Dire Straits "Sultans Of Swing Alchemy Live" REACTION Video
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2022
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This performance is widely considered one of the best live rock performances of all time. This drummer is amazing. Mark Knopfler is probably one of the top 10 guitarists in the world.
I looked up the best guitar players and I had never heard of the first 5.
@@elevenbucks5682 That's because they don't suck up to Rolling Stone Magazine lol.
Agree, Mark is right up there. Surely top 10.
@@peterrebelwithoutamenopaus6962. Chet Atkins bows to Mark.
@@tallwalls76 Knopfler is fantastic, but that might be going a bit far
As brilliant as Mark in on the guitar here, one cannot be anything but blown away by the drummer, absolute perfection there.
Terry Williams a great Welsh drummer.
His Father was in the Audience!!!! That's why he was on it!!!!
Williams was an absolute machine in this concert 🥺
Best drumming performance I’ve ever heard
Yeah, That too
Mark Knopfler is criminally underrated. A number of years ago, Rolling Stone Mag did a "Top 100 Guitarists of All Time". Mark Knopfler only played 44th.
I couldn't believe he only made top 50. No way.
Those lists are always just opinion based and you get some weird ones - Dick Dale is only 74, Kurt Cobain is at 73 but technically he isn't that great - fine songwriter and a ton of charisma but as a guitarist he isn't close to top 100, John Lennon is at 55 but famously when you isolate the Beatles it's clear that John was a great singer and only a serviceable guitarist and yet George Harrison doesn't get in - no George Young, No Malcolm Young, Noi Harry Vanda, No Tommy Emmanual, No Keith Richards, No Don Felder - I mean NO DON FELDER .... surely for Hotel California alone Felder gets in. There are so many others. They got good people to vote though so I cant complain too much but the list definitely leans a bit heavily towards lead-singer guitarists probably because they are easier to remember.
As far as I'm concerned, Mark should be top 10 at least. I would say top 5, but it gets difficult to compare, because of the different styles.
Balls, you really mean that idiots cant hear virtuoso , playing, and yet , he still has literally millions of fans,
I don think he is underated, i do know he has absolutely millions in his account,
he also seems happy,
That was the same list where Prince didn't even make the top 100. Rolling Stone had jumped the shark with me politically long before that but that was when they jumped the shark with their music critiques as well.
Rolling Stone is no longer a serious magazine, much less an authority on such. They just write fake stories and pay out massive damages for slander.
After hearing this version you will never be able to hear any other version. You will feel robbed like when they played this on the radio and cut off the ending...👹
I think it sucked compared to the studio version
Personally, live is to fast.
Great song no matter which version you liked!
I basically the Live aid version just much better quality.
Prefer the Wembley 85 version slightly more but this is still right up there.
As a drummer I have a lot of respect for these guys. The drummer is phenomenal, and you can see every band member is just really in the fun "jam zone", when you're so engrossed in the music it feels amazing, things are clicking exactly as they should, and you get into it so much it feels like you're on autopilot. Mark's guitar playing is without a pick, what my guitar buds call finger-picking. His playing abilitity is off the charts, and reminds me of the old banjo duels with Roy Clark. Veteran rockers, worthy of much respect!
Love this comment! I agree 100% - the drumming was spectacular. They all brought so much energy and the joy was contagious..... even in a video
Don't forget about Chet Atkins, who is known for his picking skills too.
TELEGRAPH ROAD FROM THE SAME CONCERT!
It sort of demonstrates where Keith Richards was coming from when he suggested that the last thing you want to do is get punched by a drummer !
@@MrTech226 and, as I suposse you perfectly know, he's one of the Mark's greatest influences. In fact, "Chet Atkins & Mark Knoplfer - Neck and Neck" is a gem.
Best drumming I've ever heard.
Terry Williams playing his heart out for his Dad seeing him perform. The extra embellishments are so good
As a bass player myself, I’ll accept the ‘bookends’ moniker. If the shoe fits, wear it.
Ilsley, the consummate pocket player. A Wal Bass like that would buy a few Fenders these days.
One cannot underestimate the superhuman fitness of these top bands. This is just one song. They played for a couple of hours in this concert which would have us mere mortals reaching for the oxygen tank!
Watching your Video the fourth time. Terry Williams , the Drummer is almost everytime underrated. Guy on the Keys is als great, but can't remember his name. All members changed over the years. But Drums are shure Terry!!!
