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- Dire Straits
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- Dire Straits has made a record that
- will be difficult to beat.In the first
- week "On Every Street" was in sale it
- sold over 6 millions CD's.
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- It's a long time since Mark
- Knopfler and his Dire Straits was on
- the first place on the worldcharts.
- Six years ago, it was "Brothers In
- Arms" whitch sold millions.
- Knopfler's special, almost singing
- guitarsound, whitch we all remember
- from "Sultans Of Swing" in 1978, made
- him the biggest star and a popular
- helper for other musicians. He was
- the heavyst name in Notting
- Hillbillies, made the music for the
- film "Local Hero", and was a good
- countryguitarist and singer together
- with Chet Atkins. He has got more
- routine and talent past this years.
- Dire Strait is back again with "On
- Every Street". He shows his qualities
- in "You And Your Friend", which is a
- great ballad. The first tune on the
- album, "Calling Elvis", is also the
- groups titletune on the worldtour
- whitch is in Norway in late Juli. In
- "How Long" shows Mark his experience
- from Notting Hillbillies. It is
- twelve new tunes on the album ,which
- five is classics. The other tunes are
- just exellent.
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- Zoppo/Toxic Track