And then I heard... DIRE STRAITS - Sultans of Swing (First Time Hearing!!)
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His voice is telling the story, his guitar is singing the song
Beautifully written. I'm gonna steal that sorry.
Word
@@grimmertwin2148 Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words.
best comment ever
Wow. Great phrase man. True story.
I am a seventy-five year old woman from Charleston ,S.C. This is the millionth time of hearing this. Just as good as the first time❤
I'm right there with you. I'll be 74 next month & watch this live version frequently. It will never get old! Love seeing people react to it for the 1st time. 🥰
I'm with both of you...I love watching these younger folks react to this version which, in my opinion, is one of the best live performances ever recorded... I'm 74 myself and saw more than my share of arena and stadium shows over the years... Elvis, Tina, Garth, Meatloaf and a few I can't remember.
@@erniesteele3164Don’t forget Springsteen!
You have great taste
Yes! Shout out from Greenville!!
"If you don't like this, I'm glad I wasn't born with your ears" .... That's a legendary comment
Lol😂
AMEN
"He left Earth" is my favorite comment... cracked me up!
I saw this performance live and when they were done, it was all I could to do to just hang on to the chair in front of me and laugh quietly. I realized I was in the presence of greatness.
When you hear the studio version, you hear the ideal, the refined thought. When you hear the live version, you hear the soul of the group.
I would have started with the studio version. But that's just me. I heard this growing up
True now, not so much with bands of this era, when bands often had studio time for max 1 or 2 takes since it was so expensive. That is why older studio versions have so much of that live magic in them
that is a such great phrase man. you just put in beautiful words my thoughts exactly.
@@michellefrank8116This live was just the right one to launch him off on Dire Straits and especially Mark Knopfler. Insane live performance and rarely skipped a beat.
Kinda where my thoughts were going as I watched him watch the performance. The live performance is more about the band, their skill and improvisation both in the playing and in his song delivery. Compared with the studio or album version, the album version is 'cleaner' it's more about the lyrics painting an audio picture for you.
I was at this concert! I was 17. Absolutely amazing then and still so now. I whistled really loudly at one point during Private Investigations so I'd know it was me, so I'm on the album! 😂. I even met the band afterwards, got their autographs, and had to borrow £5 from Tommy Mandel (2nd keyboard player) because I'd missed the last train and had to get a taxi! Happy days.
Amazing story
Great and good for you being a super fan but still confident enough to ask for fair!
You lucky lucky bastard! **turns green**
I really envy You... I saw Mark Knopfler many many years ago, but it was nothing like this.
That is an incredible story!
"I don't care how long this video is, I gotta hear that (guitar solo) again."
and that brother, is when you earned my subscription.
I have to agree that’s when I signed up as well
People have told me to stop listening to my "old" music...I tell them not a chance. I just found you tonight & it's 4am & I have to try to sleep soon. Except that I'm 71 and retired & I can sleep whenever! I absolutely LOVE that you're discovering the music I grew up with.
Heh, that's like asking you to stop being you.
@@gbormann71 Yeah... never gonna happen.
We grew up with the best music. Born in 1952 I'll be 72 this August.
Mark Knopfler is incomparable. His strat sound is so clean, you can never mistake his sound once you hear it.
But on this track he uses a Schecter Red 1980
Brian May also up there with Knopfler
But more to the point-how come Polo has never heard of Mark or Dire Straits-where has he been hiding…..he’ll be saying he’s never listened to Eric Clapton next…….
Couldn’t agree more! His duos with James Taylor are some of my favorite pieces of music of all time
I strongly disagree! His strat sound can be super dirty too! Look at Private Investigation, for example!
Dire Straits came out of nowhere and Mark K. blew the doors off guitar players everywhere. He still does. 💜
Playieng wit out plektra mekes it ven more special... with his fingers only and so sharp... nice
@@MarkoMakela-kk7qf Agreed 👍
His guitar playing is up there with the best alive.. let him rock...
Fact
Mark K. is currently shooting a new music video ala" We are the World" but he is utilizing 52 jammin' guitarists on it. Watch for it..
Every time you turn and look into the camera and smile, I smile back, knowing that we 2 strangers are enjoying a beautiful sound and performance.
I get a little teary eyed when I see someone quite young appreciate good music. Great Reaction.
Mark Knopfler is a legend. Hope he gifts us one more tour.
My friend, you've come across Mark knopfler, one of the guitar goats. Incredible band. Great reaction!
Agreed. I love guitarists who play "clean and technical".
@@MrVvulfnot just clean and technical. But a unique style and beautiful songs
After Tommy Emmanuel, the greatest, but I'd hate to choose between the two.
Mark Freuder Knopfler is not only a great guitarist he is totally self-taught and an amazing composer. Sultans of Swing were a hotel band who clearly don’t care.
