce texte d'une sobriété poignante sur la guerre et la fraternité... Franchement, qui peut rester de marbre ? C'est le genre de morceau qui te fait regarder la pluie tomber par la fenêtre en repensant à tous les cons que tu as été. Et que dire de "Your Latest Trick" et de son saxophone introductif qui a dû faire vendre des millions d'instruments à vent à des apprentis-séducteurs ? C'est le slow ultime, la bande-son parfaite pour rouler un patin interminable dans une surboum de troisième. C'est cliché ? Oui. C'est magnifique ? Absolument. Alors voilà, le verdict tombe. J'ai beau me draper dans ma dignité de fan de neofolk et de post-rock, j'ai beau maudire le rock de stade et les solos de guitare qui durent plus longtemps qu'un rapport sexuel de tantrisme, je ne peux pas nier l'évidence. "Brothers in Arms" est un album immense. C'est un disque qui a parfaitement capté son époque, celle du triomphe du son sur le fond, mais qui l'a fait avec une telle classe, un tel talent d'écriture, que ça en devient presque insolent. C'est un plaisir coupable, une maîtresse honteuse que l'on retrouve en cachette quand les amis aux goûts pointus ont le dos tourné. Je dois me rendre à l'évidence : cet album, je l'aime. Profondément. C'est une anomalie dans ma discothèque, une tache de vin rouge sur un t-shirt noir siglé Sunn O))), mais une tache que je chéris. Alors, pour sauver ce qu'il me reste de crédibilité auprès de vous, mes frères et sœurs de l'underground, je vais lui coller un 4 sur 5. Mais entre nous, juste entre nous, ne le répétez à personne... Cet album, c'est un 5 étoiles. Et maintenant, laissez-moi, je vais aller écouter un disque de Merzbow à fond pour me purifier. J'ai honte. Tellement honte.

Very impressend by the band's sonority and variety of songs

Really good, almost 5.

Solid album. A little sleepy on the back half. Money For Nothing drips with old school MTV nostalgia. So Far Away is just cool. Walk of Life just too much of a Springsteen vibe for my taste. Brothers in Arms the vocals are a bit too Dylan for me. All in all, it's an album I'd happily add to my vinyl collection.

Solid rock and insanely 80s (probably because stalwart in part they defined the 80s sound in the first place?). So ubiquitous it sometimes almost feels cheesy, but that’s not their fault.

I used to love it, and then I hated it. Now I kind of appreciate it again.

7/10

Mark knopfler is brilliant. Every song is a banger but it feels a little like it was made to be hits

The saxophone definitely kinda dates this — in a way that it doesn't really date Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", for example — and yet it's still so smooth and catchy, you can't really fault it. Oh, and the guitar. And vocals. Good stuff.

Good album. Reminds me of my dad because he used to listen to this when we were young. I still like Making Movies better as this one is a little 80s heavy in songs

Fuckin awesome. Lots of bangers on here. Fave song: Walk of Life

this shit went kinda crazy. solid 4 but really close to a 5, might bump it up later

Brothers in Arms is a superb album from one of the greatest bands of the era, Dire Straits. I’ve always loved this record, and it remains a defining moment in their catalogue. Mark Knopfler’s guitar work is, of course, exceptional—subtle yet powerful—and it drives the entire record. The opening three tracks on Side 1 are outstanding, setting a high standard right from the start. Side 1 as a whole is incredibly strong, packed with energy and memorable hooks. Side 2, while not as consistently gripping, still holds one of the band’s true masterpieces: the title track, Brothers in Arms. It’s haunting, emotional, and one of the greatest songs Knopfler has ever written. Favourite tracks: So Far Away, Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, and of course Brothers in Arms. Least favourite tracks: Your Latest Trick and Ride Across the River feel weaker compared to the rest. Without them, this would easily be a flawless 5/5 album. Album artwork: Iconic. The instantly recognisable guitar against a soft blue sky is as timeless as the music itself.