I will 'never' get tired of watching this performance. Thanks for listening to your viewers on this ladies...
Thank you! The viewers definitely knew what they were talking about
Sultans of Swing is my favorite Dire Straits song. This is a real treat because I've never seen it performed in concert live. They really did a terrific job. I'm glad this was suggested.
The drummer decided he was going to town on this one. That is why they were smiling to each other near the start. He was responsible for driving up the performance to that level.
Fantastic performance! Mark Knopfler just looks so effortless when he plays.
To make it even better, I've read that he's one of the kindest, most genuine people you'll ever meet.
Couldn't on click on this reaction fast enough. If you play guitar every day for years your fingers build up callouses. That super strong drummer is the great Terry Williams. Now, do yourself a favor and listen to "Telegraph Road" from the same show, you won't be sorry.
Doing that one next!
No Mark vogel! First TUNNEL OF LOVE FOR OUR LADIES! 😂👍No, watch the whole concert is incredible! Unbelievable performance! Perfection! Kisses from FRANCE beautiful ladies😘
I have never seen this Alchemy version before. They are really jamming! It's so awesome! Terry on the drums was rockin' it!! They're great anyway but they're putting on their A+++++ performance here. Thanks for listening to everyone. I really enjoyed this!
It's great to see someone as amazing on the drums! The focus is typically on the singer and guitarists, but I wanted more scenes with Terry! They all brought it 110%
@@generationgapreacts Definitely! Thanks again for reacting to this video!!
@@generationgapreacts Hey, that was great and I think you Ladies have got a fun, winning format😀 THANKS for listening and responding Girls 😇
I bought my first record in London in 1960, just a mere 62 years ago and I have never been so impressed by a Drummer before and I had never considered your salient point about keeping his arms high. Wow !!.... Although not from London, they built their fanbase up by playing The Pubs and Clubs of South East London and went on from there. MONEY FOR NOTHING-Official Video is great. ENJOY. From South East London..
@@Isleofskye Great suggestion! Cheers to you in south east london, thank you for watching ☺️
What people don't realise is that Mark is left handed but plays right handed. Think there are a couple of videos of him actually playing left handed.
The rhythm guitarist is Mark's brother.
Rumour has it that the drummer had to go and get his arms reattached when he came off stage.
An amazing performance by all. A masterclass for for people starting out in the music industry.
Brothers in Arms is worth a listen - very poignant and sad. Also, more light hearted, is Twisting by the Pool. A holiday song.
Mark plays guitar without a plectrum. I saw on another video the drummers dad was in the crowd watching his son for the first time hence the amazing machine gun drumming.
I would like to say that the drummer was amazing the level of talent in this group is stunning, this is the best version of this song, and musical genius, thank you for your reaction 🌹🌹🇬🇧
Mark Knopfler is one of the most prolific songwriters alive today. He's done film and TV soundtracks, big stadium shows, and once Dire Straits wound up, he went on to a massively successful solo career. He's such a great story teller with his songs, this one is about a real experience of walking into a pub in London and seeing a band in the corner trying to make a living from performing a few songs. Telegraph Road live is another good one, or Tunnel of Love.
It's no wonder his career lasted well beyond Dire Straits!
Yes! It’s all true. Sorry that he went American country music style but still one of the most successful Strait member. Songs like Going Home, and song for Sunny Liston are also gems ( recommended to see the videos about them in life ) !!
@@bubamaranovichok4901 We’ll have to check out those song. ❤️😃
@@generationgapreacts perhaps the most famous movie Mark Knopfler composed and performed the soundtrack to is the ever popular The Princess Bride.
@@jjc5407 I'd say Local Hero was a more famous soundtrack. Going Home is one of Marks most recognised and loved compositions.
Mark never gets his due as one of the best guitarists to ever play, he plays with his fingers only, no pics. Dire Straits is awesome, from their first album I bought in Naples Italy in 1978 when deployed with the US Navy, in the Navy exchange I bought a Pioneer SX3900 with a Technics turntable and the 24 band Pioneer graphic equalizer and a pair of JBL studio monitor speakers and they sounded SICK at 240 watts in a small crew quaters.
the audience must never forget the show i watched kate bush final show at palladim you never forget ❤
And this is why Eric Clapton calls Mark Knopfler "Easy"
This song isn't the best vocal performance, but the instrumental performance more than makes up for it. The drummer's groove is on point, and Knopfler's guitar playing is perfection.
