Dire Straits
Dire Straits | |
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 Dire Straits (1985) Kiri ke Kanan, Fletcher (belakang), Illsley, M. Knopfler dan Sonni | |
| Maklumat latar belakang | |
| Asal | Newcastle, England |
| Genre | Rock, blues rock, roots rock, country rock, progressive rock |
| Tahun aktif | 1977–1995 |
| Diskografi | Lihat: Dire Straits discography (en)   |
| Syarikat rakaman | Phonogram, Vertigo, Warner Bros. |
| Kegiatan berkaitan | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Anggota | Mark Knopfler Guy Fletcher Terry Williams Pick Withers David Knopfler John Illsley Jack Sonni |
| Bekas anggota | Mark Knopfler John Illsley Pick Withers David Knopfler Alan Clark Hal Lindes Terry Williams Guy Fletcher Jack Sonni |
| Pautan berkaitan | |
| Tapak sesawang | direstraits.com |
| Pautan lain |             |
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Dire Straits adalah sebuah kumpulan muzik rock dari Britain. Ditubuhkan pada tahun 1977 oleh dua bersaudara iaitu Mark dan David Knopfler, John Illsley (bass guitar/suara latar), dan Pick Withers (drum/percussion).
Lagu-lagu Dire Straits' berirama campuran jazz, folk, blues, dan juga rock & roll. Pada awal perjuangan Dire Straits, anak muda menggilai muzik punk ketika itu. Namun oleh kerana keunikan lagu-lagu Dire Straits yang seolah-olah mengajak pendengar kembali kepada genre pub rock. Kebanyakan lagu-lagu Dire Straits' berkonsepkan melancholic. Dire Straits merupakan jaguh dimedan perniagaan muzik.Mereka telah menjual lebih 120 juta album diseluruh dunia. Album terbaik mereka berjudul Brothers in Arms, telah laris lebih dari 30 juta salinan.
Lagu Popular
[sunting | sunting sumber]- 1. Sultans of Swing;
- 2. Romeo and Juliet;
- 3. Tunnel of Love;
- 4. Private Investigations;
- 5. Money for Nothing;
- 6. Walk of Life;
- 7. So Far Away;
- 8. Brothers in Arms.
Album Studio
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Dire Straits (1978)
- Communiqué (1979)
- Making Movies (1980)
- Love over Gold (1982)
- Brothers in Arms (1985)
- On Every Street (1991)
Anugerah
[sunting | sunting sumber]- BRIT Awards 1983 – Best British Group
- Grammy Awards 1986 – Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group (for "Money For Nothing")
- Grammy Awards 1986 – Brothers in Arms Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Juno Award 1986 – International Album of the Year
- BRIT Awards 1986 – Best British Group
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Video of the Year (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Best Group Video (for "Money for Nothing")
- Grammy Awards 1987 – Best Music Video, Short Form “Dire Straits Brothers in Arms”
- BRIT Awards 1987 – Best British Album (for Brothers In Arms)
- Grammy Awards 2006 – Best Surround Sound Album for his surround sound production (for Brothers in Arms—20th Anniversary Edition, Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler, surround producers)
- PRS for Music Heritage Award 2009.
Calun Anugerah
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Grammy Awards 1980 – Best New Artist
- Grammy Awards 1980 – Best Rock Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group (for "Sultans Of Swing")
- American Music Award 1986 – Favorite Pop/Rock Single (for "Money for Nothing")
- Grammy Awards 1986 – Album of the Year (for Brothers in Arms)
- Grammy Awards 1986 – Record of the Year (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Best Stage Performance Video (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Best Concept Video (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Best Direction (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Best Special Effects (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Viewer's Choice (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Best Art Direction (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Best Editing (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Most Experimental Video (for "Money for Nothing")
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 – Best Overall Performance (for "Money for Nothing")
- Grammy Awards 1992 – Best Music Video, Short Form (for "Calling Elvis")