I think the most impressive thing about Mark Knopfler's playing, in a LONG list of impressive things, is the fact that with all the crazy things he does on the guitar so effortlessly, it's the fact that he finger picks every damn note..
It's a picking style and a sound that is more typical in country music that in rock music, which is part of what made them unique from the music scene at the time. He was certainly well-respected among his peers and the public in general.
@@theccpisaparasite8813 Not as easy as you think, laying down the base line with your thumb while independently playing melodies with the other fingers.
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I like right around 10:05 too, when the keyboard echoes Mark's riff and Mark looks over to him real quick, plays it again himself and looks back over his shoulder. That band was in sync and hot that night and you can tell they knew it and felt it. They were having fun!
Not a Dorset accent, …. born in Glasgow, but lived in Blyth near Newcastle, .. what makes his playing style even more unique and unbelievable, is that he’s actually left handed!!
That's true. But she's on about the verse where Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene....and he depicts Harry as a Devon, Dorset or somerset man. Just another amazing add to the story telling of this amazing song
„how do you do that?“ Good question! That is Mark Knopfler, one of the very few guitar players, who would finger pic his guitar! And he is playing call and response between his voice and his guitar, which in itself is hard to fathom how you even do that…! And the chemistry between the band members and the dynamic-changes - insane! And the drummer is hot as hell!
What actually happens here is the fact that Terry's father was on the crowd watching him playing live for the very first time, so he told him he was going to play his best performance ever for his dad!
I worked with Dire Straits on his Sultans of swing tour doing lights, he & his brother, David, were nice people. Dire Straits, the album, is one of the best debut albums I've ever heard.
Mark was brought up in Northumberland. That’s where his accent comes from. Still going strong. The drummer, Terry Williams, is one of my all time favourites. He really knocked it out of the park on the Alchemy tour. His dad was in the audience and had never seen him play with Dire Straits. Telegraph Road off the same tour is absolutely monumental.
@@docbearmb I’m an ex drummer and still a recording percussionist. I’ve played with a couple of people who changed British music in groundbreaking ways, but Terry from the valleys, still down to earth working class is one of the tightest drummers I’ve ever heard. Listen to his drumming and John Isley’s bass. AI couldn’t synchronise is it better.
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. A job like that wouldn't suck.
You are not wrong Rebecca. This is their best, feel good performance of this brilliant song. Also absolutely epic from this particular concert, is the wonderful "Tunnel Of Love".
I had this cassette tape in the 80s, then I bought the VHS video. I now have the Blue Ray of the concert. This is the best version of Sultans of Swing by far.
You are in for a treat. They made their name in The 1970's in South East London just 4 miles from me and the treat? From the same ALCHEMY Concert: The Encore:"Telegraph Road" ENJOY..
Mark and a few friends literally ducked out of the rain into a nearly empty pub with a few young guys and a band playing. The band was called' the sultans of swing'!
Say what ? 😳 You've never heard of Dire Striats ? This was recorded over 40 years ago. It's the gold standard by which all other rock band performances are judged. Which begs the question : If you haven't been listening to them - Just what on earth have you been listening to ? 🤷♂️
One of the best rock performances of all time. Terry Williams was absolutely on fire on the drums. Near the beginning of the video, you can see Knopfler look back at him and grin. Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists in the world and probably the best finger picker in the world. I'd say on the guitar, he is comparable to the great Roy Clark.
EVEN THE AUDIENCE PERFORMED PERFECTLY! Yeah, one of the best EVER easily. You should listen to more Dire Straights because the singers voice and style changes a lot depending on the character the songs about. It's a whole extra level of showmanship and performance. He's a brit, but that sounded so gritty and American.
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The lead singer's voice often at times sounds like an American Southerner in this video. It is one of the best live rock performances I've ever seen. The lead guitarist is awesome, and he doesn't even use a pick, just his hands.
The lead guitarist is, as most viewers know, Mark Knopfler--songwriter, lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the band. And unquestionably one of the greatest guitarists of all time. His playing style is referred to as "finger-picking" and his approach to that is somewhat unique though there are many guitarists who mostly use that style rather than employing a pick.
I really appreciate how even your enthusiastic spontaneous vocalizations have such great intonation. Nothing ruins the vibe like someone singing along in random accidentals. This whole band is of course amazing, but Mark's guitar playing is just pure gold. One of my all-time favorites.
