Brothers In Arms

This album is anchored by two of the best song intros of all time and the first half of the album is much better than the back half. This is one i have to listen to in a different frame of mind or find out more about to appreciate it

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

A few good songs. One word to describe it overall: sleepy.

I knew the singles on the album from radio play. And they are ok. This album reminds me of my dad….and all his nerdy white suburban dad music. It would definitely have a home on his CD shelf along side Kenny G Candy Dulfer Michael Bolton and whatever other music my dad thought was cool (and that I hated)

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

Beautifully produced. Excellent lyrics and writing. Really enjoy the smooth jazz-rock along with Knopfler’s brilliant work on the guitar. Just a pleasure to listen to front to back.

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.

this album has two things in common with Dead Kennedys: they both like using slurs and talking shit about MTV. that’s it! that was me trying to find positives. the instrumental/musical aspects were just middle of the road for me. it felt like it should be in a movie… but not in a good way. it’s a direct-to-TV movie.

first song is quite good and the rest just gets more and more boring.

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.

First half was fire.

Episches Album

I feel bad about this because Mark Knopfler seems like a good dude and a good guitarist, but I really hated this album. Schlocky, shmaltzy, 80s pop. Ick.

Their commercial peak, but I think their earlier work is better music. Still a strong, mid 3s for me. Some great songs and some okay songs.

Good for cruising around on a weekend and mowing the lawn.

2 bangers and then BORING. I don’t get it, you have one of the most talented guitarists in the world in the world, and you have him playing smooth jazz. Even the bangers on here compared to Sultans of Swing makes me hate the direction the 80s took this band.

this is perfectly acceptable dad rock although nothing will ever prepare you for the unedited lyrics to money for nothing as sting croons about mtv over slurs

ykw i know a lot of these songs which shocked me and i tried to google to figure out what movies but then stumbled upon some movie ending game with the walk of life song which is crazy to me? anyway it was cute easy listening!

mega kool

This was an enjoyable listen. It wasn’t super memorable but I liked it

Th first two tracks on this album are pretty good/iconic. The rest shades into a sort of sax-driven smooth jazz that I could not abide.

Ultimately boring.

It was fine, not great. I knew Money for Nothing and Walk of Life. I never knew Money for Nothing had a terrible gay slur in it though. I don’t think I had ever heard the whole song before. The songs were too long.

“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. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

I recognize and appreciate the ambition, but for me I find it too often falls a little flat.

W sumie poprawne, ale nic takiego. Znane utwory, ale nawet nie miałem ochoty ich zapisać do ulubionych. Samemu bym tego nie włączył drugi raz. 3/5

Since I listen to this album over and over again, writing a review today is really easy for me. Brothers in Arms is truly a great album. 5/5

Hadn't heard most of the tracks on this except for the hits. Some were just okay, like Why Worry which was 4 minutes too long. Could have also done without the 7 minutes of Ride Across the River.

Riiiiight up my alley. Adored this.

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.

Nah

This is a tough album for me to rate. That A side is undeniable hits. The Money for Nothing opening guitar riff is legendary for a reason. Walk of Life is a great tune. In mid to late 80s, I was *just* starting to be aware of songs on the radio and the hits were all there. That said, the lyrics don't age well. And, the b-side is kind of a let down.

Not bad, didn't know "walk of life" was them.

As 80s music goes this isn’t bad. I definitely recognize the singles, but not much else. I never realized how much the vocalist sounds like Tom Petty at least on the first couple songs. This was a pretty standard 3 stars for me, not super exciting, but nothing that makes my ears hurt either.

Always felt like Dire Straits was a singles band - Six Blade Knife, Sultans of Swing, etc. Brothers In Arms is a confirmation of that. So Far Away, Walk of Life and Money for Nothing are all pretty good. But nothing else really hits for me. I really wish someone would cover Money for Nothing - sure change some lyrics but that riff, man, that gets stuck in your brain. Possible lyrics swaps... "the lyin' politician with the overdone makeup / Yeah buddy that's his own hair" The lyin' politician got his own jet airplane / the little liar claims he's a billionaire"

Yeah, I hate to admit it but "So Far Away" is a really, really good song. There are some other pretty of songs on here but not like "So Far Away".

