Note that Knopfler plays 1. Fingerstyle, which is almost unheard of in this tempo music. 2. He is actually naturally lefthanded, but he plays the godly fingerstyle on a right hand guitar. 3. Notice how little he is actually looking down on the guitar, even in the hardest parts. He is the ultimate "talent", like he was born with a guitar between his hands and his baby "chord" already plugged into an amp.
Knopfler and one of his guitar heroes, fingerstyle master Chet Atkins, were once being interviewed during the time period they created the incredible album "Neck and Neck" together. Mark was talking about the fact he is naturally left handed and his left hand (the picking hand) is stronger than the right (the fret fingering hand). This allows him to sound like he's using a pick, but in fact, it's a strong thumb and fingertips (nails). Chet jokingly said, and it helps that Mark has a thumb the size of a banana.
For that concert they took another drummer, Terry Williams. Story tells that at that very night show, Terry's father was at the audience to see his son onstage for the first time ever. And Terry , he just stole the show. Of course, the Knopfler's guitar solo is fantastic, but so is the drumming...
Little known info - Terry also played the intro to 'Money for Nothing'. He actually recorded the whole album but Mark didn't think his drumming suited it so that's the only piece that was kept.
It was great. Now see Gary Moore-Parisienne Walkways @ Montreux and Gary Moore-I've Still Got The Blues For You In Paris and for a World-Class combination of Music and Lights: Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb-PULSE-LIVE. ENJOY :)
Agreed, this drummer is incredible. But then, so was Danny Cummings, another mind-melting drummer who spent time with Dire Straits, and other of Mark Knopfler's later recordings and live performances. Check out the song Speedway at Nazareth from the Real Live Roadrunning concert video.
Got to actually meet Mark in the 90s because my father made all the storage trunks for their speakers and equipment for their tour that year. He was just an amazingly down to earth and humble guy, he gave me an autographed copy of the Princess Bride soundtrack which he also performed and produced. I never really knew he was one the greatest guitarists in the world until a number of years later when I was old enough to comprehend how amazingly talented he is.
Marks finger picking and playing this song on a clean tone is a testament to his craftsmanship. No where to hide behind distortion or effects, just a man and his guitar.
@@williamosborne6866 It's almost like they don't dare to actually do it. Some have even said to me oh it's on the list that was nearly a year ago now. They're only missing out on this masterpiece of music so at this point it's almost like saying 'fine. You know we know about this amazing piece of music but you won't listen to it' So we won't listen to you....
Who cares about orthodox. The guitar playing is unique & would be very difficult to replicate. Rules are made to be broken. Dire Straits the best band ever. xoxo
Alchemy is the greatest live album ever! Every member of the band are absolutely amazing, Mark Knofler is In a league of his own with a guitar, total Legend!!!
The studio version of this is one of the best songs for cruising. It's nice that you enjoyed it so much.🤗 What I love about this clip is how much fun they're having. Making a living like that wouldn't suck.
@@josephregester7780 The fills can be distracting, however very good for live. Pick's studio version is a pure work of genius. Nothing extra, nothing wasted, nothing missing.
Mark Knopfler is just ridiculously good. It's like if he is from another planet. He is my all time favorite guitarist. Unfortunately Dire Straits doesn't exist anymore since the 90's so it will impossible to see them these days. But thank God there is YT so we can watch them endlessy. 😎😎
When MK plays the 6 stings it flows like a river. He’s an enigma. I hv listened to Alchemy SOS probably a 10,000 times and it still doesn’t get old. I love most of their songs. There is a deep soothing element in their music.
Mark was born in Scotland, and his family moved to the North of England for work. Mark was a journalist before the band hit it big. He's also a great songwriter!
David Knopfler was a member of the band for the first two albums (Dire Straits and Communique), but had already left the band when the Alchemy tour started in 1982/3. The second guitar player is Hal Lindes who went on to become a very very successful film and TV music composer/producer.
I can never get enough Dire Straits. They are great together and of course Mark is a one of a kind guitar player. He makes a connection with the audience. Wish they would have showed some good close ups of his picking style in this video. He does so much more than picks with his fingers. He deadens strings to stop them when he wants and other things to make it just the way he wants it. No noise or clutter. Great reaction!