@@Steve_K2. There’s no need to choose. They both have their own place.
And i just want to say THANK YOU to whoever requested this song!!! Ive never seen this live version and HOLY CRAP!!! 😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥
Ditto 😊 facts! ❤
Yes and I wish I had been there! Lucky audience!
I grew up on this stuff, saw a lot of amazing bands but regret not getting to see Dire Straits. It's never too late to discover new (or old) music, it comes your way when your ready to take it in and not before.
I don't know if you've ever heard it, but check out the live version of Tunnel Of Love from Wembley. I think you'll enjoy it. While I love this song, I think that live version from Wembley is even better than this song.
This concert is called 'Alchemy' and they actually released this whole concert on blu ray, etc., I recommend it!
Back in the day Dire Straights were so huge, they were household names and most peopele loved them. Now I am older, it surprises me how fast the world forgets. It is good to see oyunger people discovering these great old bands.
When Mark Knoffler and the band went to see a band in a pub, they were called The Sultans of Swing. So this is the song he wrote about that evening. Here in the UK most bands from the 70's and onwards started their careers in pubs and bars. This is an amazing song and the band are so tight you would never believe it was live. Thanks for reveiwing it.
Wow! Thanks for that information. I always love to hear the back story stuff! Love MK and the band!
@@jflores6628 Your welcome!
I'm a hardcore metal head and even I can admit Mark Knopfler is a generational talent on guitar. Brothers in Arms is my favorite by them.
I could not agree more. Check out song for sonny liston by Mark Knopfler if you have not heard it. It is pure genius.
Hard not to shed a tear or three listening to that one.
Same, if you want great music and take a break from death metal, dire strait is simply put extremely well made rock.
I have the LP Making Movies downstairs in my record collection, I'm 60 and I bought it in High school in 1980.
@@davidanon1568 I heard Sultans of Swing on the radio and immediately went out and bought the album. Have everything MK has done since
The drummer's dad was in the audience, hearing his son play for the first time. Guaranteed that was one proud father.
OMG his heart must have almost burst out of pride
The Drummer is Terry Williams. He is an amazing dummer.
Fun times for a man.
My generation of Music.
Really? Wow...thats cool."Hey dad...look what i can do"😊
Urban myth. They’d heard him many times before.
rly?! ❤😊
I am 71 years old. Whenever I have a home project...like painting a room.... I put on Dire Straits. Listening to Mark Knofler singing Sultans of Swing makes me feel like I can do anthing! Project done. Best guitarist ever.
You young ones have cool internet and other tech. We older folks had the best music ever! Glad you are impressed by pure music talent! No auto tune, no drum tracks. Just raw talent!
I find this hard to believe that you have never heard of Dire Straits and/or Mark Knopfler! But in a way I can envy you if this is true, because you have the opportunity to discover this band full catalog. I recommend spending time doing a deep dive into these guys and Marks solo career. Brother in Arms, Money for Nothing, Telegraph Road, ….
The sweat band was to keep the sweat out of his eyes.
Those three tracks were the ones I was going to recommend after Sultans of Swing :-)
Mark Knofler rarely gets mentioned when people talk about guitarists. For me he is as good as anyone at what he does and other people can't play the way he does.
AND he is singing!
I'd also suggest Polo to check out J.J. Cale who's sound certainly seems to have influenced Mark Knopfler. I'd like to hear a reaction on "Magnolia" from the album "Naturally".
What's even more amazing is that he's naturally left handed but taught himself righty.
Are you joking? MK is always highlighted as one of the greatest and unique ones, very influential with his own sound instantly recognised. Plus he's an amazing songwriter and singer as well
I know. I feel the same way about this guy called Frank Zappa.
The drummers parents were in the audience for the 1st time, thats why he (and the rest) went all out, one of the best live performances ever.
damn thats precious
Yep Terry Williams from Wales 🏴 👊killing it!!!
Very true
The best ever live performance!!!
Quit making bullshit up
I was there on that night at Hammy Odeon. My first ever gig as a 15 year old, and still the greatest gig I've ever been to. Absolutely electrifying, all night long.
I am 68 year old from Australia, I took my 14y son to his first concert to see Dire Straits in 1987 it floored him and they were every bit as good your seeing now. Beautiful memory
Mark Knopfler is acknowledged as one of the greatest guitarists ever, but I STILL think he's underappreciated. This is a good selection, because it was their first big hit, and certainly the first song of theirs I ever heard a few years before Money For Nothing.
He doesn’t get recognition he deserves. What I appreciate is that he makes it look so effortless. Mark has complete control over his sound and instrument.
