| 07/01/2005 07:53 AM
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New Release : Kingdom Come
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Artist: Dire Straits
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| 07/01/2005 07:53 AM
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New Release : Millionaire Blues
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Artist: Dire Straits
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| 05/25/2004 02:12 PM
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Album Review : Dire Straits
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Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Dire Straits
Review: Dire Straits, an English quartet led by singer songwriter Mark Knopfler, plays tight, spare mixtures of rock, folk and country music with a serene spirit and witty irony. It's almost as if they were aware that their forte has nothing to do with what's currently happening in the industry, but couldn't care less.As a writer, Knopfler pens terse little narratives about the mundane problems of his...
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| 05/25/2004 02:12 PM
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Album Review : Brothers In Arms
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Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Brothers In Arms
Review: Except for their swell debut hit single, "Sultans of Swing," in 1979, the British band Dire Straits has never come as much of a surprise. And, then, what caught you off guard was how much the singer sounded like Dylan. Brothers in Arms, their first studio album since Love over Gold three years ago, offers more of their winsomely rocking tunes. The band is augmented by bassist Tony Levin, Weather...
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| 05/03/2004 08:35 AM
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Album Review : Making Movies
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Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Making Movies
Review: Singer, songwriter and ace guitarist Mark Knopfler is the impressive sum of several very appealing parts. His voice is a smoky mixture of Bob Dylan's acidic whine, Tom Waits' tubercular snore and J.J. Cale's breathy, marbles-in-the-mouth whisper. He writes such songs as "Sultans of Swing" and "Once upon a Time in the West" with the cinematic flair of Bruce Springsteen, the hall-of-mirrors imagery ...
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| 05/03/2004 08:35 AM
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Album Review : On Every Street
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Artist: Dire Straits
Album: On Every Street
Review: Five years ago, Dire Straits was threatening to become the biggest band in the world – and/or an extended arena-rock cliché – when Mark Knopfler whipped off his headband, put down his guitar and hopped off the "money for nothing, chicks for free" treadmill. After an extended hiatus, Knopfler has made an album that falls somewhere between a radical reinvention of Dire Straits and the...
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| 07/01/2005 07:53 AM
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Listen to track: Millionaire Blues
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Album: Millionaire Blues
Track: Millionaire Blues
View Dire Straits's page on Rhapsody
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| 12/12/2003 12:36 PM
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Listen to track: Skateaway
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Album: Making Movies
Track: Skateaway
View Dire Straits's page on Rhapsody
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| 12/12/2003 12:19 PM
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Listen to track: Telegraph Road
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Album: Love Over Gold
Track: Telegraph Road
View Dire Straits's page on Rhapsody
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| 12/12/2003 12:28 PM
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Listen to track: Twisting By The Pool
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Album: Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of
Track: Twisting By The Pool
View Dire Straits's page on Rhapsody
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| 12/12/2003 12:38 PM
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Listen to track: Tunnel Of Love
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Album: Alchemy
Track: Tunnel Of Love
View Dire Straits's page on Rhapsody
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