Lindes became a full-time member of Dire Straits at the end of 1980, shortly after the release of the group's third album, Making Movies. He replaced original co-founding member and rhythm guitarist David Knopfler. Lindes toured with Dire Straits while they were promoting Making Movies and remained with the band while they recorded their fourth album, 1982's Love Over Gold. Lindes was also with the band for the EP titled ExtendedancEPlay released in early 1983, which included the hit single “Twisting by the Pool”. Also during 1982 and 1983, Dire Straits’ frontman Mark Knopfler was involved with composing the music score for David Puttnam's film Local Hero, in which Lindes also performed. Lindes toured with Dire Straits for their 1982-1983 Love over Gold Tour. The band's double live album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live was a recording of excerpts from the final two concerts from that tour at London's Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983, featuring Lindes, and was released in March 1984.
I was lucky enough to have front row seats at Birmingham Odeon for the Making Movies tour. December 15th 1980. Still got the ticket and the t shirt although the shirt has inexplicably got smaller...
@@HarriBestReactions we can all identify genius & Mark Knopfler is in that category. A guitarist supreme different to but much like David Gilmour in being able to make a guitar part of their soul.
I love the timings of this performance so much! When they're doing the bridge between the solos, it feels almost like it's going on too long - but just when you start feeling that, they increase the tempo and start building up. What's even cooler, is that they take the build-up juuuuuuust to the point where you're starting to think that maybe there won't be a pay-off... and then the pay-off comes. They were so on point with this performance that it's kind of scary.
David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British musician. He was born in Scotland, but raised in Blyth, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band in 1980 during the recording of their third album, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist. Knopfler initially created smaller record labels, publishing companies, and indie labels.
When I firs heard this I thought it had to be a led zeppelin page/plant situation because I couldn't believe someone could play the guitar at that level AND sing at that level. Amazing
I plays Sultans. Took me ages to master. Claw hammer picking. Really difficult. Not many can play this properly. I keep getting requests to play it again. One amazing song. Keeps on giving.
t was great. Now see Gary Moore-Parisienne Walkways @ Montreux and Gary Moore-I've Still Got The Blues For You In Paris and for a World-Class combination of Music and Lights: Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb-PULSE-LIVE. ENJOY :)
A spiritual experience that leaves you speechless indeed. Of all the great talented artists like Prince, Michael Jackson, Hendrix, Springsteen, and even all the classical masters, Dire Straits was on another level. The whole band. Those drums, those keyboards, the bass. I feel like Knopfler was such a master, that he doesn't need to play lightningfast solos anymore in order to put feeling into his music. He has been playing music all his life. They were already great when I was kid. And now over 50 years later, he is still bringing out great albums. Even if Knopfler and his band were the only musicians in the world, they filled my life with so many great songs, that I wouldn't need all those other artists. MK forever !
Terry Williams the drummer is killing it with an ulterior motive thought his dad was the first he came to see him live! S he went for it and the band supported hm.
The first time I heard this version of the song was when I bought the Live Alchemy cassette in VA Beach in early 1984. I put it in the cassette deck in my yellow 1979 Mercury Bobcat. I had a Pioneer Cassette in the dash, Kenwood equalizer, 10" Kicker Woofers in the rear, 4" Kenwood Mid-Range in the doors, and Jensen super-tweeters on the dash, all hooked up through a couple of crossovers to a Carver M-240 Power Amplifier. After that last drum crash, what the video doesn't show is the sudden eruption of the loudest, enthusiastic, prolonged applause I've ever heard at a concert. This performance blew the crowd away and they responded like this was the best performance ever witnessed on a stage. To answer your question, from Wikipedia: Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22-23 July 1983
i bought that album the live the alchemy back in december 2001, i couldn't stop listening to it from december 2001 to december 2003, i was 18 at the time but none of my generations born between 1983 to 1986 knew of this album, now a lot of people are listening to it
As you asked, the alchemy theatre is located in santa ana california and it was recorded in 1982. As a side note i consider it the great live performance recording in history. Consider the fact they had no post performance modulation. What you hear is the real deal. Sad the music industry doesn't work like this anymore.
I like to think this whole thing was completely impromptu as well, that they just went off on a tangent, and were all on that higher plane together and just riffed for 5 minutes. Utterly world class.
@@dopiaza2006 yeah but mark had just done that lick and was repeating it in front of Terry, so Terry knew exactly what Mark was doing. Not saying you're wrong, but it doesn't prove it one way or another.