"I could watch this over and over again ..." I watch the video or any reaction video at least 5 times a week. Never get sick of it, it's just purely epic.
I recall an interview with Mark Knopfler, many years ago, when he said that, at some point he found using a plectrum inconvenient and so just used his fingers. I remember thinking: Mark, that's just you, mortals don't really have that option.
I saw Dire Straits in Wellington, NZ on 4th March, 1986. 50,000 people at Athletic Park... amazing experience.
A key note on Mark Knopfler: He was the composer for The Princess Bride. Just a fun note.
What about the drummer what a bloody legend 👏 fantastic
Agreed! Incredible
Imagine being part of the live audience!😵
"Telegraph Road" from this same show is IMO one of the best live performances of a song ever, and the album "Love Over Gold" is great - It takes me to another place ever since 1982.
Mark doesn't get the credit he deserves for a phenomenal guitarist!
This was with a new drummer Terry Wiliams and his dad was watching him play for the first time. He let him show it!
You WILL watch it over and over again.
Anyway all in all....pure magic
He played for the World to see and he did....
You really should listen to "Friday On My Mind" by the Easybeats - Guitar George & Harry's names were inspired by Georige Young and Harry Vanda the guitarists from that band and they went on to produce music including the first 5 albums for George's younger brothers Angus & Malcolm whose band did pretty well (AC/DC). Friday On My Mind's guitar riffs sound simple but they are actually insanely hard progressions - Knopfler appreciated how good those guys were.
Seen dire straights live in 85 deeside north wales,awsome concert and the reason why i bought a guitar and learnt ❤
Terry Williams could sure handle a drum set!
Mark Knopfler wrote the words, music, arranged it, sang it and played his guitar as only he can.
All this masterpiece came from his genius alone.
TELEGRAPH ROAD from this concert next please, again all from Mr Knopfler.
You won't regret it.
Well done ❤️
Around 05:15 when Terry Williams lays down those fills and Mark and John look at each other and say....this is going to be next level.
Mark Knopfler recorded an album with Chet Atkins, called neck and neck. Many good songs on the album.
Sultans of Swing was their first hit.
Mark told Brian Johnson from AC DC the story behind the song. They are noth Geordies from Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England.
The band were living in London and went into a bar late one evening. A band were playing to a handful of customers. who weren't that interested.
The barman rang the time bell to signal last chance berore the bar stopped serving drinks.
The band played one last song and announced to the audience.
Thanks for listening. Good night we are The Sultans of Swing. As Mark said they weren't the sultans of anything just a band starting out. And that have him the idea for the song.
A music historian analysed the lyrics and thinks he identified the bar.
He knew where the band lived.
The Lyrics go
You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park but meantime
South of the river you stop and hold everything.
You srep inside and don't see many faces.
A band is playing dixie double four time.
Greenwich is an area in London south of the River Thames associated with sailing and TIME Greenwich Meantime used for navigating at sea originated there.
Looking for a bar near a park in Greenwich the historian identified 2 possible bars.
A shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park
Walking home in the rain in the dark they spot a bar and decide to have a beer!
Mark Knofler does not use a guitar pick...just fingers and thumbs...Terry Williams is the drummer
master guitarist alert! Enjoy
Hi Guys, I heard this Album as a kid. This was the only version I Knew ( you won't be able to listen to the studio version ever again!!!!) Regards this Concert this was the Third song of night!!!!!
The drummer is Terry Williams. I heard his parents were backstage and that this was the first time they'd watched him play in front of a live audience.
Allegedly, Dire Straights and Chris Rea are teaming up to do a few new tracks and live gigs. To be called Dire Rea!
Oh nooo 😂
I saw Dire Straits at the Birmingham Exhibition Centre September 1991. Sultans of Swing was one of my favourite tracks and I pretty much only wanted to hear that live….(I can’t believe I’m writing this). When they played it I was SCANDALISED that it wasn’t note for note as the single…..oh dear….
Well, you live and learn.
Not sure Mark ever played a solo the same way ever.
Performance celebrating Nelson Mandela's birthday is much better plus it has Clapton playing.
Hey ladies if you want to see another song from this concert, Telegraph Road will blow your mind like Sultans if not more. It also has an incredible instrumental ending of biblical proportions. Loving your channel. Cheers from Oz 😊🎸🎸
Thank you for the recommendation! We will be doing that song soon!
