finger lickin', finger pickin good!!! the people at this concert didn't know they were privileged to be at one of the greatest live performances ever!!
The whole alchemy live show was off the scale amazing, the band so tight and really on the money, and some of these performances outshine the studio cut by far. Surely to god Knopfler deserves his place in any top 10 greatest guitarists of all time.
This whole live concert album is flawless. Have to play Sultans of Swing and Tunnel of Love from Alchemy Concert to complete 3 of the greatest guitar solos, drumming performances and keyboard contributions ever produced by a band. Romeo and Juliet is beautiful but different to those 3 then there’s Two Young Lovers and Twisting by the Pool as super fun old fashioned rock. Underrated but less energetic songs but still great musically are Private Investigations, Love over Gold, Theme from Local Hero and Once Upon a time in the West. And that’s just this live album ( Dire Straits live is without peer musically ) without even getting into Brothers in Arms. Easily a week.
Cheers 🍻 to your great reaction...now let your goosebumps journey continues and your brains blown into a kazillion pieces along that journey with: Sultans of Swing - Live Alchemy ; Tunnel of Love - live at Wembley 85 ; Brothers in Arms - live On The Night 93...and so on....the master piece list of DS is almost endless 🍻😄
I’m a huge Dire Straits fan but I prefer their studio albums to their live performances because Mark changes up the music so much when playing live. They were never a “fashion” band. They played their music the way they (Mark) wanted it. I’m discovering that most of us didn’t realize just how great the music was that we grew up with. Dire Straits is one of the best selling SACD format bands if not the best!
@@stevenewcomer8837 "Mark changes up the music so much when playing live." You understand that ability is what defines a group, more than good recordings, yes?
@@RideAcrossTheRiver I always judged a band that could play their music as perfect as the studio, but there are exceptions. I’ve seen a lot of concerts where the band sucked in concert and I saw plenty of great cover bands that played their songs better.
I will never see such a Technically Demanding Guitar piece being played by a musician that looks like he is sitting down and Chillin'. Each Band Member is a master of their Craft. 🇦🇺
When I heard Industrial Disease for the first time I purchased Love Over Gold and then I heard Telegraph Road. What an awesome song. Dire Straits are one my favourite bands. ❤
You mustn't forget this was 1983, 40 years ago. Mr Knopfler as you probably know, wrote the words, music for all instruments, and he always gave them time at the fore, especially the piano players, arranged it sang it and played his guitar as only he can, all of this masterpiece is the genius called Mark Knopfler. I never get tired of this track. I'm 76 and can remember when they were popular many many many years ago. I can't comprehend how he managed it, thats why he's a genius.....
This is really excellent. Isn’t it! People talk about “tight bands” when they’re live, and I have those in my head that seem to exemplify that; Rush, Yes, Genesis, Queen, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, and Dire Straits, among other top bands.
Dire Straits just released a total live album. 4 full concerts. On the night concert this song I feel was played even better. Rest in the concert is off the charts. I just hope they release the full visual concert online.
Absolutely loved this song when it came out, but because of radio being the media of the day, it was rarely played - because of its length. Somehow, kind of forgot about it, didn’t hear it again for about 25 years - life happened, shit happened. Can’t remember where it popped up again, probably in a UA-cam suggestion. Put it on the home stereo one night for the kids to hear - then discovered my wife also loved it too and also hadn’t heard it for decades. Will never forget about it again! Without a doubt, one of the greatest rock songs ever!
Wow, that was the whole track! Most of the time shortened and/or edited versions of "Telegraph Road" appear on albums, singles, and compilation albums too. Bravo! Thank you Sean, Chris, Alex and George!
Hey guys love your channel. MK is my fave artist of all time followed his whole career and he's still going. Once Upon A Time In The West from the the same concert, or Brothers In Arms and Calling Elvis from DS Live "On The Night" 1993 are my favorite performances. The guitar in BIA is jaw dropping good from Mark's Pensa Suhr. Cheers from Australia 👍🎸🎸🎸
Most under-rated man in rock and roll history! The guitar….the storytelling….the vocal style….the epic live performances! Knopfler has also been putting out solo albums the last 30 years. Would love for you to react to Speedway At Nazareth with Emmylou Harris. Just awesome!
This is a complete masterpiece and is quite possibly the best live performance I’ve ever seen, period. Absolutely every musician formed a cohesive unit that fed off of one another to create this flawless masterpiece. Mark is definitely a guitar god however the stars of this track are the drums and especially the keyboards. I teared up a couple of times due to how beautiful the transitions were (along with Mark’s storytelling). It’s a shame we don’t have this caliber of music anymore and I would sell my soul to attend this concert. Truly.