Osiyo. Being a DJ in late 1960s, 70s and 80s. We got into concerts for free. Bet I've seen over 1000 bands live. Music from these eras of time. Will probably never be made again. This was when raw talent was the thing.
Hi Harry. I am a fairly new subscriber to your channel and am a 60 year old guy from Melbourne Australia. I have been lucky enough to see Dire Straits live 3 times and every concert was fantastic.
Harri- that's not his brother David on 2nd guitar, the tour was after David left. That is Hal Lindes with the confident grin. The backer standout here is Terry Williams from Dave Edmund's Rockpile drums and percussion. Peace from Canada.
Harri, You got right! Mark Knopler got magic fingers. I like your choice of music and love your comments. Your comments to Jim Croce , Harry Chapin, Gordon Lightfoot, The Eagles,The Band with The Staples and so on..... Thank You!!!! Take care and Go On!! ❤❤❤🤘👍🎸🥁🎵 Korak from Sweden.
Stay with the Alchemy Live & check out "Tunnel of Love" & " Romeo & Juliet" along with "Telegraph Road" & " Brothers in Arms "! Had Alchemy Live on a cassette tape (if you know what that is!) in the car that was played so much that it wore out! You will listen to Dire Staits now for life! For some Mark Knofler solo stuff Check out "Song for Sonny Liston " "Done with Bonaparte " & "Postcards from Paraguay " FROM The AVO sessions! Finally check out "Sailing to Philadelphia " "What it is Now " & "Boom like That" Have fun!
Hahahahhahaha Clayton..thanx for flattering me..i do know what a cassette is.Do i look that young? 😀🤣😀 Shame xmas is gone now,cos you deserve a present for this 😀😀
That wasn't his brother David on stage with him. Sultans of Swing was released in 1978, then David left in about 1980 during the making of their 3rd album. This guy is Hal Lindes, an American. This concert was at the Hammersmith Odeon, in London. 1983, July I think . I have the CD of this gig.
This concert was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. It was recorded over two nights, 22-23 July 1983, while on the tour for the album Love Over Gold. Rather poor video quality but good audio. And excellent performance!
A wonderful video reacting to a wonderful song! Mark is my hero, his unique guitar technique is amazing and is very hard to do, he is a pure genius! Great video as always man, keep it up!
And to think he's playing his guitar the wrong way round. He's left-handed but plays a right-handed guitar. Mastering an instrument against your handedness to that degree makes him a true virtuoso that is highly underrated.
Harri: Hate to tell you, but by 1983 when this was recorded, Mark's brother (David) had been replaced by Hal Lindes. Mark originally didn't even want to do a live album. since in those days overdubbing was used to correct mistakes. But not here. What you hear is what the crowd heard. Despite some bad notes, this is one of the infest live recordingds ever captured. Thank you for recognizing that.
Harri, this is your first video with decent to great Audio. This song has a good story attached to it where Mark Knopfler was at a pub where a jazz band was playing in a corner. The pub was empty an at the end of their performance, the lead singer announced their name, the Sultans of Swing; Knofler found the band name funny as the band was quite not swinging, good but not swinging. There’s the lyrics
The version is from a live album called Alchemy Live, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in March 1983. The blond guitarist is not his brother but Hal Lindes. David Knopfler left in 1980ish. Tunnel of Love is another masterpiece. The whole Alchemy Live is brilliant.
Harri, You got right! Mark Knopfler got magic fingers. I like your choice of musik and love your comments. Your comments to Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Gordon Lightfoot, The Eagles, The Band is so perfectl!! You nailed it! Thank You!! Take care and Go on!! ❤🎸👍//Korak from Sweden 🇸🇪
9:03 is the most amazing part of the song to my ears-- Your reaction says it all! :D I can't help but dance and just get taken away by the whole song... I get into it gradually, but that's the moment Mark lets it fly. They've become the Sultans of Swing.
I saw them live in 1983, not at the Odeon London but in Australia for their Love over Gold tour & it was the best live performance I had ever seen. This performance was the last 2 concerts played at the London Odeon for that 1983 tour. I loved their long play extended songs & how they played them. Better than their studio albums & that is saying something about a group when they are that good live. x
Mark's Lp Shangri-la has among its excellent songs, one that stands out. 5:15am. Great storytelling. Lot's of great colloquialisms pertinent to the lives of the people he was singing about. I had to research it because it was so intriguing. Epic in its own way.
