on every street
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on every street
On Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The follow-up to the band's massively successful album Brothers in Arms, On Every Street reached the top of the UK albums chart and was also certified platinum by the RIAA. -Wikipedia
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Rolling STone
1991 - As a whole, On Every Street reconfirms that Knopfler is an impeccable guitarist, a musician of exquisite taste — but some of it shows why impeccability in rock is often a minor virtue and tastefulness a smooth path to tedium.
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All About Jazz
On Every Street's relative lack of radio-friendly hits and (worse!!) more country-inflected undertones, for me it completely restored my faith in Knopfler as a songwriter and bandleader.
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Entertainment Weekly
but most of the record is so low-key and tastefully atmospheric-full of lulling saxophones and dobros and Knopfler’s crisp-as-always guitar picking and reedy voice — that you may think he decided his future lies in Muzak royalties
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Daily Vault
Melancholic to a fault, only a handful of songs are worthy of the band’s name
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Only Solitaire
Dull, yes. Predictable, more than ever. Easy-listening, by all means. But at least the stylishness is still there.
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Don Ignacio
That's not a put-down of the album, but it'll certainly indicate the sort of person who ought to own this album. Do you like well-polished, classy lite-rock with jazz ties and an excellent minimalist guitar player? Among those sorts of albums, this is surely first class.
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Evans Rock Album
Thus On Every Street is a thoroughly solid product, an engrossing and rewarding listen that's unspectacular at heart but meticulously crafted nonetheless, succeeding more due to this intricate craftsmanship than any brilliance in the songwriting department.
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Oocities
probably the least essential of the band’s six studio albums, though it’s still a pleasantly enjoyable effort for the most part
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Ultimate Classic Rock
Still, it's as intricately played and focused as the group's best albums, but without 'Love Over Gold''s ambitions, 'Making Movies'' songcraft or 'Brothers in Arms'' hits.
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Music Tap
For me, “On Every Street” has everything Dire Straits was compositionally recognized for: both a sad tenderness and an “end credits” closing instrumental passage that encompasses the highs and lows
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All Music
but much of the album was low-key to the point of being background music
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