Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing REACTION & REVIEW! FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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- Dire Straits Fans.....FEELIN' YOU!!! Making their debut on the channel to-NIGHT, we have Dire Straits with a song entitled "Sultans Of Swing". FULL DISCLOSURE: I have heard this song many many many MAAAAAAANY times before, so I will not be reacting to the song in any way. I will ONLY be reacting to the live performance. How's this one gonna go? Only one way to find out...
Come on in, enjoy the show...I'll see you inside.
Scoring System Guide
10 = Perfection (Unobtainable)
9.0 - 9.9 = Awesome, Amazing
8.0 - 8.9 = Great
7.0 - 7.9 = Really Good
6.0 - 6.9 = Pretty Good
5.0 - 5.9 = O.k.
4.0 - 4.9 = Not So Good
3.0 - 3.9 = Pretty Bad
2.0 - 2.9 = Really Bad
1.0 - 1.9 = Horrible, Awful
0.0 - 0.9 = A Travesty, An Affront To Nature
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• Dire Straits - Sultans...
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The alchemy live performance is the greatest live performance humanity has ever seen.
Watch the version 'one night in London ' Dire straits Sultans of swing. Its a farrrr better perfomance.
Agreed! & then some! Perfection.....
Mark Knopfler always plays this song differently. That man is fantastic, even today
ONE OF THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME!
I’m 67. Played in many uk session bands ad does my son. We both agree that this is the most phenomenal live performance of a song ever.
I’m a percussionist… Terry Williams is absolutely mind blowing.
Well I guess it's very subjective. To me this is a great performance and a masterclass in musicianship.
I can't believe that you could have any doubts about this performance. No one - NO ONE comes anywhere near close to Dire Straits in the genre. The pure quality of musicianship, the quality of the song, written by Mark, and the sheer showmanship are outstanding. This was in the '80's and still survives as popular as ever nearly 40 years on. That doesn't happen to music which is doubtful. Maybe it isn't your kind of music ... yes, it must be that. you just do not understand it.
I'm going to say this now for like...the 50th time. I have NO problem with the song itself. I actually like the song, it's one of the best they ever wrote. HOWEVER, since I already have heard the song, I wasn't taking the song into account in any way for the score. The score was completely based on the live performance. And I totally understood what the live performance was, it was a giant strokefest for Mark. Even the bassist and the keyboardist looked at each other twice during that extremely long solo with looks on their faces like "When is this going to end?"
@@THEDavidHeretic Fast Food effect, man, sad to see this reaction. There is no patience now for enjoy and appreciate a 10min song with so many great transitions and solos. I can tell you, that time it was no problem at all, and be sure the bassist and the keyboardist enjoyed it a lot (maybe you saw a whole different clip than me), despite they played that a thousand times. Now i miss this kind of music. We have 3min songs on spotify and youtube and that's it. You are listening it 2 days than comes a new one. That days, when a new record came out, we pulled down the shutters and eyes shut listened the whole album. 45mins. And again and again, day by day for weeks. And it was not boring. That days are gone, but believe me it's not a good thing, our life has changed this way. If we can't enjoy that great long solos anymore, it means we became poorer as man.
@@THEDavidHeretic Wait if you've already heard the song why are you putting "FIRST TIME WATCHING!" in the title?
@@sheen5329 Read what you just typed.
@@sheen5329 Then read it again.
Everthing perfect, perfect and super perfect ...
You probably should have been awake during the video!
This must be the only guy on You Tube with this view! I’ve watched this performance more than any other clip and am amazed every time still. It is faultless and an example of musicianship at its finest. Special call out to MK and TW - a masterclass!
Interesting take on what is widely regarded as one of the greatest live performances of all time. As for returning to the same licks, that is what makes any song what it is. You take those out and the musicians could just be playing anything. Any musician can play around with a musical scale in a given key with no plan. Completely 'free-forming' is just lazy and evidence of a lack of musical understanding and talent. At the same time, getting up on stage and just performing a song exactly the same way every time year after year can get boring for the musicians. Early Dire Straits live performances are almost note perfect renditions of the studio recordings, which is remarkable in itself, but by this point the band had been around a while and had expanded to include keyboards, piano and saxophone (and would later include other instruments, most notably pedal steel guitar) and the song arrangements were often changed up to incorporate these new elements during concert performances.
