ABSOLUTELY INSANE!!! | First Time Hearing Dire Straits - Telegraph Road | REACTION

[@frittibreezedancer]

The thing about this number is, not only is it an epic tale and a venerable classic, but in this case it was also completely unexpected. In this performance, it was the encore of the concert, and keep in mind they had been going for three hours already. Everybody wanted to hear this song, but nobody expected them to play it because it's such a technically complex number. But there they went, and they absolutely killed it to give the most memorable ending to one of the most memorable concerts of the century. Dire Straits at their peak, this won't be surpassed anymore, ever.

[@edhoward-bearder3081]

Just when you think it's done, it goes up another notch.. and then again.. Brilliant.

[@grahamokeefe9406]

Saw Knopf a few years ago. He can still throw it down. Yeah, he sits for half the show, but Speedway at Nazareth absolutely ripped.

[@davecarson1315]

You got that ! likely will never be surpassed

[@skevich1]

"What did we just experience?" When I bought the Album "Love Over Gold" in 1982, Telegraph Road was the first cut. After I heard it for the first time, I said, "Holy ...., what did I just hear? I had to play it again before I could Go on with the rest of the album. Still one of my favorite songs 43 years later.

[@ingelastjernlof5899]

Just my words 🙌👏

[@Orbitalmercury]

exactly my response

[@jjc5407]

It's so long that the album version had to be recorded in two halves because Pick Withers' snare drum would lose tension before the end changing the crispness of the drums.

[@SteveAaron]

Exactly the same here.

[@wanmac31]

🤘😁🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯👍 Same for me, in 82' 🥲❤it in first hear, what i just HEAR 😳😊😁💙🇫🇮

[@richardhargrave6082]

I was at Hammersmith for this gig, 42 years later, its still up there! I was 18 and thought this was normal, its not, its outstanding, the best! It was the end of a very long tour, its such a complex piece that we didn't think they'd play it, which is why everyone got so excited! Back then the reviews of the concerts came out days, not minutes after the concerts, so we had no idea what the playlist would be. One thing that is really noticable is that even after an epic tour is that they're not only talking to each other, they're loving playing and each others company. I mean, we all know what Mark can do, but Alan Clark's keys was just so great and you can't do the song without the bass playing talents of John Illsley, the backing guitar of Hal Lindes, all stitched together by Terry Williams on the drums. The whole band were so tight, amazing. For me Terry Williams was an unexpected star, world class epic drumming for over 3 hours! I was privileged to be there, although you don't appreciated it at the time, especially at that age and we are so lucky that its the highest quality recording of the time to enable us all to enjoy it Another great reaction Aileen❤❤

[@MartenHemstrom]

What??? You-were-there?

[@richardhargrave6082]

@@MartenHemstrom I was, my second gig, the Rolling Stones at Wembley was the first. I was very lucky, we were on the balcony, a few rows from the front

[@ulfkrause81]

As Sean Bean would say:"you lucky Basterd"... I've got the Alchemy album on my 14th birthday and 'Wish you were here" 2 years later in 1989 to listen to real music... now I have the DVD and the memories. I've managed among others to see EC, McCartney, the Boss, Billy Joel and ZZ Top several times, but I am still kicking myself for not going to Mark's "Sailing to Phili" tour although I liked the album. My biggest envy being born too late: a friend snug in trains at 17 and made it into THE 1985 Queen concert at Wembley...

[@MegaSimplysimon]

Saw them at Hammersmith Odeon,and Wembley Arena,they were quite good,and quite loud,Love over Gold tour.😉, actually they were absolutely stunning,and so so tight, I was privileged to be be there.

[@SilverBoxStudios]

Give yourself a treat and listen to the entire Alchemy live album, which this performance was taken from. Every song is like this. I’ve had the privilege of seeing Dire Straits many times. Every show was an experience that just transformed you.

[@neiloliver4745]

He builds the song from historical past to the personal present day, and constructs the music to frame the stories, just a master class in songwriting and composition.

[@marlew6629]

Yup. Sadly, most reactors are too superficial to understand this.

[@SassyCassTG]

Yes, Yes Yes,my most favourite reactor, reacting to one of my many fav bands especially this song always gets me buzzing and bopping away, Dire Straits always melt away a bad day

[@olisipocity]

Finally the absolute masterpiece. This song belongs in the Louvre.

