 Father really does know best!
Review of Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) - Dire Straits by
avacarrdo
Advantages: Oh, practically everything
Disadvantages: Live performances may not be to everyone's taste
...up your own mind.
1. SULTANS OF SWING
With a moody, evocative sound, this song is a great introduction to the unique vocals of Knopfler. His gravely voice and “singspeak” style of vocals gives this a laid back style. It features a blistering guitar solo by Knopfler and it’s really smooth. That’s the best way I can think of to describe it.
When I was a student, I’d go down to the Victoria Market in Melbourne to buy cheap fruit and veg. There ...
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The laid-back axe man
Review of Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) - Dire Straits by
Pumpkin
Advantages: See op.
Disadvantages: See op.
...released their Greatest Hits collection: Sultans of Swing. I already had several live albums of theirs, but wanted a studio album and this one seemed to fit the bill, as it contained all of their classic songs.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Sultans of Swing
2. Lady Writer
3. Romeo and Juliet
4. Tunnel of Love
5. Private Investigations
6. Twisting by the Pool
7. Love Over Gold (Live)
8. So Far Away
9. Money for Nothing
10. Brothers ...
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12.06.2001
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Their music is a dream..
Review of Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) - Dire Straits by
fortuna
Advantages: fantastic
Disadvantages: no
Dire Straits are for me the best musical group of the world.
Their music is a sweet pop and often also country.
Their best song is, for me, certainly “Sultans of swing”: pure and sweet music;when I I listen to it I think to stay in a dream…fantastic!
Between their songs I remember “Romeo and Juliet”, “Brothers in arms” and “Communiquè”.
The band was:
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20.08.2001
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 Special Edition - not the best
Review of Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) - Dire Straits by
Pritch
Advantages: Some very good studio work, Knopfler's live guitar playing outstanding
Disadvantages: Most of the live tracks ruin the flow of the album
On the whole, Sultans of Swing is quite a good album, marred by a few live tracks. When this album was put together, nobody suggested that live and studio recorded tracks wouldn't go well together, and as a result the album flits rather ungracefully from one song to another. Add to this the (very annoying) second CD in the special edition, and you'll wonder why you spent your money on this set. The second CD features Mark Knopfler (minus Dire Straits) ...
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26.07.2000
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jimmyled
Nice album, featuring the best of Dire Straits. Although Money for Nothing is shortened by half, this dosen't affect the album so much, and it is a good buy.
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27.07.2008
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Good collection of tracks
Review of Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) - Dire Straits by
synchro
Advantages: A well rounded recording including live tracks
Disadvantages:
...owned a cassette with a Sultans of Swing recording, but found the CD version a little different in sound quality. This may be due the digital recording. However, it remains a classic. The beauty of this CD package is the 2nd CD that consists of live recordings. These reveal the talent of DS when playing well known tracks to a live audience. Capturing the essence of the recorded music, but extending the length of play and adapting to the audience. ...
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