Dire Straits

Listen to track 1 & the sultans, they are almost identical in music! When you have two songs that sound almost identical on the same album, it’s showing the lack of musicianship! If you want Dire Straits, get the greatest hits album & that’s all you need!

They sultans do a good job!

Fire

The sound and vibe of this album is amazing. Classic!

This sounded so fresh in 1978. Beautiful musicianship at a time when a lot of new music was a few chords and a yelp. Water of Love is a masterpiece.

Mark Knopfler plays the best guitar I have ever heard. It's not just the occasional riff in a few songs, his transitions are consistent and amazing. The rest of Dire Straits is great as well, Knopfler's guitar just really stands out.

I grew up listening to this album. One of my all time favorites. All songs in this allbum are great without exception.

I bought this vinyl gem new in 1978 only for Sultans of Swing, never really cared for the rest of the songs....now that I'm in my mid/late fifties i have come to realize that by spinning this album up on the ole turntable, sitting in the sweet spot between the speakers, closing my eyes and giving it a good listen..... I hear something new all the time that i have not heard before in most of the songs. Mark and the boys really made something great here, but it took me a long time to really hear it. In a way I'm glad i had not worn this album out, and that i bought and still have a quality turntable and stylus to keep this vinyl in pristine condition.

Transformative Stratacaster precision. Still mesmorizing...after all these years.

Great album but it's classic rock not pop iTunes!