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  Amazon.co.uk: Brothers in Arms: Music: Dire Straits
Dire Straits' fifth album will probably be remembered as the record that ushered in the CD generation, and therefore (depending on your affiliations) a work of extreme evil or an object lesson in craftsmanship.
The result was an album that drove home to even the last uninitiated chump out there that Dire Straits were a musical force to reckon with, and that the success of their prior albums had not been coincidence alone.
"Brothers in Arms" was Dire Straits' most successful studio album, and one of the biggest-selling albums of the 1980, thanks to an exhaustive tour and the high exposure its single releases received on MTV.
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  Online musik leksikon med D
Dire Straits er en britisk rockgruppe, startet i 1977 af Mark Knopfler (på guitar og sang), David Knopfler (på rytme-guitar), John Illsley (på bas-guitar) og Pick Withers (på trommer).
Dire Straits blev meget populære og succesrige, selv om de var det totalt modsatte af hvad der generelt var populært på det tidspunkt.
Dire Straits optog og udgav deres første album i 1978 uden at få meget respons i nogen form, men singlen Sultans of Swing blev et stort hit fem måneder senere.
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  Dire Straits - Biography - AOL Music
Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk.
Dire Straits established Dire Straits as a major force on album-oriented radio in America, and their second album, Communique (1979), consolidated their audience, selling three million copies worldwide.
Once the tour was completed, Dire Straits went on hiatus for several years, as Knopfler produced records by Randy Newman and Joan Armatrading, scored films, toured with Eric Clapton, and recorded a duet album with Chet Atkins (Neck and Neck, 1990).
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Brothers in arms still remains one of the best albums to come out during the 1980s and you’ll realize as soon as you give it a good listen.
Dire Straits has a unique sound, drawn from a lot of different music source like rock’n’roll, country, and Knopfler’s native Celtic music, combined with his Dylanesque vocal delivery style and his magical bluesy finger-picked guitar riffs woven around Illsely’s steady bass guitar-work.
For all their popularity and success, Dire straits were rather low profile, preferring to let the quality of the music and its sleek production speak for them rather than too much of publicity.
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 Mark Knopfler & dIRE sTRaits ( : : : }======/=[=[=[
Dire Straits, was so viel wie "Ernste Notlage" heißt, sollte ein Synonym für die damalige schwierige finanzielle Situation der Band sein.
Aber erst das nächste Album "Sailing to Philadelphia" bringen Knopfler weltweite Top-Ten- Platzierungen in den Charts.
Das Album steht sogar für einige Tage in den Top-Ten der Charts.
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 Cover Art:  Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
It's commonly known that Brothers in Arms was the first album to be recorded entirely digitally, and as such was the first CD ever to bear the letters DDD.
This signified the mixture of analogue and digital recording used in production, and until the release of Brothers in Arms there had always been an element of analogue recording somewhere in the process.
Dire Straits broke the mould with this album, which heralded the start of all-digital recording, mixing and
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 Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1985.
Brothers in Arms was one of the first albums to be directed at the CD market, being a full digital recording (DDD).
As of August, 2006, it was the 3rd best-selling album in the United Kingdom and 109th best-selling album in the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(Dire_Straits_album)   (421 words)

