▁and ▁gentle ▁vocal izing ▁are ▁still ▁as ▁appe aling ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁on ▁previous ▁scenario - rich ▁albums ". ▁ ▁Later ▁reviews ▁have ▁pra ised ▁the ▁record . ▁Review ing ▁the ▁rem aster ed ▁Dire ▁Stra its ▁albums ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Rob ▁Be att ie ▁of ▁Q ▁awarded ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁five ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁" re pe ated ▁listening ▁reve als ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁singular ly ▁mel anch ol ic ▁collection ▁– ▁see ▁the ▁guitar ▁slash ing ▁of ▁' The ▁Man ' s ▁To o ▁Str ong ' ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁track , ▁where ▁joy ▁is ▁as ▁sharp ▁as ▁sorrow ". ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁review ▁for ▁BBC ▁Music , ▁Chris ▁Jones ▁called ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁" a ▁phenomen on ▁on ▁every ▁level ... ▁a ▁suite ▁of ▁Kn opf ler ' s ▁very ▁fine ▁brand ▁of ▁J J ▁C ale - l ite ". ▁In ▁his ▁ret ros pective ▁review ▁for ▁All Music , ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁cred iting ▁the ▁international ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁clever ▁computer - anim ated ▁video ▁for ▁" M oney ▁for ▁Nothing ", ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁Kn opf ler ' s ▁" in cre ased ▁sense ▁of ▁pop ▁song craft ". ▁According ▁to ▁Er le w ine , ▁Dire ▁Stra its ▁had ▁" ne ver ▁been ▁so ▁conc ise ▁or ▁pop - orient ed , ▁and ▁it