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Love Over Gold

Dire Straits

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  Name Artist Time Price  
1 Telegraph Road Dire Straits 14:18 Album Only View In iTunes
2 Private Investigations Dire Straits 6:46 $1.29 View In iTunes
3 Industrial Disease Dire Straits 5:50 $1.29 View In iTunes
4 Love Over Gold Dire Straits 6:17 $1.29 View In iTunes
5 It Never Rains Dire Straits 7:59 $1.29 View In iTunes
Total: 5 Songs

Album Review

Adding a new rhythm guitarist, Dire Straits expands its sounds and ambitions on the sprawling Love Over Gold. In a sense, the album is their prog rock effort, containing only five songs, including the 14-minute opener "Telegraph Road." Since Mark Knopfler is a skilled, tasteful guitarist, he can sustain interest even throughout the languid stretches, but the long, atmospheric, instrumental passages aren't as effective as the group's tight blues-rock, leaving Love Over Gold only a fitfully engaging listen.

Recent Customer Reviews

amazing
     
by what???2121

When I was 15 or 16 (early 80s) I heard Industrial Disease and immediately went out and bought this album thinking these Dire Straits folks must write a bunch of poppy, dance tunes. To my shock it was all this mellow, melodic piano/guitar duets. Disappointed, the album sat unlistened to until one day I put it on again and listened... and let it wash over me. I was hooked. Telegraph Road is one of the great rock masterpieces of Knopfler's generation. Amazing stuff.

Love Over Gold - Dire Straights at their Best
     
by Spud Boy

Had this album in college. Dire Straights have always been an exceptional band, and their albums interesting to listen to. This one is no exception. Haunting melodies and lyrics, you can't go wrong here.

A classic masterpiece
     
by Kraisri Borisute

This is, in my opinion, is simply Dire Straits best work. Just Telegraph road alone, makes this album complete but the remaining songs help make it a classic. Mark has reached his highest point in his career with Dire Straits here. Each songs has its own character and reflecting Mark's expertise in song writing as well as his guitar playing.

Biography

Formed: 1977 in London, England

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s

Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy....
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Top Albums and Songs by Dire Straits

  Name Album Time Price  
1 Money for Nothing Private Investigations - The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler 8:24 $1.29 View In iTunes
2 Sultans of Swing Private Investigations - The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler 5:48 $1.29 View In iTunes
3 Walk of Life Private Investigations - The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler 4:08 $1.29 View In iTunes
4 Romeo and Juliet Private Investigations - The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler 6:00 $1.29 View In iTunes
5 So Far Away Private Investigations - The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler 5:05 $1.29 View In iTunes

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