  
 Dire Straits - mp3 song downloads, tunnel of love, solid rock
Dire Straits you and your friend once upon a time in the west, dire straits, hand in hand.
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Dire Straits full albums in mp3 southbound again, once upon a time in the west, when it comes to you.
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 CLASSIC TRACKS: DIRE STRAITS' "MONEY FOR NOTHING"
Dire Straits were striking and original enough that they probably would have found an audience in any era, but the fact that they blossomed in the late '70s-when disco ruled and the popular alternative was punk/new wave-makes the British group's success seem quite remarkable in retrospect.
Of all Dire Straits' albums, Brothers In Arms has perhaps the greatest textural depth, with layers of acoustic and electric guitars dancing effortlessly alongside bright keyboard parts and shuffling drums, all in an open and airy ambient space.
Brothers In Arms was widely hailed as one of the first great-sounding compact discs, and both musically and sonically it has withstood the test of time.
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 Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms - On Second Thought - Stylus Magazine
The whole sound of this album is surgically scrubbed of any imperfections, with every note in its write place, but then the entire room is covered in fake cigarette smoke and fog for the sake of realness.
Dire Straits are actually more of today than nearly any of their contemporaries, because they’re about the actual construction of the song, the jigsaw of sound.
Dire Straits were their own unique brand of oddness, simply by being conventional and ordinary in a decade where all around them people were too busy trying to break boundaries.
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 Dire Straits (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dire Straits is the self-titled debut album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music).
The album was noted for the single "Sultans of Swing" which was a US hit a full five months after the album was released.
It was later remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalog on September 19, 2000.
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 Dire Straits Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms is not an album I would have thought to include, not even in the Top 30 or 40, perhaps.
One of the first albums released on compact disc, it supposedly sold more copies than there were CD players in existence.
In the case of Brothers in Arms, an album I always liked, the revisit was an eye-opener.
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 Dire Straits
Thanks to the Top 10 hit "Sultans of Swing," Dire Straits was a major success in both Britain and America, with the single and album climbing into the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic.
Apart from releasing the Twisting By the Pool EP early in 1983, Dire Straits was quiet for the majority of 1983 and 1984, as Knopfler produced Bob Dylan's Infidels, as well as Aztec Camera and Willy De Ville; he also wrote "Private Dancer" for Tina Turner's comeback album.
However, the album failed to meet expectations -- it only went platinum in America and it didn't crack the UK Top 40 -- and failed to generate a hit single.
www.80sretromusic.com /biography/d/direstraits.htm   (962 words)

  
 DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS Album Lyrics
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 Musik-CDs
Brothers in Arms war eines der ersten Alben, das sich die längere Spielzeit der CD zunutze machte, es erschien ursprünglich in zwei unterschiedlichen Fassungen, einer CD/Kassettenversion und einer gekürzten LP-Ausgabe.
Ein hervorragendes Album, das mit präzisem Klang, wunderbarer Perfektion und Relaxtheit auch heute noch eine Referenz ist.
Und ich muss sagen, dieses Album wird nicht ohne Grund in die Höhe gelobt, denn es ist nicht nur eine der ersten Rockopern, sondern auch die Stücke an sich sind Meisterwerke.
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 DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS (180g IMP VINYL LP) - Musicdirect
Propelled by Mark Knopfler's literate songs, gruff vocals, and spidery guitar work, Dire Straits had overcome initial skepticism for their resistance to '70s new wave accents in favor of their rootsy traditionalism.
This 1985 album captures the band consolidating a far more epic style than the concise shuffles and ballads that the original scrappy quartet had reeled off, their ambitions fueled by the larger canvas afforded by the compact disc.
One of the first albums to exploit the format's longer playing time, Brothers in Arms was initially released in separate versions for CD/cassette and edited LP, and the band became digital poster boys on a world tour sponsored by CD hardware interests.
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 Dire Straits: Dire Straits-Entehung, Höhepunkte und Ende
Alan Clark als Keyboarder und Hal Lindes als Gitarrist werden Mitglieder der Dire Straits.
Die Dire Straits sind af dem Höhepunkt ihres Erfolgs.
Der eigene Stil der Dire Straits, der sich einerseits von der Punkmusik und der Popmusik abhob, brachte eine treue Fangemeinde von der Mark Knopfler heute noch profitiert.
www.mark-knopfler.de /dire_straits.html   (473 words)

  
 Dire Straits Brothers in Arms 80's Pop 12" LP - Vinyl Records Collector's Information & Price Guide
This album includes the original custom inner sleeve with album details, complete lyrics of all songs by Dire Straits
Note: the above pictures are actual photos of the album and allow you to judge the quality of cover.
Strict grading according to the Goldmine Grading for Vinyl records has been applied, this record has been carefully visually inspected to determine the grading.
www.vinylrecords.ch /D/DI/Dire_Straits/Brothers_NL/dire_straits_brothers_arms.html   (204 words)