Mark Knopfler also has an extensive solo catalogue from after he broke up Dire Straits. A lot of really good songs to check out. You can try What it is, Speedway at Nazareth, 5:15 am, Song for Sonny Liston and a ton more. I've seen every concert tour he's done since 1992. He doesn't have the energy you see here any more, but the musical craftsmanship has only gotten better
Note that Knopfler plays 1. Fingerstyle, which is almost unheard of in this tempo music. 2. He is actually naturally lefthanded, but he plays the godly fingerstyle on a right hand guitar. 3. Notice how little he is actually looking down on the guitar, even in the hardest parts.
He is the ultimate "talent", like he was born with a guitar between his hands and his baby "chord" already plugged into an amp.
Knopfler and one of his guitar heroes, fingerstyle master Chet Atkins, were once being interviewed during the time period they created the incredible album "Neck and Neck" together. Mark was talking about the fact he is naturally left handed and his left hand (the picking hand) is stronger than the right (the fret fingering hand). This allows him to sound like he's using a pick, but in fact, it's a strong thumb and fingertips (nails). Chet jokingly said, and it helps that Mark has a thumb the size of a banana.
I was fortunate enough to be at this concert at Hammersmith Odeon. I will carry the memory of this performance to the grave...
That's amazing man. You are very lucky.
With the greatest respect you lucky sod!!! My guitar heroes Clapton and Knophler!!
I envy you I wish I could have been there 😢.
I would have given both of my nuts to be at that concert. Cherish that memory. It's one that will never be repeated, by anyone on this planet.
Lucky bastard
1983 London
Mark is 75 years old this year 2024. I’m 74 and seen them play live twice. This music video will be playing at my funeral.❤❤❤❤❤
Only bad thing is when the song stops you gotta turn around and head back to Earth. Mind blowing.
For that concert they took another drummer, Terry Williams. Story tells that at that very night show, Terry's father was at the audience to see his son onstage for the first time ever. And Terry , he just stole the show. Of course, the Knopfler's guitar solo is fantastic, but so is the drumming...
Little known info - Terry also played the intro to 'Money for Nothing'. He actually recorded the whole album but Mark didn't think his drumming suited it so that's the only piece that was kept.
Since Pearth is gone, Terry is the BEST!
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This is the greatest live performance of all time, by anyone. I get goosebumps every time I watch it!
It was great. Now see Gary Moore-Parisienne Walkways @ Montreux and Gary Moore-I've Still Got The Blues For You In Paris and for a World-Class combination of Music and Lights: Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb-PULSE-LIVE.
ENJOY :)
The drummer is killing it. The absolute marvel.
Agreed, this drummer is incredible. But then, so was Danny Cummings, another mind-melting drummer who spent time with Dire Straits, and other of Mark Knopfler's later recordings and live performances. Check out the song Speedway at Nazareth from the Real Live Roadrunning concert video.
Got to actually meet Mark in the 90s because my father made all the storage trunks for their speakers and equipment for their tour that year. He was just an amazingly down to earth and humble guy, he gave me an autographed copy of the Princess Bride soundtrack which he also performed and produced. I never really knew he was one the greatest guitarists in the world until a number of years later when I was old enough to comprehend how amazingly talented he is.
Terry was killing it that night.
The absolute greatest live drumming performance I have ever been blessed to witness.
Drummer - Terry Williams.
Terry Williams outdid himself on the drums in this performance, even Mark kept turning around, surprised, and smiling.
Marks finger picking and playing this song on a clean tone is a testament to his craftsmanship. No where to hide behind distortion or effects, just a man and his guitar.
I NEVER, I repeat, NEVER tire of rejuvenating my soul with Mark's music...
I'm going on several hundred listenings to this version. Always a great infusion of playful positive Energy
Telegraph road is a pure master piece one of the greatest songs ever made (live version alchemy for full outro effect)
i agree, brilliant song from a great band.
One day someone will react to it lol it's criminal how few reactions to Telegraph road (alchemy) there are
I've been asking for a reaction to "Telegraph Road" on multiple sites for months - will somebody PLEASE do it ?
@@williamosborne6866 It's almost like they don't dare to actually do it. Some have even said to me oh it's on the list that was nearly a year ago now. They're only missing out on this masterpiece of music so at this point it's almost like saying 'fine. You know we know about this amazing piece of music but you won't listen to it' So we won't listen to you....
