Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits

The album cover is blue and most of the songs are blue, so how come this album is one of the biggest selling albums to come out of the UK in recent years? After all, this 1985 offering is the 6th outing for Dire Straits - so why did it take so long for them to gain world-wide recognition? You know, I can't answer those questions. I have a couple of the earlier Straits albums on vinyl, the most often-aired being 'Making Movies' which contains the classic track 'Romeo and Juliet', and of course I own Brothers in Arms, which I regard as the seminal album of this group, and one that deserves a place in everyone's collection. If you ...  Read the complete review

This classic album has tracks to suit whatever mood you are in. It ranges from soft, soppy songs, to fast lively tracks, music to sing along to and music just to listen to. The trouble with the faster tracks is the desire to play “air guitar”. Most of us have seen Dire Straights performing a lot of the classic tracks from this album and we know we could play guitar as well, if not better, than Mark Knopfler. A drop of alcohol can improve the performance even more. Don’t ever use a real guitar, the illusion will be ruined for ever. There are four real classic tracks and these are: So Far Away. Money For Nothing. Walk of ...  Read the complete review

This is the first compact disc that i bought, way back in 1987 (£8.99 from Woolworths), just after i bought my first stereo after getting my first job. I originally bought the album because i loved 'Money for Nothing' and 'Brothers in Arms' (it went with my 'Why!' posters, remember those) but i was not prepared for how powerful the whole album would be. Here is a quick rundown 1 - So Far Away - A story of love at a distance, begging to be together 2 - Money For Nothing - Upbeat rose tinted vision of pop stars lives, from the viewpoint of a couple of workmen 3 - Walk Of Life - Another upbeat track about Johnny the busker, playing to make ends ...  Read the complete review

****REASONS FOR PURCHASING.**** I actually think this Brothers In Arms CD by Dire Straits, was the very first Album, I ever had in my CD collection. This is the CD I always play, when I am feeling down or a little sad inside. This CD of course has some great feel good songs on board it also, but the tracks "Why Worry" and "Brothers In Arms" from this album really make me cry a lot. Yes! They really do, but I think we all have a CD we like to pull out from our collections and listen to in our quiet times alone, when we are feeling down and this is certainly my one. It is the lyrics and haunting tones in these two tunes that make them feel this way ...  Read the complete review

If you are going to buy just one Dire Straits album (which is not a compilation but an original) then I would have to recommend Brothers In Arms. This album is perhaps the most famous of Dire Strait's studio albums, and features two of their biggest and best songs ever. My family used to have a copy of this album signed by Mark Knopfler...but it was stolen, to this day I debate over what was worth more; Mark's signature or the classic album. Money For Nothing is the song that everybody knows, with it's unmistakable guitar introduction and the "I want my MTV" maxim that made the song so famous in the 1980s. Money For Nothing is perhaps ...  Read the complete review