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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.
Dang.... some classics. I guess I never really listened to Dire Straits deliberately
Damn, what a great album from start to finish. I really enjoyed it, especially because It starts off strong and then eases into a more relaxed vibe toward the end, which I actually love. Not every song has to push to the absolute peak sometimes slowing things down creates a higher impact in the long run. Top Tracks: “Money For Nothing”, “Walk of Life”, “Brothers in Arms”.
again one of my favourite albums, beautiful voice, guitar, specific genre to itself,
thoughts: “money for nothing” just hits a million times better with that sting intro, my god. it’s wild to me how we went from that song to the…smooth jazz?…of “your latest trick” in the span of two songs. (not complaining though; the latter song grew on me quick.) i’ve learned through 59 days of this project that 80s musical acts love dipping their toes into world music-ish things, and the middle of this album is no different. the guitar is great, knopfler’s vocals are very fitting and yeah, this is good stuff. songs: “so far away”, “money for nothing” (album version!), “your latest trick” rating: 7.0/10
Like most Dire Straits albums, pretty good with one absolute cracker of a track.
Good excuse to listen to a classic, maybe my first time listening all the way through.
This one is so familiar from my youth it's impossible to score. Feels like comfort food at this point. Anyway, I'm unhip, so I still love this, but there are a few weaker tracks in there.
An absoulte classic with iconic songs as Money for Nothing and Walk of Life
Brothers in Arms is the definition of smooth. Mark Knopfler’s guitar tone alone could probably calm down a riot, and his vocals have that relaxed, storyteller quality that makes the whole thing feel easy and unforced. The big radio singles are here of course, “Money for Nothing” with its iconic riff and cheeky lyrics, and “Walk of Life” with its pub piano bounce. What really gives the album its weight are the slower, moodier moments. The title track and “Your Latest Trick” in particular show how good Knopfler is at creating atmosphere with just a few notes. It does lean into 80s slickness, with that shiny production and plenty of reverb, but it never feels empty. Instead it comes across as carefully measured, almost cinematic in places. Some tracks stretch on longer than they really need to, but that unhurried pace is also part of its character. It is music that invites you to sit with it, to let the guitars shimmer and the grooves unroll. Brothers in Arms might not be edgy, but it is confident, timeless, and far more affecting than its polished exterior might suggest.
The first half of this album is a 5 star album and the second half is three stars. It starts off really interesting but there's a disconnect and a lot of the final tracks are pretty bland (though the guitar work is still skillful). Favorite tracks: "Money for Nothing," maybe "Ride Across the River"
the last trick money for nothing walk of life
Mark Knopfler is such a beast, I've heard multiple non-musicians ask if what he's doing is hard. It takes a good player to play difficult music. It takes a monster to make it sound like you could play it. I like this album less than their self titled debut, but the highs are higher. Money for Nothin' and Walk of Life are both killer singles. The title track and The Man's Too Strong are also great, but as a whole the album gets a little wanky to me. Knopfler may have supreme taste when it comes to guitar playing, but his arrangements are so... long. I wouldn't call it pretentious, though I think it teases in that direction. It's just that every track uses so much breath that the music becomes kind of airy. You see it even on Money for Nothin'. Sitting down and actually listening to that song is worth it, there is an incredible amount of musicianship in there, but it stays well past it makes its point. I think that's why Walk of Life is my favorite Dire Straits song. The band could have so much oomph behind them if they just got to the point and ended the damn songs.
Rather liked this one. Not all amazing but all solid. Favorites were So Far Away, Why Worry? (added to vibes playlist immediately), The Man’s Too Strong (had heard before but didn’t really know), and Brothers in Arms. Only one I knew going into this was Money for Nothing which was definitely good but didn’t stand out as much in the context of the album. 7/10, 4 stars.
The Man's Too Strong
I forgot how many great songs are on this album. Side one is phenomenal. Side two is good but ends with a banger. I think if you cut 2 songs from the second side, this would be an all time favorite.