I've followed Mark's career from the very beginning to the present, new album out soon at 74yo. His voice was very Dylanesque, then by 1986 his voice started to sound more like Mark Knopfler. By 2015 there's a song called Lights Of Taormina. He sounds so different to back then but you still know it's him. I really recommend Brothers In Arms from the concert Dire Straits Live "On The Night"1993. Every reactor I've seen here stated it had impacted them so much. One of the best performances ever, and you'll need a full box of tissues. Anyway I just discovered your channel, very nice. Merry Christmas and New Year, Cheers from Australia 🎅🎸🎸🎸
What you've just experienced is all from the genius of Mark Knopfler, he wrote the words, music arranged it, sang it and played his guitar with his fingers as only he can. This was 1983, 40 years ago. He's still alive and kicking and keeping himself busy. TELEGRAPH ROAD from ALCHEMY LIVE, this concert next please, he wrote about his experiences, TELEGRAPH ROAD is the same. Very well done ❤
OMG! I almost fell off my couch laughing out loud at your reaction to this epic live performance! It was hilarious and at the same time so intelligent. So much fun! I LOVED it!
Glad to see you react to this. Every album and song by Dire Straits is worth listening to, and they have great variety in their music. Mark Knopfler is definitely one of my best guitarists of all time backed up by a band with no real weaknesses. Love his vocals as well, and his ability to do both at the same time is matched by very few.
The thing I love about this is the absolute joy on the guys faces playing this oh as a side line the George he is referring to is George Young from the Easy Beats who is Angus Young from AC/DC older brother and Harry is Harry Vanda also from the Easy Beats. Peace out.
I LOVE this comment. I am 74 and used to listen to the Easy Beats on the Radio. It is really wonderful to tie them in. Music truly drew our generation together.
I live in a very small town in Missouri. I noticed, quite by chance, that the blinking Christmas lights on the senior center are synchronized to Sultans of Swing. I sat in the drive through of our local burger joint, giggling through the whole song. It was awesome!
“Telegraph Road”is a song of theirs that has one of the best emotional, high and low extended guitar solos of all time. I think it’s like 7 minutes long. The whole song is a master class in story telling and mood setting.
I live in Detroit and the first time I heard the song I thought it really could apply to the telegraph road near me. Three decades later I found out it was.
@@carlosnorris352 I doubt we are alone. Some dude from England writing a song about our local road seems far fetched. I would think most US metropolises have a "Telegraph Road".
This song is just... amazing, mesmerising.... Just something different and lovely. And that drummer.... he's just built different lol. Your reaction... PRICELESS! Thank you :)
I'm glad you reacted to the unedited live version. Mark Knopfler's guitar playing is just unreal in this. You should listen to the album version also. Merry Xmas girl. 😀
"It gets weirder here..." 😂 And that is just one of the many reason that we love ya Rebecca! 😉💕 Great reaction to an amazing performance by the way my friend! 👏
My dire straight story. It was my second year at college in Boston, week of midterms, Tuesday or Wednesday I believe, 6:30 p.m. . A friend of two of my roommates comes in and says he has won two tickets via a radio DJ to tonight's "Brothers In Arms" tour show (1986) at the Boston garden and he can't find anyone to go with him because of midterms. The concert starts in about an hour and a half and these two guys both say no, he looks at me and says would you want to go? I responded in a heartbeat yes even though I had two midterms the next day. We picked up the tickets at the door. I couldn't believe it They were 6th row center on the floor. I've never been so close to a major rock and roll band for such a long time, it was absolutely unforgettable. His fingers fly, no pick... Folks didn't want to leave they came back out for a second encore song. It was really a very well done show. I didn't do all that well on those two midterms but it was worth it.
I call Mark Knopfler a wizard on the guitar because he does things I’ve never seen anyone else do. He’s absolutely amazing. There’s definitely something magical every time this man is on a guitar, he’s one of the best in history.
Not once does he seem to even look at his guitar whilst singing and jumping about, they are all top notch musicians, great gig, I have this on cassette tape and CD it never bores me, one of the best performances ever, thank you for your reaction
I bought this as a teenager in the eighties, the entire Alchemy album is incredible. I was inspired to become a bass player thanks to John Illsley's cream suit and melodic bass playing (but mostly the cream suit). However, Alchemy doesn't even make the NME's or Rolling Stone Magazine's top fifty live albums, which probably shows how the standards of their music journalism have slipped over the last few decades and also how Dire Straits were unfashionable because they could actually play their instruments. But hey, I love Rush so fashion has never stopped me from rocking out, even if I was on my own in the corner whilst the Cool Kids were listening to Nirvana!
