At a time when most pop music was still analog, bandleader Mark Knopfler insisted on a fully digital production (DDD) to achieve the highest possible sound quality.
: It was the first album in history to sell over one million copies in CD format. dire_straits_brothers_in_arms
: A cynical look at guerrilla warfare, using Latin American rainforest imagery and eerie background noises. At a time when most pop music was
: A massive #1 hit that mocked the MTV generation using lyrics inspired by an actual conversation Knopfler overheard in a furniture store. It famously features Sting singing the "I want my MTV" intro. : A massive #1 hit that mocked the
: The title track is a poignant anti-war anthem written during the 1982 Falklands War. It is sung from the perspective of a dying soldier on the battlefield and remains a staple at military funerals. Legacy and 40th Anniversary