Totally agree.Telegraph Road is incredible
Mark is certainly one of the best guitarists in the world but then there is the composer, arranger, poet and storyteller❤
Saw him play this about 4 years ago. He still has the magic. Knopfler is a true genius !
"The way I approach the whole thing is very unorthodox, I break a lot of guitar rules. I just fiddle about."
-Mark Knopfler
Who cares about orthodox. The guitar playing is unique & would be very difficult to replicate. Rules are made to be broken. Dire Straits the best band ever. xoxo
Alchemy is the greatest live album ever! Every member of the band are absolutely amazing, Mark Knofler is In a league of his own with a guitar, total Legend!!!
The studio version of this is one of the best songs for cruising.
It's nice that you enjoyed it so much.🤗
What I love about this clip is how much fun they're having.
Making a living like that wouldn't suck.
Prince was asked what it was like to.he the greatest guitarist in the world he said I don't know, ask Mark Knopfler.
Wow..there cant be a greater compliment than that
The drums don't get as much credit... but they are great
I think this is Terry Williams. The original was Pick Withers. Terry brings a bit more to the table. A lot more fills.
@@josephregester7780 The fills can be distracting, however very good for live. Pick's studio version is a pure work of genius. Nothing extra, nothing wasted, nothing missing.
Yeah the drummer is great but kind of overshadowed by Knopfler's guitar
Terry Williams is one of the best rock drummers I’ve ever seen.
Mark Knopfler is just ridiculously good. It's like if he is from another planet. He is my all time favorite guitarist. Unfortunately Dire Straits doesn't exist anymore since the 90's so it will impossible to see them these days. But thank God there is YT so we can watch them endlessy. 😎😎
When MK plays the 6 stings it flows like a river. He’s an enigma. I hv listened to Alchemy SOS probably a 10,000 times and it still doesn’t get old. I love most of their songs. There is a deep soothing element in their music.
Mark was born in Scotland, and his family moved to the North of England for work.
Mark was a journalist before the band hit it big. He's also a great songwriter!
He taught English in a College for three years before leaving to form Dire Straits.
Terry Williams , the drumer !!!
Went from Rockpile to Dire Straits...he da man.
David Knopfler was a member of the band for the first two albums (Dire Straits and Communique), but had already left the band when the Alchemy tour started in 1982/3. The second guitar player is Hal Lindes who went on to become a very very successful film and TV music composer/producer.
He was the tall one playing bass guitar , he left the band before they record Love over Gold
David Knopfler? Marks brother?
@@markriobr The tall guy is John Illsley.
No - the one playing second guitar is Hal Lindes. Bass guitar is John Illsley.
I can never get enough Dire Straits. They are great together and of course Mark is a one of a kind guitar player. He makes a connection with the audience. Wish they would have showed some good close ups of his picking style in this video. He does so much more than picks with his fingers. He deadens strings to stop them when he wants and other things to make it just the way he wants it. No noise or clutter. Great reaction!
It is obvious why he would play a right-handed guitar being left handed. His left hand is dominant & does all the heavy lifting. Mark is a virtuoso xo
No matter how many times, I've watched this video! I still say wow!!
Did you know mark is left handed and cranks out those unreal riffs right handed NO OTHER GUITARIST COMPARES TO THIS GENIUS
Lindes became a full-time member of Dire Straits at the end of 1980, shortly after the release of the group's third album, Making Movies. He replaced original co-founding member and rhythm guitarist David Knopfler. Lindes toured with Dire Straits while they were promoting Making Movies and remained with the band while they recorded their fourth album, 1982's Love Over Gold. Lindes was also with the band for the EP titled ExtendedancEPlay released in early 1983, which included the hit single “Twisting by the Pool”.
Also during 1982 and 1983, Dire Straits’ frontman Mark Knopfler was involved with composing the music score for David Puttnam's film Local Hero, in which Lindes also performed. Lindes toured with Dire Straits for their 1982-1983 Love over Gold Tour. The band's double live album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live was a recording of excerpts from the final two concerts from that tour at London's Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983, featuring Lindes, and was released in March 1984.
I was lucky enough to have front row seats at Birmingham Odeon for the Making Movies tour. December 15th 1980. Still got the ticket and the t shirt although the shirt has inexplicably got smaller...