3.5 - 4 stars

classic

it's pretty good. three stars but closer to four

Cool album, beautifully mixed.

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.

2/10

Definitely one of those, oh, that song! albums. The singing (and calling it singing is being somewhat generous) is fairly flat tonally, but I still dug it, which is very unusual for my tastes. It just works with the electric keys and bluegrassy guitar. The second half really slows the tempo but is no less fab. An odd collection of songs, but most are great in their own right even if they don't fit together entirely coherently. This one really surprised me in a good way. Listened to: at 5MW. Favorite tracks: Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, Why Worry, Brothers in Arms

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

It’s fine. Well produced but I’m just not a fan of ballpark boogie and this specific sound from the 80’s.

good

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

I am unfortunately just not a fan of this. Could not wait for it to be over.

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.

You can't be saying the f word three times in a single verse. The lyrics for that whole song were honestly like a fever dream. Besides that, pretty enjoyable classic rock with instrumentation that utterly captures that era. A few classics on here. I would trade this entire album for a single listen of sultans of swing, though.

yep, it's classic rock

This record reinforces that this band is more than catchy synth tunes and deep blues guitar. They put together some really good pop songs and they created a bunch of soundscapes and amazing jazz fusion songs to go with it.

This one has a few pop chart hits, the most famous being I want my MTV. 5/5

So many hits. Although I was convinced Sultans of Swing was also on here. So not all the hits.

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

Yes

Two well known songs, other than that, fairly lackluster.

The mission statement of this album seems to come in to play halfway through with “Across the River.” It was about what I expected based on the name, what with all the mediations on violence against your fellow man and not being strong enough to stop. It turned in to a real downer. It makes me wonder if the first half is where it is to take the edge off the subject matter for a wider appeal. However, none of it sounded bad and when it acquired its thematic through line, it maintained it.

Not bad

good record! Some really classic songs, mostly a bit duddy but enjoyed it

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

Why did they say F*ggot so many times?? Also didn't know how many songs of theirs I knew

3.5 One world

didn’t stand out but i did know a couple of the songs already

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

I liked the segue from the prog into money for nothing but the rest of it was pretty boring. You can hear the influence of a band like The War on Drugs but their songs have a bit more to them than what I heard here.

This the kind of thing I think of when trying to conceptualise what dad rock sounds like which isn’t neccessarily a criticism but is very ‘safe’. Obviously ‘money for nothing’ is a bit of a standout, and there are some other decent tracks on the album but some of the other soft rock ballads on here are poor and quickly lose my interest.

Excellent album

Really good songs. A bit on the mellow side, but a very good album nonetheless

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

One of the few vinyls my parents owned. Not even a rainy chaotic morning bother me because I was listening to this.

Heard it, it’s fine

One of the best albums of its time, amazing song writing and variety throughout. Best 3 are money for nothing (didn't know the original was 9 mins long), walk of life and that saxophone in your latest trick

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.

Kinda forgot about some of these hits Dire Straits has on this record. The first three tracks are classics. But unlike their self titled album, they loose me on the rest of them. All in all, I think I rank it somewhere between a 3 and 4. With the underwhelming second half I'll knock it back to 3.

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.

5/10

Classic!

Lotta chances to go hard but then they don't

The album that broke Dire Straits via the MTV sendup “Money For Nothing”, it’s aged markedly worse than the other albums in their catalog. The production drips with the squeaky clean digital sound that was all the rage during the early years of compact discs. And many of the songs, even the good ones, have a heavy 80s feel such as the poppy jazz lite of “Your Latest Trick”. It gives the whole record a certain nostalgic feel which is listenable, if not overly involving.

The band! The hits!

7/10

Favs: So far away Money for nothing Walk of life The man's too strong

Un clásico aunque no es mi preferido de Dire Straits. Entiendo el exitazo dado el giro más comercial y enfocado al gran público que dieron, lo cual no le resta calidad. Todos los singles se han oído hasta la saciedad, de manera que alguno de ellos he acabado por aborrecer (“Walk Of Life”), así que pongo como preferida una maravilla que se llama “Ride Across The River”, que es la que más me recuerda a álbums y canciones anteriores (“Once Upon A Time In The West”). Definitivamente es un álbum histórico, pero que su éxito no opaque todo lo que venía antes.

