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DIRE STRAITS "brothers in arms" cd, 1985

album stats: #1 UK, #1 AU, #1 US, #1 CAN(and about thirty other countries!)
singles:
"so far away"...................#20 UK, #22 AU, #24 CAN, #19 US
"money for nothing:..........#4 UK , #4 AU , #1 CAN , #1 US
"walk of life".....................#2 UK ,#11 AU, #5 CAN, #7 US
"brothers in arms"............#16 UK, #57 AU
"your latest trick".............#26 UK

The Strait's fifth studio album, and really, on the stats, the one that really broke them in the US as a major act.
this one has all the elements of Dire Straits rolled into one neat package...the finger pickin grooves of "walk of life", the country-esque "so far away", the rock of "money for nothing", the mellow smooth "why worry", the almost classical guitar work of theatmospheric title track, the pop of "one world", the folk sounds of "the man's too strong" and the almost 'world music of "ride across the river"...its all there on this one!
the cd version of the album has a few,if only slightly, extended versions of a few of the songs, most noteably on my favourite track "your latest trick", where we have a lengthy sax solo in the intro, i mean, i love the song anyway, but give me a bit of sax and im anybody's...lol!
this album was the first album by any artist to sell one million copies on cd, its almost as if the so-called crystal clear sound of cd was made especially for Dire Straits...
the album spent thirty-four weeks on top of the Aussie charts through 85-86,making it the biggest selling album in Australian chart history at the time...for a bit of trivia, John Farnham's "whispering jack" from around the same time eventually surpassed it with sales...
they finished their massive two and ahalf year world tour to promote this album in Australia also...but due to public demand a twenty date sojurn on these shores turned into a sixty plus date, three month gig...
enough of the trivia...
this album is the third in a trilogy of classic albums from these guys and like the other two(love over gold and making movies) i never ever get sick of listening to them.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track....one world
best track.....your latest trick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YTh1Wsqo2c audio

tracks:

1. so far away ***
2. money for nothing ***
3. walk of life ***
4. your latest trick ***
5. why worry ***
6. ride across the river ***
7. the man's too strong **
8. one world **
9. brothers in arms ***

3s=7
2s=2
1s=0

rating: 2.8

man, i always say i cant separate "love over gold","making movies" and this one and the indentical scores of 2.8 prove that fact...cool stuff!