Adding a new rhythm guitarist, Dire Straits expands its sounds and ambitions on the sprawling Love Over Gold. In a sense, the album is their prog rock effort, containing only five songs, including the 14-minute opener "Telegraph Road." Since Mark Knopfler is a skilled, tasteful guitarist, he can sustain interest even throughout the languid stretches, but the long, atmospheric, instrumental passages aren't as effective as the group's tight blues-rock, leaving Love Over Gold only a fitfully engaging listen. Adding a new rhythm guitarist, Dire Straits expands its sounds and ambitions on the sprawling Love Over Gold. In a sense, the album is their prog rock effort, containing only five songs, including the 14-minute opener "Telegraph Road." Since Mark Knopfler is a skilled, tasteful guitarist, he can sustain interest even throughout the languid stretches, but the long, atmospheric, instrumental passages aren't as effective as the group's tight blues-rock, leaving Love Over Gold only a fitfully engaging listen. false 2023-07-15 10:23:05 2019 2019-11-13 2019-11-13 20 Classic Rock Pop Rock Progressive Rock Rock 111278 2110228 da8091a1-16a7-4bf7-a2d1-8180f026eae2 614e3804-7d34-41ba-857f-811bad7c2b7a 935dde7e-8390-39fa-8e0d-1350db96bc3f /media/data/media5/Music/Dire Straits/Love Over Gold (1982)/12 Vinyl 02/folder.jpg Dire Straits AlbumArtist Dire Straits Artist Dire Straits Dire Straits 1 05:53 2 06:22 3 08:04