I do love it when Mark plays a song without a pick. The sound is just unmistakable!!!!!! Beautiful!!!!! Thank you for this. You make my Christmas Eve!!!!! Ho Ho Ho!!!!!! So says Austin TX. 😎🍸
I may have listened to the song about fifty times but I never get tired of listening to it. I think the Alchemy Live performance is one of the best together with Queen's at Live Aid. What makes the performance at Hammersmith Odeon great I think goes beyond the performance of the individuals who did literally nothing wrong. It transmits an energy similar to that of a volcano eruption. The rise in dynamics after the descent of the second solo is something truly explosive and at that point you suddenly find yourself moving your head to the rhythm and you feel as if you have entered and exited paradise. Simply uniquely fantastic
Mark Knopfler let his guitar do the singing... Your comment on the energy is spot on. This is a prime example of how the interaction between artist and audience creates a positive feedback loop. The (good) artist gets inspiration from the audience to do better, increasing feedback to up the performance even further, and so on...
@4:22 Why does everyone always miss how Terry Williams (drummer) blows Mark Knopfler away so much that he looks back at him.... like wow... also, Terry's dad was in the audience on his birthday to see his son drum. Terry absolutely killed it!
I know the song really well, but wasn't familiar with this version-Knopfler's playing and vocals here are some of the most creative parts that I've heard. It's impressive to hear him stray so far from the studio version but make it sound seamless
The 1970s were dark punk days in Europe? Punk was in its very infancy in the mid 1970s, mainly in North America before heading to London and then to Europe. It didn’t really hit its stride until the 80s. Dire Straits was not a breath of relief from punk music, it just happened to coincide with the earliest formulations of punk music
@@richardjones9007 Well, Sex Pistols and Stranglers and such had topped around 1977 here in Europe.If I remember right, Blondie, Ramones and Graham Parker and the Rumour and such became better known in Europe around 1980.
I read that Terry Williams (drummer) asked his father to this show as his dad hadn’t seen him play or who what he played. If this is true what a bloody performance!
Thanks gorgeous! Mark is .... how do you say... fabulous? He didn't invent the guitar, but he sure OWNS IT! And because he is so spectacular, he is often overlooked as a singer and songwriter. And then there's this brilliant band! The video turned out great! If I could have you read the phone book out loud for a couple hours... Don't think I could ever get tired of your voice... Absolutely LOVED every one of your original songs. Stunning voice and beautifully written and produced❤
One of the greatest rock bands ever...With Mark Knopfler's song writing and unique guitar style added to the complete togetherness of the group you have rock majesty! Try anything from their 'On the Night' live performance in 1993 such wonderful performances of classic hits, Brothers in Arms and Romeo and Juliet, listening is believing.
Before the band recorded this, Mark had produced two albums for....BOB DYLAN!!!! Their album Love Over Gold has a song called "It Never Rains" which sounds like Bob wrote it. No, it was Mark. Bob clearly showed Mark that enpointe singing is not what you need for pop music. You need to get the point across, and Mark ALWAYS does. Off this video, you also have the song Tunnel of Love. Newcastle was so impressed by their favourite son, the lyrics of it are permanently in the public space overlooking The Spanish City. Not bad fer a man oo can't sing an' all. Mark did a great video with ACDC's Brian Johnson (On the road with Brian Johnson), where the two Geordies discussed Mark's headband and Brian's Newsboy cap. In both cases it was keeping sweat out of their eyes.
Sorry for my english) Tbh, I don't understand how people older than me missed such classic bands as Dire Straits Especially when it’s a “vocal teacher” or some other music teacher I'm 22 now and I can understand when my peers haven't heard bands like this, but I'm still amazed by it
Apart from Dire Straits, Mark has a solo career with a more "Country" feel, and has composed quite a few soundtracks for some very big movies, and even wrote Private Dancer for Tina Turner. He's widely regarded as one of the best guitarists ever.
thats what Mark set out to do which was to bring 'rock n roll' from america to make his own London style make it his way and yes of course he did it. because he could write songs and he sounded great.
Wow, I used to listen to the Brothers in Arms album all the time as s late teen in the late 80s, and never knew they were a British band. I always thought they were an American band. Learn something new every day. Thanks for sharing that tidbit of info, Rebecca. Have a safe and Merry Christmas!
The headband and tennis wristbands come from the old days of Mark Knopfler, an English teacher and newspaper reporter, playing tiny, hot, smoke filled pubs and clubs - where sweat burns your eyes and face. My dad, tired of all the shite I was listening in 1984, gave me the cassette tape "Alchemy - Dire Straits". Here, listen to this. For some time I thought the band was Alchemy and the album was Dire Straits. Thanks, pa, 40 years on - still listening!
Great reaction, Rebecca - loving that you loving it. I mean, what's there not to love, right ? Sheer beauty and passion and creativity and worksmanship.