MTV,
some day Clapton is the greatest, but even he will agree Knopfler is the best of our age
I actually like a few other songs more than ''Sultans Of Swing"" on their first album like ''Six Blade Knife'' "Setting Me Up"" ''Southbound Again''' and my Favourite "" In The Gallery"" LOL I only missed 4 songs that included ''Sultans Of Swing"" in my Favourites
Agreed! Just watch the man play! Fingerpicking the whole time. Trying to play his shit is difficult, and he makes it look so simple. . .
Knopfler famously plays with his fingers instead of with a pick, which allows him to fingerpick in a very unique way. An absolute legend of the guitar.
That explains how some of his riffs sound like they're from the bass guitar
Much like Lindsey Buckingham!
Same as Lindsey!@@debrakron9049
@@debrakron9049 . Only better!!!
Best guitarists are finger pickers in my opinion. So expressive.
I am old now. I lived in Israel for a year employed by the U.N. in 1979. We danced all over Israel to this band. In 1980 I had the privilege to attend this bands first ever U.K concert in Glasgow Scotland where Mark and David were born!
Might also say, what you are seeing and hearing is exactly how this band delivered! Nothing short of just one of the best rock bands and musical performances!
"He left Earth" best saying ever.
I died when he said that
The band was Dire Straits and they originated in the North East of England; same place as Sting. This was their first single and it was written by Mark Knopfler, the lead guitar player and singer. He was in London and one wet evening in Deptford, heard a band playing in a pub, so he went in and the song is about that band, the Sultans of Swing, and what it is like being a semi-pro band doing gigs in pubs and clubs at the weekends. The same way that The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and all the great British bands started out. No X-Factor, no XX had Got Talent, no Auto-Tune, no false anything. Just people who can play, have got the drive to go and play to half a dozen people on a wet Friday night, and earn their trade. IF you like this (and who wouldn't) try their Live Aid Set, where they play just 2 songs, this one, and Money for Nothing (with Sting), another song that was written by Mark after hearing two workers talking in a cafe. Other bands to look at live are: The Who (anything but Who Are You? and Baba O'Riley in particular; Pink Floyd (the whole Pulse album, recorded live at Earl's Court; Jethro Tull, live at Madison Square Garden (try Thick as a Brick); Cream, live at the Royal Albert Hall (whole concert is breathtaking and in particular, watch the 72 year old Ginger Baker on drums). If you ever visit the UK, use the Underground and check out the musicians who play there; they have to pass an audition to get a licence to perform and they are all good - some are breathtaking.
Queen - Somebody to Love live version is also worth watching.
Excellent suggestions - Pulse, Pink Floyd live at Earl's Court and Jethro Tull omg! Ian is incredible! Love both bands!! Haven't seen Cream live at the Royal Albert Hall, going to check that one out for sure!! Thanks for your comment, you're so right!
Well said!
Same place as Sting? And the Shadows, The Animals,
If you ever listen to the Intro of "Money for nothing" by the Dire Straits you can hear Sting. He was there when they recorded it and is the one doing the "I want my MTV" part.
The drummer was such a joy to watch. I’ve never seen anyone play the guitar like that and with such poise! One of the greatest I’ve witnessed so far
Terry really pulled all the drumming stops out on this as his dad was in the audience hearing and seeing his son play drums for the first time
well said. there aren't many shredders that play with "poise". the only other one that comes to mind is eric johnson. if you've never seen eric johnson - cliffs of dover, it's also up there.
check out their epic song "Money for Nothing" it was an influential music video back in the day too
None of the overdubs that usually get added to live recordings to 'correct' any flaws either. This is exactly how it sounded on the night. Just watch Mark Knopfler's right hand. It never stops moving. This isn't someone picking a simple, repeating pattern or strumming along while singing and then throwing in some fills between lines. He's playing with a level of complexity while singing that few if any could begin to match. And then there are the solos. Such speed and clarity on a Stratocaster with not a note out-of-place - just awesome.
There’s a few special guitar players and drummers in the same band over the years. Joe Satriani.” Satch Boogie”. Live Satriani It has the incredible Jeff Campatelli on drums having fun doing their thing with smiles.
It's so cool watching Terry Williams having such a genuinely good time beating the living crap out of those drums. The dude's on another planet!! Never get tired of watching this. Never.
74 this June and crying hearing this. My youth .. Washington Square Park. Living in NYC back then was the best days ever!
Sultans of swing is possibly the greatest live performance ever! So great to see the younger generation appreciate true musicians without autotune !
Sin lugar a dudas esta es la mejor canción hecha en la historia
Hmmmggmhmmm NO, Its Queens Live at The Live Aid Concert...But it is one of best life performances ever that for sure.
while my guitar gently weeps, in the tribute version with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood comes pretty close.
But that only shows how many talented people it takes to get to this level.
They're great but in my opinion not the greatest live performance ever you should watch Nightwish live at Wacken 2013 and you would understand why I'm saying this.
