Eclectic, well-produced and boasting some fine tunes, Strawberries shows Sensible's increasing pop prominence and Vanian's willingness to explore a stylistic pallette with no debt to punk.
Dire Straits' minimalist interpretation of pub rock had already crystallized by the time they released their eponymous debut. Driven by Mark Knopfler's spare, tasteful guitar lines and his husky warbling, the album is a set of bluesy rockers.
Stiff Little Fingers "BBC Live In Concert" features two high energy performances from these very influential Northern Irish punk rockers, recorded for the BBC.
