Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best of Dire Straits)
January 30, 2007 by Jo Minor
Classic rock heroes Dire Straits, and frontman/guitarist Mark Knopfler in particular, has been responsible for some of the most memorable rock tunes of our times. Almost no one is a stranger to songs like Money For Nothing, Sultans of Swing or the very 80s sounding, almost-cheesy tune Walk of Life - and Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best of Dire Straits) is the album for those who like the band just enough to buy one compilation album full of the band’s best songs.
The album boasts an impressive 16 songs, including 3 live tracks in the form of Love Over Gold, Your Latest Trick and Local Hero (Wild Theme). A welcome addition to this nostalgic release, I might add, since the band really shines live and Mark has been known to be involved with some notable movie soundtracks in recent times.
Having grown up listening to music from Dire Straits, I can safely say that this compilation would appeal easily for people like me - targeting the people who have grown accustomed to the band’s tunes, but aren’t massive fans of the band’s work (in my case, I moved to heavy metal and chose to sit comfortably within it’s warm embraces).
For those who want a track listing of this album, here it is:
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 In Arms
11. Walk Of Life
12. Calling Elvis
13. Heavy Fuel
14. On Every Street
15. Your Latest Trick (Live)
16. Local Hero (Wild Theme) (Live)
Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best of Dire Straits) remains as one of the better Best Of compilations, and is easily available at any record store - and because it is pressed locally, the CD is reasonably priced as well. A fun, affordable and very well-planned release, Sultans Of Swing is a great album for those moments where you want to walk down memory lane all over again.
Dire Straits was also very well known as a “pub rock” band, and is regularly covered by musicians in pubs and cafes around the world - so can you think of a better album to play on the stereo when you get some friends for a few round of drinks on a cool, breezy evening?
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