Damn…
Favourite songs: So far away Ride across the river
Listened and knew it well
Always a classic
I feel like Dire Straits aren't *cool* in the way other bands of their era are, but I'll always have a special spot in my heart for them. Their vibe feels very meat and potatoes: they're not pop, but they're also really not doing anything particularly innovative by the 1980s. They're just making music and building it really well. Mark Knopfler's guitar skills are big of course. Listening notes: -So Far Away perfectly illustrates this. Is there anything here that couldn't have been done twenty years prior? I don't really think so (maybe someone else in this project will correct me when I post this). But it's good and well done -Money for Nothing--made them a bajillion dollars and got them a one-star rating from Daniel. When the buildup drops out and there's just the guitar. Oh that's what it's all about. Incidentally this song is pretty vapid, but with that intro, I really don't care. -Walk of Life--why am I even responding to individuals songs at this point? Just bangers on bangers. -Your Latest Trick--They even get away with kinda schmalzy kitschy sax stuff. They've got me good. -Why Worry--and they finally slow down. The transition from pop super-hits to this slower meditative second half of the album probably could be smoother. First 4 songs and and last 5 seem to have no cohesion. -The entire back half here is a little odd. Ride Across the River and Man's Too Strong have this "Are we the baddies?" view that I find conceptually interesting (and not too poorly done), but how they fit with the first half is anyone's guess and they don't get enough space to breathe. -I'll always love the title track here, ostensibly about the Falklands War (a bizarre footnote in history if there ever was one). Review: I like basically every track on this album. And I like them at a guts level, where their lyrics feel largely irrelevant. But if I stop to compare the artistry to other 5-star albums, it's difficult to say they hold up well. I think ultimately this is a 4.5 star for me, but I'm rounding down on account of lack of cohesion and not really developing the themes they explore well enough. But that's a very tough round-down for me. I've certainly given 5 stars to albums I loved less.
ganz nett jo
The second Dire Straits album this week and I’m not disappointed. Great rhythms and harmonies from this band and this record is no different. Great vibe throughout and makes for a really easy listen.
Het album dat de verkoop van cd-spelers een boost gaf. Zo herinner ik het ook: een cd die m'n vader altijd dicht bij de cd-speler had liggen, in zo'n jaren-80-cd-toren. Het geluid heeft ook dat cleane wat je erbij zou verwachten. Toch ... ik vind het niet vervelend om naar te luisteren. Het is compleet middle of the road, maar dit is ook het vierde album uit deze lijst dat ik vanmorgen luister (ik liep wat achter) en het is veruit het minst vervelende van de vier. Guilty pleasure-band aan het worden, dit.
Yes
Very easy to listen to. Love the Knopfler guitar style. Not a bad song on there. Im a sucker for trivia, so this being the first cd to sell over 1 million copies adds to the legacy of this record for me. But this lp misses big hits and a change of pace in its laid back sound to make it more interesting.
Mark Knopfler is my hero
Around release time for this album we had a few people from Italy come stay with us for a summer (we had sort of an exchange thing going) and we went to see Dire Straits up at Poplar Creek while they were here. On the drive there, Vic, who was probably in his early twenties, asked us about the lyrics to "Money For Nothing" as he was curious as to why he got his 'cheese for free.' - Forty years later I still hear 'cheese for free.' - I will always hear 'cheese for free' With that said, I always considered this to be a good but not great Dire Straits album. It's now been 40 years since it came out, and it was so overplayed at the time that I am still not ready to listen to most of these songs again. My quota was reached back then and is still remarkably near the maximum. I do like "Your Latest Trick" and "Brothers In Arms" occasionally though. Making Movies is way better!
First half had me hooked. It kind of slowed down after that.
