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Vote for Best Album of the '80s: Round 2 Has Some Tough ChoicesVote for Best Album of the '80s: Round 2 Has Some Tough ChoicesAfter scoring some impressive round-one victories, 16 albums move on to even tougher battles. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Dire Straits Add 1985 Live Album to Expanded 'Brothers in Arms' Dire Straits Add 1985 Live Album to Expanded 'Brothers in Arms' The three-disc set included the band's full 1985 concert in San Antonio. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Vote for the Best Album of the '80s: UCR's March Madness BracketVote for the Best Album of the '80s: UCR's March Madness BracketThirty-two classic albums got a spot in our bracket. Only one gets to dress like Freddie Mercury! Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
Why Mark Knopfler Still Doesn't Consider Himself a SingerWhy Mark Knopfler Still Doesn't Consider Himself a SingerHe also reveals the rock legend who helped him feel comfortable with his voice. Corey IrwinCorey Irwin
Dire Straits Has Turned Down 'Huge Amounts of Money' to ReuniteDire Straits Has Turned Down 'Huge Amounts of Money' to ReuniteBassist John Illsley also details how "emotionally exhausted" the band was in the days before their breakup. Corey IrwinCorey Irwin
Former Dire Straits Guitarist Jack Sonni Dead at 68Former Dire Straits Guitarist Jack Sonni Dead at 68Sonni was best known as "the other guitarist" on the band's Brothers in Arms tour. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
How a Real Dixie Band Inspired Dire Straits' 'Sultans of Swing'How a Real Dixie Band Inspired Dire Straits' 'Sultans of Swing'Mark Knopfler stepped into a London pub one evening and discovered the subject of a hit song. Allison RappAllison Rapp
Dire Straits Albums Ranked Worst to BestDire Straits Albums Ranked Worst to BestDire Straits released only a handful of albums during their brief time together. Which holds up best?Michael GallucciMichael Gallucci
40 Years Ago: Dire Straits Ramps Up on 'Love Over Gold'40 Years Ago: Dire Straits Ramps Up on 'Love Over Gold'Three years later, the multiplatinum 'Brothers in Arms' would turn them into superstars.Gary GraffGary Graff