Alchemy is a freaking Masterpiece
Sir, I apologize but your argument is weak... This 38 years old live performance is one of the legendary moments in rock decades, and a thousand times better than the studio version... Yes, the story is simple: a rock band is performing a song about a rock band, live. But it presents perfection in simplicity... with a lot of extras: awesome drumming (Terry Williams), very unique and rare guitar work, joy and sadness caused ordinary facts... I can't imagine that your rating to studio version is more than that live performance. If I'm right, maybe you shouldn't react to this, because your thoughts are fixed about it... Or better you may sleep first, cause you did not see anything and I'm not sure you've heard yet too... One or another, don't know.. (by the way, I am not a DS fan. But this one is not only a music piece, it's a complete artwork. I respect to your final thoughts about this song; but even though you have not listened exactly, they're meaningless..)
You misread my comment. I said that this live performance takes the song to a higher level.
Hahaha you're almost falling to the floor so tired and falling asleep. Try to react to a song when you're not this tired. Also seemed to me this is not your kind of music. Either way this is a masterpiece and one of the best live performances ever. Cheers.
Agree, he was falling asleep before it even started. He's the FIRST reactor on youtube that wasn't blown away by this live performance. It's gone from 36 million views to over 234 million in the last two years -definitely must be better than a 6.5!!
Dire Straits was always a ten out of ten but the Alchemy live concert took them to about 15/10 it's that much fun and better.
Love this classic! My youngest daughters name is “Sutton”, she’s six, so I’ve made her think this song is about her. I tell her it’s the “Sutton’s of swing” she loves it!
6.5 !!!!?????? are you deaf?
this was recorded in 1978!!! with the means of 1978, the arrangements of 1978.
The solo was a bit long, but it was LIVE, and playing their best piece, which they lengthened to give more to the audience!
6.5 for Mark Knopfler!!!?
hummmmm, you need to consult a doctor quickly!!!
The record was made in 1978, this performance was in 1983.
by far my favorite performance of this song
Top 20 guitarist of all time! Love Mark ♥️
The problem with people who like American heavy metal is, they are not going to like chilled out rock.
So different from studio version and, in particular, the drums take it to another level!
10 / 10 is not a high enough score. you must be mad.
What are you talking about.
Live means live
This was a classic
Totally disagree
Total class.
Baffled by your opinion... a great song reinterpreted as a unique live performance. Try Joan Baez's Brothers in Arms for another Mark Knopfler classic reimagined. She uses her voice to sell the song. Knopfler expresses as much with the guitar. Both great.
lol it's not surprising if you watch some of his other videos of similar, undisputed classics.. he often tries to have an edgy opinion and has a veeery "i'm better and smarter than you" attitude.. the word "snobbish" comes to mind
One of my favourite live performances 😂 Incredible musicianship, great energy, plays around with the song brilliantly imo. You're always honest though so I appreciate that 👌
You are the comic book guy from the Simpsons and I'd say that's endearing
Well I'm sorry that you had any doubts about this live performance, got to be one of the best ever...6.5 you don't know what you're talking about...😮
I agree. What's the matter with him? How can he be bored. Its not possible
@@sandrapritchard9810
Think 'jaded' is the word. Chronic lack of sleep and a poor diet don't help.
I'm not a big fan of Dire Straits, but this performance is just outstanding. I always respected your opinion, and I still do but I can't believe your score 😂
This is one of the GoaT, Mark is insane and Terry made the impossible
Had the pleasure of seeing them a few times in the early 80's. Great concerts when you got the feeling they were enjoying it as well instead of filling in time before the after gig party as some bands seemed to be. Excellent band helped of course by the genius of Knopfler
Finding it hard stopping myself from having a rant here!!! Review of this review, didn’t do any for me, 0.5/10. 👍🇬🇧 dire straits performance 10/10
Nice post! Although you were generous with your 0.5!!
