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All rights reserved.On Every Street - Dire Straits (CD 1991)
Album Notes Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler (vocals, guitar); Guy Fletcher (guitar); Alan Clark (keyboards); John Illsley (bass). Additional personnel: George Martin (conductor); Danny Cummings, Paul Franklin, Vince Gill, Manu Katche, Phil Palmer, Jeff Porcaro, Chris White. Recorded at Air Studios, London, England. All tracks have been digitally remastered. In the six-year hiatus between BROTHERS IN ARMS and ON EVERY STREET, Mark Knopfler immersed himself in soundtrack work and occasional collaborations with other artists. Knopfler was always hugely influenced by country music, and his passion for this genre was predictably inflamed by winning a pair of 1990 Grammys for his work with Chet Atkins on NECK & NECK. This led to the Scottish guitarist reuniting Dire Straits for what would be the group's final studio album. With his trademark twangy guitar in tow, Knopfler indulges his love of the American South with odes to Memphis (the chugging "Calling Elvis") and Louisiana (a moody "Planet Of New Orleans"). Throughout STREET, Dire Straits does an impressive job trying on various styles, including infectious rockabilly ("The Bug"), lush countrypolitan ("Ticket To Heaven"), and Appalachian-flavored folk ("Iron Hand"). Elsewhere, Knopfler does his best Dylan vocal on the film-noir blues of "Fade To Black" and has fun playing a boor obsessed with material possessions (the lite-jazz-flavored "My Parties"). Editorial Reviews Q (10/11/1991) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||
Reviews  Music to my ears When I was an adolescent, I had little appreciation for this style music. A friend of mine played this at work and I was bored out of my mind. It's not the impatient, immature listener who wants commercial music. But, now that I'm older and have more sophisticated taste, I can not only appreciate this but I could listen to this over and over again. Mark Knopfler's guitar work is phenomenal. It has such a sweet sound and is so intricately woven through the other instruments as if he invented this sound. Umm, oh, yeah, I think he did.? Like any other selection, the better your sound system, the more you will appreciate this. It has some catchy lyrics and songs but is not extremely commercial; yet I think it is fairly accessable. Review ID: 10000000002637110 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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