artist:Dire Straits 3 notes
Dire Straits called it quits back in '95, but they keep milking the catalog with compilations and demos - most recently "On the Road to Philly" in 2021. Mark Knopfler's been doing his solo thing while the other guys have mostly stayed out of the spotlight.
Apr 14
Communiqué
Dire Straits · 1979 Spin it Again - Jerry Wexler flew a British pub-rock band to Alabama and let the room do the work.
 genre:Blues Rock
Apr 7
Making Movies
Dire Straits · 1980 Spin it Again - Knopfler figured out that a Fender and a good story about a woman leaving could do more damage than a wall of synthesizers ever would.
 genre:Hard Rock
Apr 7
Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits · 1985 Spin it Again - Mark Knopfler recorded this on a Schecter Strat through a Notchell amp and somehow made corporate radio sound like a rain-soaked motorway at 2am.
 genre:Singer-Songwriter

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