I agree. One of the best live performances ever. A guitar genius at his peak. Other guitarists compliment him. Terry Williams on drums played up a storm. Piano and organ adding subtle touches. Not one note jarred, all melodic. A classic performance. Beethoven used to improvise on piano you know.
As a long-time fan of Dire Straits (and Quen, Pink Floyd, Genesis, R.E.M., Rammstein) and also classical music, I cannot share your judgement. It's not my favourite song, but my favourite version of it. I can't listen to the studio version. I hate it on principle when pieces are faded out. A good example is Hotel California by the Eagles.
Every reviewer has an off night. It appears that you were nodding off at the end.
This was the style back in those days of live performances by rock bands. Drawn out songs and long solos. Most of the big name bands did it. I personally loved it and think that Telegraph road is even better. But as I have aged have grown to really enjoy his more laid back music since .
Always nice to see a dissenting opinion. (Even when it's clearly wrong.) ;)
Lol That performance is from "Alchemy". A double LP with... 11 songs. 5 of them more than 13 minutes long. That's the usual Dire Straits or Mark Knopfler alone performance. If he was runnning and sweating on the stage in underwear probably your score was 8.5 XDDDDDD. Dire Straits was my first musical love, and Alchemy was my first favourite album and resumes what I use to like in music: live albums, great guitar and long songs. Then I discovered Pink Floyd. Curiosity: Dire Straits made their last ever concert in my hometown, Zaragoza, Spain. Obviously I was there :)
Absolute classic 👌
U have a point if this wasn't one of the bests songs ever. Pure genius and a super classic.
For other artists, you could be right.
i love the energy they have live and the drummer on this is out of this world, the studio version is my morning drive song
I like the studio version actually. I just wasn't a fan of this live performance.
@@sirris4330 When the bassist and keyboardist look at each other not once, but twice...with looks on their faces of "How much longer is he gonna go?"....that's a pretty big statement.
Ähm sorry??? Too long??? Bored from great music??? How is that possible??? 😳🙄
The studio version of this is one of the best songs for cruising.
Too bad you didn't enjoy it so much.
What I love about this clip is how much fun they're having.
Making a living like that wouldn't suck.
I agree, perfect cruising song. I've listened to this song several times doing exactly that. I like the song, I thought I made that very clear in the video. I wasn't a big fan of the live performance.
For me this is the most wonderful live performance of all time. The studioo-version is the boring one after watching/hearing this one
Just goes to show not everyone has the same opinion. I thought it was a 10. Respect for your opinion though.
Essa apresentação me fez ser fã do Dire Straits
Couple of minutes in, bravely committed to watching despite clear reservations... We'll keep watching, he said like a man facing tedium beyond the limits of human endurance. But, no, the soporific effect of this repetitive passionless performance sent David into a deep sleep right there on camera... Actually nodding off, literally falling asleep, visibly struggling, so so bored. Someone please get this man a coffee!
6.5 score. You're nuts!
It's at least an 8.5. IMHO it's a 9.5.
Well , just to prove we're all different. The first , and up to now last reaction I've seen with ANY negativity involved. That doesn't make you wrong , just different
Get some sleep man.
I wish I could....insomnia is a real pain. I'm lucky if I get 20 hours in a week.
😮😮😮
I love this song and its one of my all time favourite jam to songs. And I totally agree with David on this one.
you serious, wtf
The drummer absolutely murders this performance compared to the studio version
Such a good song
The best performance of this song is on “the old grey whistle test”.
If you’re going into the 80s, I‘d love to see your take on some live songs by The Clash or The Jam.
What a TUNE, Dude! Love it! Love that pa para paaaaa pa para paaaaa riff, but I agree with you, even the best and tasteful dish can be cloying if it’s too much
This guy seems to be talking about something else.
Holly freaking crap I was thinking of this song, for some reason, when I was posting my comment on an earlier video. Anyway yeah, thanks for curing a niggling ear worm. That and I don't use a pick either.
P.S. Won't see Dave at a Phish concert?
