Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Mon May 26, 2008 9:34 pm

I bought a second hand car the other day and the previous keeper had upgraded the stereo and the speakers. Unfortunately I realised as I set off to drive home that I had not brought any CD's. I switched on the cd player to listen to the radio instead and as luck would have it the previous keeper had left a cd in. It happened to be Brothers in Arms.

I have always been keen on Dire Straits but had never owned/listened to this album.

What quality! The track called 'One World' is stunning and I had gone all these years without hearing it.

It made the journey home very enjoyable despite struggling with a very sensitive clutch :grin:

parmopooly · **Posted:** Mon May 26, 2008 9:55 pm

despite that, the track "Brothers in arms" is a real tear-jerker,given the subject matter and it is a timeless piece of music. The guitar playing is out of this world - simple and stunning

parmopooly · **Posted:** Mon May 26, 2008 9:57 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JkHBC5 ... /search/in

truly brilliant

parmopooly · **Posted:** Mon May 26, 2008 9:58 pm

back to Elvis's original point,I've got the live at the BBC cd which is cracking (around 1978-ish)

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Mon May 26, 2008 10:27 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

parmopooly wrote:

despite that, the track "Brothers in arms" is a real tear-jerker,given the subject matter and it is a timeless piece of music. The guitar playing is out of this world - simple and stunning

The best version was the one released last year for the 25th anniversary of The Falklands war, totally stripped down an "de-slicked", it let the SONG shine through and not Bob Clearmountains (or whoever it was) terrible 80's production.

As you probably know, I'm a huge Elvis Costello fan but there are at least 2 of his 1983-84-85 lp's that are unlistenable, nowt to do with the songs, but the dreadful mid 80's sound by people like Hugh Padgham and Bob Clearmountain.

When he brought Nick Lowe back for "Blood And Chocolate" the results were awesome.

Grave, even The Damned's 80's albums are overboiled pap.

Cheers, I will try and get hold of their first album. Never heard it before.

ps, I would agree that some of the Damneds 80's stuff was overdone but I thought the black album was incredible

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Mon May 26, 2008 11:47 pm

Punch the clock....elvis clappp

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 12:40 am

I've heard that there's a factory in Germany that solely makes the Brothers in Arms album.

Still yet to understand why

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 3:28 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

...you got a choice of 3 "free" cd's...

..."Brothers In Arms", "Born In The USA" and "Tusk". Yup, they were the "best" three available!

Isn't that 4??

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 3:40 pm

Is it true that 'Brothers In Arms' was the first ever Album released on CD????

I heard that it was years ago but have never been able to find anything on the Internet about it!!!! confised

yloop · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 3:46 pm

Was Abba - The visitors according to wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

ElvisAintDead wrote:

The best version was the one released last year for the 25th anniversary of The Falklands war, totally stripped down an "de-slicked", it let the SONG shine through and not Bob Clearmountains (or whoever it was) terrible 80's production.

Ahem............... a credit somewhere here please :evil:

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 3:49 pm

I hated all of dire straits big hits confised

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

Many many times but never in the band.

Wouldn't say I did it by myself, Dave MacCreedy was very much involved as well.

But, I did arrange the thing with PCM - Paul Crockford Management (Knopfler's Manager), Universal Music and Mercury Records.

Oh, I also designed the artwork.

Any doubters? Wanna see the sleeve credits?

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

Mr Elvis was referring to the Monkeyhangerz project as the first record.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 4:00 pm

yloop wrote:

Was Abba - The visitors according to wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc

I must have got mixed up with this....

'The first artist to sell a million copies on CD was Dire Straits, with their 1985 album Brothers in Arms.'

Cheers for that Mr.Yloop!!!! :grin:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 4:01 pm

HUFC wrote:

I didnt know Mark Knopfler was involved with the Monkeyhangers thing.

Stop taking the piss!!!! :roll:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

This is a wind up methinks.

He was under his pseudonym of Graham Aves.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 4:02 pm

Is it true that Mr.I is going to be a Judge on the next X-Factor????

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

Mr I wrote:

rolfl

This is a wind up methinks.

He was under his pseudonym of Graham Aves.

ElvisAintDead wrote:

HUFC wrote:

I didnt know Mark Knopfler was involved with the Monkeyhangers thing.

He played all of Graeme Aves' Guitar parts on the cd.

Snap

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 4:03 pm

Mr I wrote:

He was under his pseudonym of Graham Aves.

I didn't know Mark Knopfler's missus worked at the Baths!?!?

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

MutleyRules wrote:

Is it true that Mr.I is going to be a Judge on the next X-Factor????

Aye, i'm judging the rag and bone man yodelling competition.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

Only in the pie eating contest, he came second.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

Was he involved in the Brothers in Arms, Monkeyhangerz or the pie eating contest? Make you question clean man.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 4:50 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

I can't remember, we were stoned. Mr Ripper had the best shirt, that I CAN recall.

The things I do for these media whores. :grin:

Spender · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 4:58 pm

HUFC wrote:

I thought you had said that Mark Knopfler was involved in the Monkeybusiness CD. Which is quite cool.

It's even cooler than you think. :grin:

Mark Knopfler has sold lots of CD's. Monkeyhangerz sold lots of CD's too. But here's only one Mark Knopfler and there were tons of Monkeyhangerz and he still couldn't finish in the charts higher than us that week. Some of them were only eight and some of them were really fat.

Conclusion: he's alright but he''s not as good as the Monkeyhangerz.

The weeks he was at it we didn't even bother. Couldn't be arsed. stpid

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

It's worth repeating that whilst Mr Elvis and myself took most of the media plaudits, in my opinion the man of the match was Ripper.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 5:06 pm

Mr I wrote:

It's worth repeating that whilst Mr Elvis and myself took most of the media plaudits, in my opinion the man of the match was Ripper.

For wearing somebody's flowery shirt while they posed for photos! rolfl

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22655

No, for rescuing the distribution. Without the work you did the job would have been fooked.

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