I have a sleeveless shirt from the BIA tour in 85 at the NEC, it was fashionable then!!! That’s shrunk as well!
Can you imagine this at auditorium volume level, I’m here with earbuds and it’s incredible.🎉
Utterly astonishing!! The most phenomenal of performances of that song. Simply awesome that’s beyond words. Thanks for that great reaction 👏👏👏
Wow, thank you!
@@HarriBestReactions we can all identify genius & Mark Knopfler is in that category. A guitarist supreme different to but much like David Gilmour in being able to make a guitar part of their soul.
One of the greatest live performances ever. Listen to Tunnel of Love from the same concert next.
And that ladies and gentlemen is a proper band. Knopfler is form and let's not forget the great Welsh drummer Terry Williams
I love the timings of this performance so much!
When they're doing the bridge between the solos, it feels almost like it's going on too long - but just when you start feeling that, they increase the tempo and start building up.
What's even cooler, is that they take the build-up juuuuuuust to the point where you're starting to think that maybe there won't be a pay-off... and then the pay-off comes.
They were so on point with this performance that it's kind of scary.
No words about this performance!!!!!
Speechless!!!!
David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British musician. He was born in Scotland, but raised in Blyth, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band in 1980 during the recording of their third album, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist. Knopfler initially created smaller record labels, publishing companies, and indie labels.
You should listen to his soundtrack for the film LOCAL HERO
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When I firs heard this I thought it had to be a led zeppelin page/plant situation because I couldn't believe someone could play the guitar at that level AND sing at that level. Amazing
Come on mate, Mark, much as I love him, can't sing to save his life!
@@peterburlin8198 i liked his voice. Thought it was cool. Not your typical rock voice, but cool
Knopfler doesn't just write
songs
They are movies and documentation.
G ♥️E♥️N♥️I♥️U♥️S
THANKS BRO!!!!
I plays Sultans. Took me ages to master. Claw hammer picking. Really difficult. Not many can play this properly.
I keep getting requests to play it again. One amazing song. Keeps on giving.
Alas, it is not David Knopfler on stage with Mark in the Alchemy tour, but Hal Lindes.
He definitely left planet earth 🌎 for a while 🎉
That’s how you nail a performance, Genius!! 🇬🇧🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁
Greatest song by world's greatest band
Saw Alchemy twice at the NEC In Birmingham & more recently seen Mark & his band twice. I can die happy-what else could your bucket list consist of?
Mark knopfler is a master piece and a king of guitare
That drummer is awesome.
greatest guitar solo of all time
No, but a friggin' good one for sure.
t was great. Now see Gary Moore-Parisienne Walkways @ Montreux and Gary Moore-I've Still Got The Blues For You In Paris and for a World-Class combination of Music and Lights: Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb-PULSE-LIVE.
ENJOY :)
A spiritual experience that leaves you speechless indeed. Of all the great talented artists like Prince, Michael Jackson, Hendrix, Springsteen, and even all the classical masters, Dire Straits was on another level. The whole band. Those drums, those keyboards, the bass. I feel like Knopfler was such a master, that he doesn't need to play lightningfast solos anymore in order to put feeling into his music. He has been playing music all his life. They were already great when I was kid. And now over 50 years later, he is still bringing out great albums. Even if Knopfler and his band were the only musicians in the world, they filled my life with so many great songs, that I wouldn't need all those other artists. MK forever !
Terry Williams the drummer is killing it with an ulterior motive thought his dad was the first he came to see him live! S he went for it and the band supported hm.
The first time I heard this version of the song was when I bought the Live Alchemy cassette in VA Beach in early 1984. I put it in the cassette deck in my yellow 1979 Mercury Bobcat. I had a Pioneer Cassette in the dash, Kenwood equalizer, 10" Kicker Woofers in the rear, 4" Kenwood Mid-Range in the doors, and Jensen super-tweeters on the dash, all hooked up through a couple of crossovers to a Carver M-240 Power Amplifier. After that last drum crash, what the video doesn't show is the sudden eruption of the loudest, enthusiastic, prolonged applause I've ever heard at a concert. This performance blew the crowd away and they responded like this was the best performance ever witnessed on a stage. To answer your question, from Wikipedia: Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22-23 July 1983
i bought that album the live the alchemy back in december 2001, i couldn't stop listening to it from december 2001 to december 2003, i was 18 at the time but none of my generations born between 1983 to 1986 knew of this album, now a lot of people are listening to it
How good is Mark Knopfler?
