Rushed out less than nine months after the surprise success of Dire Straits' self-titled debut album, the group's sophomore effort, Communiqué, seemed little more than a carbon copy of its predecessor with less compelling material. Mark Knopfler and co. had established a sound (derived largely from J.J. Cale) of laid-back shuffles and intricate, bluesy guitar playing, and Communiqué provided more examples of it. But there was no track as focused as "Sultans of Swing," even if "Lady Writer" (a lesser singles chart entry on both sides of the Atlantic) nearly duplicated its sound. As a result, Communiqué sold immediately to Dire Straits' established audience, but no more, and it did not fare as well critically as its predecessor or its follow-up. Rushed out less than nine months after the surprise success of Dire Straits' self-titled debut album, the group's sophomore effort, Communiqué, seemed little more than a carbon copy of its predecessor with less compelling material. Mark Knopfler and co. had established a sound (derived largely from J.J. Cale) of laid-back shuffles and intricate, bluesy guitar playing, and Communiqué provided more examples of it. But there was no track as focused as "Sultans of Swing," even if "Lady Writer" (a lesser singles chart entry on both sides of the Atlantic) nearly duplicated its sound. As a result, Communiqué sold immediately to Dire Straits' established audience, but no more, and it did not fare as well critically as its predecessor or its follow-up. false 2023-07-15 10:23:05 2019 2019-11-13 2019-11-13 23 Blues Rock Classic Rock Country Rock Pop Rock Progressive Rock Rock Soft Rock 111278 2110227 781d4d30-fc82-4936-b478-410563cd9d10 614e3804-7d34-41ba-857f-811bad7c2b7a 7e1ada24-6fb0-3b23-a671-9cdaf865c515 /media/data/media5/Music/Dire Straits/Communiqué (1979)/12 Vinyl 02/folder.jpg Dire Straits AlbumArtist Dire Straits Artist Dire Straits Dire Straits 1 03:45 2 04:35 3 04:29 4 04:41 5 05:54