Knopfler is in a class of guitarists at the absolute top of their game. His unique playing style, coupled with the way he phrases things along with the melody lines he uses creates this completely unique fingerprint, you know when you hear him. His vocals are just “hey, I’m here, I have something to say, here’s the story” but nothing fancy. Romeo and Juliet is probably my favorite, second is Brothers in Arms then this one.
@@rva A very Merry Christmas to you Rebecca😍. One of my favorite channels on TH-cam❤️. I know so little about music and you make it interesting, fun and sexy. 😘
Oh please do a reaction to Telegraph Road from that same concert. Dire Straits are my all time favourite band, and Mark Knopflers solo stuff too. He has a new album out next month. Loved your reaction, that performance makes me happy and seeing you loving it made me soooo emotional lol. Anyway, please please do Telegraph Road pleeeeeease
I think the most impressive thing about Mark Knopfler's playing, in a LONG list of impressive things, is the fact that with all the crazy things he does on the guitar so effortlessly, it's the fact that he finger picks every damn note..
He's also left handed, but learned to play right hand.
It's a picking style and a sound that is more typical in country music that in rock music, which is part of what made them unique from the music scene at the time. He was certainly well-respected among his peers and the public in general.
And don't forget the fact
, that he is left handed...
It's easier finger picking
@@theccpisaparasite8813 Not as easy as you think, laying down the base line with your thumb while independently playing melodies with the other fingers.
Alchemy is one of the greatest performances ever committed to tape.
I have this thing on blueray....just had to be MINE!
I think so too. Mainly Tunnel of love version.
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I love it, but my favorite is On The Night!
@@234i9 That "Calling Elvis" was THE OPENER!
Terry on drums raised the tempo and Mark looks at him as if to say "Wtf that's cool. Let's roll with it. "
I like right around 10:05 too, when the keyboard echoes Mark's riff and Mark looks over to him real quick, plays it again himself and looks back over his shoulder. That band was in sync and hot that night and you can tell they knew it and felt it. They were having fun!
You can see John and Mark, the founders, grinning at their own craft at getting Terry in the band. Sadly, it slid a little downhill on the next album.
Not a Dorset accent, …. born in Glasgow, but lived in Blyth near Newcastle, .. what makes his playing style even more unique and unbelievable, is that he’s actually left handed!!
That's true. But she's on about the verse where Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene....and he depicts Harry as a Devon, Dorset or somerset man.
Just another amazing add to the story telling of this amazing song
Hands down the single best performance i have ever seen from a band.
Utterly amazing.
„how do you do that?“ Good question! That is Mark Knopfler, one of the very few guitar players, who would finger pic his guitar! And he is playing call and response between his voice and his guitar, which in itself is hard to fathom how you even do that…! And the chemistry between the band members and the dynamic-changes - insane! And the drummer is hot as hell!
Terry Williams is a legend!
Carried the whole song
Drummer going absolutely insane This video will never gets old for me
Terry Willams is an amazing and underrated drummer.
you see knopfler and isley talking and laughing, well there talking about terry williams beating the hell out of the drums.
What actually happens here is the fact that Terry's father was on the crowd watching him playing live for the very first time, so he told him he was going to play his best performance ever for his dad!
Me neither!😊
Terry is so friggin into it, he’s “singing” Mark’s solo while looking at him at 8:30.
I worked with Dire Straits on his Sultans of swing tour doing lights, he & his brother, David, were nice people. Dire Straits, the album, is one of the best debut albums I've ever heard.
man, how I envy you...
Oh, how cool.
First Album I ever bought!
Does anyone else cry when they hear this amazing guitar solo??
It's not really a solo, it's Mark and his guitar singing a duet.
Not cry but enjoy!!
I get teary eyed when I hear it and break into real tears when I see how he plays it.
Amazing that Tommy Mandel today tries to discredit the album and Dire Straits.
Anything that beautiful deserves a tear or two. ❤ 🎸
I honestly think the most impressive thing about this live performance is the drumming, it's absolutely epic!!!
As a drummer for 60+ years is Terry was on fire. One of the best live performances I’ve seen.
They all brought their A game - and then decided to see how much better they can be...
Sheer perfection
Greatest performance ever. The drummers dad was in the audience and mark let him go off. Simply breathtaking.
AND, he taught himsel to play guitar. One of the masters at his best, love this concert.
As good a live performance as has ever been done. Never get tired of it.
He doesn't even try . Along with mr gilmour easily one of the greatest living guitarist love it
Absolutely. Then add our friends no longer with us like Gary Moore and Rory Gallagher etc...
And beware as there's a special charity project coming on joining Mark and David as well
And Steve Rothery 💪🎸
Agreed. The man is a GOD!
+Ritchie Blackmore.
