While not particularly successful commercially, On Every Street is still a must-have for any Dire Straits fan. It is their swan song before drifting into the sweet halls of nostalgic memory...

"On Every Street" itself is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard, bittersweet and filled with unrequited longing, and illustrates Mark Knopfler's desire to convey "the essential loneliness of a lot of life experience".

"You and Your Friend" is truly erotic! You can feel a slow and sensual buildup that becomes almost unbearable with the bass turned high. Crank this one up with a special lady friend on a chill winter evening with the fireplace roaring, all you gentlemen out there, and let the fun begin!

While the more recognizable hits on this album are "Heavy Fuel" and "Calling Elvis", which are quite good, these other songs would be my faves, along with the ironic "My Parties", the hilariously satirical "Ticket to Heaven", and the mini-jazz riff "Fade to Black".

To listen to this album is to love Dire Straits in their twilight, the end of a beautiful era...

I love this cd. So expressionate. The song PONO is great, and you get the steamy feeling while MK writes and plays and sings about any topic, whether it is a threesome in You and Your Friend or any other topic. Quite an underrated recording. I have bought it two or three times. Really good stuff.

The CD is most likley the best that Dire Straits ever made. The songs flow and have a very humerous tone that MK can give to songs. Songs like 'YOU AND YOUR FRIEND' and 'MY PARTIES' are genuinley fun to listen to, and MK tells a great story stocked with juicy guitar riffs that have jazz elements to them.

It is a very good representative of Dire Straits, and it is the swan song for dire straits, but a very effective one.

One of the best Dire straits albums. A must for every Dire straits/Mark knopfler fan. Mark knopfler never disappoints. one can clearly discern how Mark and his supergroup, have matured over the years, with the heavy rock, jazz and country based songs. The album starts off with the lengthy, yet fantastic 'calling elvis' the best tribute ever paid to the late great king. The joyous 'the bug', the cocktail jazz 'my party', supercool 'fade to back', the pensive track 'planet of new orleans' stand the test of time. The end piece, the hauntingly beautiful, country tinged ballad 'how long' deserves a lot of radio play, yet never to be heard over the radio. Mark knopfler's brilliant guitar work is every where, coupled with the sweet sound of pedal steel guitar by the Nashville's Paul Franklin and a host of guest musicians plus state of the art digital recording, this album is well worth the money and a must for your collection. I dare say, buy it blindly! You'll never regret it.

I really started getting into Dire Straits right before On Every Street came out. In the course of 6 months I had bought all of their previous recordings and was listening to them religiously. So of course I was elated when I happened to catch the video for "Calling Elvis" on MTV. If you haven't seen it it is awesome, it features characters from the show Thunderbirds. So I waited, brimming with anticipation until the release of the record. Yeah, I had read a few bad reviews before the release of the record, but I overlooked them trying to give Mark Knopfler and co. the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately, the reviews were right on the mark.

True, the record starts off great. "Calling Elvis" is a fun song and makes you want to hear what the rest of the record has to offer. The next song "On Every Street" is perhaps the best song Dire Straits has ever written. Once again, Mark Knopfler tells us a story of desperation, longing and bittersweet hope. And my, the melodies alone send shivers down the spine. After this, however, the record starts taking a dive.

First of all, there is way too much country music on here for me. Yes, Dire Straits' music has always had a country influence in it but some of these songs are straight up Nashville. If I wanted to buy a country record I would buy Garth Brooks, not Dire Straits. A warning label should have been issued with the record so us fans would have known there was going to be a switch in genre.

Second of all, the rest of the songs on the record that are good (i.e. the bluesy and lusty "You and your Friends" and the jazzy, with a Santana solo at the end, "Planet of New Orleans")don't even come close to their masterpieces of old like "Your Latest Trick".

Last but not least, it seems on some songs Mark Knopfler has completely run out of ideas, because he rewrites a few of their old songs into new and lamer versions. Thus, Money for Nothing becomes "Heavy Fuel" and "The man's to Strong" becomes "Iron Hand". And neither matches the glory of their origin. Another hint at his lack of new ideas becomes apparent in the appaling lyrics of "My Parties" and "Heavy Fuel". You truly start to wonder if this is the same man who wrote "Telegraph road".

But for all of that I wouldn't rule this record out. If you are a Dire Straits fan it is worth getting for the half of the record that is good. I would hate any Dire Straits fan to miss out on the feeling of sitting in some seedy jazz club in "Fade to Black" and driving down a dimly New Orleans street in "Planet of New Orleans" simply on account of my review. Yeah, their are lame songs but thank God almighty for skip buttons and used cd's so you don't have to pay full price for a record that is only half good.

This is the most experimental album by Dire Straits. It covers almost every musical style. It has 12 tracks enough to give us a trip of what western music is all about. CALLING ELVIS: A straight forward rock n' roll number dedicated to the king of rock n' roll. It has name of some Elvis's songs in its lyrics. ON EVERY STREET: A surprizingly mellow number revolving around a theme, in the last few seconds it bursts off. WONDERFUL. WHEN IT COMES TO YOU: It's basically a ballad, but not purely. M.K. is mixing things up. FADE TO BLACK: This track has a bit of jazz. M.K. guitar speaks differently. Wonderfully played by the master of guitar. THE BUG: A very fast rock n' roll. You can listen it when you are feeling happy or sad. the result? feeling great!!! YOU AND YOUR FRIEND: This track again great playing (as usual) and also good vocal (emotion in M.K.'s voice). One of the alltime best track by Dire Straits. HEAVY FUEL: Rock n' roll again. IRON HAND: A song with lots of thing that can make one emotional. Uncomparable guitar work and god, M.K.'s improved vocal. TICKET TO HEAVEN: A wonderfully written ballad. This is the best ballad by D.S. ever. MY PARTIES: It is hard to describe this song. It is strangely beautiful song. It will make anyone dance. A variation from the usual rock stuff. PLANET OF NEW ORLEANS: A slow rock song. HOW LONG: Nice and simple country. Simply great.

- This is a must-have album for anyone who likes dire straits and also for anybody who doubts their talent.