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Communiqué de Dire Straits

Álbum de Dire Straits

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 15 de Junio de 1979
  • Sello Discográfico: Vertigo
  • Compositores: Mark Knopfler
  • Productores: Jerry Wexler, Barry Beckett

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Communiqué es un álbum de Dire Straits, publicado en 1979 por Vertigo. El disco incluye 9 canciones, entre ellas «Once Upon A Time In The West», «News», «Where Do You Think You're Going?» y «Communique».

Lanzado en 1979, Communiqué es el segundo álbum de estudio de Dire Straits. Tras el éxito inesperado de su debut, la banda regresó con un disco que consolida y refina su característico sonido de roots rock y blues. Grabado en los lujosos Compass Point Studios de las Bahamas, "Communiqué" es un álbum más relajado, sofisticado y con un sonido más pulido que su predecesor. Aunque a menudo es criticado por ser demasiado similar a su primer trabajo, es una colección de canciones impecablemente escritas e interpretadas que demuestran la creciente confianza de Mark Knopfler como compositor y guitarrista. El álbum fue un éxito de ventas masivo, especialmente en Europa, y consolidó a Dire Straits como una de las bandas más importantes del panorama del rock.

Grabación y contexto

Después de una gira mundial agotadora, la banda se tomó un breve descanso antes de grabar su segundo álbum. Para este disco, decidieron trabajar con el legendario productor Jerry Wexler (conocido por su trabajo con Aretha Franklin y Ray Charles) y el teclista Barry Beckett, del famoso colectivo de músicos de sesión de Muscle Shoals. La grabación en el idílico entorno de Nassau (Bahamas) influyó en el sonido más relajado y soleado del álbum. La producción es más rica y detallada que la de su debut, con un mayor énfasis en las texturas de teclado de Beckett.

Un vistazo al sonido

El sonido de "Communiqué" es una evolución natural del de su debut. Sigue siendo roots rock, pero con un toque más pulido y una influencia del sonido "swamp rock" del sur de Estados Unidos. La guitarra de Knopfler sigue siendo el centro de atención, pero de una manera más contenida y melódica. El álbum es menos enérgico que su predecesor y tiene una atmósfera más nocturna y reflexiva. Las letras de Knopfler continúan sus crónicas de personajes y situaciones cotidianas, pero con una mayor sofisticación poética.

Tema a tema

El primer sencillo, "Lady Writer", es uno de los temas más enérgicos y se convirtió en un éxito. La canción de apertura, "Once Upon a Time in the West", establece el tono cinematográfico del álbum. "Where Do You Think You're Going?" es una de las baladas más aclamadas. "Communiqué" es un tema de blues-rock con una gran atmósfera. "Portobello Belle" es otra de las nostálgicas historias de Knopfler ambientadas en Londres.

Cómo le fue en listas

"Communiqué" fue un éxito comercial instantáneo, especialmente en Europa, donde llegó al número 1 en varios países. Hizo historia en Alemania al llegar al número 1 mientras el álbum de debut todavía estaba en el número 3.

Juicio de la crítica

La crítica de la época fue en general positiva, aunque muchos lo vieron como una simple continuación de su primer álbum. Rolling Stone lo describió como "Dire Straits II". Con el tiempo, ha sido apreciado como un álbum de una elegancia y una calidad compositiva excepcionales. Es el sonido de una banda consolidando su identidad antes de embarcarse en la mayor experimentación de sus siguientes trabajos.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Once Upon A Time In The West5:24

    Letra

    Some people get a cheap laugh breaking up the speed limit Scaring the pedestrians for minute Crossing up progress driving on the grass Leaving just enough room to pass Sunday driver never took a test Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west Yes it's no use saying that you don't know nothing It's still gonna get you if you don't do something Sitting on a fence that's a dangerous course Ah, you could even catch a bullet from the peace-keeping force Even the hero gets a bullet in the chest Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west Mother Mary your children are slaughtered Some of you mothers ought to lock up your daughter Who's protecting the innocenti Heap big trouble in the land of plenty Tell me how we're gonna do what's best You guess once upon a time in the west Oh yeah once upon a time in the west Oh yeah once upon a time in the west Oh yeah once upon a time in the west Once upon a time in the west
  2. News4:13

    Letra

    He sticks to his guns He take the road as it comes It takes the shine off his shoes He's says it's a shame You know it may be a game But I won't play to lose He's burning the grass He take up a glass He swallow it neat He crosses the floor He open the door He take a sniff of the street And she tell him that he's crazy She's saying listen baby I'm your wife She tells him he's crazy For gambling with his life But he climbs on his horse You know he feels no remorse He just kicks it alive His motor is fine He take it over the line Until he's ready to dive And she tells him that he's crazy She's saying listen baby I'm your wife She's tell him he's crazy For gambling with his life He sticks to his guns He take the road as it comes It takes the shine off his shoes He's says it's a shame You know it may be a game But I won't play to lose He sticks to his guns He take the road as it comes It takes the shine off his shoes He's too fast to stop He take it over the top He make a line in the news
  3. Where Do You Think You're Going?3:50
  4. Communique5:50