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

Very mid but had a few good songs

Man, I hate the 80s sound

I am a fan of a lot of the songs, but it is a lot of the same and very long. Some fantastic songs though and I love dire straights

Igen en oplevelse af at skulle høre et album for første gang, men så kan jeg alligevel vrøvle teksten på alle sange. Sjov oplevelse fordi min far har preppet mig på den gennem hele barndommen.

Walk Of Life og Money For Nothing er klassikere der kan sparke liv i et hvert bodega. Resten var gabende kedelige.

Mark Knopfler gets guitar god points. The mechanically insistent drum track doesn't help this effort, like they had a click track and let it handle all the work. The vocals too can drift into mechanical land, as if Mark gets a groove that he is not comfortable deviating from (except when he's doing Your Latest Trick mode, though that cut is totally yacht-rocky). In fact a lot of this album seems kind of yacht rockish. Can be interesting, though not often enough.

I think the anthems have wormed their way into the public consciousness. It’s almost like you can’t help yourself sing along. But some of it is turgid.

Boy, did these experts miss the freakin' boat on this band. They picked the albums with the big hits like a bunch of amateurs. This record fell flat on me when released—and I was a big fan at the time (still am)—and this listen only reinforced that whoever's great idea it was to ask Mark Knopfler to lay of the genius guitar playing and stick to writing radio songs might have gotten lucky with "Money For Nothing," but as an album, it ain't playing the hand your dealt. I said it before, but if you're going to pick two Dire Straits albums, I vote Love Over Gold and Making Movies. The '80s production is another kick in the crotch on this one.

Never been a fan of this one. 80s production and tepid compositions and arrangements.

I was excited when I saw this one pop up. I love Dire Straits, I loved Brothers In Arms back in the day. What a letdown. It's still Mark Knopfler so I guess I can't be too harsh.

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.

Three great songs, highly produced, not hitting the spot for me

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

Album starts strong with the first 3 songs. It does wander a bit after that, and really loses steam by the end. Still an overall good album. “Walk of Life” is catchy. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

Ok

10/10

The difference between the British media’s perception of what bands were big in America and the bands that actually were big in America are a case study of how an insular elite can convince themselves of an alternate reality.

Money for Nothing is why I bought my first CD player. And it's why I had to replace a set of speakers in my first car. And again in my second car.

this is like if the cure was mid

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

This was incredible. Super interesting album and every song is good. Favourite Song: Walk of Life Honourable Mentions: Money for Nothing, Your Latest Think, Brothers In Arms

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

I mean this was fine, easy listening. I liked it.

Dire straits, great album, easy 5/5

Stone cold classic couple of less awesome tracks but oh man the highs are so high. The production quality is astounding and really pushed the CD sales it felt like everyone owned this at the time.

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

Rock out the first half, and then mellow out the second. Goes from Rock Legend to Storyteller, and it's acceptable all the same.

Effortlessly cool guitar work. Songs that sound great and meaningful now, even after 40 years.

Mild. Pleasant. After-dinner-mint rock ‘n’ roll. Dire Straits have some decent songs but they are terribly, terribly overrated.

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”.

Not their best album, still a belter

again one of my favourite albums, beautiful voice, guitar, specific genre to itself,

A great post punk album with many strong tracks. Knopfler's vocal style suits the sound quite well, and "Money for Nothing" is iconic for a reason. The other songs are all bangers, too.

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.

So much more variety than I expected. The middle section is stunning, such a lovely 80s sound. The title track is one of the most important songs to me from the last few years, and one of the best things I've ever heard.

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.

lol was not expecting that saxophone solo

Walk of life is probably one of the most iconic songs. The rest of the songs are not to bad. Quite a different vibe between some of the songs. Will rate this album a solid 7/10

i heard some of these! not terrible, but idk if i would ever seek these out. maybe pluck a few for a playlist or something. better than dylan. 3/5

An excellent album by an artist with an unforgettable style.

A British Dylan and countrified Ray Davies. Sometimes very pleasant.

Iconic. 5/5

🗑 🍑 Money For Nothing is the only decent song.