I with you ❤❤❤
Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. Incredible skill and nothing OTT or flashy, just incredibly lyrical sound from that guitar. It's like an extra voice duetting with Knopfler.
Going Home man. Going Home might be the greatest piece of guitar playing of all time. Understated and just magical.
He makes look so effortlessly and just floats between riffs.
I've always loved Mark Knopfler's dueling style between voice and guitar.
Marks 1 of very few who can make it sing and talk. Jimmy page and David Gillmore have the same incredibly rare ability
I think Mark and his guitar being a duet is a great description.
I’m 71 years old and have watched thousands of videos. As far as Live Videos, I have TWO Favorites. THIS ONE…and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” from a “Concert for George.”
Dire Straits is an Amazing Band. Mark Knopler is an effortless Crazy Good finger picking Electric Guitar 🎸 Player. Their Bass and Keyboard along with the second guitar are fabulous! The Drummer is simply Insane!!! Aren’t you glad you chose to React to This??? It IS a Masterpiece!!! First time watching your channel ! Great Job!!! 👏 👏👏
One of the greatest guitar masters of all time.
Please notice that he doesnt use a pick to play the guitar, he uses his fingers mixing folk fingerstyle and flamenco with his right hand. Mark Knopfler one of the best guitar players of the world for his innovation and style.
He’s doing multiple notes with his right hand, like most players do with the left .
Damn straight!!
This is some of the most unpreciated thingd about Mrk Knopfler... He uses his fingders only...
wow - blows my mind - I can hardly snap my fingers in time
"Chicken picking" I think they call that? Also notice how there is zero overdrive and distortion, pure clean guitars.
I am a 80 year old woman from the Netherlands,I rock again on Dire Straits..love it!!
An 80yo rock and roll grandma, I love it!
Keep rocking ❤
Ik wens je nog 80 gezonde jaren! ❤
Ja meid, dat waren tijden, sta nog te swingen met 72 jaar!
Joh meieieid , k heb ze dit live zien doen in Groningen met mn toenmalige vriendje 😁❤️
You can just tell they were feeling every second so hard.
Sultans of Swing from Live Alchemy is without a doubt one of the top 5 greatest performances ever recorded and I have no clue who the other 4 could possibly be.
This song tells a story about a bunch of hobbyist musicians. Nobody comes to their gigs but they name their band the "Sultans of Swing" anyway. Classic.
Guitar George is a guy called George Young. He has two younger brothers called Malcolm and Angus. He's an Aussie.
True story kind of: The lyrics were inspired by a performance of a Dixieland jazz band playing in the corner of an almost empty pub in Deptford, South London. At the end of their performance, the lead singer announced their name, the Sultans of Swing; Knopfler found the contrast between the group's dowdy appearance and surroundings and their grandiose name amusing. Mark knopfler is a legendary guitarist for his use of finger picking not strumming which allows him to get those very different sounds
tunnel of love is pretty slick too.
@@lastpenny849I may have heard of them. /j
@@lastpenny849wait, Guitar George was a real person?!?
Yep. Mark Knopfler is that impossibly rare combination of freakish talent, absurd technical chops, and amazingly tasteful musicianship. And Dire Straits is definitely one of the tightest bands on the planet.
For real. He's not just good, he's good in a way that even other excellent guitarists are not. And the rest of the band are no slouches, either. Absolute legends.
Dire Straits, one of those groups that you know the first time you hear them that you've heard genius at work. I will stop whatever I'm doing every time I hear Dire Straits. Just straight up wow
Humility as well, a real down to earth guy as well!
The 80s were just the best! - Went to two Dire Straits live concerts in the mids 80s in Christchurch New Zealand with about 100k other fans. Mark Knoffler's song writing is superb. He is Dire Straits!
In my 70's now, I think I can say with authority, "Most people today are unaware of the richness of music made in 70's, 80's, & 90's."
I am 24 years old. I stand by saying that the music of Dire Straits takes me to a place no other music does. Technically and soulfully perfect. Goosebump music
Youve got it man. So good
❤
great taste for a such young guy ! mark nails it when it comes to music !
Since you're younger I'm hoping you also know Steely Dan. They don't get the same media attention I think but really everyone needs to know them
Great music never dies as it's timeless.
“If you don’t like this, I’m glad I wasn’t born with your ears,” is the best reaction music of this quality could possibly have. Only fortunate enough to have seen them live once, and it wasn’t this gig, but I will never forget it.
I'm going to borrow that line! ❤️✌️
Damn...that quote was one fine, spot on statement right there...👍👍
One of the world's best guitarists-Mark Knoffler. Dire Straits
I am loving how you love this band! I've loved Dire Straits for 45 years. I am a 66 year old white lady, grew up with this band!!!! you've got great taste!!!!!! thank you. I am enjoying your critique!!!