19:30 - yup I lived in the UK in the mid 80s, loved their music but never got stirred to go watch them live. You think life goes on forever and the bands of your youth would be around forever too - but it doesnt happen. Thank goodness for this music album video that captures arguably the greatest rock live performance of all time by any band. And this song was the encore - after 2 hours of playing!
I've really enjoyed listening to this masterpiece with your reaction; i've never felt so much heat in my bones while listening to this tune like I did today; it's just incredible.
I was an early adopter of Dire Straits. Sultans of Swing; and the rest of the Brothers in Arms album was on high rotation on my frightfully yellow, stackable, Sanyo turntable. Telegraph Road, lyrically, to me, is Dire Straits most well written song. It's an album track, not for radio; so, it is fantastic to see this performance getting some love here. Is there a Dire Straits/Knophler week coming? if so, I am there for that.
This must rank as one of the all time best live performances or concerts, or just a great show! #markknopfler is - in my opinion - one of the top 5 greatest guitarists ever. This was my 1st live album purchased and remains #1
Knopfler is supposed to be releasing something this year, it would be good to get some stuff with gilmour my two favourite guitarists. Mark played a few times with chet Atkins and often played with Eric Clapton, there are many fantastic live performances for a Knopfler DS week.
Thank you UA-cam for this stratospheric masterpiece!! I adore Sultans of swing but OMG..this is better..it can't be better than that. In highschool i was leader singer and guitar player in a band-we practised over and over again and yet was hard to perform live.I fully trust my musical ear-not a single note was lost or bad in this legendary performance. Music brings such wonderful feelings to soul.
Don't forget the organ. That was the warm blanket underneath al. So it was not only Alan Clark on the piano. So Alan Clark is sitting on the right of the drummer. (drummers perspective) And on the left was Tommy Mandel on the Organ (not a permanent band member). Later came Guy Fletcher for organs and synthezer in the band besides Alan Clark on the piano and keyboards.
I would classify DS music as rock fusion. Aside from MK’s lyrics, vocals and guitar, this and many DS tracks are distinguished for composition, musicality and creativity, and while MK deserves all the credit accruing to him, you don’t pull this off without tremendous collaboration of all the performers. Consider fast forwarding 2+ decades to sample MK A Night in London, “Cannibals.” Still got it!
Have you heard the collaboration between Mark Knoffler and Chet Atkins ? The album is called neck and neck ( a bit country ) but Chet Atkins said to him " dont make me look bad sonny " ???
Fabulous, always. May I suggest Sultans of Swing and Tunnel of Love, from both Alchemy Live concert and the 1985 live performance, "Wembley Does The Walk, as well as Telegraph Road. For a bit of fun, toss in "Walk of Life" from either or both, and add another live gem, the 'Walk' with Paul Franklin's fabulous pedal steel guitar outro, recorded live in Basel, Switzerland in 1992. Mark and Dire Straits made music I never get tired of, and Mark is still "masterworking" classics like, "Sailing to Philadelphia," and "Speedway At Nazareth," - two more incredible creations. Thanks, guys.
Saw DS is Brisbane at QE2 stadium (40K+ people) on Brothers in Arms tour 1985 and again at Brisbane Entertainment Centre (13K) in 1992 - both are seared into my memory as two of the greatest concerts
@@CoastPropertyBuyers Must have been the same tour. We were at the very front of the outdoor concert and the driving bass from 'private investigations' was like a punch in the chest. One of the highlights of my youth!
Alchemy is the best live ever ! Telegraph Road is my favorite track, but the most amazing is the sound engineers work... Sound and mix are epic (1983 !!!) ! Very nice reaction, thanks ❤
I totally agree with @mcupis. After listening to all kinds of music genres for 50 years this is as good as it gets. Real musicians on stage, the best guitarist, keyboard, drum and maybe bass player too all together performing based on a song Mark wrote while reading Hamsun. The story of Detroit in a way, what more can you ask for in a song?
This will always be in my top 5 performances of all time. Everything about it is perfection. Tunnel Of Love from the same concert is just as good! Interesting news about Gilmour you have there. He normally records in his own studio so I suspect it's a guest performance, but I'm excited to find out what he's up to.
Dire Straits put on the best concert I've been to. Brothers in Arms tour, 4th March 1986, at Athletic Park in Wellington, NZ. Around 50,000 people... fantastic night. The studio albums are superb, but live is something else.
There's interview a year or so before LOG came out where Mark talks about wanting to make a double LP. He made 5 songs and then said sod it that'll do lol.
Ice job gentleman, welcome to this cult classic going down the Telegraph road. Such a freaking gem and this live performance is FIRE🔥 Mark is easy one of the greatest song writers and virtuoso on the guitar in our time. Totally dope! Wow!