Isn't it amazing. Armchair expertise is a fabulous thing. Anybody can be somebody and throw a wannabe tantrum.
Thanks for watching
@@sirris4330 Thanks for watching.
React to (Nirvana - negative creep live (fantastic))
It's actually already in the pipeline for filming and editing....should be coming out soon.
The “Fantastic” version is a sweet performance for sure!
@@chrislain1349 its the most wildest version of kurt cobain on negative creep and those lights are crazy
oh well .
i dont know what grudge this man is holding on to from the past(maybe involving a guitarist?) but let it go man. nice reaction video tho, way to speak ur mind!
Lots of extra bars...was this a third encore?! hehehe...make sure the crowd thinks twice about requesting another, content that it's over?! hohoho...a kind score, as usual. : )
Too much guitar? Really so you don't like Yngwie Malmsteen, Richie BlackMore, Steve Morse, Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Joe Santriani, Jimi Hendrex, Chuck Berry, Slash, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bb King, Gary Moore, Tony Iommi, Doug Aldrich, Axel Rudi Pell, Steve Vai, Angus Young, Albert Collins, George Thorogood, Joe Bonamassa and anyone else I missed. Maybe Brian May but he doesn't improvise.
You my friend have the distinction of the first ever thumbs down I have given a music reaction. Even when there has been a difference of opinion, I have given a thumbs up nonetheless or not rated it. This reaction just annoyed and frustrated me. Will give you the point on the drummer though...
hard to believe that a guy like you never listened to Dire Straits man....after the edit....DUD, ARE YOU CRAZY? You didn't like it? Mannnnnnnnnnnn.......just how come?
I like the song, in fact I would say the song is one of the best they ever wrote. Remember, as I stated in the beginning of the video, I wasn't reacting to the song at all....because I have heard the song many times and I'm very familiar with it. So I couldn't do an honest reaction to the song itself. This was a reaction and review of the Live Performance only (stage energy, crowd interaction, stage interaction, production)
No comment 🤦🏼♀️
Your reaction is a complete DUD! Read the comments. Check out some other reactions by reactors who KNOW what they are talking about. Apparently you DON'T!
You mean all those other reactors who have never even picked up a musical instrument? All of them versus my 30+ years as a professional musician....yeah o.k., let's explore that road shall we? So you want me to be like them....o.k. no problem, I'll just be like every other reactor out there.
So I'll start by pretending that I've never heard the song before, and lie to you when I say I've never heard the song before. Then, I'll pretend to love every single song I hear, no matter what it is, and I'll say I love every single song I hear and video I watch. So I'll pander to you, manipulate you, and pray on your emotions, just so you'll click, like, and subscribe. Finally, I'll spend more time begging you to click, like, subscribe, join my Patreon, buy my merch, and all that other stuff then I do talking about the song or the video.
YUP, that sounds like a GREAT choice.
Naaaaaaaaah, I'll stick to doing things how I do them. Being honest, keeping my integrity, speaking my mind and voicing my opinion.
The fact that you got so triggered and upset over me voicing my opinion speaks VOLUMES about your character, your emotional and mental state, and the kind of person you are....which is absolutely ridiculous. Sorry that my OPINION got you so butthurt and upset....not really, that's your problem not mine. You might want to seek out some kind of professional help, in my opinion.
Thank you for being honest. I find it extremely refreshing. I don't agree with you, but I am very satisfied with the way you do your reactions. You actually give some content to it not like a lot of other reaction channels.
FEELIN' YOU Wendy!!! Thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate them. As far as my rating, please keep in mind it had nothing to do with the song itself. Believe it or not, I actually really like the song. I was only reacting to and scoring the live performance (showmanship, crowd interaction, stage presence, stage energy, production, etc).
@@THEDavidHeretic I agree with you on most of that stuff actually. I just thought the guitar and drum parts were much better on this than the original.
Did you really sleep?
Although i really don't agree with you, i did gave a thumbs up. You were sincere in your opinion and i can respect it and also, very importantly, the way you exposed it. That is why there are so many different and extraordinary bands for all of us to appreciate in different manners.