  
 CD review: "Brothers in Arms"
However, their next two albums were rather stagnant artistically.
Their fourth album, "Love Over Gold," was a big step forward musically, as Mark Knopfler and Co. (only bassist John Illsley and Knopfler remain from the original lineup) experimented with different rhythm patterns and more complex structures.
Their latest release, "Brothers in Arms," continues the growth of "Love Over Gold." If not quite as melodic as their earlier ventures, the variety of material and Knopfler's continued growth as a composer more than make up for any lack of cute tunes.
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 Amazon.com: Brothers in Arms: Music: Dire Straits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Althought it would take them another 7 years and 4 albums until their 5th album "Brothers In Arms" from 1985 would be their major international breakthrough and also become one of the most sold albums of the whole 80's.
"Brothers in Arms" is diffrent from other albums, it got a sound that is appealing to both classic rock and mainstream fans and it's also more accessable then other albums.
This was the album that made the CD format; this album was made with the CD format in mind.
www.amazon.com /Brothers-Arms-Dire-Straits/dp/B00004Y6NP   (2606 words)

  
 SA-CD.net - Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms
This album will be one of my first choices for surround music demonstration.
But of course there are more nive tracks on this album, So far away, Why worry and Brothers in arms are all beautiful songs, and they all have very good surround mixes.
There might be few albums in my collection that sounds even better, but this is more than I expected from this album.
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 Amazon.ca: Brothers In Arms (20th Anniversary Edition): Music: Dire Straits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The result was an album that drove home to even the last uninitiated chump out there that Dire Straits were a musical force to reckon with, and that the success of their prior albums had not been coincidence alone.
From the growling thunderstorm opening, the sad and evocative electric guitar intro, and the first verse, more whispered than sung, through the slow and steady crescendo of the song's intensity to the closing guitar solo, Mark Knopfler's ode about war, in ancient Scotland and today, "civil" and otherwise, is nothing short of a true masterpiece.
"Brothers in Arms" was Dire Straits' most successful studio album, and one of the biggest-selling albums of the 1980, thanks to an exhaustive tour and the high exposure its single releases received on MTV.
www.amazon.ca /Brothers-Arms-20th-Anniversary-Straits/dp/B0009A21R6   (718 words)

  
 Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Brothers in Arms was released in 1985 and was Dire Straits first album for 3 years since Love Over Gold.
Often regarded as Dire Straits best album this can only be true for those who prefer dull soporific rock music to anything with any energy in it.
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits : Blue is the colour.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /music-records/brothers-in-arms-dire-straits   (360 words)

  
 Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits - Music Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller.
Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on them.
Though they couldn't maintain that consistency through the rest of the album -- only the jazzy "Your Latest Trick" and the flinty "Ride Across the River" make an impact -- Brothers in Arms remains one of their most focused and accomplished albums, and in its succinct pop sense, it's distinctive within their catalog.
www.mp3.com /albums/4826/reviews.html   (360 words)

  
 dire straits - brothers in arms lyrics
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 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms 20th Anniversary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Dire Straits landmark album 'Brothers In Arms' is about to be re-issued to mark the 20th anniversary of its original release.
'Brothers In Arms' was one of the first completely digital releases and in its day was considered the benchmark for testing CD players in stores.
The songs on "Brothers In Arms" were "So Far Away," "Walk Of Life," "Your Latest Trick," "Why Worry," "Ride Across The River," "The Man's Too Strong," "One World" and "Brothers In Arms," and "Money For Nothing" featuring Sting.
www.undercover.com.au /news/2005/jul05/20050730_direstraits.html   (157 words)

  
 HFR Feature: Brothers in Arms 20th Anniversary Edition - Part One
It was arguably the Compact Disc’s ‘killer-app’ album which almost single-handedly launched the new digital format over two decades ago into households across the world, not to mention bringing digital recording technology into studios.
Once he received the call and agreed to take on the project, the most pressing task was to actually locate the original master tapes — which as luck would have it, were scattered far and wide.
Rupert Coulson assisting with the remix of Dire Straits’ ‘Brothers in Arms’.
www.highfidelityreview.com /features/brothers_in_arms_01.asp   (1467 words)

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