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...

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.

Yeah, it took forever to get this thing out after the colossally-successful BIA, but, still, this is one great album. Why did it tank so bad sales-wise? Got me. I just like the music. Bluesy, rootsy, dark, steely, a little sinister actually. Love it. Remastered adds slight improvement in depth and resolution but you'd need a good hi-fi system to tell. When's the next album coming out? Anyone there?

This album is totally amazing. I can tell you that most songs are

amazing. Calling Elvis, On Every Street, Bug, Heavy Fuel maybe

personal favorites and all those songs are HITS!! Buy this with

On the Night, & Brothers in Arms and then you get the best 2 Dire

Straits CDs ever! Dizzy Lamb loves Heavy Fuel because it rocks

and it is an intro to BYB 2005 game. Dizzy likes Calling Elvis,

Bug, & Heavy Fuel the best.

This is Dire Straits best CD's behind Making Movies, & Sultans of

Swing. This album has some really brilliant songs. My favorites on this album are Calling Elvis, On Every Street, The Bug, Heavy

Fuel, & My Parties. Others I like are When It Comes to You, Fade

to Black, You and Your Friend, & Planet of New Orleans. I agree,

the weakest songs on this entire CD are Iron Hand, & Ticket to Heaven. Buy this today and I will save you some money for the next cd you buy. Great Album.