I love the band's performance on the Alchemy show, but I can't bear the crowd audio with the out-of-time clapping, whooping, and whistling every time there's a mellow lull in the music. Somebody must have agreed with me, as when this live recording of Telegraph Road was included on a compilation a few years later, much of the crowd audio was lowered in the mix.
Mark definitely gets such a pure and clean sound out of his Strat/s. He would be one of the cleanest rock guitarists of all time. Plus Alan Clark shines on the keys, just like Terry Williams did on the drums in Sultans of Swing in this amazing concert. Definitely a concert for the ages like Pink Floyd Pulse and John Farnham's Classic Jack with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Dire straits truly went on just before Queen, during live Aid, and was sooooo happy they stayed true to most of the movie!!! Mark was always amazing!! Telegraph road and Lorax by Dr.suess were staple songs and books in my house to my children for the stories!!! 😊
The Guy on the Piano was GUY FLETCHER the keyboard player ALAN CLARK the drummer TERRY WILLIAMS and support guitarist American Hal Lindes. He was replaced by another American Jack Sonni who worked as a guitar tec at Rudy's Guitars in New York where Mark met him. Jack went on to tour Australia with the band. Jack passed away last year aged 65.
There are great song writers, guitarists, story tellers, and singers in the world. But Mark is one of the few that is all of them together in one fantastic package. Check out “Tunnel of Love” live at Wembley Arena 1985 “Private Investigations” live on Alchemy. “Speedway at Nazareth” live Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris version. “Brothers in Arms” live A Night in London, And of course “Sultans of Swing” live Alchemy.
They are a local band and I was lucky enough to see them live for the Making Movies album - one of the best live groups of all time - so technically musically talented.
DS live Alchemy ist eines der besten Konzerte die es gab, MK war immer Perfektionist und die ganze Band harmonierte bis ins Detail. Mir hat die Zeit in der Terry Williams dabei war am besten gefallen. das Konzert " live Wembley 85" ist ebenfalls absolut Klasse vor allem "Tunnel of love" fand ich die beste live Version.
Hi there. Many of us progrockers liked Dire Staits..They where not really prog..but they certainly had som bits of old Nice prog in there songwriting. Dire straits one of the greatest bands in The 70-80. Thank you guys.
aLWAYS BEEN A DIRE STRAIGHTS FAN ALWAYS ENJOYED HOW THE FOCUSED ON THE MUSIC MARSHAL TUCKER THIS OL COWBOY LIVE LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHT IE SOUND TECHIQUE
You can pick any of their live performances and you would still get your money's worth. Sultans of Swing, Telegraph Road and Tunnel of Love are the longer epical ones, but even the slow ones are a testament to the musicianship of this fantastic band.
The solo for Tunnel of Love has a great build and my favorite bit is when he throws to the long piano runs just before the finish. At a time when we look to the brilliant technician guitarists - Van Halen, Satriani, Malmsteen, Edge - MK’s fingerstyle more than holds its own.
Dire Straits were NEVER naff boys. I've seen these guys live in Oz a number of times... they were tight, they had fun and the gigs always went on forever! They always delivered the goods. Forget the forgotten hairdo heavy metal wankers, they were not in this league.
Tunnel of Love , Sydney 1986 is another gem and in my opinion the best ,ive version. Excellent sound quality and MK's solo at the end is truly outstanding.
Some people are very narrow minded when it comes to music - this is one of my favourite live performances, and Iron Maiden's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' flight 666 version is right up there with it in terms of both performance and musicianship
Money for Nothing - Concert For Monserrat. Featuring Sting, Phil Collins and Eric Clapton Also, Rockpalast LIVE 1979 it’s almost a pick-em but I prefer Wild West End. Really enjoy watching guys, keep up the great work.
Gents, seems to me this is the first time you heard Telegraph Road. Written by Mark during a road trip in the US. Forget the location of the Telegraph Road. dIRE sTRAITS are on my Car Play list for 40 years now and really soothing to listen to the whole Program including Private Investigations, Tunnel of Love etc... Thanks for the Review today, I love seeing the effortless Guitar picking style of Mark.
It was about Telegraph Road in Michigan, which runs about 70 miles North/South. It was also partly inspired by him reading Growth Of The Soil at the same time as he was going down that road in a tour bus.
This song was written about the actual Telegraph Road (US 23) that runs along the Detroit border in Michigan. While it was referencing the state of Detroit, it could be a out the rise and fall of any large city.
@sean-the-other-one, I used to have to travel Telegraph Road to and from work everyday. That commute was more stressful than my job. I am so glad I don't have to go there now. I have not been near Telegraph Road or Detroit for more than twenty years. I am less than 45 minutes away from downtown.