    Letra

    They wanna get a statement for Jesus sake It's like talking to the wall He's incommunicado no comment to make He's saying nothing at all But in the communique you know he's gonna come clean Think what he say, say what he mean Maybe on Monday he got something to say Communication Communique Communique Maybe he could talk about the tricks of the trade Maybe he could talk about himself Maybe he could talk about the money that he made Maybe he'd be saying something else But in the communique you know he's gonna come clean Think what he say, say what he mean Maybe on Monday he got something to say Communication Communique Communique And now the rumors are flying Speculation rising Say that he's been trying someone else's wife Somebody at the airport Somebody on the phone Says he's at the station and he's coming on the noon Then we get the story a serious breeze And a photograph taken in the hall You don't have to worry with the previous release Right now, he's saying nothing at all But in the communique you know he's gonna come clean Think what he say, say what he mean Maybe on Monday he got something to say Communication Communique Communique
  5. Lady Writer3:44
    vídeo del tema Lady Writer
    Lady Writer on the tv Talk about the Virgin Mary Reminded me of you Expectations left to come up to yeah Lady writer on the tv Yeah, she had another quality The way you used to look And I know you never read a book Just the way that her hair fell down around her face Then I recall my fall from grace Another time, another place Lady writer on the tv She had all the brains and the beauty The picture does not fit You talked to me when you felt like it Just the way that her hair fell down around her face Then I recall my fall from grace Another time, another place Yes and your rich old man You know he'd call her a dead ringer You got the same command Plus you mother was a jazz singer Just the way that her hair fell down around her face Then I recall my fall from grace Another time, another place Lady writer on the tv She knew all about a history You couldn't hardly write your name I think I want you just the same as the Lady writer on the tv Talking about the Virgin Mary Yeah you know I'm talking about you and me And the lady writer on the tv Lady writer on the tv Talking about the Virgin Mary Yeah you know I'm talking about you and me And the lady writer on the tv
  6. Angel Of Mercy4:35

    Letra

    Well there's a Peter Pan moon, shepherd's delight I got the dragon at noon, yes and I won the fight Now I want my reward in heaven tonight, just like you promised Angel of mercy you'll come to no harm Angel of mercy, there's no need for alarm The knight in his armour wants a night in your arms You know he's honest Angel of mercy, angel delight, give me my reward in heaven tonight And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right Sweet angel Well now it's too late for talkin', we can talk later on Let the saxophone play us till the chorus of dawn And I need is a little oblivion, you don't need protection Well now here come the moonlight down on your bed Angel of mercy let your heart rule your head I don't want your money, I want you instead Don't need rejection yeah Angel of mercy, angel delight, give me my reward in heaven tonight And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right Angel of mercy, give me heaven tonight Well, if you cross your heart And spit and swear upon the grave of your mother You gotta get into it, you gotta tell me that I'm more than a lover Yeah angel of mercy, angel delight A-give me my reward in heaven tonight And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right Angel of mercy, give me heaven tonight Yeah angel of mercy, angel delight A-give me my reward in heaven tonight And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right Angel of mercy, give me heaven tonight Yeah angel of mercy, angel delight A-give me my reward in heaven tonight And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right Angel of mercy, give me heaven tonight
  7. Portobello Belle4:31

    Letra

    Belladonna's on the high street Her breasts upon the offbeat And the stalls are just the side shows Victoriana's old clothes Yeah she got the skirt so tight now She wanna travel light now She wanna tear up all her roots now She got the turn-up on the boots now She thinks she's tough She ain't no English rose But the blind singer He's seen enough and he knows He do a song about a long gone Irish girl But I got one for you my Portobello Belle She sees a man upon his back there Escaping from a sack there And Belladonna lingers Her gloves they got no fingers Blind man he's singing the Irish He gets his money in a tin dish Just a corner serenader Once upon a time he could have made her She thinks she's tough She ain't no English rose But the blind singer He's seen enough and he knows He do a song about a long gone Irish girl But I got one for you my Portobello Belle Yes and these barrow boys are hawking And a parakeet is squawking Upon a truck a paper rhino She get the crying of a wino And then she get the reggae rumble Belladonna's in the jungle But she ain't no garden flower There ain't no distress in the tower Belladonna walks Belladonna taking control She don't care about your window box Or your button hole She sing a song about a long gone Irish girl But I got one for you my Portobello Belle
  8. Single-Handed Sailor4:40
  9. Follow Me Home5:53

    Letra

    Oh well the sun go down Celebration in the town tonight All day long They been slaughtering upon a stone Share out the meat Yeah, you really liked to eat Come on woman, come follow me home Well, the priest he cries Virgins ascending to the skies tonight All day long I have passed my time alone When the church bells rung I stayed out on the tower In a dying sun Come on woman, come follow me home Well I don't need no priest But I love all of the people Yes I share the feast So drink up my wine Yes and the song in my bones I know the way I can see by the moonlight Clear as the day Now come on woman, come follow me home