DIRE STRAITS - Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of (Original DVD)
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| Original DVD, not burned DVD-R copy (very qualitative product). |
| Item ID | 867 |
| Format | Pal |
| Region | All |
| Discs | 1 |
This is a great collection of Dire Straits' videos from the beginning ("Sultans of Swing"), to the end ("Heavy Fuel"). There are 13 videos presented here with three live "videos" taken from the "On Every Street" tour. The total running time is right at 90 minutes, and much of the material is rare, so it is wonderful to see all these on one DVD.
The videos are as follows:
"Sultans of Swing" - This is from the very early days of music video, and it shows. This is basically a staged version of the song. Mark looks so young in this video that it is almost startling.
"Lady Writer" - I found the "Puffy Shirt" from Seinfeld! Well, maybe not exactly, but you have got to see the shirt that poor Pick Withers has to endure back at the drum kit (it really does look like its "Puffy Shirt" namesake). Very lame production values from the late 1970s, once again.
"Romeo and Juliet" - This is the first Dire Strait's video that tells the story largely through actors performing the song as a narrative. Some interesting hairstyles are featured.
"Tunnel of Love" - This is a great early video, albeit featuring some very bad early 1980s clothes and hair.
"Private Investigations" - This is the only video that reveals that Mark is actually left handed if you watch for it. This one is well done, and is genuinely creepy, as per the song's subject matter: highly recommended.
"Twisting by the Pool" - From the EP of the same name, it is a comparatively rare track, and is up-tempo fun. It features film shot from the time of "Alchemy."
"Love Over Gold" - This one is a bit boring, but honestly it may be my bias: this is not one of my favorite Dire Straits' songs.
"So Far Away" - This is a very conventional and captivating video featuring a lot of studio footage from the band.
"Money For Nothing" - This is, of course, one of the most influential videos in history, introducing computer generated characters to videos. It didn't hurt that the song is the biggest hit ever by Dire Straits.
"Brothers in Arms" - This is an impeccably crafted and suitably somber video. It is incredibly well conceptualized and executed, particularly the "machine gun to guitar" edit introducing Mark's solo. It is the best Dire Straits video, hands down.
"Walk of Life" - Another great concept, this time illustrating the lighthearted side of the band with sports bloopers.
"Calling Elvis" - This is an interesting video of a relatively weak single from the early 1990s. It was very creative to use "Thunderbirds" marionettes that looked like the band in this one, a very cool concept.
"Heavy Fuel" - A video shot through the eyes of a roadie. It is very amusing and well done, and shows some interesting behind the scenes footage that fans will love.
The last three "videos" are from early 1990s concert footage, and consist of "On Every Street," "Your Latest Trick," and "Local Hero-Wild Theme," which is always a favorite of mine.