I was and am a metalhead, but I have always rated DS, ever since the proprietor of a local record shop persuaded me to listen to their eponymous first album. And this is one of my favourite Dire Straits songs.
This is peak Dire Straits… The rhythm guitarist is a guy called Hal Lindes, who ended up playing lead for Fergal Sharkey… He obviously had to defer to Mr Knopfler, but he got one song at every concert to show his chops… Check out “Two Young Lovers” from the same gig…
You are the first reactor I've ever heard mention the amazing bass swell. No idea what it is but will be totally missed by anoyone without a decent sound system! Bet it sounded awesome live!
ALCHEMY is without a doubt a Masterpiece of an album, for a Live album the quality of sound is brilliant. The entire album is back to back brilliance I have the Album still on Vinyl as well as CD but I always go for the vinyl first just something about that sound as the needle drops. Thanks guys what a great way to start off 2024 with you, the only thing that could have made it better was you showcasing an Aussie classic 😁😁😁😁😮😮🤔🤔😁😁 Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵
Just wish I could apply a crowd filter in the quiet sections to remove the muppets who somehow believe that their shouts are more important than the piano. The Love Over Gold album seemed perfect and yet the versions of the songs on Alchemy added an even better energy and quality through the extended solos.
In a live performance the crowd are part of the experience. And bands feed off it. You might as well be watching a movie of the concert without the audience.
Easily my favourite Dire Straits track - and I love some much of their stuff. From the album 'love over gold' this was the opening track of 2 songs on the A side (5 in total on the album) and at 14.30 mins still wasn't long enough. Just a masterpiece.
The miles I have driven to dire straits over the years - all the albums. This song would be played at full volume and full speed - never booked but rural roads. Thanks gents.
Not sure if it is mentioned already, but if you hear and review the 'Sultans of Swing' version of this same concert (which has a completely different vibe than the studio version), you also will be blown away. 11 minutes of pure magic !!!
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Simply the greatest live performance of the greatest song by the greatest band in rock history. I don't care if you disagree, you are wrong.
Ha ha
I don’t disagree,the band at the peak of its power and a solo that stands alone for expression and execution.
No arguments from me. Song is a gem.
Yeah it’s my favourite as well.
Masterpiece 👍🏽
Surely one of the greatest live performances ever
I agree it is, and don’t call me Shirley.
finger lickin', finger pickin good!!! the people at this concert didn't know they were privileged to be at one of the greatest live performances ever!!
The whole alchemy live show was off the scale amazing, the band so tight and really on the money, and some of these performances outshine the studio cut by far. Surely to god Knopfler deserves his place in any top 10 greatest guitarists of all time.
One of the great live show videos.
only top ten?? top 3 in my opinion! maybe top one!!!
I was there
Feel so lucky to have grown up with this real music . Can always rely on Dire Straits
Yes
This whole live concert album is flawless. Have to play Sultans of Swing and Tunnel of Love from Alchemy Concert to complete 3 of the greatest guitar solos, drumming performances and keyboard contributions ever produced by a band. Romeo and Juliet is beautiful but different to those 3 then there’s Two Young Lovers and Twisting by the Pool as super fun old fashioned rock.
Underrated but less energetic songs but still great musically are Private Investigations, Love over Gold, Theme from
Local Hero and Once Upon a time in the West. And that’s just this live album ( Dire Straits live is without peer musically ) without even getting into Brothers in Arms. Easily a week.
Cheers 🍻 to your great reaction...now let your goosebumps journey continues and your brains blown into a kazillion pieces along that journey with: Sultans of Swing - Live Alchemy ; Tunnel of Love - live at Wembley 85 ; Brothers in Arms - live On The Night 93...and so on....the master piece list of DS is almost endless 🍻😄
I’m a huge Dire Straits fan but I prefer their studio albums to their live performances because Mark changes up the music so much when playing live. They were never a “fashion” band. They played their music the way they (Mark) wanted it. I’m discovering that most of us didn’t realize just how great the music was that we grew up with. Dire Straits is one of the best selling SACD format bands if not the best!
@@stevenewcomer8837 "Mark changes up the music so much when playing live." You understand that ability is what defines a group, more than good recordings, yes?
@@RideAcrossTheRiver I always judged a band that could play their music as perfect as the studio, but there are exceptions. I’ve seen a lot of concerts where the band sucked in concert and I saw plenty of great cover bands that played their songs better.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver I have over 6,000 albums in my music collection so I’m quite aware of what makes people great.
I will never see such a Technically Demanding Guitar piece being played by a musician that looks like he is sitting down and Chillin'.
Each Band Member is a master of their Craft.
🇦🇺
mark said in an interview that this album has no overdubs which is impressive
They're fiddling with it these days.