Better than I remember it being. Of course, the popular songs (Walk of Life, Money for Nothing) were overplayed, and I wasn't in the mood for the deep cuts. It definitely hit differently now than when I was part of the MTV/ College Rock generation.

This has a few really good songs, but also a few really bad ones, and a few in the middle. The production is pretty painfully 80's at times. This could easily drop a star depending on mood and attention span

Some long jams

An absoulte classic with iconic songs as Money for Nothing and Walk of Life

Excellent album from beginning to end.

i see a lot of crossover appeal between this and Steely Dan, strangely enough. a shame that i don't really care for yacht rock. or this slickass 80s production. no edge at all. lyrics are alright. the dubby Ride Across the River is a real highlight. almost brings it up to 3 stars. almost. deserves to be one of the 1001? uh. sure. probably yeah

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

First side is a total banger. Side two is a slow burn.

Die Dire Straits nahmen Brothers in Arms 1984/85 in den AIR Studios auf Montserrat auf. Die britische Band um Mark Knopfler setzte hier auf eine klare, digital produzierte Klangästhetik, die das Album zum Vorzeigewerk der frühen CD-Ära machte. Die Mischung aus Rock, Blues und Pop wird von markanten Gitarrenlinien getragen. „Money for Nothing“ mit Gaststimme von Sting, „Walk of Life“ und der Titelsong gehören zu den bekanntesten Stücken und prägten das MTV-Zeitalter nachhaltig. Inhaltlich reicht die Spannweite von ironischer Medienkritik bis zu ernsten Reflexionen über Krieg und Zusammenhalt. Insgesamt wirkt das Album geschlossen, zugänglich und zugleich zeittypisch, ohne an Wirkung verloren zu haben.

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.

Decent.

The Man's Too Strong

This is quite boring background music. I'm sure the guitar playing is very difficult but judging purely on how it makes me feel, it doesn't do anything. Songs are really long and just keep going, not sure what he's trying to do with them. Intro to money for nothing bangs though

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.

All time classic. Doesn't hold up as well in 2025 but the obvious highlights are the guitars throughout and the title track.

chicks for free

Damn…

Money for Nothing and Walk of Life are great, the rest is a bit too mellow dad-rock for me.

Favourite songs: So far away Ride across the river

I love the Dire Straits but.... This album starts of strong. I like So Far Away, Money for Nothing, and Walk of Life, but it falls off hard for me to with Your Latest trick. Not their best album. 2.5 but rounding up.

Listened and knew it well

A summer classic. Buddy introduced it to me and blasted it in his jeep all Summer.

2/5

Always a classic

This is a 2.5 for me, there's undeniable talent, and but song really feels like it's shoehorning its way into the 80s aesthetic while still trying to claim it's real rock n roll. I like their rock from the 70s a lot more. I enjoyed "Money for Nothing" when I was a kid (without really knowing the lyrics) but now it's just, wow you really thought you had something deep to say here, huh.

Exceptionally run of the mill with incredibly dull lyrics. I accidentally restarted the song Why Worry with like 15 seconds left and I almost had a nervous breakdown before realizing I could just skip it. No one knew how to make boring music like the 80s artists. The only reason I considered making this is a 2 is because I see the promise in "brothers in arms", but it's still hamstrung by the limitations of band's writing ability. I mean, the best verse of the song rhymes "worlds" with "world". 1/5

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.

I'd forgotten about this album for decades. I'm sure I last heard this on a road trip growing up. It was forgettable then. It's still forgettable garbage now. I'm not even sure I need to use my "f-slur rule" to justify giving this a 1, it's just that bland.

I was really fine with this album, but nothing really stuck out to me. Maybe it's just my mixture of jetlag, sleep deprivation, and manic nature.

ganz nett jo

Solid album. Not their best but an enjoyable listen.

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.

Money for Nothing is straight fire. The rest are...fine.

Some excellent tunes and some not excellent tunes.

Cool production and synths. But why the f slur in the second track… :(

Some parts that I enjoyed but also long parts that I found a bit boring to be honest. We got saxophone and slap bass though so that's something.

A little uneven but some great tracks.