Mark Knopfler is top tier. In rare company with Dave Gilmour and Jeff Beck when it comes to making a guitar talk, cry, convey nuance and emotion.
Rolling Stone had him in the 90s of The 250 Greatest Guitar Players! Joni Mitchell top 10.
@@certifiedbiker580 Eric CLAPTON thought Mark Knopfler was GREAT!!!! So did I. Of course Rolling Stone does make mistakes. They have Jimi Hendrix as #1 and Eric Clapton as #2. We all know that isn't true.
@@JeanetteFaith To me Gary Moore was the greatest guitarist who ever lived. There are videos of him showing George Harrison how (exactly) to play "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and George is watching, utterly astonished. He plays Voodoo Chile better than Jimi OR Stevie Ray Vaughan. There has never been a better guitarist.
@@Triton_Secure I don't know Gary Moore. Was he in a band? If so, which band? I'm sticking with Eric Clapton until I hear otherwise.
@@JeanetteFaithFor a very short period of time he played in Thin Lizzy then started releasing his own career as just Gary Moore. Check out his version of Messiah Will Come Again from Montreux. Fire!!!! Then Loner,Still Got The Blues,Empty Rooms and other tracks.
I grew up with Dire Straits .. the 70s & 80s were such fantastic decades for music ❤
Alchemy was probably my most played album as a teenager , as close to a movie experience listening to music if that makes sense.
Absolutely agree. I'm so happy I was there for it. My 36 year old son always asks me why I still mostly listen to 70s and 80s music when there is "so much good, new music". HA! This. This is why.
i cant process the info that the guy in his obv 30s dont know about dire strats, and a top10 songs ever, alongside smoke on the water, by deep purple, etc, etc, its very hard to pick just 10 rock songs, let alone all modern music, but thgese are the cult songs
The music was amazing back then. I loved it then and still do.
Me too
How could you not know this? Mark, heartstopping, Terry the drummer, one of the best EVER xxxx
He was living in another planet for sure... f@king ignorance...
This version of sultans is guaranteed to give chills every dang time. Ive listened to this song , all versions ,thousands of times. Its a song you can use to get a feel about someone and you said it well ... Im glad i dont have your ears if you dont like this song so true. Thanks bro, great react.
The whole Brothers in Arms album is iconic. I could listen everyday and never be bored.
The title track had me, even in my teens
@@timsmethurst3508 same here. i did listen to this album every day for years.
But is the title track the best song? To me,not. "The Man's too Strong" is the best track on "BiA". BTW, I loast friends in The Falklands
@@redsidebiker that track is wonderful. It's a really diverse album. The tracks don't all sound alike. "Ride Across The River" has always been one of my favorite chill songs. The acoustic guitar on "The Man's Too Strong" jumps out of the speakers. The whole album sounds amazing and makes me glad that I have a fantastic sound system.
Me too, I love the whole album. All the Dire Straits stuff is incredible, and Knopfler's just magical. The whole band is magical.
Telegraph Road is their best song, but Sultans is up there too. Polo will enjoy the guitar work.
Telegraph Road, maybe Brothers in Arms…. Lots to choose from
Ah yes for sure that is a mandatory listen for Polo. Great song!!
Telegraph Road is an absolute masterpiece 🙏🏼
Agree. Telegraph Rd is my all time best song
Second this - and again the live Alchemy version is a must. Long time Dire Straits fan and T Road is my favourite, closely followed by everything on the first 2 albums
One of the best recorded songs/performances of ALL TIME. You picked a good one here...I listen to this almost daily!
My kids were born in the 80s-this is what they grew up with, and it was one of our best gifts to them. Mark Knopfler just sold a raft of his guitars for charity. Go watch the video of the interview where he talks about them like they were people.
Terry Williams is the drummer. This was the first time his dad had seen him perform and so put on a show. The rest of the band if you look at them keep joking among themselves about what he is doing. One of the best drum performances ever.
IT’S NOT TRUE!
@@MSalt69
Why? Do you know it's not true?
I had a friend that worked with me everyday. He played the trumpet. This song used to come on the radio and I’d say, “ Don’t wanna hear no trumpet playing band.” Guess you had to be there. 😂
😂
Naaa...we get it 😊
Welcome to light, mate. Been one of my faves since the late 70s. Great body of work but Brothers In Arms is their best album. Their sound defies classification.
The guys name wasn't Freddie was it?
@@republicoftexas3261 no it was David Peace
This is the best live performance of Sultans of Swing ever. Mark Knopfler was born with a gift, and we're all blessed he shared, and still shares, it with us.
It's insane how little musical history most people have... I mean, this is an absolutely legendary band. How is it even possible to have never heard it
Baby boomer here. So fortunate have grown up with this music. Beautiful reaction!!! Thank you 👍
Yup!
not a boomer here, but I grew up with these too. When people tell me music nowadays gets close to this I just laugh.
