From: utzoo!decvax!microsof!uw-beave!eli Newsgroups: net.records Title: Re: Dire Straits New EP Article-I.D.: uw-beave.319 Posted: Thu Jan 27 17:02:50 1983 Received: Sat Jan 29 06:58:56 1983 References: ihtnt.251 Yes, I've had a chance to listen to the new Dire Straits EP, and in my opinion, it is HOT. I liked their first LP... at the time it appealed to me as something fresh and innovative. But their second and third LP's seemed a little lacking in energy... But not so on the new disc. Some- one must've slipped Knoppfler (sp?) some happy pills or something. The opening cut, "Twisting By The Pool" is fantastic. Sort of a poppy dance number with Dire Straits trademark vocal and guitar sounds. The other three songs on the EP are also quite good... all in differing styles... but with the characteristic D.S. sound. ... uw-beaver!eli