Making Movies

Dire Straits at their very best. I saw a documentary on Mark a few years ago, and a couple of highly respected guitar players in the business said Mark's solo on "Tunnel of Love" may be the most beautiful guitar solo ever recorded! Perfection! Just amazing talent.

Their best complete album by far !

Tunnel of Love, Hand in Hand, Romeo & Juliet, Les Boys! Love love this! Oh Hand in Hand!!!!!! I play this all the time.

One of the best albums EVER! Timeless to this day, I never grow tired of playing this all the way through.

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I agree with all of the 5 star ratings. Knofler sings and plays guitar with passion. Roy Brittan plays a similar epic style of keyboards as he did on Springsteen's "Born To Run" album. Every song is better than good, if you have to buy just one song start with the beginning, "Tunnel of Love" then contrast its power with the next passionate ballad about lost love, "Romeo & Juliet." I understand why some say "Les Boys" is a dissapointment. It lacks the power of its six predecessors. However, its detailed description of a "Disco Bar" in post-WWII Germany is very intriguing, tounge-in-cheek, satire; "It's all in fun now."

Yes another great album by dire straits!!! It's sad how people don't even know these songs they only know sultans of swing or money for nothing both great songs but I love just about all dire straits and mark knopfler's songs they are all classics!!! Top 3 songs: 1. Tunnel of love 2. Romeo and Juliet 3. Skateaway Thank you iTunes !!!!!

Like many here this is one of my all-time favorite albums, but unlike many that goes for every song on it. Romeo and Juliet is one of my favorite songs (I also recommend Amy Ray's acoustic cover). Tunnel of Love is epic too. i don't understand all the bashing of Les Boys in these reviews (maybe you just have to be gay to appreciate it, or understand how rare it was for such a song to even exist at the time it came out}. Dire Straits is a great band. A college buddy introduced me to them way back before anyone had heard of them, praising their cohesiveness and generous sharing of the musical spotlight with nobody overplaying. They're very much like The Band in that regard. Mark Knopfler's guitar playing is a joy. Buy it. Listen to it often.

I confess: I don't understand Les Boys. I tried. However, the rest of the album is so outstanding I would have to give up listening to music altogether not to own it. The emotions, the pacing, this is the kind of music that demands your attention. From the opening bars of Tunnel of Love to the last bit of Solid Rock, Making Movies never lets go of you. I would put this in the Top 10 Rock Albums of all time--that's how great it is.

This is a classic. If you think you love indie rock and have never heard this then you don't know what you are talking about (yeah hipster listen and learn). Every track is amazing and even the 'weak link' Les Boys is a great song.