Dire Straits   Pays : England Genre : Rock Dates : 1977 - 1995 URL : cliquez ici Acheter un album de Dire Straits - Dire Straits a été consulté 7568 fois - Dire Straits a une moyenne de : 8.19 sur 10 - Dire Straits a recu 56 note(s) et 13 critique(s) - Dire Straits est classé : 398 eme   Tweeter
Biographie de Dire Straits
Dire 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. 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. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock. The band's music was offset by Knopfler's lyrics, which approximated the winding, stream-of-conscious narratives of Bob Dylan. 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. These two musical revolutions from the mid-'80s helped make Dire Straits' sixth album, Brothers in Arms, an international blockbuster. The band -- along with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Steve Winwood -- become 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. Despite the band's international success, they couldn't sustain their stardom, waiting a full six years to deliver a follow-up to Brothers in Arms, by which time their audience had shrunk significantly. Knopfler (born August 12, 1949) was always the main force behind Dire Straits. The son of an architect, Knopfler studied English literature at Leeds University and worked briefly as a rock critic for the Yorkshire Evening Post while at college. He began teaching English after his graduation, leading a pub rock band called Brewer's Droop at night. By 1977, Mark was playing with his brother David (guitar) and his roommate John Illsley (bass). During the summer of 1977, the trio cut a demo with drummer Pick Withers. A London DJ named Charlie Gillett heard the demo and began playing "Sultans of Swing" on ... Lire la suite
Discographie de Dire Straits
Albums Studio
On Every Street 1991 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.31   Brothers In Arms 1985 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.63   Love Over Gold 1982 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.53   Making Movies 1980 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.91   Communiqué 1979 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.83   Dire Straits 1978 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.75
Albums Live
Live At The BBC 1995 (Live) Moyenne : 7.5   On The Night 1993 (Live) Moyenne : 7.75   Alchemy 1984 (Live) Moyenne : 8.4
Albums Compilation, EP, Demo, Bootleg etc.
Money For Nothing 1988 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : 8
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On The Night 1993 (Live) Moyenne : 8.5   Sultans Of Swing 1978 (Studio/Live) Moyenne : pas de note
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