This was their encore. Imagine playing a whole concert and then coming back out to produce THIS??? something else ❤❤ .😊😊😊😊
No music done today , can compare with that ! It is art
easily the best live performance of my lifetime and I'm 76 ! phenomenal and a unique style
‘Private Investigations’ also from ‘Alchemy’ is brilliant too, the whole album is in my top 10 live albums, an absolute classic!
I was lucky enough to see SRV open up for Dire Straits during the Brothers in Arms tour - hands down the Greatest concert I have EVER seen
My favorite version of my favorite song I've been playing this cd constantly since a bought it in 84
I have got back to listening to Dire Straits now in my early 70's. I appreciate their skills even more now. MK is a musical genius.
When I heard Industrial Disease for the first time I purchased Love Over Gold and then I heard Telegraph Road. What an awesome song. Dire Straits are one my favourite bands. ❤
You mustn't forget this was 1983, 40 years ago.
Mr Knopfler as you probably know, wrote the words, music for all instruments, and he always gave them time at the fore, especially the piano players, arranged it sang it and played his guitar as only he can, all of this masterpiece is the genius called Mark Knopfler.
I never get tired of this track. I'm 76 and can remember when they were popular many many many years ago.
I can't comprehend how he managed it, thats why he's a genius.....
As much as I absolutely LOVE & ADORE Mark I have to admit that the Pianist STOLE the show - ARREST THAT MAN !!!
I'm 59 years old in April and I have been to see dire straits multiple times and Mr knopler also multiple times he is amazing 👏.
This is really excellent. Isn’t it! People talk about “tight bands” when they’re live, and I have those in my head that seem to exemplify that; Rush, Yes, Genesis, Queen, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, and Dire Straits, among other top bands.
Dire Straits just released a total live album. 4 full concerts. On the night concert this song I feel was played even better. Rest in the concert is off the charts. I just hope they release the full visual concert online.
Wow
Absolutely loved this song when it came out, but because of radio being the media of the day, it was rarely played - because of its length. Somehow, kind of forgot about it, didn’t hear it again for about 25 years - life happened, shit happened. Can’t remember where it popped up again, probably in a UA-cam suggestion. Put it on the home stereo one night for the kids to hear - then discovered my wife also loved it too and also hadn’t heard it for decades. Will never forget about it again!
Without a doubt, one of the greatest rock songs ever!
If ypu liked that. You've got to play Sultans of Swing off the same Album. It will blow your mind. The guitar and drums are unbelievable
Dire Straits are always tight as all get-out
Wow, that was the whole track! Most of the time shortened and/or edited versions of "Telegraph Road" appear on albums, singles, and compilation albums too. Bravo! Thank you Sean, Chris, Alex and George!
Hey guys love your channel. MK is my fave artist of all time followed his whole career and he's still going. Once Upon A Time In The West from the the same concert, or Brothers In Arms and Calling Elvis from DS Live "On The Night" 1993 are my favorite performances. The guitar in BIA is jaw dropping good from Mark's Pensa Suhr. Cheers from Australia 👍🎸🎸🎸
one of my farourite bands of the late 70s an 80s great music! cheers from the Netherlands
Most under-rated man in rock and roll history! The guitar….the storytelling….the vocal style….the epic live performances! Knopfler has also been putting out solo albums the last 30 years. Would love for you to react to Speedway At Nazareth with Emmylou Harris. Just awesome!
You expect trip ups in live performances but that is flawless.
They recorded it at the end of a year's touring. At their absolute harmonious peak as a group.
I've loved this track, and indeed the whole album, since it was released. i bought the sheet music and everything!
What can be compare to this??
Nothing!
Cheers from Croatia 🥂
This is a complete masterpiece and is quite possibly the best live performance I’ve ever seen, period. Absolutely every musician formed a cohesive unit that fed off of one another to create this flawless masterpiece. Mark is definitely a guitar god however the stars of this track are the drums and especially the keyboards. I teared up a couple of times due to how beautiful the transitions were (along with Mark’s storytelling).
It’s a shame we don’t have this caliber of music anymore and I would sell my soul to attend this concert. Truly.
Agree. This was a historic performance
Such quality, we were so lucky.
Dire Straits was the 1st show I saw at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Calling Elvis tour 1991 (?). Great show.
19:30 - yup I lived in the UK in the mid 80s, loved their music but never got stirred to go watch them live. You think life goes on forever and the bands of your youth would be around forever too - but it doesnt happen. Thank goodness for this music album video that captures arguably the greatest rock live performance of all time by any band. And this song was the encore - after 2 hours of playing!
A love ❤️ how you guys react to this band Mr knopler in his career always had the best management and musical skills involved in his bands 👏
I've really enjoyed listening to this masterpiece with your reaction; i've never felt so much heat in my bones while listening to this tune like I did today; it's just incredible.