1st side of the album is nothing but classics, 2nd side it drops off- until Brothers in Arms at the end
3,6/5
Brothers in Arms
Oh how 80’s rock has my heart, shoutout to my dad for blasting this genre of music every weekend in the mornings to start his day. Love how this album is such easy listening. The perfect album to pop on while cooking, cleaning, studying or commuting. Love the riffs in Money for Nothing, and was pleased to hear the familiar opening in ‘Walk Of Life’, a song I have definitely heard before. My favourite is ‘Why Worry?’, a more layered song. Didn’t know how iconic this album/band was, but very pleased to familiarise myself with the album in full and have already listened to multiple times.
First great album by these guys. Love Knopflers solo work as well.
Great songs. Sterile 80s production.
Jazzy, bluesy, funky. This album covers a vast array. Money for nothing, so far away, walk of life, all classics. Knopflers guitar work remains some of the greatest in the industry.
Great album, some tracks better than others. Ride across the river has to be my favourite. Love the start up to Your latest trick. 4 stars, very nearly 5, but like others have mentioned, the homophobic slurs are not helping, otherwise automatic 5 star. Unclear if the slurs are self directed.
Front loaded with jams. The rest of the tracks are like 3-4 minutes too long.
I wannt my emteeveeeeeeeee
1. So Far Away - 2 Completely monotonous in it's lyrics, the drums, and especially in the chorus. I want this song to stay so far away from me. It's very very boring. 2. Money For Nothing - 9 The guitar is really what you come here for and you're not disappointed. Brilliant sound. Lyrics contain some pretty heinous stuff which I understand for the era wasn't considered that and I also understand the meaning behind them in the track but it doesn't make listening to them any easier in the modern day. 3. Walk Of Life - 10 Vocals sound very good here and the guitar leads the song brilliantly. Very easy to find yourself singing along to it. 4. Your Latest Trick - 7 Sax sounds amazing on this track. Slower track which highlights the vocals more and they sound good on this piece. There's a few lines that are really rushed on the track where I think the verses suffer but overall, not that big or significant. 5. Why Worry - 5 Song is just way too long. Lyrically it's fine, instrumentally it's fine but it's so slow and so long it feels like I'm being lulled to sleep. Could have been 4 minutes. 6. Ride Across The River - 7 Interesting vibe on the track. Instrumentally it's very enjoyable over the 7 minutes. Lyrically it's a bit too simple. Still, you can't go wrong when the guitar plays out like it does on the end of the track. 7. The Man's Too Strong - 8 Guitars sound immense on this track. It builds and fades in and out of the more intense parts wonderfully. Very enjoyable. 8. One World - 10 Best track on the album. Guitar between the verses is brilliant. Drum line is amazing. Absolutely excellent sound. 9. Brothers in Arms - 9 Brilliant sound. Slower song but it's given the guitar space to really dominate the sound and it does so perfectly. Synthesizer at the end is excellent. Average Rating: 7.44 Adjusted to a 5-Point Scale: 3.72 Rounded Up: 4 Stars
‘I want my MTV!”. This album takes me back to the days when MTV was king. Money for Nothing was on MTV all the time. But there are many other tracks on the album which are good. The first three songs are the best in my opinion.
8/10 solid album
Álbum excelente! QoA Vesper
I want to like this more then I do, banging album at the start, but starts to drag a bit then ends on a high note. Still a great album just feels like it could be legendary.
such a great album. brothers in arms is a fantastic song
A classic, Money for nothing is my second wind song when I'm running so obvs a big fan
It made me learn how some minorities feel.
Favorites: So Far Away, Your Latest Trick, Ride Across the River, One World
3,75
It’s not so bad
Gucci
Feels good man.
Hard to find any flaws in this album. Melodic with a lot of variation between songs. Easy listen.
It was different and not very cohesive but good music!
Sentimentality, Knopfler's singular guitar stylings, some fretless bass, and my West-Wing-influenced love for the title song help this album rise above the slog of some of these songs to a generous four star rating.