The first half of the album is great, Walk of Life in particular is one of Dire Straits' best songs I think. A much poppier sound than their debut which I've previously heard on this list but with Knopfler's "geetar" skills at the forefront The second half is OK but gets a bit 80s stadium soft rock - it's kinda middle of the road. Ride Across the River in particular is a boring song at 7 minutes long on the CD mix which I listened to. So I'm between a 3 and a 4 and will probably end up at 3 because of the homophobia

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

I grew up with this album. Despite that second verse of "Money For Nothing" not aging very well, the rest of the record very much does.

This album started out hot with three strong songs. Unfortunately it fell off immediately after and couldn't really regain that form. The rest of the album was mellow, softer rock ranging from jazzy to folky. Plenty of blues influence persisted, but it never really "rocked" again after Walk of Life. Brothers in Arms came the closest (though it still fell short for me). Of course, there was lots of good stuff happening. The guitar was expert, the music had lots of interesting qualities, and the vocals were engaging. Perhaps if they had broken up the tracks so they were spread out more among the softer/slower ones, it wouldn't have felt like such a nosedive. I may have liked those songs more if they hadn't followed up the three best songs on the album in succession. While I didn't find the overall length to be a problem, it didn't help that so many of those songs were 6+ minutes long, sometimes just because of an interlude of sorts. I think they could've easily left one of those middle tracks off and had a better overall album. The LP version apparently is shorter, mostly because it cuts off sections of the longer songs. Maybe the cut time would make it a better listen, but I really think its the quantity of the songs rather than their length that's the issue. For example, I prefer the long version of Money for Nothing. All that said, I didn't hate this album or find it bad. I just felt like it was a let down after the first third and got boring. I doubt I'll listen to it in full again, but I will definitely come back to the tracks I liked. They definitely carried it and are the main reason I give it a positive rating. Overall: 2.8/5

not for me Really

As rockin as Money For Nothing, is this album is mostly like a fusion album that touches on a bunch of different genres. Pretty chill, kind of spacey. Lyrics aren't anything to write home about. It was all right!

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!

One of the absolute best Dire Straits albums

имба.

My run of good scores comes to an end, four five stars in my last five albums. There were 2-3 songs I kinda liked on here but nothing I overly enjoyed. The rest I found to be quite dull. I’ve listened to it twice and it’s very unlikely I will ever revisit it. Top Track - The Man’s Too Strong

This album is an ultimate classic with flawless production and melodies that easily earn its place as one of the best albums of all time.

This album is great to start. Seriously good. It’s aged a little with the production but is still so damn good. The back half drops away into some strange territory but I still really loved this album.

Started off ok with the recognizable songs, got more boring over the album.

Marvelously recorded, with a place for every instrument. Mark Knopfler, as always, performs at the highest level. As a veteran 20 years removed from their service, Brothers in Arms speaks so very loudly to me. The relief of it all being over and having "won," the intense familial connection felt between fellow soldiers, and the reflection on the absolute futility of it all left me in tears this morning. This is a favorite album of mine. Though not every song is worthy of a five star rating, some so far exceed five stars, they absolutely pull any extra weight not picked up by slightly weaker tracks. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ And just a note to those folks who are (justifiably) upset with the use of a slur in Money for Nothing: I urge you to go back and listen to the lyrics. The song is from a 3rd person perspective and is criticizing the type of person who thinks and talks that way. I think this context is important

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

Bangers

Top : Your latest trick Walk of life Brothers in arms (HM : one world )

Fantastic!

3,6/5

Such an 80s sound.

iconic

Wasn't expecting anything special, but it was just amazing

'I want my MTV'; 'He got the action, he got the motion.' Knopfler intones like Bob Dylan and simplifies like Bruce Springsteen, but he has neither the reality-warping lyricism of BD or the American stamina of BS. He's actually full of BS, which gets in the way of what would be mere mediocrity, getting it together on one song only: 'Walk of Life.' But even that track doesn't approach the pop-rock spirit of Born in the U.S.A., released a year before this goes-on-forever dosage of 'cool.' But it's not cool, it's novocaine, it's a real bummer and a verifiable bore. My favorite Knopfler song is 'Sailing to Philadelphia,' the one about Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon: I think he's better when he has a source. B/c otherwise, he's as bland as sand.