Let's hope this never gets lost or forgotten❤
Gen X here. Dire Straits is incredible. Music then was not manufactured by synthesizer or computer. It was a product of oneness, artist with instrument, mixed with freaking magic.
This song just came out of nowhere. It was so distinctive, we all stood up and recognized it for its uniqueness. It broke through all the noise in the late 70s. It was special. Mark Knopfler is still creating terrific music today.
No. I think he died.
YESSSS
@@JeanetteFaithno he didn‘t
@@jaapbruijn1300Yes, I just looked it up. He's still alive. I thought I read that he died.
"he left Earth" , then later "these guys are GODS" Just brilliant comments and so correct!
Im 38 the first time this was introduced to me by my older brother, who is 48 now! Its still sounding new in 2024
Polo "That guitar is crazy". Me : "wait for it......."
Keep in mind, this song and Dire Straights height of popularity was during the middle part of the 80's. When synth music and pop ruled MTV and radio. Here comes this little blues rock band with a unique sound and excellent musicians turning out hits that people still listen to 40 years later. Mark is one of the best guitar players with his own unique style.
Glad you like the track.
Yes! I kept thinking, "yes, but just wait. ..." every time he paused the track! 😅
@@2BestPonies Haha I did the same thing
Dire Straits are one of those bands who's live performances nearly always outshine the studio versions, a testament to the musical virtuosity of all the band members, not just Mark, as iconic as he is....
I feel robbed of a part of music history by the studio recordings. Before this I only listened to Dire Straits on the radio, and while it's good and catchy, it's still just good and catchy like any pop-song. This is a musical experience on a whole other level. I'm 41 years old and only now found out about the genius of this band.
Like Pink Floyd... absolutely outstanding music!
Imagine having a set that is so iconic, so brilliant, so addictive, that it lasts down the ages, constantly drawing new fans! I'm addicted to it.
Mark Knopfler is a legend. This song was recorded in 1978. That's right, this song broke 46 years ago and this concert was probably early 80s. Not a single autotune device was harmed in the making of this video.
edit: And yes, you know this band. Everybody knows this band, they just don't know they know this band. Remember Money for Nothing? ua-cam.com/video/ZC1Pdsppch4/v-deo.html
Mark Knopfler is a stupendously amazing guitarist. He's so laid-back but intricately fast too!
Telegraph Road and Brother's In Arms are very moving too. This British lads are excellent.
you forgot Latest Trick !!!
Not only Mark, the whole band are fckng great musicians..
Pure dedication and a hell of a lot of practice,. His interviews are worth every second, he's humble as all get out,. Rolling Stone has him as one of the top 10 guitarists.
Man, Telegraph Road is so good 😅
Absolutely smashing a guitar solo whilst looking like he is out on a Sunday walk
The drummer goes sooooo hard on this version! Knopfler is a guitar GOD and an amazing lyrical storyteller
Can you believe they got rid of him for Brother In Arms album? The only part he plays on that is the intro to Money for Nothing.
@@dopiaza2006true....but Mark still took Terry on that World Tour....
@@bjmcmahon722 Understandable!
Terry probably put something extra into his performance that night, his dad was in the audience for the first ever time seeing him play.
You know he is good when people talk more about the drummer than even Knopflers amazing guitar playing. True world class live performance. You can see Knopflers and the rest of the band seeing the effect Terry was having that night, great band having a great time.
This was never a performance, it's a declaration of love for the guitar goddess.
I'm a big fan of Dire Straights, always have been, always will be. I feel so lucky to have been able to see them perform live one time they were on tour. Incredible musicians, talent to blow the roof off. Agree this live recording is a masterpiece.
After 40+ years of knowing this band’s musical genius I’m so stoked to see the next generations learning about it and loving it! These guys had years of paying their dues before reaching this status! Masters of the craft for sure!
Me too!
Every time you paused it early on the video and said how amazing it was I’m sitting here screaming “IT GETS BETTER!!! IT GETS BETTER!!!”
me to lol
You liked that?! Wait till Mark plays his solo….🤣👍🏻
One of the best ever British rock bands !
Dire Straits had a well earned reputation of flawless performances in front of massive crowds
I am so pleased that you enjoyed this so much. These guys are from my neck of the woods..THE NORTH OF ENGLAND . Mark Knopfler has to be the best guitarist in the world. Ive seen him play live ta few times and this was my music at that time. There is some special magic going in the this particular concert.