@@generationgapreacts Cheers 😊
it's like he is picking it like a banjo. very original and very cool.
Terry Williams,, sticking genius 🤘🏴🌹
As Jerry Seinfeld would say, "There was NO PICK!"
Mark Knopfler is a master of his craft 🙏
the secret to play drums like this is to never cramp and keep your body loose.
One of the best guitar solos of all time and just as good no matter how often you hear it, absolutely love it.
The Drummer is a different level!!!
Yes he is!
Every drummer builds his drum kit to his priority...some big some small, also you can choose the diameter of the drum base (due to the sound you wish to create)
Ladies, if you want to react to a really top guitar player, Tina S Through the Fire and Flames, or Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata You will be totally blown away. I look forward to your reaction to either.
This is the quintessential performance of this song and one of the best performances of any song captured on video.
Very Well Said.
Among my top Live performances.: Gary Moore x 2 -Firstly: "I've Still Got The Blues For You"-Paris and, also, Gary Moore: "Parisienne Walkways"-Montreux.
Pink Floyd-"Comfortably Numb" -PULSE. Led Zeppelin-"Stairway To Heaven"-Madison Square Garden and,of course,this 😀
Thanks for this....Mark Knopfler one of the best guitar players ever.....Dire Straits were great 😘
Not one of the best but definitely the most unorthodox.
@@glenchapman3899 nope, definitely one of the best. His talent is off the charts.
@@glenchapman3899 I agree. I'm a guitarist myself. However I could never jam with my fingers like he does! That is definitely unorthodox playing with a guitar! That takes a certain skill!
Mark sounds like he's playing a banjo...amazing...
And Terry Williams (drummer) is killing it live as it was the first time his dad went to see him.
I think they were on MTV concert series, I remember jamming to this song in highschool going to a track meet 🎸🎸🎸👏🎶🎤
He is rated as one of the best guitarists of all time. fact
Mark doesn't use a pick, just his fingers, it's the reason his playing sounds the way it does.
That was phenomenal!!! Wow! I had never heard this version! These are incredible musicians. Guitar playing off the charts. Drummer inserting beats in between beats. Keyboardist reaching for multiple keyboards like Yanni! Thank you for reacting to this!
Thank you Eric, as always! ❤😊
@@generationgapreacts ❤️
Two stunned faces!
I saw Mark Knopfler twice in 2019. Like many of us he's put on some weight and lost some hair, but Mark's hands are still mesmerizing. The only sad part of those concerts is that he didn't play this song.
I can watch this concert every day and never get bored.
Wow that's seldom that he don't play sultans.
Even the concert together with Emmylou Harris he did play Sultans it in Amsterdam.
@@GuitarPlayersFun The setlist was:
• Why Aye Man
• Corned Beef City
• Sailing to Philadelphia
• Once Upon a Time in the West
• Romeo and Juliet
• My Bacon Roll
• Matchstick Man
• Done With Bonaparte
• Heart Full of Holes
• She's Gone
• Your Latest Trick
• Postcards From Paraguay
• On Every Street
• Speedway at Nazareth
• Money for Nothing
• Brothers in Arms
• Going Home
I love Your Latest Trick and Brothers In Arms, of course, so it was great to hear those. A couple of songs from the most recent album - not the best ones, in my opinion.
Here's hoping for a new tour, with Sultans, Tunnel of Love and Telegraph Road on the setlist.
@@markharris1125 I saw this tour. He can't physically play SoS anymore. Hands can't keep up.
Great choice. Incredible live show. Mark is incredible as usual but the drummer Terry Williams put this one over the top.
Mark Knopfler lead guitar
Hal Lindes Rhythm guitar
John Illsey Bass guitar
Terry Williams Drums
Alan Clark keys
And for these shows, additional keys Tommy Mandel.
Thank you for this!
218 million views of the original video!
Mark finger-picking his Les Paul with his right hand (being left-handed!) makes it even more phenomenal...
This performance came after they had performed their hit hundreds of times, and polished it perfectly.
Best version EVER!! Mark's end solo is amazing & the drummer is amazing!
There were family members in audience drummers father had never seen nor heard son in concert live WOW
One of the greatest live performances ever recorded. Seeing them in 1985 was a concert highlight!
