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Album: Alchemy: Dire Straits Live [Remastered]
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    Once Upon A Time In The West Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 13:01
2)    Expresso Love Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 5:45
3)    Romeo And Juliet Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 8:18
4)    Love Over Gold Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 3:28
5)    Private Investigations Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 7:35
6)    Sultans Of Swing Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 10:54
  Disc 2
1)    Two Young Lovers Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 4:50
2)    Tunnel Of Love Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 14:29
3)    Telegraph Road Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 13:37
4)    Solid Rock Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 6:02
5)    Going Home Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 6:05
 

Album: Alchemy: Dire Straits Live [Remastered]
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    Once Upon A Time In The West Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 13:01
2)    Expresso Love Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 5:45
3)    Romeo And Juliet Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 8:18
4)    Love Over Gold Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 3:28
5)    Private Investigations Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 7:35
6)    Sultans Of Swing Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 10:54
  Disc 2
1)    Two Young Lovers Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 4:50
2)    Tunnel Of Love Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 14:29
3)    Telegraph Road Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 13:37
4)    Solid Rock Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 6:02
5)    Going Home Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983 More Info... 6:05
 
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Tracks

1. Once Upon A Time In The West

2. Expresso Love

3. Romeo And Juliet

4. Love Over Gold

5. Private Investigations

6. Sultans Of Swing

7. Two Young Lovers (Intro: The Carousel Waltz)

8. Tunnel Of Love

9. Telegraph Road

10. Solid Rock

11. Going Home - Theme From 'local Hero'

Performer Notes
  • Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler (vocals, guitar); Hal Lindes (guitar); Alan Clark (keyboards); John Illsley (bass); Terry Williams (drums).
  • Additional personnel: Mel Collins (saxophone); Tommy Mandel (keyboards); Joop De Korte (percussion).
  • Recorded in July 1983.
  • Laser disc also available on IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT (6305).
  • ALCHEMY-LIVE captures Dire Straits live sound on a two-CD set. The set draws from their first four albums and includes among its highlights "Sultans of Swing" and "Tunnel of Love."
  • There is an interesting contrast on this 94-minute double-disc live album (recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983) between the music, much of which is slow and moody, with Mark Knopfler's muttered vocals and large helpings of his fingerpicking on what sounds like an amplified Spanish guitar, and the audience response. The arena-size crowd cheers wildly, and claps and sings along when given half a chance, as though each song were an up-tempo rocker. When they do have a song of even medium speed, such as "Sultans of Swing" or "Solid Rock," they are in ecstasy. That Dire Straits' introspective music loses much of its detail in a live setting matters less than that it gains presence and a sense of anticipation. Alan Clark's keyboards help to fill out the sound and give Knopfler's spare melodies a certain majesty, but Dire Straits remains an overgrown bar band with a Bob Dylan fixation, and that's exactly how the crowd likes it. [The CD version of the album contains one extra track, "Love Over Gold," which adds a needed change of pace to the otherwise slow-moving first disc.] ~ William Ruhlmann
Professional Reviews
Q (7/96, p.141) - 3 Stars - Good - "...admirably recorded...gruelling world tour and Knopfler's theme from Local Hero added to the set..."
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