[@PhilH919]

Alan Clarke's contribution on piano is magic. Meshes so well with Marks guitar, and the rest of the band.

[@tripod6406]

This was the greatest Dire Straits concert I ever went to, so may great tracks, Private Investigations, Romeo and Juliet, Once upon a time in the west, and the greatest guitar solo from Sultans of Swing, I was 11 years old when I saw this at the Hammersmith Apollo, every time I hear anything from this gig still gives me the absolute chills, keep up the great work Aileen, love what you do.

[@richardhargrave6082]

Same, still get Goosebumps, 40 odd years after the event!

[@stevewest4994]

I reckon you got your money's worth that night!

[@petemartin295]

Someone once said "Mark Knopfler tells the story and his guitar sings the song". His influence is Chet Adkins and country swing, so it make sense.

[@LonghopeBro-ju6jl]

Here he talks about and introduces one of his biggest influences from the early 60s. Hank Marvin was a member of the Shadows, Cliff Richard's backup band. Dire Straits & Hank Marvin - Going Home Wembley 85 kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKeld6Wad79mq9k

[@SaneGrey952-yd6ex]

@@LonghopeBro-ju6jl I grew up in the UK during the sixties, and Mark Knopfler's style always reminded me of Hank Marvin, even before I heard him acknowledge his influence.

[@jjc5407]

Yep, Hank's the reason Mark coveted a red Stratocaster as a kid and his own Fender signature model is red. Hank was the first person in the UK to own a Fender Stratocaster, bought for him by Cliff.

[@jjc5407]

Mark has many musical influences of which Chet Atkins is just one. The aforementioned Hank Marvin is another as is Bob Dylan. It must have been such a thrill for Mark to have recorded and/or performed with so many of his heroes and even had some of his songs covered by them.

[@JS-TexanJeff]

Perfect quote about his guitar singing the song. Never heard that before. Love it and it totally fits!

[@boroblueyes]

Excellent choice! Dire Straits audiences are so in tune with the band. I can't remember, have you reviewed "Private Investigations"? At 14:38, the look in your eyes and on your face says it all. You're just so precious.

[@aidiess]

THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME !

[@michellefranco5648]

Best live performers of all time. They never give less than everything

[@stevegibson1147]

Douglas Adams (The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy) said it best with “Mark Knopfler has an extraordinary ability to make a Schecter Custom Stratocaster hoot and sing like angels on a Saturday night, exhausted from being good all week and needing a stiff drink.”

[@ukpolska5335]

I saw Dire Straits at the Brighton Centre in 1982, and I have been to many concerts over the years, but that one had the best sound production that I've ever heard at any concert. They were phenomenal. Six months before that, the Falklands War started, and being in the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment, I was shipped out there to fight at Goose Green and Wireless Ridge, where I lost some very special friends. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits always reminds me of those friends, and I try to find a quiet moment from time to time to listen to the song and remember them. R.I.P. My brothers.

[@benmason9755]

My favourite performance of my favourite Dire Straits song. I've been WAITING for this one!

[@StevenQ74]

The album version is even longer, more than 14 minutes. Mark Knopfler wrote this when Dire Straits was touring in the US, the bus was going down US route 24(AKA Telegraph Road) in Michigan into Detroit. Mark was reading the book "The growth of the soil" at the time and he put the 2 together into this song.

[@baumi-metal9123]

Saw Mark Knopfler live in 2010 in Oberhausen (Germany) and he played Telegraph Road there too. In the intro you could hear a needle fall to the ground, although there were about I guess 10-15.000 people there. Absolutely goosebumps. He even sat on a bar chair the whole concert, cuz he had back problems and his doctor advised him "No disco-dancing". Awesome concert, cuz it FELT as if he played in my living room (although it was a rather big venue). Living legend... Greets from Germany as always!