Yeah, that’s the good stuff
Love this album
Podoba mi sie -- zgrane
songs are a but too long at times but otherwise its peak dad rock 8/10
I have heard this one before. it's a great album that startes really strong with the first 4 tracks. It gradually lost me after "Why Worry?" but "Brothers in Arms" is a very strong closing track. Knofler is an amazing guitarist and Terry Williams the drummer is fantastic. Top Tracks: "So Far Away", "Money For Nothing", "Walk of Life", "Your Latest Trick" (LOVE this song), "Brothers in Arms" 4.2/5
Incredible start, decent filling, and strong finish.
Very nice moments 3.5
There was one song on "Brothers in Arms" that I seriously loved. Its name is "Why Worry", the fifth track. Everything else was of high quality. The songs after "Why Worry" could've done with improvement. I can't wait until the next album. 4 stars for "Brothers in Arms".
Some absolutely iconic songs/riffs on this album. The sound aesthetic is definitely of its time and largely not to my taste. But there's no arguing with the quality of writing and playing on this record!
(8 to a shy 9/10) This album is versatile; it can be rock, it can give you a little country, and also pop perfection. A great album at its time
Some great songs and even better guitar work.
Já conhecia. Meu pai ouvia quando eu era criança. Muito nostálgico.
Great album, somehow despite most of the songs being more than 6 minutes long it doesn't drag on. Except for that smooth sax one, that kinda does.
Great dad rock. Classic singles here. Great licks on the guitar. Really dug Brothers in Arms.
Finally a good album. One song kept it from a 5 star rating. Everything else on the album was great.
I will always remember Homer driving up in an ice cream truck with the intro to Money for Nothing playing. Good stuff
If you hate this just try again, it actually gets better.
Some absolute classics on here. What an iconic guitar sound.
Love Walk of Life.
it was good
Great album
It was a interesting album with good songs. I especially liked the guitar solo on money for nothing.
Very noice
Only real familiar with their hits, but very easy listening and great album. Will listen to again and familiarise myself more with this in future. Listened to while cleaning my shed.
Difficult first listen hearing the transition from the iconic first three songs to something more like Al Stevens, although it does pick back up in places. Much easier second listen.
Still quite a good album, I must say. Only complaint is some of the music's a bit "adult contemporary" for my taste.
This album is iconic and really has a place on this list but half of the album is filler songs I feel. Otherwise it would have been a solid 5.
Eerste drie nummers zijn fire, daarna beetje minder tot brothers in arms. Heerlijk album wat mij betreft maar soms zijn die cheape MIDI achtige instrumenten niet wat je wil
not their best, easier than others but a so good album
Rating: 4.5 Notable songs: money for nothing, walk of life, brothers in arms Genuinely an absolute classic of an album full of gems. Just misses out on the 5
It feels wrong to give this wonderful album only 4 stars, but the inclusion of Walk of Life and Money for Nothing weakens it severely. Those are novelty tracks that have no place next to the sublime Why Worry and Brothers in Arms, or even the rest of the tracks.
nodding disapprovingly when they use the slur to let people know that i don't approve of it
Nice and retro
Such a great variety of musical styles and lyrics. Not a weak track on the whole album for me.
Few people make the 80’s sound as good as Dire Straits. 4/5
This was terrific in my teens. And it still is great now, except I did not listen it for many years.
3.6 3x+ listened over multiple days. not perfect too many classics to rate less than 4
Alright, let's talk about Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms. This one's a solid 4 stars, no question. This album is a total time warp back to the 80s. Seriously, it's like a soundtrack to MTV and all that glorious excess. "Money for Nothing" pretty much nails the whole vibe of the decade, from the guitar riff to the lyrics. And yeah, Sting on that track? Still blows my mind how many people don't realize it's him. Classic. Beyond that one hit, the whole album holds up really well. It's just good, solid music. Listening to it now throws me right back to high school, those long summer nights, and feeling like we had the time of our lives. It just fits that era perfectly. Definitely a keeper.
Some real incredible highs. a few boring songs, but overall a great album
3 or a 4?