He has Sting for backup vocals, and Eric Clapton for rhythm guitar. That good enough for ya? Haha
Made my day
Had Phil Collins on Drums at one point 😉
@@Karmakatt6 Yeah I found that out a week or so after I made the comment. Wish I'd have known before, he'd have his own band then!
As you asked, the alchemy theatre is located in santa ana california and it was recorded in 1982. As a side note i consider it the great live performance recording in history. Consider the fact they had no post performance modulation. What you hear is the real deal. Sad the music industry doesn't work like this anymore.
I like to think this whole thing was completely impromptu as well, that they just went off on a tangent, and were all on that higher plane together and just riffed for 5 minutes. Utterly world class.
This performance occurred at Hammersmith Odeon in London, England. "Alchemy" was the name of the tour
@@paulharper4196 It was not improptu - at one pojt you can see Terry on the drums mouthing Mark's solo. Still genius though!
@@dopiaza2006 yeah but mark had just done that lick and was repeating it in front of Terry, so Terry knew exactly what Mark was doing. Not saying you're wrong, but it doesn't prove it one way or another.
It was Hammersmith, London as the person above said. It's obvious it's in London as when he sings 'London town' the crowd go mad.
I THINK THIS SONG IS MY FAVORITE BECAUSE OF THE FEELING IT GIVES ME, I JUST LOVE THEM AND ALL THEIR MUSIIC!!
Speechless !!! Just listening a thousand times and... enjoy !!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Osiyo. Being a DJ in late 1960s, 70s and 80s. We got into concerts for free. Bet I've seen over 1000 bands live. Music from these eras of time. Will probably never be made again. This was when raw talent was the thing.
Seen a lot of concerts. 1992 I saw Dire Staits in DC. Still remember every note.
Hi Harry. I am a fairly new subscriber to your channel and am a 60 year old guy from Melbourne Australia. I have been lucky enough to see Dire Straits live 3 times and every concert was fantastic.
I absolutely love this performance! Just incredible! Great reaction, great choice too!
Harri- that's not his brother David on 2nd guitar, the tour was after David left. That is Hal Lindes with the confident grin. The backer standout here is Terry Williams from Dave Edmund's Rockpile drums and percussion. Peace from Canada.
Harri, You got right! Mark Knopler got magic fingers. I like your choice of music and love your comments.
Your comments to Jim Croce , Harry Chapin, Gordon Lightfoot, The Eagles,The Band with The Staples and so on.....
Thank You!!!!
Take care and Go On!!
❤❤❤🤘👍🎸🥁🎵
Korak from Sweden.
Stay with the Alchemy Live & check out "Tunnel of Love" & " Romeo & Juliet" along with "Telegraph Road" & " Brothers in Arms "! Had Alchemy Live on a cassette tape (if you know what that is!) in the car that was played so much that it wore out! You will listen to Dire Staits now for life! For some Mark Knofler solo stuff Check out "Song for Sonny Liston " "Done with Bonaparte " & "Postcards from Paraguay " FROM The AVO sessions! Finally check out "Sailing to Philadelphia " "What it is Now " & "Boom like That" Have fun!
Hahahahhahaha Clayton..thanx for flattering me..i do know what a cassette is.Do i look that young? 😀🤣😀 Shame xmas is gone now,cos you deserve a present for this 😀😀
terry williams on drums is epic
Sad to see that eight "enemies of music" gave a down vote to this song.
I'll never understand them.
Takes all kinds...
It’s because he’s talking over the solo. That’s my bet anyway
Maybe not the performance or the song but the sound reproduction - no bass! Seen other reactors to this and bass is fine. Love MK and Dire Straits.
That wasn't his brother David on stage with him. Sultans of Swing was released in 1978, then David left in about 1980 during the making of their 3rd album. This guy is Hal Lindes, an American. This concert was at the Hammersmith Odeon, in London. 1983, July I think . I have the CD of this gig.
This concert was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. It was recorded over two nights, 22-23 July 1983, while on the tour for the album Love Over Gold. Rather poor video quality but good audio. And excellent performance!