Thanks for the reaction.
What a shame! I almost unsubscribed but Whatever- you should check how Mark is one the best ever guitarist ever with his finger picking style!!🔥
I think its just not your type of guitar thing... because if you love it you dont mind repetition or duration
you are off your nut, not liking this, one of the best live performances ive ever seen, faultless.
And i dont even like Dire Straits.
I watched this review because I wanted to know what you thought about it, not what I thought about it, because I love it! Each to their own. I went to a Metallica concert, just once, at Donington Park Monsters of Rock and was totally bored, and who would think that would be possible?! Wish I had seen Dire Straits.
Definitely not one of your best reviews. But hey: We're all having our 6.5 days.
Dire Straight could take some performance lessons from The Warning for sure! LoL!!!
For true! or Band Maid, Love Bites. Wagaki band or other J-rock bands who put the fun back in Rock Music.
I don't think that's the answer;, and I say that as a TWA member. As David said, people go to see Dire Straits because that's what they want to experience, and it's not what he wants to. That band has been extremely successful for decades, so they have to be doing something very well. The Grateful Dead took it to even greater extremes, with endless jams, but that's what their fans liked. Fans of that music might not particularly like The Warning's style.
And again, coming at it from the standpoint of a fan of The Warning, it could be viewed as a weakness of their style that what you get in concert is going to be substantially the same as what you get on the album (plus, of course, lots of energy). They don't improvise in concert (at least, not yet; they're still very young); the closest they really come is Ale's intro to Dust to Dust, or when they played Narcisista with Jay de la Cueva. Is that really a weakness? Well, to those of us who like them, not especially, but others might view it very differently.
(And, of course, we have the big wild card #soon hanging over us!)
@@robertkrawitz8237 True enough, but I was mainly referring to the lack of energy or excitement on stage. It seemed as if Knophler was flogging a brilliant song a bit longer than needed but I agree with the point that The Warning could be a little more experimental and let Dani flex her soloing skills a bit. that time Jay de la Cueva joined them had me wondering what if there was a fourth Villareal sister in the band?
@@robertkrawitz8237 Yeah, it was a tongue in cheek comment. I love just listening to long guitar solos and I loved this performance. That drummer though!!! Everybody knows Mark is the star of the band so they sit back and let him shine.
You'll see when The Warning gets more stage experience and more comfortable with themselves they'll start to embellish more. They did it in NYC with that Jay dude from that band they played with in Mexico when he came out and riffed with Dany during her solo.
@@carlnietoweise4653 that would be funny to see an infant in a stroller on stage playing piano or rhythm guitar... but being a Villarreal I have no doubt it would pull it off
6.5 is MUCH lower than Pearl Jam reacts... JUST sayin... Dijon and them will confirm this one.... That's the truth, hahahaha *Ducks*
???? Not sure about the performance???? You carry on watching pop idol.
NOT LONG ENOUGH!!!!!
Iron Maiden any day!
If this song was too long for you, then don't even consider listening to any symphony. Maybe today's pop music is something you would enjoy ;)
smh for that kinda argument...sry
I love "2112" by Rush (20:33)...or even better "Change Of Seasons" by Dream Theater (23:09). But when a song is extended for the sake of the guitar player to just solo on and on and on....and not change or evolve....it's not my thing.
@@THEDavidHeretic I see ya. Yeah I can see your point, fair enough. I, as a guitar player myself, can enjoy that but not everybody is one. I thought that your argument was JUST the length and that I wouldn't accept.
@@CR-oo3cm No worries, no it wasn't the length, it was what was done with the length. That's the beauty of music, everyone has different tastes and not everyone is gonna love everything.
@@THEDavidHeretic True!
Yeah, he better not listen Telegraph toad
Studio version is more low key and more polished. Live version is more upbeat and stretched out. I liked it alot because I play guitar but I can understand how someone might feel it was too much guitar.