I have been waiting very patiently for this album and it didn’t disappoint! Funny story I learned recently: my late father loved Dire Straits. I was born a year after “Money For Nothing” was released after which my dad started calling women “chicks.” Apparently he once called me — his infant daughter — a chick, prompting my mom to yell at him.

7/10

I've never really listened to Dire Straits before. This album was pretty good, I liked the songs and performances for the most part. A little corny but not enough to care too much.

Excellent album. The band’s best work, in my opinion.

Great album. Guitar magic on hits and blues instrumentals. Plus the sax comes out for some cool jazz.

Suffers heavily from having all the good songs up front, genuinely all good stuff but I rarely get past “Walk of Life.”

Another album where I find that I recognize more songs than I thought I would - namely the incredibly grating riff in Walk of Life.

Better than I expected. I vaguely recall being aware of money for nothing, but it not meaning much to me. Finally revisiting it, it's much catchier than when I listened to it younger. I enjoyed the album and some use of uncommon instruments throughout

I still think the eponymous song is overrated.

Brothers in Arms

Great album, has the iconic song of the MTV era. Not surprisingly, excellent guitar!

A classic for a reason. Great guitar work

Couple good songs

Absolutely fantastic album here. Just knocks it out of the park. So many hits on this one. And the non radio hits are incredible as well. Love this album. Also Brothers in Arms (the song) is used expertly in THE BEST episode of the show The West Wing. Just had to bring that up.

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.

Meh

First great album by these guys. Love Knopflers solo work as well.

Great album, phenomenal guitar

A true classic

I wasn't a fan of this album in 1985, and that has not changed. There's no energy, nothing of interest, just a bunch of bad, boring 80's pop songs.

BANGER! 5/5

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.

Good stuff

volón de cabeza, donde estaba este disco cuando aprendí a escuchar música. Disco redondísimo, 10 de 10

Great album, but no time to explain. I need to move these refrigerators.

Singer sounded as bored as I felt. Occasionally interesting music cannot save this delivery or lyrics.

Is there a better intro riff than the one in Money for Nothing? Too bad the second half of the album is so meh

Songs are either all out bangers or bland easy-listening. Man, I really wanted to rate this one higher...

Am I crazy or is this album insanely boring? Even Money for Nothing is 4 minutes too long. The hits are enjoyable, but otherwise this album aint for me.

⭐️⭐️.5/5. Not a bad album, but not my favorite. Definitely loved the horns and acoustic guitar in some tracks but overall pretty forgettable, and hasn’t won me over to the 80s.

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.

Reminds me of digging up potatoes at my grandmas summer house. Child labour.

I wannt my emteeveeeeeeeee

More like Dire Straights am I right!!!!!!!!!

This is like one of those albums that in theory should be one of my favourites but I was just hopelessly bored. I feel like I’ve heard every song before. Maybe at the time the sound was unique but it’s definitely outdated now and I just can’t get into the sound.

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

Dire Straits most widely known album, though nothing beats Making Movies in my eyes. If you lived through the time period where this was on the radio and in MTV rotation you may already be sick of hearing it. It was literally everywhere, all the time. This was the first album Dire Straits recorded completely digitally and to me, the first third of the release sounds somewhat sterile compared to earlier albums, but it gave them the sound quality they desired. Contributing to the "clean" sound were drums set to a click track. They were looking for the sound that ZZ Top had introduced to huge success and got it. Huge success, tons of cash and a bit hard to listen to for me. The 40th anniversary release contains live versions of songs that sound absolutely fantastic, and cover some material from earlier releases that are just beautiful.

‘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.

This album cover looks like every CD my parents own (even though I don't think they own this album). But I'm glad there are album covers, because at this point in the journey I'm losing track of what we've already listened to, and I would have guessed we already had this one. Are there multiple Dire Straits albums? (If so,,,, talk about dire straits.) Nah, it's not that bad. Like a peppy Michael Bolton. There sure are a lot of songs called 'So Far Away'. I wonder what the most common song title is? Probably just covers of 'Hallelujah'. (A quick search reveals it's actually 'Intro'.) I didn't know Sting was the "I Want My MTV" guy! Actually, I always thought this song was a famous mashup (idk where I got that idea -- Weird Al maybe?) but it turns out it's just a weird 8 minute song. With slurs in it >:( But also a good delivery on "microwave ovens". So even if it's not a mashup, it contains multitudes. Wow, I know 'Walk of Life'! Actually, I think I just know the intro. It must be in a lot of media. It's fine. I like that the woo-hoo-hoos sound like Ducktales. I like the random sax in 'Your Latest Trick'. 'Brothers in Arms' is a weird tone shift. Almost Poguesy. Weird album altogether. Long songs with some catchy bits, but also some annoying bits. Add it to the 3 pile!

