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Dire Straits : Every Album, Every Song by Andrew Wild (2021, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherSonicbond Publishing

ISBN-101789520444

ISBN-139781789520446

eBay Product ID (ePID)21050414425

Product Key Features

Book TitleDire Straits : Every Album, Every Song

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicHistory & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Rock

GenreMusic

AuthorAndrew Wild

Book SeriesOn Track Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight8.2 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Synopsis1979 was an amazing time for UK post-punk pop. At the end of March, a fresh new sound entered the British top 20. 'Sultans of Swing', a very wordy song with lots of driving guitar, a tight rhythm section and some killer musicianship. Dire Straits, unlikely pop stars led by a balding 29-year-old Geordie who could play guitar brilliantly, had finally arrived. Six years later, they were, for a time, the biggest band in the world. Brothers in Arms sold by the truckload, one of the first massive sellers on CD. Since then, however, their star has fallen. Over exposure as the safe, boring champions of the CD age, has resulted in Dire Straits becoming, to many, the embodiment of a certain sort of benign, homogenised music. Mark Knopfler, their singer, guitarist, producer and songwriter, became a caricature of the middle-aged rocker in the minds of many. Their music remains stubbornly unfashionable, but retains its huge fanbase. Dire Straits On Track revisits, re-evaluates and contextualises the band's six studio albums and two live albums, as well as EPs and archive releases. Seven ex-members of Dire Straits have been interviewed for this book, providing fresh perspective and insight. The band made a lot of good music. It's time we remembered why.