Yeah, it's like a live version of Working Man by Rush in Cleveland I saw a week or 2 ago. They started it out with a slow, Reggae beat, then to the way it always sounds then went NUTS, on of the most intense speeding up of any song by any band I ever heard. And they were like in their early 50s at the time and it was just WOW, how can they do it this fast, yet keep it clear and stay in timing the way they did. I guess because that is always how RUSH was. With their stop, change rhythm style they were known for. Geddy was jamming on bass as if he was the lead guitarist. And Alex on guitar even harder and faster. I always figured Neil could manage it. But the entire reason they did it? Was because of how enthusiastic the crowd was. I always tell people that when they go see a band? Give them your own best performance as well. Because they will love and appreciate it so much. they will respond in kind with their best performance. It must have been a very good crowd this day!
One of my favorite songs ever... And while i cannot pick a "best guitarist"... this guy is tied with about 9 others as "best"... I.E. he did what was needed perfectly to make this (and other) songs the best they could possibly be.
How amazing! To hear that genre and think THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. I Love It All. Music is Boundless!
Very underrated for sure
Glad you have discovered Dire Straits. Not only are they all terrific musicians, not only is Mark Knopfler the best guitarists ever, and can really make that thing talk; but you will find that all their songs tell a story, so the lyrics are equally as important as the music. Whether it's this song about a group they saw playing, or Money for Nothing about an overheard conversation in an appliance store, the growth of a town in Telegraph Road or the mapping of America in Sailing to Philadelphia..its a journey you're going to enjoy!
Mark taught at university for a number of years before this ,lectured on writing . Now has 3 honary Doctors degrees of music .
Another Boomer here... we used to drive around town and when this song came on, we would stop the car, crank the sound up, get out and DANCE! Pure Joy memories!
arguably the best live album all time
The studio version of this is one of the best songs for cruising.
It's nice that you enjoyed it so much.🤗
absolutely... the whole album is one my favorite road trip jams
I agree that the studio version is much better. It's hard to make out the words at times in the live version even though I know them well. Part of what makes this song amazing is the combination of the amazing guitar playing and the images created by the lyrics. It loses a lot when they lyrics aren't sung clearly.
tbh all of dire straits is great for cruising
@@abruemmer77 100% and even some of his first solo stuff too.. but this album especially , maybe because it’s the first one I heard
Polo, you are standing in front of a rabbit hole, leading into a wonderland of incredible storytelling. Mark Knopfler, the songwriter/singer/lead guitarist, has a degree in English language and considers himself a storyteller first and foremost. So he lays his incomparable musicality, his one of a kind guitar chops and his so very relatable, emotional voice at feet of each and every one of his songs. For more than 45 years already, first with Dire Straits and than solo. He says songs are like children - you give them all you can and than release them into the world.
Polo, happy discovering!
If you would like to listen to their song "Brothers in Arms", I would recommend the live version from 1988 Mandela tribute concert.
I agree on Mark being an amazing story teller. While Polo likes the live versions, I have argued that the B side of the Brothers in Arms album should be listened through as a single piece. One song doesn’t convey the same story that the songs collected on the side does. This is THE example I give for what was lost when we moved to being able to play any arbitrary song on demand.
The concert thats I saw live in French tv at 13 and a half ( february or jznuzry) and i Said Ti myself « I cant hear that and not be able to play it »
This show was , to me, like a birth, i dont exagerate, a New Life began as i became also a guitar teacher and always playing passion guitar to this day and des minutes ago.
And when you have Clapton as a rythm guitarist, think youre ok 😅
Staring into the rabbit hole is true only if this guy has got to this point in his life where he has never heard Dire Straits or Mark Knopfler.
Telegraph Road is their magnum opus
The singer and his guitar are one. The last time I heard a fusion like this was when I heard Jimi Hendrix for the first time. It is beyond technicality. It is pure art.
"That guitar is crazy" - YES! That's Mark Knopfler, undoubtedly one of the best guitarists out there - and he makes it look so effortless, as if it was just nothing at all.
I've had the pleasure of hearing this track for the last 45 years. A legendary story: A group called Steely Dan often brought in guest guitarists for their albums and they were famously tough critics. They would have their guests redo the solo time after time until they thought it was good enough. Mark Knopfler came in, played his solo and they said "Well, that's fine. Thank you very much". Such a genius.
I've heard this song a thousand times, but I've never seen this version. That drummer...my GODS. Absolutely extraordinary.
same here
Terry Williams
drummer is fire!
He actually did virtually nothing on Brothers in Arms because he didn't jell with the songs (or something like that) but he did tour with them to promote that album.
I just have to leave this comment here. My father had the vinyl and I grew up with Dire Straits. Sultans of Swing is my all time favorite not only because of this being my first ever favorite song. I heard them live in 1992 in Germany at their On Every Streets tour. First I heard them in the Olympia Stadium in Munich and I could not resist and followed them to the next concert in Nuremeberg. Mark Knopfler is for sure one of the best guitar players of all time. You can hear instantly when he touches a guitar. Even if you never heard that track. When you know his sound, the way he plays notes, and his vibrato, then you recognize any of his tracks at an instant.