Mark was brought up in Northumberland. That’s where his accent comes from. Still going strong. The drummer, Terry Williams, is one of my all time favourites. He really knocked it out of the park on the Alchemy tour. His dad was in the audience and had never seen him play with Dire Straits. Telegraph Road off the same tour is absolutely monumental.
Yea I've heard that he was really hyped by his dad being there and was why the tempo was up a notch or two on this song.
Terry’s performance was one of the top 3 live ones I’ve ever seen.
@@docbearmb I’m an ex drummer and still a recording percussionist. I’ve played with a couple of people who changed British music in groundbreaking ways, but Terry from the valleys, still down to earth working class is one of the tightest drummers I’ve ever heard. Listen to his drumming and John Isley’s bass. AI couldn’t synchronise is it better.
@@primalenglandTerry and Johnathan Moffet are the 2 tightest I've ever witnessed play
One of the most iconic guitar solos ever.
Actually the band released its last album in 1991 and toured during 1992-1993.
FACT: the band Dire Straits is awesome
One of my favourite bands of all time, love alchemy live album
You have to do Telegraph Road from the same concert now. Absolutely mind blowing.
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I just said the same thing. Hope she gets the message.
I concur
No - this is the best!!! 😊
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.
A job like that wouldn't suck.
Well - There is again ... 😅
One of the greatest guitarists in history.
You are not wrong Rebecca. This is their best, feel good performance of this brilliant song. Also absolutely epic from this particular concert, is the wonderful "Tunnel Of Love".
I had this cassette tape in the 80s, then I bought the VHS video. I now have the Blue Ray of the concert. This is the best version of Sultans of Swing by far.
I have never heard of this band, but the energy they brought was amazing. Thank you for sharing and reacting! Will check out more for sure! ♥
You are in for a treat. They made their name in The 1970's in South East London just 4 miles from me and the treat?
From the same ALCHEMY Concert: The Encore:"Telegraph Road" ENJOY..
@@Isleofskye Thank you! ♥
Mark and a few friends literally ducked out of the rain into a nearly empty pub with a few young guys and a band playing. The band was called' the sultans of swing'!
@@rolanddeschain965 Cool! :D
Say what ? 😳 You've never heard of Dire Striats ? This was recorded over 40 years ago. It's the gold standard by which all other rock band performances are judged. Which begs the question : If you haven't been listening to them - Just what on earth have you been listening to ? 🤷♂️
One of the best rock performances of all time. Terry Williams was absolutely on fire on the drums. Near the beginning of the video, you can see Knopfler look back at him and grin. Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists in the world and probably the best finger picker in the world. I'd say on the guitar, he is comparable to the great Roy Clark.
Chet Atkins...if you're talking about finger picking a guitar. "Neck and Neck" if you haven't heard it...
Terry's father was in the crowd and it was his first time seeing his son play in concert.
That is a great comparison. Or Buckingham.😊
Both Chet and Roy are both excellent comparisons
EVEN THE AUDIENCE PERFORMED PERFECTLY! Yeah, one of the best EVER easily. You should listen to more Dire Straights because the singers voice and style changes a lot depending on the character the songs about. It's a whole extra level of showmanship and performance. He's a brit, but that sounded so gritty and American.
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Yup, Mark is more American than US president 😃.
The lead singer's voice often at times sounds like an American Southerner in this video. It is one of the best live rock performances I've ever seen. The lead guitarist is awesome, and he doesn't even use a pick, just his hands.
The lead guitarist is, as most viewers know, Mark Knopfler--songwriter, lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the band. And unquestionably one of the greatest guitarists of all time. His playing style is referred to as "finger-picking" and his approach to that is somewhat unique though there are many guitarists who mostly use that style rather than employing a pick.
That's the blues influence
I really appreciate how even your enthusiastic spontaneous vocalizations have such great intonation. Nothing ruins the vibe like someone singing along in random accidentals. This whole band is of course amazing, but Mark's guitar playing is just pure gold. One of my all-time favorites.
I've followed Mark's career from the very beginning to the present, new album out soon at 74yo. His voice was very Dylanesque, then by 1986 his voice started to sound more like Mark Knopfler. By 2015 there's a song called Lights Of Taormina. He sounds so different to back then but you still know it's him. I really recommend Brothers In Arms from the concert Dire Straits Live "On The Night"1993. Every reactor I've seen here stated it had impacted them so much. One of the best performances ever, and you'll need a full box of tissues. Anyway I just discovered your channel, very nice. Merry Christmas and New Year, Cheers from Australia 🎅🎸🎸🎸
What you've just experienced is all from the genius of Mark Knopfler, he wrote the words, music arranged it, sang it and played his guitar with his fingers as only he can.