18:50 that was the best and most accurate summary of what the fuck just happend ever! BOOM.... got me in stitches
On Topic of MTV - Money for nothing was an iconic video
You got me at Thames TV. Loved watching that with you guys. Best live song ever imo
Terry Williams is having a ball of a time on those drums
Really enjoyed this reaction. I am a long-time fan of Dire Straits and was thrilled to see this. Happy New Year
Same to you!
Tunnel of Love/Wembley 85 has an incredible solo by Knopfler. Thanks for giving this fantastic band some love. Looking forward to more. Subscribed. 😊
Thanks for the sub!
Brilliant saw them twice live knoffler is a genius
I was an early adopter of Dire Straits. Sultans of Swing; and the rest of the Brothers in Arms album was on high rotation on my frightfully yellow, stackable, Sanyo turntable.
Telegraph Road, lyrically, to me, is Dire Straits most well written song. It's an album track, not for radio; so, it is fantastic to see this performance getting some love here.
Is there a Dire Straits/Knophler week coming? if so, I am there for that.
Yep, I’m on it, Len.
Kicking ideas around with Chris at the moment.
This must rank as one of the all time best live performances or concerts, or just a great show! #markknopfler is - in my opinion - one of the top 5 greatest guitarists ever. This was my 1st live album purchased and remains #1
Knopfler is supposed to be releasing something this year, it would be good to get some stuff with gilmour my two favourite guitarists. Mark played a few times with chet Atkins and often played with Eric Clapton, there are many fantastic live performances for a Knopfler DS week.
We look forward to it
Thank you UA-cam for this stratospheric masterpiece!! I adore Sultans of swing but OMG..this is better..it can't be better than that. In highschool i was leader singer and guitar player in a band-we practised over and over again and yet was hard to perform live.I fully trust my musical ear-not a single note was lost or bad in this legendary performance. Music brings such wonderful feelings to soul.
Don't forget the organ.
That was the warm blanket underneath al.
So it was not only Alan Clark on the piano.
So Alan Clark is sitting on the right of the drummer. (drummers perspective) And on the left was Tommy Mandel on the Organ (not a permanent band member).
Later came Guy Fletcher for organs and synthezer in the band besides Alan Clark on the piano and keyboards.
I would classify DS music as rock fusion. Aside from MK’s lyrics, vocals and guitar, this and many DS tracks are distinguished for composition, musicality and creativity, and while MK deserves all the credit accruing to him, you don’t pull this off without tremendous collaboration of all the performers. Consider fast forwarding 2+ decades to sample MK A Night in London, “Cannibals.” Still got it!
Have you heard the collaboration between Mark Knoffler and Chet Atkins ? The album is called neck and neck ( a bit country ) but Chet Atkins said to him " dont make me look bad sonny " ???
Total banger! Never gets old. Mark will.melt your face off!
Fabulous, always. May I suggest Sultans of Swing and Tunnel of Love, from both Alchemy Live concert and the 1985 live performance, "Wembley Does The Walk, as well as Telegraph Road. For a bit of fun, toss in "Walk of Life" from either or both, and add another live gem, the 'Walk' with Paul Franklin's fabulous pedal steel guitar outro, recorded live in Basel, Switzerland in 1992. Mark and Dire Straits made music I never get tired of, and Mark is still "masterworking" classics like, "Sailing to Philadelphia," and "Speedway At Nazareth," - two more incredible creations. Thanks, guys.
Saw DS is Brisbane at QE2 stadium (40K+ people) on Brothers in Arms tour 1985 and again at Brisbane Entertainment Centre (13K) in 1992 - both are seared into my memory as two of the greatest concerts
Saw them at Sydney Entertainment Centre same tour in ‘85. Just. Epic!
@@CoastPropertyBuyers Must have been the same tour. We were at the very front of the outdoor concert and the driving bass from 'private investigations' was like a punch in the chest. One of the highlights of my youth!
Thank you for your react. Well done.
Alchemy is the best live ever ! Telegraph Road is my favorite track, but the most amazing is the sound engineers work... Sound and mix are epic (1983 !!!) !
Very nice reaction, thanks ❤
Couldn't agree more!
I totally agree with @mcupis. After listening to all kinds of music genres for 50 years this is as good as it gets. Real musicians on stage, the best guitarist, keyboard, drum and maybe bass player too all together performing based on a song Mark wrote while reading Hamsun. The story of Detroit in a way, what more can you ask for in a song?
This will always be in my top 5 performances of all time. Everything about it is perfection. Tunnel Of Love from the same concert is just as good!
Interesting news about Gilmour you have there. He normally records in his own studio so I suspect it's a guest performance, but I'm excited to find out what he's up to.