A wonderful video reacting to a wonderful song! Mark is my hero, his unique guitar technique is amazing and is very hard to do, he is a pure genius! Great video as always man, keep it up!
Also the show was at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 1983!
And to think he's playing his guitar the wrong way round. He's left-handed but plays a right-handed guitar. Mastering an instrument against your handedness to that degree makes him a true virtuoso that is highly underrated.
Harry...you are a great soul of a man. Always enjoy listening to you. I see you have a zest for life...and that is great
Harri: Hate to tell you, but by 1983 when this was recorded, Mark's brother (David) had been replaced by Hal Lindes. Mark originally didn't even want to do a live album. since in those days overdubbing was used to correct mistakes. But not here. What you hear is what the crowd heard. Despite some bad notes, this is one of the infest live recordingds ever captured. Thank you for recognizing that.
Great share Harri i remember a young teen we would go to the roller rink and this was everyone's fav to skate to .
don't let us forget that drummer what a performance also.
Harri, this is your first video with decent to great Audio.
This song has a good story attached to it where Mark Knopfler was at a pub where a jazz band was playing in a corner. The pub was empty an at the end of their performance, the lead singer announced their name, the Sultans of Swing; Knofler found the band name funny as the band was quite not swinging, good but not swinging. There’s the lyrics
Mark Knopplerplayes is still writing and singing, and playing solo.
This has been my favorite song and performance forever !!!
So good vibes in that concert! I wish I could have been there.
I’ve listened to the last 5 min of that song like 150x in the past year
Recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 1983. Alchemy released 1984. The song was their first UK chart success in 1979.
The version is from a live album called Alchemy Live, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in March 1983. The blond guitarist is not his brother but Hal Lindes. David Knopfler left in 1980ish. Tunnel of Love is another masterpiece. The whole Alchemy Live is brilliant.
Nit picking I know but I think you'll find it was July '83, the Alchemy Live album was released March '84 :)
Prefer the version in last show in Sydney on that brothers in arms tour back in 86 or the Wembley show on the same tour
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So beautiful puré masterpiece 👍
Harri, You got right!
Mark Knopfler got magic fingers. I like your choice of musik and love your comments.
Your comments to Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Gordon Lightfoot, The Eagles, The Band is so perfectl!! You nailed it! Thank You!!
Take care and Go on!!
❤🎸👍//Korak from Sweden 🇸🇪
Harri, You listen to this the same as me.. It has Everything. My favorite Rock song.
Harri,by far the best reactionist I've seen.You Tube..love you mate
Yup. This song is an absolute banger.
Saw them in 1985 brothers in arms tour awesome
Harri! Fantastic reaction!
London 1982 Alchemy live tour, i was there it was incredible.
My favorite band!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎸🇧🇷
9:03 is the most amazing part of the song to my ears-- Your reaction says it all! :D I can't help but dance and just get taken away by the whole song... I get into it gradually, but that's the moment Mark lets it fly. They've become the Sultans of Swing.
I m a huge fan of DS since 1990. I reccomment u Telepraph road from Alchemy live
Stunned by that drummer. Good review.
Thank you kindly!
Another performance I would have paid a thousand to be there... best version...
I saw them live in 1983, not at the Odeon London but in Australia for their Love over Gold tour & it was the best live performance I had ever seen. This performance was the last 2 concerts played at the London Odeon for that 1983 tour. I loved their long play extended songs & how they played them. Better than their studio albums & that is saying something about a group when they are that good live. x
My All time favorite song!
Mark's Lp Shangri-la has among its excellent songs, one that stands out. 5:15am. Great storytelling. Lot's of great colloquialisms pertinent to the lives of the people he was singing about. I had to research it because it was so intriguing. Epic in its own way.
I really enjoyed your review thank you
Great song...
Great channel. Loved your coverage of Dire Straits.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Telegraph Road is by far my favourite DS song. Live at Alchemy version is superb.
Definately Tunnel of Love from same concert, guitar at the end is superb
Greatest song ever!!i m and I have add loved this band forever !! d a C in the mid 70’s!!!!
Mark Knopfler also has an extensive solo catalogue from after he broke up Dire Straits. A lot of really good songs to check out. You can try What it is, Speedway at Nazareth, 5:15 am, Song for Sonny Liston and a ton more. I've seen every concert tour he's done since 1992. He doesn't have the energy you see here any more, but the musical craftsmanship has only gotten better