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Dire Straits

Country / region: United Kingdom
Recording years: 1992–2014
Recordings: 19
Albums and releases: 4

ARTIST STORY

Meet Dire Straits

Dire Straits is a band / group associated with United Kingdom whose catalog here spans 1992–2014. The artist is connected with Rock, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Rock shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Down to the Waterline”, “Lions”, “Six Blade Knife”, “Tunnel of Love”. Then move to “Live at the BBC” and “Alchemy: Dire Straits Live” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Rock

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Band / group
Country / region: United Kingdom
Formation date: 1977
End date: 1995
Formed in: Deptford

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Start with these recordings

01Down to the Waterline1995 · RockOpen in new tab 02Lions1995 · RockOpen in new tab 03Six Blade Knife1995 · RockOpen in new tab 04Tunnel of Love1995 · RockOpen in new tab 05Water of Love1995 · RockOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Representative albums and releases

Album·1995

Love Over Gold

GENRES

Genres

Rock

ARTIST GRAPH

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Dire Straits

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Why they connect

created byAlchemy: Dire Straits LiveDire Straits and Alchemy: Dire Straits Live are connected in the catalog.
created byCommuniquéDire Straits and Communiqué are connected in the catalog.
created byLove Over GoldDire Straits and Love Over Gold are connected in the catalog.
created byLive at the BBCDire Straits and Live at the BBC are connected in the catalog.
main styleRockDire Straits and Rock share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byDown to the WaterlineDown to the Waterline is a recording by Dire Straits.
performed byLionsLions is a recording by Dire Straits.
performed byWater of LoveWater of Love is a recording by Dire Straits.
performed bySix Blade KnifeSix Blade Knife is a recording by Dire Straits.
performed byTunnel of LoveTunnel of Love is a recording by Dire Straits.

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GenreRock AlbumLive at the BBC AlbumAlchemy: Dire Straits Live AlbumCommuniqué