|

        Click here to expand and collapse the player

        On Every Street

        Rate It! Avg: 4.5 (29 ratings)
        Sample Album
        On Every Street album cover
        01
        Calling Elvis
        		 6:27
        		$1.29
        02
        On Every Street
        		 5:04
        		$1.29
        03
        When It Comes To You
        		 5:01
        		$1.29
        04
        Fade To Black
        		 3:51
        		$1.29
        05
        The Bug
        		 4:17
        		$1.29
        06
        You And Your Friend
        		 5:59
        		$1.29
        07
        Heavy Fuel
        		 5:11
        		$1.29
        08
        Iron Hand
        		 3:10
        		$1.29
        09
        Ticket To Heaven
        		 4:26
        		$1.29
        10
        My Parties
        		 5:33
        		$1.29
        11
        Planet Of New Orleans
        		 7:48
        		$1.29
        12
        How Long
        		 3:49
        		$1.29
        Album Information

        Total Tracks: 12   Total Length: 60:36

        Find a problem with a track? Let us know.

        Write a Review 1 Member Review

        Please register before you review a release. Register

        user avatar

        The last wheeze

        WhoNeedsaNickname

        DS was done before this album ever came out, and you can hear it on some of these tracks. It's not awful, but it's clear Mark Knopfler was done with the "Dire Straits sound" and was ready to move onto a solo career. "Elivs" is little more than a chugging vamp that never quite gets going, and "Street" is similar, although it finally does bloom in the last minute or so. "Bug" and "Fuel" are, on the other hand, polished tunes that could've been hit singles (although "Fuel" has some of the laziest, most embarassing lyrics ever). "Iron Hand" and "How Long" will sound familiar to fans of Knopfler's solo stuff. "New Orleans" is a hidden gem - bluesy but with a propulsive groove behind it. By all means, however, ignore the ridiculously bad "Ticket" and "Parties."

        Recommended Albums

        eMusic Features

        Flying Saucers Rock & Roll
        0

        Flying Saucers Rock & Roll

        By Lenny Kaye, eMusic Contributor

        Of all rock's family tendrils, rockabilly is the one that keeps re-boppin', sporting a revival every decade or so, its coming-of-age kicks allowing each new offspring to roll its own. Guitar-heavy, emphasizing Wild Ones rebellion ("whaddya got?") and sonic dazzle (heavy on the reverb and chest vibrato), it raves and paves garage-punk (The Seeds to Damned), shockabilly (The Cramps and Chadbourne), new-wave (Stray Cats and Dire Straits), waggle-wobble (Jon Spencer and Boss Hog), Nirvana and… more »

        They Say All Music Guide

        It took Mark Knopfler more than six years to craft a followup to Dire Straits’ international chart-topper, Brothers In Arms, but though On Every Street sold in the expected multi-millions worldwide on the back of the band’s renown and a year-long tour, it was a disappointment. Knopfler remained a gifted guitar player with tastes in folk (“Iron Hand”), blues (“Fade To Black”), and rockabilly (“The Bug”), among other styles, but much of the album was low-key to the point of being background music. The group had long-since dwindled to original members Knopfler and bassist John Illsley, plus a collection of semi-permanent sidemen who provided support but no real musical chemistry. The closest thing to a successor to “Money For Nothing,” the big hit from Brothers In Arms, was the sarcastic rocker “Heavy Fuel.” It became an album rock radio favorite (though not a chart single), and fans still filled stadiums to hear “Sultans Of Swing,” but On Every Street was not the comeback it should have been. – William Ruhlmann

        more »