The group took off with a bang with their bestselling first album, which includes the fresh-sounding “Sultans of Swing,” a top-five hit, as well as “Down to the Waterline,” which leaves little doubt that Knopfler is a guitarist of major proportions. single, where he shares composing credit with Sting, who famously opens the number by singing, “I want my MTV.”) That’s not to say that these sound like Knopfler solo records or that his musicianship is their only attraction the band was a bit of a revolving door, but the folks who went through it fit well with one another and knew how to deliver the goods. (The exception is “Money for Nothing,” the group’s only chart-topping U.S. He plays lead guitar, delivers the lead vocals, and wrote all but one of the songs himself. Mark Knopfler-the only founding member who stayed with the group all the way to the end-occupies centerstage throughout. The CDs are packaged in mini replicas of their original vinyl sleeves and come with posters that offer photos, art, and lyrics. You’ll find essential tracks on each of the six albums in Dire Straits’ recently issued clamshell-boxed set, The Studio Albums 1978–1991, which includes the British rock group’s eponymous 1978 debut plus Communique(1979), Making Movies (1980), Love Over Gold (1982), Brothers in Arms (1985), and On Every Street (1991).
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