Transcendental playing.
Nothing beats this!!!!
All the great guitar players always seem to have some "Hook" sound that is somehow all their own. When ever you hear their sound on an indiscreet source you know exactly who it is. Mark Knopfler did something that went against UN-spoken, UN-writen Rules and long held Philosophies that was Brilliant, and one of those moments where you slap your own head for not thinking of this, he took ordinary Banjo Picks and used them with his Guitar, and practiced till he got Really Good.
no one plays guitar like mark, genius.
If I didn't know that she is your mom, I would assume she is your older sister.
Rockwell is a singer-songwriter from USA. KNIFE is a song from 1984. It was not released as a single, but the song is amazing.
Othwr songs I would suggest:
1. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
2. Boston - Amanda
3. ZZ Top - Rough Boy
4. Journey - Separate Ways
5. Europe - Carrie
6. Cinderella - You Don't Know What You've Got
7. Def Leppard - Love Bites
8. KISS - Beth
9. Dokken - Will The Sun Rise
10. Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love
Love these suggestions! Thank you Narvik
There are ways of picking on guitar strings. You can use a plectrum, usually used for rhythm guitar. You can grow the nails on your picking hand and file them to shape. You can wear individual finger picks. Normally for acoustic guitar you can use just your fingers.
look at his gitar playing so relaxt
Ladies, you were right.... Mark uses his fingers, not a pick. FYI.... guitar players' fingers get as tough as old dried out leather, almost like wood! This presentation was incredible!
The drums on this live performance are just epic ❤ this
Best living guitarist
One word….PHENOMENAL 👏👏👏👏👏 Now to check out more songs from the same Alchemy Live tour. Tunnel of Love is brilliant 😊
I love Tunnel of Love!
@@lindascott6902 Tunnel of love has the best instrumental outro of any song ever in my opinion, just incredible 😊
There"s a video out there on YT that has Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins, just those two Grand Masters having a very nice Jamb session. More than worth the look if into "The Masters of the Guitar Universe and beyond Infinity".
So you've noticed that all guitars have got a different job one is not a guitar it's a base it's actually closer to the percussion area(drums etc) that is why it's only got 4 thick cords...the other guitar it's just a rhythm guitar that provides just that...and Mark just does the magic called Lead guitar.
Terry Williams (drums) was on FIRE! He almost stold the show. Allan Clark (keyboards) is his usual amazing self). John Illsley (bass) - pushing the song with Terry. Hal Lindes (rhythm guitar) still learning to keep up with Mark. And Mark Knopfler - one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Best live performance ever by a rock band. NOBODY wanted it to end.
- Drum:
"Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits); drum cover by Sina"
- Flamenco:
"Pedro Javier Gonzalez | Sultans of swing | Soave Guitar Festival (2005)" ALL in... UA-cam.
Terry Williams, Played with Dave Edmunds for many years I believe.
Loved your reaction to the greatest live performance of all time. I was there that night. The crowd was awed!
The other Rhythm guitar is David Mark’s brother
Terry Williams on the drums
Re the keyboardist, Born 5th March 1952 (age 70)
County Durham, England, as a six-year-old child, Alan Clark received piano lessons. From the age of nine years he taught himself. At the age of 13 and while still a pupil at Chester-le-Street Grammar School, he began to play Hammond organ in working men's clubs in the northeast of England, and thereafter forged a successful career in music which included playing with a reformed Geordie which featured Brian Johnson (who would later join AC/DC), playing and recording with a duo called Splinter who were signed to George Harrison's Dark Horse label, playing and recording with Gallagher & Lyle, and playing on a tour of major UK festivals with Lindisfarne.
Throughout his time with Dire Straits, he was also Tina Turner's musical director and played on/arranged her hit "Private Dancer", toured and recorded with Eric Clapton (Journeyman) as well as playing in the "Orchestra Nights" performances with the National Philharmonic Orchestra and Michael Kamen during Clapton's 24 Nights concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in 1990 and 1991. He co-wrote with Clapton the score for the movie Communion. Wikipedia.
THE DRUMMER’S FATHER WAS INTHE AUDIENCE…FIRST TIME HE SAW HIS SON PERFORM LIVE …..
Terry Williams the drummers performance is outstanding, not only on this track but on the whole concert, interestingly his father was in the audience and it was the first time he had seen him play live.
I do watch this over and over again love it.