The band - along with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Steve Winwood - became one of the leaders of a group of self-consciously mature veteran rock & rollers in the late '80s that designed their music to appeal to aging baby boomers. These two musical revolutions from the mid-'80s helped make Dire Straits' fifth studio album, Brothers in Arms, an international blockbuster. As their career progressed, Dire Straits became more refined and their new maturity happened to coincide with the rise of MTV and the compact disc. The band's music was offset by Knopfler's lyrics, which approximated the winding, stream-of-conscious narratives of Bob Dylan. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock.
Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.ĭire 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. The picture is taken from probably one of the best preserved VHS tapes available and the sound is taken from the best sounding audio soundboard bootleg (Perfect Investigations), except for the songs Tunnel of Love, Solid rock and Going Home but which still have good sound.ĭire Straits Greatest Hits (Full Album) - Dire Straits Best Songs of All Timeĭire Straits was a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. Picture and sound quality are both very good. Nice to see the two guestplayers Nils Lofgren and Hank B.
Great show of the Brothers in arms tour, containing powerful versions. Video containing the famous concert from Wembley 1985. Mark Knopfler : lead guitar, lead vocals Carousel Waltz - intro Tunnel of Love ġ0.
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