Whys every song 8 minutes

It’s alright. Songs are too long

Don’t understand why people listen to this

8/10 solid album

Starts out so strong “so far away”, “money for nothing”, and “walk of life”, but then falls off a cliff of quiet boring nothingness until “brothers in arms” for me. Some of the lyrics don’t really stand the test of time either.

Álbum excelente! QoA Vesper

I'd never really listened to much beyond their hits, but it's a fairly good listen throughout. Nothing too revelatory, but a good listen. I may go back and give it another listen just to dig a little deeper.

Dire Straits somehow walk the line between boring and nice to listen to. Guess it just depends on the day for me. Today though, I enjoyed this, even if some of their songs felt quite a bit long. 6/10

when i was a very small child my whole family went on a hungary vacation and thats when i first heard money for nothing. little me would then proceed to terrorize my family the whole trip with demanding that song to be played on loop. and they say there were no signs ts ts ts.

Dire Straits sounds like what I expect Bruce Springsteen to sound like if I knew what Bruce Springsteen sounds like. Some familiar hits. Many songs went on long and could have cut at least 10 minutes off the entire length of the album.

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

Lots of songs I ‘knew’ but didn’t actually know they were by the Dire Straits. Kind of liked it 3.5 stars

Hot take: Mark Knopfler is the Bob Dylan for right wing conservatives. While his lyrics are not necessarily conservative leaning, although possibly in a classical sense or a Kennedy Democrat, the sound scape and content attracts a certain audience.

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.

couple good songs. really drags though. not my thing

2.5

2.5

3.5

Favorites: So Far Away, Your Latest Trick, Ride Across the River, One World

all time great

I’ve never liked Dire Straits, not even their singles. However much I hate Walk of Life, you can’t deny its catchiness. And the saxophone on Your Latest Trick really makes the song, which would be worthless without it. The B-side is totally forgettable 5/10

3,75

I mean it’s dad rock.

The guitar playing on this album is melodic and hypnotic. The voice and the songs are almost secondary. Which is just as well as apart from so far away and brothers in arms they are a difficult listen. An album very much of its time and the big songs are too familiar to be regarded as unique

It’s not so bad

Yep it's pretty good. The production makes me want to listen to 80s Bruce Springsteen which makes me want to listen to 70s Bruce Springsteen. I won't be spending a ton of time with this one.

Gucci

Twas ok, fast ones and slow ones for an odd tempo mix

Nostalgic

Belch

Not bad at all but I didn’t enjoy it as the rest of previous albums.

Хорошая группа, один точно хит и заглавный трек очень душевный

This was the album every dad had when I was growing up and I must have listened to it a fair bit back then. Not much of it has stuck though, beyond the singles and most of the rest of it I found long, laborious and just a bit boring. Not one I’d return to

Feels good man.

WHAT A DROP OFF AFTER THE FIRST 3 SONGS

Classic rock. Great guitar riffs. Good writing.

Embarrassing

Disco fantástico de uma banda fantástica!

I forgot how much I like Dire Straits!! this album is super diverse, but really enjoyable and easy to listen to. super surprised this is a five-star from me. I'd listen to it again and again

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!

Already had on vinyles

Great sound. Opening riff to Money for Nothing is bonkers

I think my affection for "Money for Nothing" and "Walk of Life" is due more to their ubiquity during my childhood than really LIKING those songs, because I found this album to be a SLOG. The songs are needlessly long—"Why Worry?" into "Ride Across the River" is just brutal—with production that makes no mystery of when it was made. That's doesn't have to be a bad thing, but it didn't help this, either.

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.

Weak ass, boring shit

Yeah, that’s the good stuff

Love this album

Podoba mi sie -- zgrane

Some really nice music. Why Worry and Brothers in Arms are beautiful songs.