Biography
The world-famous British Dire Straits group formed by a talented vocalist Mark Nopfler and his brother David, at the end of the 20th century she conquered the hearts of the public with such hits as "Money for Nothing", "You and Your Friend", "Calling Elvis" and "Brothers in Arms " In the 2000s, when there were almost nothing left of the participants from the original composition, the team was included in the American Hall of Glory Rock and Roll and awarded the Heritage Award with a Music Heritage Award Memorial Plaquier.The history of creation and composition
The authors of the creation of one of the most popular Rock groups of Great Britain were the brothers Mark and David Nonopfleers, who in the 1970s were a teacher of art and a social worker, as well as their friends Peak Withers and John Illesley, who moved to Newcastle from the small town of Leicester.
Embed from getty imagesSome of them have already had experience of musical activity and with varying degrees of professionalism performed in groups such as Spring, Brewers Dropoop, Magna Carta. Therefore, distributing the roles of vocalist, guitarist, bass player and drummer, guys made demotupies "Water Of Love" and "Down to the Waterline" as an ensemble of Café Racer, and then, thinking about the problems of society, changed the name on the Dire Straits.
In 1977, the team spoke in the center of The Rock Garden and showed the Cassette DJ by the name of Charlie Gillett, who liked the music brand of Nopefler and the company that he put "Sultans of Swing" in the Honky Tonk show on BBC radio.
A few months after this event, the Events Dire Straits signed a contract with Vertigo, the former regional division of Phonogram Records (U.K. Ltd.). In a short time, they released the song "Southbound Again", "In The Gallery" and "Six Blade Knife" on request BBC Radio London, and then they were added to them "Setting Me Up", "Real Girl" and "EastBound Train".
In subsequent years, the work of the group covered by several dozen penetrating melodies and lyrical ballads, which were performed by musicians like Alan Clark, Chris White, Hal Lindes and Guy Fletcher, as well as video clips and concert albums with sessional performers, at different times.
Music
In 1978, Dire Straits released a debut album under the same name, which included rewritten songs, as well as new compositions "Wild West End" and "Lions". After the presentation of the record, the young team toured with Rockers Talking Heads from New York and became famous in the States, releasing the global release.Next year, the Nopfler with colleagues gave more than 50 concerts in the cities of North America, and their songs took high places in the charts of Australia, New Zealand, European countries and the USA. Therefore, the audience was looking forward to the release of the second studio album recorded on the bugs and the named "Communiqué".
In 1980, personnel changes have occurred in the group, and without the participation of David Nopefler, the Dire Straits released experimental albums "Love Over Gold" and "Making Movies". They received positive feedback from critics and contained "Tunnel of Love" hits, "The Carousel Waltz", "Romeo and Juliet", which were recorded by a novel with a new keyboard player and guitar player.
In 1985, the discography of the British team was replenished with a fifth studio plate, which received world famous thanks to the Single of the Brithers in Arms. In just a couple of weeks after official release, this work has become the best in the prestigious British charts and, having received a multiplatin certificate in America, for 9 weeks headed Billboard 200 and Australian ARIA.
It seemed that worldwide success was to inspire musicians to continue creative biography, but this did not happen. Mark Nopfler took up solo activities and for a while frozen the project.
True, in 1991, Dire Straits reunited and recorded the Compositions "Calling Elvis" and "You and Your Friend" for the ON EVERY STREET plate, which became the last studio album. And after the world tour, which consisted of more than 300 concerts, a decision was made about the final dissolution of the team, but now their tracks are published on CDs and are present in the films "Riding High", Mario and Conspiracy of Hope.
Dire Straits now
In the late 2000s, some participants offered to renew joint activities, but did not like this idea to the frontman, and he answered with a categorical refusal. Therefore, at the initiative of Chris White, a genital project was created called The Dire Straits Experience, where the former members of the British team and other world-class musicians played.
Since the founding, this team gave a dozen concerts, which, judging by the photo and video recordings, were popular, but did not release any new album or a collection of old hits. And in 2019-2020, the performers took large-scale tour in America and Europe and in mid-April performed in Russia in the territory of the Crocus City Hall Hall.
Discography
- 1978 - "DIRE STRAITS"
- 1979 - "Communiqué"
- 1980 - "Making Movies"
- 1982 - "LOVE OVER GOLD"
- 1985 - Brithers in Arms
- 1991 - "ON EVERY STREET"
Clips
- "Wild West End"
- "Romeo and Juliet"
- "LOVE OVER GOLD"
- "Twisting by the pool"
- "Money for Nothing"
- Brithers in Arms
- "SO Far Away"
- "Calling Elvis"
- "Tunnel of Love"
- Skateaway
- "The Bug"