[@kevharry2048]

this is quite possibly one of the best if not the best performance ever , when you can play and make it look completely effortless and have an absolute blast whilst doing so then you are Mastercraftsmen , Alan Clark is sublime on keyboards absolutley amazing , Terry is a beast on drums insane , and Johns bass playing is just breathtaking , love the part where him and mark get together its like hes saying , ok Mark lets doooooooo this keep with me lol , as for Mark well what can you say just musical perfection it just dont get any better , SING guitar SING , love your reactions to DS , best band ever 🔥🔥🔥

[@ndboulton]

OMG I search youtube for Telegraph Road reactions most days... thanks for this...

[@charliefarleyba8940]

Me too! 🍻

[@stornowayscotland]

There she is the queen Aileen thanks for the reaction hope you have an amazing night and a great weekend Ur smile is out of this world Ur pretty aswell

[@JoseKoufalis]

Probably my favourite Dire Straits song and especially this performance. Magnificent music ❤

[@Lrs12359]

Dire straits have songs to make you laugh, songs to make you cry, songs to make you fall in love. Alchemy live has to be one of the best live albums there is.

[@jimcuozzo9190]

Great song and great reaction. Brings back great concert memories. Romeo and Juliet or Tunnel of Love should be your next choice!

[@TheAlja]

One of few songs where i still remember when and where i heard it for the first time. A friend had his drum kit set up in a huge room, with nice natural wooden floor, huge windows, that usually was used for meditations (it was an alternative community thing, his father was involved in). A stack of matresses in the corner, he handed me the cd and told me i had to listen to this while he went somewhere else for a while. So i grabbed a matress, placed it in the middle of the room, the cd in the wonderful high end hifi system they had there, and then just lay there, starring up in the night sky through the roof window. And then Telegraph Road happened, what an experience.

[@zarkopetrovic7472]

Thank you for this Aileen. A masterpiece in which everyone on stage participates equally. The whole Alchemy is an amazing Album! ❤️🖤♠️

[@dcanup71]

Dire Straits we as one of my dads favorite bands 👍

[@zarkopetrovic7472]

​@@dcanup71same here 🎸

[@3COLORSMUSIC-ul2cn]

every time i want to be happy i will always watch this video with your important presence together with my favorite band 🌺

[@timbrom]

Their most poetic track. "Running every red light on memory lane" may be my favourite line in all of music.

[@Sp33gan]

Honestly Aileen, you'd be the perfect friend to soring a brand new album onto - one that I just picked up and was floored by, knowing I absolutely had to run over to your place and explode your mind with discovery. Before you even mentioned how you were hurting from smiling so much, I was thinking exactly the same thing. Ah, if only we were the same age and knew each other back then. Thank you for sharing your explorations, my friend. I'm loving the journey. The next albums I'd be sharing you with would have to be Supertramp's Crime Of The Century, Even In The Quietest Moments and the far more commercial Breakfast In America.

[@greigclement9081]

This concert had several extended arrangements of their hits up to that point. "Alchemy" the live album may have been a highlights collection, but it kept great versions of "Once Upon a Time", "Sultans of Swing" and "Tunnel of Love". This was such a great bookend to this era of Dire Straits. When the following studio album "Brothers In Arms" came out, there was some new guitar tones and a massive world tour.

[@batswillwin]

Mark Knopfler not only can sing and play guitar but he has a story tellers vocie so by the end of thier songs you feel like you've been on a journey

[@jjc5407]

And he can only sing and play guitar but sing and play complex guitar simultaneously. It's a remarkable skill that few master. He doesn't just strum or pick a basic pattern like most singer/guitarists do.

[@LinusHuttner]

A great reaction to the greatest rock song ever written and performed. My opinion. It is very close to a classical composition. Thank you so much for this! Best regards from Switzerland

[@Roba8]

Dire Straits - Private Investigations LIVE (On the Night, 1993)

[@Kavala76]

YES, this!

[@audunaa1494]

indescribably beautiful, just like you 🤭 I loved and listen to Dire Straits, and later on Mark Knopflers amasing music. Helthy for your ears and soul, a true legend in music composition and delivery. and the guitar handling, oh my 🥳 thanks for sharing and remind me of this performance, wish you, and all a superb weekend!