I am surprised POLO did not know Dire Straits and in particular this track. I mean... Money for Nothing with Sting singing the backing vocals, because he just happened to be there in the studio... Stories like this and how the track Money for Nothing was written... Actual workers exchanged those words in a store while looking at MTV and Mark was overhearing their conversation, writing all down. Another top track of them.
I could go on and on and I have to thank my father to introducing me to such music. I am 52 years old now and this music is with me basically all my life. I never get tired of hearing those tracks.
Their song "Down to the Waterline " really showcases that smooth, light touch guitar style.
One of the best songs ever. The sound he gets, the speed, the melody, it is just stunning. And did we mention the drummer?
Terry Williams
Coming from someone who’s been watching reactions for like 3 years now, I would much rather someone pause the song and geek out, rewind, replay, etc. for half an hour than someone sit in silence for the entire song and say “thanks for watching with me”… and that’s the whole reaction. There are plenty like that out there, even if you don’t have anything but enthusiasm to contribute it’s still great to watch someone enjoy something I love.
AGREED!🖕
I just did a poll on this in my community section. You can vote there. Oh, and thank for watching
I'm 75 and I'm so glad you are discovering this music. Nothing beats the music of the 70s and 80s. Those guitars "sang" in those days , a private language between an instrument and the performer that the audience has the privilege to eavesdrop on. Try listening to Peter Frampton to hear a guitar "sing" , it's unearthly.
The guy in red with the headband is Mark Knopfler. He's 34 years old in this video. He's 74 years old now, in April 2024, and bald as an egg, but he's got a new album out that's currently #3 on the U.K. album charts. Right behind Beyonce.
He did 6 studio albums with Dire Straits from the late 70s to the early 90s, and 10 solo albums since. Also collaborations and film scores and guest appearances with other artists. He played lead guitar for Bob Dylan, wrote a song for Tina Turner, and he even wrote the walk-out music for the professional soccer team in his home town of Newcastle, England. And apparently he's got a TV show coming out in Britain where he interviews music legends. Not sure if we'll get to see it here in the States.
I never get tired of watching this performance. The talent is off the scale.
A true legendary band. Set all kinds of records for consecutive night sold out concerts around the world. And then just when they were on top of the world Mark Knopfler called it quits and went solo. A tremendous catalog and very influential. "Alchemy", their live album, is one of the very best live albums ever. Too many songs to even think of what to suggest next.
When you hear Mark Knopfler and Clapton play together, you won't regret it. Dire strates are not new and this is one of their first iconic songs. Knopfler is a legendary British guitar player
Ya he did…. He’s way up there….slowly drifting down….the audience is floating with him….
Fantastic keyboards and drums…
Mark Knopfler plays what is called the "Tulsa sound" along with other artists like Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale & Leon Russell. It's a mix of blues, rock, country & soul, and in my book some of the greatest music ever created.
And a bit of Django thrown in for good measure. ❤
Mark Knopfler is one of those artists where you can tell it is him on guitar from the first couple of notes. He also composes pieces in a way that is symphonic. If you listen to a song like Telegraph Road, the dynamics are incredible -- it starts so so quiet and builds. He also has written the soundtracks for a number of movies, including The Princess Bride and Local Hero (the Local Hero soundtrack is fantastic on its own). He's also a great storyteller, which has gotten him some grief in the past because he will sing a story that is in a character's point of view, which gets mistaken for his own.
Also, solo or with Dire Straits, best concerts ever! They would play so long and hard that the headband was to keep the sweat out of his eyes!
I think Hal Lindes (the other guitarist in this vid) wrote Local Hero
@@Gwyhir nope, absolutely not. It was all Mark (well except for The Mist Covered Mountains which is a traditional tune that he included an arrangement of for the film and a title he of course later included in the opening line to Brothers in Arms). Hal along with other members of Dire Straits did play on various tracks. Hal also subsequently did some film score compositions of his own after leaving Dire Straits.
@@Gwyhir "All songs on this soundtrack were written by Mark Knopfler", except for one traditional tune that was adapted by him. Hal Lindes plays rhythm guitar on one track (the third, "Freeway Flyer") only. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Hero_(soundtrack)#:~:text=All%20music%20and%20lyrics%20were,Mark%20Knopfler%2C%20except%20where%20indicated.
@@GwyhirNo. MK wrote it.
Welcome to what we old guys have known for 0ver 40 +years Polo, This band is the best of all time . only they can do what they do. I have listed to this a million times and I will listen to it until I die, I'm sure you will too.
One of the greatest bands. It’s not hyperbole to say that no one plays a concert like they do.