[Review] Dire Straits (1978)
Who knew the second coming of Bruce would be hidden in the new wave of British invaders?
Category: Dire Straits
[Review] Dire Straits: Communique (1979)
You’ll warm up to the canned second album eventually, but the sophomore slump rule otherwise applies.
[Review] Dire Straits: Making Movies (1980)
This is their Born To Run record, a third-time charmer.
[Review] Dire Straits: Love Over Gold (1982)
The moody fourth album sounds like someone had been listening to Pink Floyd’s Animals too much.
[Review] Dire Straits: Alchemy (1984)
Mark Knopfler and his band recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon during the Love Over Gold tour.
Dire Straits: “So Far Away” (1985)
This long-distance lovers’ lament made for a sneaky advance single from the multiplatinum Brothers In Arms.
Dire Straits: “Walk of Life” (1985)
The third single from Brothers In Arms returns to the tunnels and the self-mythologizing of Sultans.
[Review] Recorded Highlights of The Prince’s Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party (1987)
Rock’s royalty and real royalty join forces for a good cause that actually pre-dates Live Aid.
[Review] Joan Armatrading: The Shouting Stage (1988)
Joan enters her “mature artist phase” by exploring sophisticated arrangements rather than rocking out.