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I like Brothers in Arms and Love Over Gold and have not listend to much else than a Greatest hits and seen Mark Knophler live, great show. And i like Toto more but they are very different bands, so no comparison
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Originally posted by CosmicMessenger CosmicMessenger wrote:

Originally posted by PhideauxFan PhideauxFan wrote:

Yes ! I've got the box set with all remastered CDs, Alchemy Live and a double CD best-of. Wink

Nice, PhideauxFan. 

How do you like the recording quality of all of your Dire Straits albums? Smile

The remastered CDs of my box set are top quality.

Have a nice day ! Smile
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Top 6  Dire Straits albums from my CD collection:-

1. Money for Nothing
2. Alchemy Part 2
3. Brothers in Arms
4. Love Over Gold
5. Making Movies
6. On Every Street
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Icarium .... If you get the chance, you should listen to all of their albums, especially the first two.  The albums are listed chronologically in the OP.  Hope all is well in Oslo, mate. Smile 

PhideauxFan .... Thank you for writing back about the sound quality of your DS box set.  You have a fantsatic day, too.

Psychedelic Paul .... Great list!  I'll have to give the Alchemy  album a try sometime, mate.

Cheers for the posts! Big smile   
 


   
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Has any of you seen The Dire Straits Experience led by saxophonist Chris White?

They play in my hometown Tampere on 24th this month and (although being just cynical and skeptical at first) I began to think I'd enjoy it.
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I've never seen them, but it seems pretty cool to me. Matti. Thumbs Up
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Yeah, but by Making Movies, the cracks were becoming visible.
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The thing about Dire Straits is, they made the huge mistake of recording the song "Walk of Life". Had it not been for that piece of kitsch, they might have been more accepted, because almost everything else is much more genuine. But it seems "Walk of Life" is the song that most people associate them with. It very often appears in retro 80's playlists.

I really like Dire Straits, except that song.


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Love over Gold for Telegraph Road... indeed
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Originally posted by The Anders The Anders wrote:

The thing about Dire Straits is, they made the huge mistake of recording the song "Walk of Life". Had it not been for that piece of kitsch, they might have been more accepted, because almost everything else is much more genuine. But it seems "Walk of Life" is the song that most people associate them with. It very often appears in retro 80's playlists.

I really like Dire Straits, except that song.

Yeah, but instead of making some video for the song where the ugliest guy in the band gets the beautiful girl, they included MLB footage which was interesting for the time. I enjoy the song for that reason.
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I've been a fan since I was a kid.... I remember listening to "Making Movies" on the way to my grandma's, and by the time we were done listening to both sides, it meant we were about 15 minutes away.
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Yes, I've been a Dire Straits fan ever since the days of MTV. Smile
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Originally posted by CosmicMessenger CosmicMessenger wrote:

I'm probably shouting my age out here, but I'm a fan with a question for other Dire Straits fans.

Based on what you've listened to, what are the best and worst CD or SACD releases of the band's original studio albums from '78 to '91?

We own 5 out of 6 of the original albums created in this time period, so I'll comment on each of those releases both good and bad.

Dire Straits ('78) | Vertigo SBM Remaster | 1996 CD release | 800 051-2 | Made In Canada

This is a pretty sweet sounding release with very respectable dynamic range (from 11 to 13) and good fidelity.  This also happens to be my favorite DS album, with about three of my all-time Knopfler faves on it: Southbound Again, In the Gallery and, of course, Down to the Waterline (in no particular order).

Communique' ('79) | Vertigo "Red Swirl" | 1984 CD release | 800 052-2 | Made in France by PDO

In short, if you like this album, try to find this release.  It sounds every bit as good as most SACDs I've listened to and its dynamic range numbers bear this out (from 12 to 14).  It has incredible fidelity and is, quite simply, a testament to high-quality recording techniques.

Making Movies ('80) | Vertigo SBM Remaster | 1996 CD release | 800 050-2 | Made In Canada

Unfotunately, this is the worst-sounding DS album we own and its dynamic range numbers really tell the tale (9 to 12 with an average of 10).  Quite frankly, it sounds like the master mold was nearly worn out when it was pressed, which is a real shame because it has a few really classic DS songs on it.

Love Over Gold ('82) | Warner Bros Remaster | 1996 CD release | 9 47772-2 | Made in USA

Although the dynamic range numbers are pretty varied here (from 9 to 14 with an average of 11), this release only has one really great sounding recording on it, Private Investigations (Track 2).  As Telegraph Road is a real testament to finger-picked guitar, I'm sorry to write that this release doesn't come close to doing it justice. 

Brothers In Arms ('85) | Vertigo | 2005 "20th Anniversary" Hybrid SACD release | 9871498 | Made in the EU

As we don't presently have a way to actually test the dynamic range of this SACD, I can't attest to the DR numbers.  I can say, however, that it has pretty sweet fidelity for the most part.  I'm not crazy about the way that MK's unbelievably great finger-picking was mixed for the song that makes "strictly rhythm" an art form, the wonderful, Why Worry (with its classic instrumental ending).  It does have it highlights, however, especially if you're a fan of DS' ultra-pop songs like Money for Nothing and Walk of Life.

On Every Street ('91) | Vertigo

We don't presently own this album in any format, which is one of the reasons that I wanted to ask the General Music Discussions board for their thoughts on the CD and SACD recordings of the great original Dire Straits albums.


Many thanks to any and all Dire Straits fans who take the time to add to this discussion. Big smile         








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