This was 1983, 40 years ago. He's still alive and kicking and keeping himself busy.
TELEGRAPH ROAD from ALCHEMY LIVE, this concert next please, he wrote about his experiences, TELEGRAPH ROAD is the same.
Very well done ❤
OMG! I almost fell off my couch laughing out loud at your reaction to this epic live performance! It was hilarious and at the same time so intelligent. So much fun! I LOVED it!
The sound Mark Knopfler gets without ever using a pick is incredible!
Duncan pickups, Markley strings, and Boogie amp.
Glad to see you react to this. Every album and song by Dire Straits is worth listening to, and they have great variety in their music. Mark Knopfler is definitely one of my best guitarists of all time backed up by a band with no real weaknesses. Love his vocals as well, and his ability to do both at the same time is matched by very few.
The thing I love about this is the absolute joy on the guys faces playing this oh as a side line the George he is referring to is George Young from the Easy Beats who is Angus Young from AC/DC older brother and Harry is Harry Vanda also from the Easy Beats. Peace out.
I LOVE this comment. I am 74 and used to listen to the Easy Beats on the Radio. It is really wonderful to tie them in. Music truly drew our generation together.
I live in a very small town in Missouri. I noticed, quite by chance, that the blinking Christmas lights on the senior center are synchronized to Sultans of Swing. I sat in the drive through of our local burger joint, giggling through the whole song. It was awesome!
6:16 RVA: what a wonderful solo
Everybody: wait for the end Rebecca 🔥😉
Actually, my words were “Stay tuned. “
Watching your reactions to Mark's vocal inflections and phrasing makes me think you'd enjoy Lady Writer by Dire Straits. An under-appreciated gem.
Yes indeed, genius song
“Telegraph Road”is a song of theirs that has one of the best emotional, high and low extended guitar solos of all time. I think it’s like 7 minutes long. The whole song is a master class in story telling and mood setting.
I live in Detroit and the first time I heard the song I thought it really could apply to the telegraph road near me.
Three decades later I found out it was.
Absolutely great song, but Romeo and Juliet will always be my favorite!
@@jimmoran973I actually discovered the song driving on it just north of 696. Thought the same. Just a coincidence.
@@carlosnorris352 I doubt we are alone. Some dude from England writing a song about our local road seems far fetched.
I would think most US metropolises have a "Telegraph Road".
@@jimmoran973 yeah, but maybe we got the most depressing one. Especially south of 94.
This song is just... amazing, mesmerising.... Just something different and lovely. And that drummer.... he's just built different lol. Your reaction... PRICELESS! Thank you :)
Some musicians are just so visionary and unique in their style. Mark Knopfler is once such musician. His unmistakable sound is legendary!
I'm glad you reacted to the unedited live version. Mark Knopfler's guitar playing is just unreal in this. You should listen to the album version also. Merry Xmas girl. 😀
"It gets weirder here..." 😂
And that is just one of the many reason that we love ya Rebecca! 😉💕
Great reaction to an amazing performance by the way my friend! 👏
Frankly, I find her weirdness a complete distraction and a poor substitution for actual content
I love this love version so much!! Keep on rocking!!! 🤟🫶
My dire straight story.
It was my second year at college in Boston, week of midterms, Tuesday or Wednesday I believe, 6:30 p.m. . A friend of two of my roommates comes in and says he has won two tickets via a radio DJ to tonight's "Brothers In Arms" tour show (1986) at the Boston garden and he can't find anyone to go with him because of midterms. The concert starts in about an hour and a half and these two guys both say no, he looks at me and says would you want to go? I responded in a heartbeat yes even though I had two midterms the next day. We picked up the tickets at the door. I couldn't believe it They were 6th row center on the floor. I've never been so close to a major rock and roll band for such a long time, it was absolutely unforgettable. His fingers fly, no pick... Folks didn't want to leave they came back out for a second encore song. It was really a very well done show. I didn't do all that well on those two midterms but it was worth it.
Dayum, that must have been freakin' epic! F midterms, that was the chance of a lifetime and you took it! ❤
The best way I've heard Mark Knopfler's vocal performances described is, "His voice tells the story, his guitar sings the songs." :)
I hadn't seen this performance before, but they really brought their passion to the stage. I'll have to look for the rest of this session.
_Alchemy Live_ is a famous album!
The drummer, THE DRUMMER, THE DRUMMER!!!!! Is awesome on this recording
YES!!!
Nothing less than the greatest live performance ever.
Best comment i heard about this performance was "Damn that tennis player is good at playing guitar!" And damn, he really is!
I played this track over 10 times today. amazing.
