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title: "Dire Straits: On the Night"
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# Dire Straits: On the Night

**Brand:** mark knopflermichael blakey
**Price:** € 27.63
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- **What is this?** Dire Straits: On the Night by mark knopflermichael blakey
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## Description

Starring Michael Blakey, Chris White, Dire Straits.

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Music Video & Concerts, Rock
- **Format:** Import, Multiple Formats, NTSC
- **Contributor:** Alan Clark, Chris White, Dire Straits, John Illsley, Mark Knopfler, Michael Blakey
- **Language:** English
- **Color:** Color

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I really enjoyed this DVD, but...
  

*by A***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 16, 2005*

I really liked this DVD.  It took a long time to get it upon its release (almost two months), but it is more than worth the wait.The production value is very high.  There is a nice opening sequence where the band and roadies arrive at the venue, and get ready to put on the show.  The DVD uses this sequence to introduce the players, showing them getting off of busses, walking down corridors, and other mundane predatory actions.  Knopfler walks out to a very enthusiastic crowd and after a few seconds of thunderous applause launches into the first song.  I was very happy (as a guitar player myself) that many of his solos were shown in close-up detail.  I like little things like that, seeing how he works to get that sound.  I will not go over every song, but just be sure, there is not a single piece of filler here, although there would be a couple of songs that might be considered MIA.  I could not imagine seeing B.B. King in concert without his performing "The Thrill is Gone", so seeing Dire Straits and not having them perform the break through "Sultans of Swing", the song that introduced them to the world is a bit strange.  Oh well, you can't have everything.  There is a good mix of rockers, softer more mellow songs and plenty of opportunity for Knopfler to let the other members of the band show off a bit.  Overall, a great performance.The one weakness that requires me to go with 4 stars rather than 5 is the fact that this is a medium that can offer so much more in terms of sound.  That this is not offered in some form of 5.1 is a crime.  I love concerts on DVD when you hear the crowds behind you and the music hits from many angles.  If I gave this basic two-channel stereo rendering a 5 star rating, it would not be fair to the other DVDs out there that earned their 5s with terrific audio engineering.  If this was a 1980s VHS tape, it would be a 5, but for a DVD introduced in the year 2005, two-channel stereo can't be given a perfect score for a concert performance.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good Performance From Knopfler And Company
  

*by R***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 21, 2005*

I had the privilege of seeing Dire Straits three times during their "On Every Street" tour, from which this DVD was taken. I have previously seen the VHS and cable broadcast versions of this concert, and while there is more material found elsewhere, the quality of the DVD production is substantially better, although it is a bit of a travesty to see a Dire Straits show without "Sultans of Swing," as others have pointed out.It pains me to give any Dire Straits production less than five stars, but I gave this DVD four for a couple of reasons, the most obvious being the obviously questionable editing of the set list. My other reason is a bit more related to this particular tour: the band got away from their roots and became a mammoth production with up to nine people onstage in some of the numbers which, for me, tended to obscure the music in some places (I got particularly tired of the excessive pedal steel guitar work on many of the songs.) That's personal preference, of course, and others love the larger orchestrations.Overall I think this is a good DVD, although it really doesn't capture the energy of Dire Straits in concert as well as some other productions, including the much earlier, and generally superior, "Alchemy," which will hopefully be released on DVD soon.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    If You Like Them, You're Going To Love This
  

*by D***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 26, 2017*

I was a fan of Dire Straits and had seen them back in the 80s but was seated too far too enjoy it. I've got a couple of concert DVDs of Knopfler on his own (and obviously older) and while the music is fantastic, he acts as if he's bored on stage and thus is boring to watch (except to see his virtuoso guitar playing). Since this video is probably around 25 years earlier, you can see when he put more energy into his performance and looks like he is enjoying himself. The camera work is excellent and of course the music is magical. The crowd in this large, beautiful stadium go wild when DS first come out and after they finish an incredible version of Calling Elvis, I can say if I was there I would have been happy if they said "Good night" afterwards and went home just after playing this opener! A percussion solo on the first song? Who does that?!! Incredible. Then they come back with a rousing version of Walk of Life that gets you right back on your feet again. Thank goodness they play some slower songs to be able to catch your breath. They really beef up most of their rockers here so be prepared to do some dancing because these guys rock when they get going. MK's favorite steel guitarist adds some amazing solos himself. Possibly the best live DVD I've got of several bands.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Dire Straits - On The Night [DVD] [1993] [2004]
- Dire Straits: Alchemy Live [DVD] [2010]
- Dire Straits - Going Home DVD Video

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