Iv never thought of this as a pop song , this is as symphony.
Iv heard this hundreds of times and it never gets old
Dire Straits put on the best concert I've been to. Brothers in Arms tour, 4th March 1986, at Athletic Park in Wellington, NZ. Around 50,000 people... fantastic night. The studio albums are superb, but live is something else.
Yes. I went to their concert in Sydney during the same tour. Of of my all time favourite concerts. Just an amazing band live!
Never get over the fact that Mark plucks 20 notes while other players play one cord. Brilliance. 👀
BUT ... a lot of players would start shredding in there but Mark keeps it in the audience's ken.
There's interview a year or so before LOG came out where Mark talks about wanting to make a double LP. He made 5 songs and then said sod it that'll do lol.
Ice job gentleman, welcome to this cult classic going down the Telegraph road. Such a freaking gem and this live performance is FIRE🔥 Mark is easy one of the greatest song writers and virtuoso on the guitar in our time. Totally dope! Wow!
They're such a trip! Even my mum enjoyed Dire Straights, they never even come close to disappointing.🥰
Newest subscriber. Nice job. More Dire straits please. Nobody sounds like them and they kill it live. Obviously.
Welcome 🙏
I love the band's performance on the Alchemy show, but I can't bear the crowd audio with the out-of-time clapping, whooping, and whistling every time there's a mellow lull in the music. Somebody must have agreed with me, as when this live recording of Telegraph Road was included on a compilation a few years later, much of the crowd audio was lowered in the mix.
Mark definitely gets such a pure and clean sound out of his Strat/s. He would be one of the cleanest rock guitarists of all time. Plus Alan Clark shines on the keys, just like Terry Williams did on the drums in Sultans of Swing in this amazing concert. Definitely a concert for the ages like Pink Floyd Pulse and John Farnham's Classic Jack with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
please please have a look at mark knofler and emmy lou harris romeo and juliet from all the roads running it is sublime
Dire straits truly went on just before Queen, during live Aid, and was sooooo happy they stayed true to most of the movie!!! Mark was always amazing!!
Telegraph road and Lorax by Dr.suess were staple songs and books in my house to my children for the stories!!! 😊
The Guy on the Piano was GUY FLETCHER the keyboard player ALAN CLARK the drummer TERRY WILLIAMS and support guitarist American Hal Lindes. He was replaced by another American Jack Sonni who worked as a guitar tec at Rudy's Guitars in New York where Mark met him. Jack went on to tour Australia with the band. Jack passed away last year aged 65.
Thanks for crediting amazing musicians. Apologies we did not
There are great song writers, guitarists, story tellers, and singers in the world. But Mark is one of the few that is all of them together in one fantastic package. Check out “Tunnel of Love” live at Wembley Arena 1985 “Private Investigations” live on Alchemy. “Speedway at Nazareth” live Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris version. “Brothers in Arms” live A Night in London, And of course “Sultans of Swing” live Alchemy.
Never fear, the delightful MK continues to write, play, perform his glorious music. New album in 2024. Yaaay!
Mark kept playing this song through his entire solo career until we was literally unable to physically play it. His magnus opus no doubt at all.
They are a local band and I was lucky enough to see them live for the Making Movies album - one of the best live groups of all time - so technically musically talented.
DS live Alchemy ist eines der besten Konzerte die es gab, MK war immer Perfektionist und die ganze Band harmonierte bis ins Detail. Mir hat die Zeit in der Terry Williams dabei war am besten gefallen. das Konzert " live Wembley 85" ist ebenfalls absolut Klasse vor allem "Tunnel of love" fand ich die beste live Version.
Hi there. Many of us progrockers liked Dire Staits..They where not really prog..but they certainly had som bits of old Nice prog in there songwriting. Dire straits one of the greatest bands in The 70-80. Thank you guys.
Thanks for the info!
been on my playlist for years
Saw them alchemy tour at Wembley arena thanks for bring back memories
aLWAYS BEEN A DIRE STRAIGHTS FAN ALWAYS ENJOYED HOW THE FOCUSED ON THE MUSIC MARSHAL TUCKER THIS OL COWBOY LIVE LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHT IE SOUND TECHIQUE
You can pick any of their live performances and you would still get your money's worth. Sultans of Swing, Telegraph Road and Tunnel of Love are the longer epical ones, but even the slow ones are a testament to the musicianship of this fantastic band.
The solo for Tunnel of Love has a great build and my favorite bit is when he throws to the long piano runs just before the finish. At a time when we look to the brilliant technician guitarists - Van Halen, Satriani, Malmsteen, Edge - MK’s fingerstyle more than holds its own.
A total Masterpiece. Thanks for your funny reactions ;) You sure love music.
PERFECTION !!!!