The song is an A meanwhile performance is a C
Today I was browsing your channel again and stumbled across this video. I like Dire Straits very, very much and this song too - it's great so I was very surprised to see how many minuses your reaction has. Still the pros are outweighed, but there are a lot of minuses. After watching, I already know. Many of your viewers have not tried to understand what you are saying well, even though you have emphasized it many times. This is clearly visible when - even superficially - you look at the comments.
As I said - I really like this band and this song, but after watching this show I have to completely agree with what you said. If I was at this concert and they would play other songs with the same idea, I would probably be bored to death. I do not know why they decided to do it in such a way, certainly not about time - have so many great songs that the arrangement of the setlist for the concert is not for them no problem. So why? It is said that the better is the greatest enemy of the good - I totally agree, I think that's what happened here.
You don't get it......
Sorry, but I'm disappointed. You shouldn't do reactions when you're completely tired. This is one of the best performances of the last century!
Yes. I love this version for the drums but skip most of the solo.
Okay so you did this three years ago and will probably never read this. However, when you say you are familar with a song so you are going to judge it just on performance and showmanship and then proceed to have your eyes closed through most of the video I don't put any value in your opinion. This particular performance is overwhelming reguarded as an amazing live performance.
Dire Straits fan here, I would have to agree with you when you said that this live version had a little too much guitar in it and kind of just dragged on. I never really liked/nor hated this Alchemy Live version due to that reason, although I would suggest you to give a listen to the later live versions of this song. The first version is from Wembley 1985 (th-cam.com/video/l2Vjfpt4iME/w-d-xo.html) and the second version is from Sydney 1986 (th-cam.com/video/hdZfhsOxWrk/w-d-xo.html). Even though the two versions are more or less identical, I find them a lot more interesting than the Alchemy version. Firstly, the middle section where everything kind of feels like it paused. In the Alchemy version, it just kind of feels like it's just the guitar slowing down but then going fast again. However, in the Wembley and Sydney versions, a whole new piano solo and saxophone solo are added. For the former, I feel like it added something to the performance as you can also hear the bass kind of playing along (and at one point sliding up to the A which I as a bassist myself really love for some reason). The latter, also added something to the performance. Not only does it help the song start back up, there is also some sort of call and response between Chris White (the saxophonist) and Mark Knopfler in order to speed the song back up with the F-G-A-G-F-D-A by Knopfler and the G-F-D-A by White. Secondly, the addition of the saxophone really helped liven up the song (for me at least). It helped play some fills (instead of the guitar playing it) and as mentioned just above, helped bridge that small pause-like moment where the song winds down with the final solo.
I would say that Mark Knopfler is more of a learned-performance guitar player (which is not saying that he doesn't know how to improvise). This makes his songs feel much longer but also feel more complete and organized in some instances. Let's take the Wembley 1985 (same concert as above) of Tunnel of Love as an example (th-cam.com/video/GQGT23O-Omw/w-d-xo.html). It's even longer than Sultans of Swing's live performance, but I don't know whether it's because of the piano or the rather rhythmic playing by Knopfler towards the beginning parts of the song, the performance just felt much smoother. The guitar solo at the end really captured what Knopfler was trying to achieve in the Alchemy version of Sultans: put the song back in motion with the guitar. If you compare Dire Straits early albums vs late albums, you can notice that Knopfler turns from a more guitar driven style of music (Sultans of Swing, Tunnel of Love, Lady Writer, ...) to songs that are not only concentrated on the guitar (Why Worry with the piano, Walk of Life with the synthesizer, Your Latest Trick with the saxophone, ...). (Knopfler he himself has stated that he now doesn't really like his earlier works).
So yes, I agree with you that this live version was kind of "repetitive" and had too much guitar in it, but it is as if Knopfler fixed this problem in later versions. I strongly recommend you to maybe compare the Alchemy version with either the Wembley or Sydney version. You could make a new reaction video on one of those and maybe compare it with this one or just reply to my comment your opinion on what I just said (which I would very much appreciate). Maybe check out the Sydney 1986 performance of Walk of Life (th-cam.com/video/IGSykzjjS80/w-d-xo.html; one of my all time favorite Dire Straits live performance) and/or Two Young Lovers (Alchemy version here: th-cam.com/video/offPw82-XCU/w-d-xo.html and Sydney 1986 version here: th-cam.com/video/GhvvbAD9ApM/w-d-xo.html; [personally prefer the Sydney version due to the interaction between Jack Sonni, the rhythm guitarist and Knopfler at the start]).