I call Mark Knopfler a wizard on the guitar because he does things I’ve never seen anyone else do. He’s absolutely amazing. There’s definitely something magical every time this man is on a guitar, he’s one of the best in history.
His playing is instantly recognizable. You only need to hear a few notes to know it’s him.
Well put! One of the BEST live performances ever!!
The drumming here is phenomenal. Never flashy or ostentatious, but exactly what the song needs at every point.
Not once does he seem to even look at his guitar whilst singing and jumping about, they are all top notch musicians, great gig, I have this on cassette tape and CD it never bores me, one of the best performances ever, thank you for your reaction
I bought this as a teenager in the eighties, the entire Alchemy album is incredible. I was inspired to become a bass player thanks to John Illsley's cream suit and melodic bass playing (but mostly the cream suit).
However, Alchemy doesn't even make the NME's or Rolling Stone Magazine's top fifty live albums, which probably shows how the standards of their music journalism have slipped over the last few decades and also how Dire Straits were unfashionable because they could actually play their instruments.
But hey, I love Rush so fashion has never stopped me from rocking out, even if I was on my own in the corner whilst the Cool Kids were listening to Nirvana!
I do love it when Mark plays a song without a pick. The sound is just unmistakable!!!!!! Beautiful!!!!! Thank you for this. You make my Christmas Eve!!!!! Ho Ho Ho!!!!!! So says Austin TX. 😎🍸
I may have listened to the song about fifty times but I never get tired of listening to it.
I think the Alchemy Live performance is one of the best together with Queen's at Live Aid.
What makes the performance at Hammersmith Odeon great I think goes beyond the performance of the individuals who did literally nothing wrong. It transmits an energy similar to that of a volcano eruption.
The rise in dynamics after the descent of the second solo is something truly explosive and at that point you suddenly find yourself moving your head to the rhythm and you feel as if you have entered and exited paradise.
Simply uniquely fantastic
Mark Knopfler is criminally underrated among guitar players. Unique style and phrasing. A guitar player for the purists.
You're not wrong. This is one of the very best musical performances by any rock band, EVER!
Nah not even close.
Ultimate live performance!
King Mark Knopfler here. A Master. A genius.
Mark Knopfler let his guitar do the singing...
Your comment on the energy is spot on. This is a prime example of how the interaction between artist and audience creates a positive feedback loop. The (good) artist gets inspiration from the audience to do better, increasing feedback to up the performance even further, and so on...
@4:22 Why does everyone always miss how Terry Williams (drummer) blows Mark Knopfler away so much that he looks back at him.... like wow... also, Terry's dad was in the audience on his birthday to see his son drum. Terry absolutely killed it!
You'll not get an argument from anyone. This is the finest live performance ever. One for the ages.
I know the song really well, but wasn't familiar with this version-Knopfler's playing and vocals here are some of the most creative parts that I've heard. It's impressive to hear him stray so far from the studio version but make it sound seamless
When this came out in those dark punk days in Europe, it was definitely a feel good song, with some musicians who could really play their instruments.
The 1970s were dark punk days in Europe? Punk was in its very infancy in the mid 1970s, mainly in North America before heading to London and then to Europe. It didn’t really hit its stride until the 80s. Dire Straits was not a breath of relief from punk music, it just happened to coincide with the earliest formulations of punk music
@@richardjones9007 Well, Sex Pistols and Stranglers and such had topped around 1977 here in Europe.If I remember right, Blondie, Ramones and Graham Parker and the Rumour and such became better known in Europe around 1980.
@@richardjones9007 Punk was a 1976-79 thing.
I sometime forget how good Mark and DS were. Effortless playing, so much fun and enjoyment. Music of my elementary and high school years.
DRUMS ON FIRE
Carried the whole thing!
Came across this just three weeks ago and can't stop playing it, brilliant 😮
I read that Terry Williams (drummer) asked his father to this show as his dad hadn’t seen him play or who what he played. If this is true what a bloody performance!
One of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, who's guitar expression does the singing for him. Check out Brothers in Arms - very emotional.
Thanks gorgeous!
Mark is .... how do you say... fabulous?
He didn't invent the guitar, but he sure OWNS IT! And because he is so spectacular, he is often overlooked as a singer and songwriter. And then there's this brilliant band!
The video turned out great!
If I could have you read the phone book out loud for a couple hours...
Don't think I could ever get tired of your voice...
Absolutely LOVED every one of your original songs. Stunning voice and beautifully written and produced❤
Hey there, she has photos online in you are curious.
One of the greatest rock bands ever...With Mark Knopfler's song writing and unique guitar style added to the complete togetherness of the group you have rock majesty! Try anything from their 'On the Night' live performance in 1993 such wonderful performances of classic hits, Brothers in Arms and Romeo and Juliet, listening is believing.
