Debby Bull gave the album a mixed review for Rolling Stone magazine, praising the "carefully crafted" effort, writing, "The record is beautifully produced, with Mark Knopfler's terrific guitar work catching the best light". Instead it sounds just a bit too like the last Dire Straits album, which sounded not unlike the last one before that, which sounded suspiciously like the beginning of a hugely successful and very lucrative plan to take over the world known as AOR". What they heard was exactly what ended up on the record; no additional processing or effects were used during the mix. Knopfler has distilled his sonic essence, via blues, to appeal to billboard romantics with cinemascope insecurities.

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms | Releases | Discogs Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms | Releases | Discogs

It is also the third-best-selling album of all-time in Australia, [ citation needed] and the 18th-best-selling album of all-time in France. Brooks singled out the "haunting ballad" "Your Latest Trick", the "acerbic satire of vid-rock culture" in "Money for Nothing" and the "outstanding craftsmanship in the words and music" of the title track, which was "not a new message, but at least something other than sex, cars, or drugs is being talked about here. The Man's Too Strong" depicts the character of an ancient soldier (or war criminal) and his fear of showing feelings as a weakness. During the recording sessions at Montserrat, Williams voiced his disappointment to Mark Knopfler over some of his playing so far (not all the songs had drums on them yet) after listening to a playback of what was recorded; shortly after this, he was dismissed from the sessions after about six weeks. A Rykodisc employee subsequently wrote, "[In 1985 we] were fighting to get our CDs manufactured because the entire worldwide manufacturing capacity was overwhelmed by demand for a single rock title (Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms).This OG 1LP Pressing Does Have The Advantage Of Having The Ethereal 3Desque Soundscape With The Very Nicely Defined Stereo Panning / Imaging Just Like The Original CD Mastering Which Is A Big Part Of Why I Love Brothers In Arms And Why I Regard This Pressing As A Must Own Even If It Feels A Little Bit Underwhelming With Some Of The Best Songs Being Compromised In Their Majestic Length Especially Why Worry Which Has One Of The Most Beautiful 80's Ambient Moments In The Coda Which Is Gone Here. Songs "So Far Away", "Money For Nothing", "Your Latest Trick" and "Why Worry" were edited on that release. I also have a two disc version, but this is still perfect to toss on if you’re not actively listening.

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985, Vinyl) - Discogs

The studio itself was small, with a 20-by-25-foot (6m ×8m) recording space that offered virtually no isolation.I do not find this record to be 'thin' per other comment, but my system has a sub and there's a decent amount of thump coming in under 80hz . The decision to move to digital recording came from Knopfler's constant striving for better sound quality.

Brothers In Arms (1985, Specialty Pressing Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985, Specialty Pressing

I only got this because my UK original had a really annoying tick on one song which was driving me mad, so I gave that copy to my Dad (he's happy with anything! Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. Sorry If This Sounds Rambling But At The End Of The Day I Would Say Pick This Pressing Up If Your Either A Major Fan Of The Album Or If You Want A Vinyl Copy That Sounds As Close To The Incredible Sounding Original CD As Possible.Brothers in Arms spent a total of 14 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart (including ten consecutive weeks between 18 January and 22 March 1986), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States and 34 weeks at number one on the Australian Albums Chart. citation needed] In the Netherlands, the album used to hold the record for longest run ever on the Dutch Album chart with 269 weeks (non-consecutive) but lost it to Adele's 21 in 2016. While setting up the guitar amplifier microphones in an effort to get the " ZZ Top sound" that Knopfler sought, guitar tech Ron Eve, who was in the control room, heard the "amazing" sound before Dorfsman was finished arranging the mics.