Anyways, love your videos and appreciate you trying your best to give a fair score with reasoning.
Are you mad
No, why would I be mad?
I'm Gonna get some shit for saying this but, damn when was this song gonna be over! To me, it dragged on WAY too long! Don't get me wrong, I'm a big admirer of Mark's mellow finger picking style but, they kept repeating the same theme over and over way passed when it should have been resolved. And although they did interact on stage, they looked mechanical, like a CG animation on Rock Band or some thing. And that end, they held the trash canning tooo long to where it got boring. In this case, I Much preferred the album version.
You lose Dave.
O.k.
Sorry, mate, you are simply wrong.
Well I suppose that’s as exciting as life was in the 80s, sure glad we’ve evolved entertainment
Well this was from the 70's and from this to what we have today... I wouldn't call that evolution. Devolution. Life in the 80's was friggin' amazing the last decade that musicians actually had to play their instruments and actually had to know had to sing. No auto-tune/melodyne, no quantization, pure real music.
@@MaddogJones not so mate, it was 1984, I do sort of agree where your comment was coming from, there’s a lot of rubbish music out there now, but in the 70s and 80s there was a lot of terrible music then too (just listen to a retro radio station) I think today you just have to search a little further than to listen to local radio station. Here in Australia it’s basically rubbish music like, you said, but recently I’ve discovered the Japanese rock scene, it’s amazingly talented, fantastic song writing, musicianship out of this world. My faith in music has been RE written. 🤟🤟
Then after searching Japan, (Band Maid, ect, check out Mongolia (The HU)
@@spinnymathingy3149 sorry brah, sheck your facts. Sultans of Swing was written and recorded in 1977 (yes the Alchemy show was in '84). Also even as bad as some of that music was back then, at least they sang each note and played their instruments... I was a teenager though out the 80's and was a die hard metalhead/puck so I didn't listen to much pop, just a lot of Metallica, DRI, Iron Maiden and Suicidal Tendencies...
@@MaddogJones ha, we’re from the same era, with similar music history 👍 , (unless you’ve already checked the Japanese rock/metal scene) it’s worth a look, there’s at least 10 amazing current bands (mostly all girl, and s#hit they can play, ) have a look at Band Maid (live videos) or Nemofilia, or LoveBites, then the absolutely crazy Maximum The Hormone, and a Mongolian band “The Hu” will blow you away,
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@@spinnymathingy3149 Well since we're sharing you need to check out The Warning ( th-cam.com/video/OHN0-arxsx4/w-d-xo.html ). Love Band Maid and Asterism...
Agreed David
A little self indulgent for sure and such a simple structure that just didn't go anywhere
Not many people agree with you I feel. Your gonna be in the minority here I think
This is a chill tune, not a jam song. It felt like they were trying to tow a 16 foot trailer stacked with lumber with a motorcycle. Too much dynamism and energy in a tune better suited to wind down to.
I cannot believe your reaction!!! Nobody, in this present time can play guitar but you think it was not good enough???? so disappointed .....
It seems like Mark was trying to come up with an exciting and original lick or awesome solo during the song, but his mind was not cooperating. He was looking around at his band mates, and they responded with, "sorry, can't help you...you take it..." (except for the drummer).
Is there a limit to improv on stage? Mark could have "rehearsed" hundreds of guitar solos and just played the ones he liked the most and variations off of them, but it never came out at this particular show.
This is a case where the studio version was better than the live version.
I, too, was looking for something more, but was left hanging.
It's an overplayed song that Dire Straits had to play for so many years. You can feel it 'cause Mark Knopfler sang the song in a languid way. Making it faster didn't also help. It took away the cool vibe of the song.
I can agree with the performance aspect. It's lackluster at best; and simply was there for his ego. I love love love the song but the vocals seemed phoned in.