Driven by Mark Knopfler's literate lyrics, rough vocals and energetic guitar work, the
Brothers in Arms album became Dire Straights' best known disc. "Money for Nothing," with its witty look at the crassness of consumer culture, became a staple of MTV with ahead of its time graphics and animation, while the breezy rock boogie "Walk of Life," and the reflective "
So Far Away" were also big radio hits. One of the biggest-selling albums of the 1980, thanks to an exhaustive tour and the high exposure its single releases received on MTV, this album helped to define a decade; both musically and culturally It will always stand right up there with the best the eighties had to offer.