He could solo for days and it’d never get boring.
Before the band recorded this, Mark had produced two albums for....BOB DYLAN!!!! Their album Love Over Gold has a song called "It Never Rains" which sounds like Bob wrote it. No, it was Mark. Bob clearly showed Mark that enpointe singing is not what you need for pop music. You need to get the point across, and Mark ALWAYS does. Off this video, you also have the song Tunnel of Love. Newcastle was so impressed by their favourite son, the lyrics of it are permanently in the public space overlooking The Spanish City. Not bad fer a man oo can't sing an' all.
Mark did a great video with ACDC's Brian Johnson (On the road with Brian Johnson), where the two Geordies discussed Mark's headband and Brian's Newsboy cap. In both cases it was keeping sweat out of their eyes.
Amazing what comes out of popping into a Deptford pub on a rainy night
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Tbh, I don't understand how people older than me missed such classic bands as Dire Straits
Especially when it’s a “vocal teacher” or some other music teacher
I'm 22 now and I can understand when my peers haven't heard bands like this, but I'm still amazed by it
Hey Rebecca! Oh I love this band, song and performance!! One of my favorites, just like you! 😂😉😘😍♥️
sounds a little bit creepy mate. not gonna lie
She has photos online if you are curious.
It wouldn't be a happy new year without Ms RVA. 💙
Apart from Dire Straits, Mark has a solo career with a more "Country" feel, and has composed quite a few soundtracks for some very big movies, and even wrote Private Dancer for Tina Turner. He's widely regarded as one of the best guitarists ever.
thats what Mark set out to do which was to bring 'rock n roll' from america to make his own London style make it his way and yes of course he did it. because he could write songs and he sounded great.
Isn’t it nice watching an entire audience enjoying a live performance and NOT watching through an iPhone screen as they record it …..
Wow, I used to listen to the Brothers in Arms album all the time as s late teen in the late 80s, and never knew they were a British band. I always thought they were an American band. Learn something new every day. Thanks for sharing that tidbit of info, Rebecca. Have a safe and Merry Christmas!
Hi Rebecca. Love this version of the song, the drummer killed it. You are looking lovely as ever. Merry Christmas Rebecca.
He absolutely did!! Thanks peaches
Yes. He's signing about themselves as they started off in pub gigs up north and travelled down to London
Doesn't Rebecca get more beautiful evertime you watch her!
Loved the reaction, glad you didn't watch one of the inferior short versions.
Drummer shines!Whole band is fantastic.
Rebecca, you did mention the drummer but you missed his great fill starting at 4:23.
The headband and tennis wristbands come from the old days of Mark Knopfler, an English teacher and newspaper reporter, playing tiny, hot, smoke filled pubs and clubs - where sweat burns your eyes and face.
My dad, tired of all the shite I was listening in 1984, gave me the cassette tape "Alchemy - Dire Straits". Here, listen to this. For some time I thought the band was Alchemy and the album was Dire Straits.
Thanks, pa, 40 years on - still listening!
My step dad did similar, passed me an Eric Clapton tape. From there I found Knopfler
Mark Knopfler is an amazing guitarist. To create the sounds of the guitar using only his index finger is seriously impressive.
Great reaction, Rebecca - loving that you loving it.
I mean, what's there not to love, right ?
Sheer beauty and passion and creativity and worksmanship.
Love dire straits
Loved your reaction!! Thank you!! Someone below mentioned Telegraph Road from the same concert, it is absolutely sublime!! Take care!
Knopfler is in a class of guitarists at the absolute top of their game. His unique playing style, coupled with the way he phrases things along with the melody lines he uses creates this completely unique fingerprint, you know when you hear him. His vocals are just “hey, I’m here, I have something to say, here’s the story” but nothing fancy.
Romeo and Juliet is probably my favorite, second is Brothers in Arms then this one.
Essa versão ao vivo é espetacular.
Good choice absolute classic
Luckily saw them twice when they were the biggest band on the planet
It is one of the greatest live performances ever seen on TH-cam! Thanks for the reaction!
I'm thinking this came out before Rebecca was born and I feel really old all of a sudden.. 😢
It most definitely was. You are not old
@@rva A very Merry Christmas to you Rebecca😍. One of my favorite channels on TH-cam❤️. I know so little about music and you make it interesting, fun and sexy. 😘
Oh please do a reaction to Telegraph Road from that same concert. Dire Straits are my all time favourite band, and Mark Knopflers solo stuff too. He has a new album out next month. Loved your reaction, that performance makes me happy and seeing you loving it made me soooo emotional lol. Anyway, please please do Telegraph Road pleeeeeease