Dire Straits were NEVER naff boys. I've seen these guys live in Oz a number of times... they were tight, they had fun and the gigs always went on forever! They always delivered the goods. Forget the forgotten hairdo heavy metal wankers, they were not in this league.
Tunnel of Love , Sydney 1986 is another gem and in my opinion the best ,ive version. Excellent sound quality and MK's solo at the end is truly outstanding.
Some people are very narrow minded when it comes to music - this is one of my favourite live performances, and Iron Maiden's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' flight 666 version is right up there with it in terms of both performance and musicianship
Money for Nothing - Concert For Monserrat. Featuring Sting, Phil Collins and Eric Clapton
Also, Rockpalast LIVE 1979 it’s almost a pick-em but I prefer Wild West End.
Really enjoy watching guys, keep up the great work.
Best reaction ever, thank you guys for commenting Dire geniuses
Absolutely one of the best tracks we have seen on this channel. Blew our minds
Gents, seems to me this is the first time you heard Telegraph Road. Written by Mark during a road trip in the US. Forget the location of the Telegraph Road.
dIRE sTRAITS are on my Car Play list for 40 years now and really soothing to listen to the whole Program including Private Investigations, Tunnel of Love etc...
Thanks for the Review today, I love seeing the effortless Guitar picking style of Mark.
It was about Telegraph Road in Michigan, which runs about 70 miles North/South. It was also partly inspired by him reading Growth Of The Soil at the same time as he was going down that road in a tour bus.
This song was written about the actual Telegraph Road (US 23) that runs along the Detroit border in Michigan. While it was referencing the state of Detroit, it could be a out the rise and fall of any large city.
@sean-the-other-one, I used to have to travel Telegraph Road to and from work everyday. That commute was more stressful than my job. I am so glad I don't have to go there now. I have not been near Telegraph Road or Detroit for more than twenty years. I am less than 45 minutes away from downtown.
One of the greatest jams ever
I was and am a metalhead, but I have always rated DS, ever since the proprietor of a local record shop persuaded me to listen to their eponymous first album. And this is one of my favourite Dire Straits songs.
I remember requesting this video to you many many Moons ago. Such a great performance.
We got there in the end!
@@TheThamesmen That's what matters most.
This is peak Dire Straits…
The rhythm guitarist is a guy called Hal Lindes, who ended up playing lead for Fergal Sharkey…
He obviously had to defer to Mr Knopfler, but he got one song at every concert to show his chops…
Check out “Two Young Lovers” from the same gig…
SOoooooooooo Good....
Great Live performance.
You are the first reactor I've ever heard mention the amazing bass swell. No idea what it is but will be totally missed by anoyone without a decent sound system! Bet it sounded awesome live!
I’m pretty sure it’s thunder sound effects, which were also used in the studio to hammer home the power chords in the background.
We really listen! It was an amazing effect behind the music.
We often say it but having in ear monitors mean you can hear everything.
@@TheThamesmen
Definitely added power to it.
The studio album cover art is of a closeup of storm clouds with lightning.
ALCHEMY is without a doubt a Masterpiece of an album, for a Live album the quality of sound is brilliant. The entire album is back to back brilliance I have the Album still on Vinyl as well as CD but I always go for the vinyl first just something about that sound as the needle drops. Thanks guys what a great way to start off 2024 with you, the only thing that could have made it better was you showcasing an Aussie classic 😁😁😁😁😮😮🤔🤔😁😁
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵
Just wish I could apply a crowd filter in the quiet sections to remove the muppets who somehow believe that their shouts are more important than the piano. The Love Over Gold album seemed perfect and yet the versions of the songs on Alchemy added an even better energy and quality through the extended solos.
The crowd throughout are a pain in the arse. They ruin it for me even though I love the track.
Yeh. Some Producer believes that it ADDS to the Live feel. Wanker ! 🇦🇺
In a live performance the crowd are part of the experience. And bands feed off it. You might as well be watching a movie of the concert without the audience.
Uma obra prima. Perfeita
Exactly
Easily my favourite Dire Straits track - and I love some much of their stuff.
From the album 'love over gold' this was the opening track of 2 songs on the A side (5 in total on the album) and at 14.30 mins still wasn't long enough.
Just a masterpiece.
marks guitar tone is so nice
The miles I have driven to dire straits over the years - all the albums. This song would be played at full volume and full speed - never booked but rural roads. Thanks gents.
And any DS live is IMO banger material.
I think you guys mentioned this was quite good. I tend to agree, LOTS and LOTS!!!!
Not sure if it is mentioned already, but if you hear and review the 'Sultans of Swing' version of this same concert (which has a completely different vibe than the studio version), you also will be blown away. 11 minutes of pure magic !!!