[@dannymulder1319]

What a great response to this fantastic song! I hope you will also listen to the studio version. It is a bit calmer and maybe even better because of it

[@timengland91]

Great reaction as always aileen love that smile of yours in this one 🫶😍

[@edtgedtg8397]

❤ california ed ❤ just wanted to say thank you for your time and your reactions the world loves you little kamamma 🦋 🦋 🦋 have a beautiful day 😘

[@Festus171]

You said a lot during this that was worth taking note of, but when you were describing him (Mark Knopfler), imagining him in an alley with a cigarette... that immediately took me to "Romeo and Juliet". Probably one of the coolest songs they did, that was absolutely loved by fans like me. You're gonna get so many suggestions, and none of them will be bad; but "Romeo & Juliet" is another masterpiece. Thanks for another great reaction!

[@DanielDeRudder]

Excellent choice Aileen ! To me this is the best and most musical live performance you can find on KZbin to this day. This is what happens when all those musicians, each one of them on top of their game, join forces with the musical genius of Mark Knoppler to create this harmonious, monumental classic rock song. I can listen to this on repeat for hours... Greetings from Antwerp, Belgium. ✌

[@CatO9lives]

Aileen, I have a great Dire Straits song requests that was just hitting the charts about this time of year in early 1981, even before "Telegraph Road". I first heard this song while I was in Basic Military Training. When I hear it now, it takes me back to those old Army days. It's called, "Skateaway". It's about a female skating around the big city listening to rock music on her portable radio with headphones on, torturing taxi drivers just for fun, as the song says and drawing attention to herself. It was a common and popular thing in those days for girls to skate the streets of towns and cities. Most guys, like me, was skateboarding like many still do. I chose this video because it's so damn good and fun. The nostalgia is so epic. This version shows scenes of female skaters back in the day doing their thing in the streets. Tube socks and all. Roller girls in the streets increased tenfold after this song came out. LOL. Female Roller Derby was popular in those days too, and I heard that some skaters in this vid may have been Roller Derby Girls, but IDK. You will love this song if you like looking back at how things used to be that related to the songs of the day. "Dire Straist Skateaway HD". kzbin.info/www/bejne/joXTY62roqiqptksi=u1gmerHcs6i8q6oS

[@Pomdownuder]

Mark, a modern day minstrel one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the era. So great growing with the music, going to the gigs in 80's London.

[@RobertGarveyATL]

I am almost 69 ... a youngish punk when this song hit the charts. Man ... what a great sound! Thanks for "remembering" for me!

[@brigittereimprecht8334]

An absolute masterpiece and one of the best bands ever. DS were so good live and the “Alchemy” concert was awesome. Make sure you check out “Tunnel of Love” from the Wembley 1985 concert, it will blow you away.

[@christianninsananda9626]

I was lucky to have Dire Straits as my first concert back in 1985... blew me away.

[@phildowell7837]

Saw them in Newcastle back in the day, loved them ever since, welcome to real musicians, love the reactions.

[@flightpath22]

As a Detroit native this song resonates with me. An EPIC performance, and such an emotive representation. I have cousins that are 25 years older than me that are in awe of this video. I was introduced to the ‘Alchemy’ performance maybe 10-12 years ago and it blew my mind. When my parents split in 1977, one of the albums my father left with me was the self-titled Dire Straits album. I learned how to operate an OG turntable at the age of 3. No exaggeration. I used to play Steve Miller’s ‘Fly Like An Eagle’ constantly when my father had his Dual/McIntosh/JBL setup. When he left Texas to go back to Michigan, the only family I had left in North Texas was my mother and a cousin. I have them to thank for Dire Straits. Seriously underrated band. John Illsley is a BEAST! I can’t remember the drummers name, but he’s an absolute monster too. God bless.

[@davehadley3567]

Please consider reacting to a live version of Private Investigations

[@SotonCueMan]

The 1993 live version is the best in my opinion. Although Alchemy is still amazing.

[@douglassmith3825]

Not sure if you have done Tunnel of Love yet but it is phenomenal! Telegraph Road is awesome!

[@Kuesel68]

Dire Straits at their artistic peak! This album is their best by far and the most progressive, especially Private Investigation. The beginning of this track was used at that time for a Swiss soap opera called Motel.

[@MelodyMan69]

You finally got to TELEGRAPH ROAD. Good Girl, I hope you enjoyed a great memorable performance. ❤ 🇦🇺

[@blairsmith5184]

another great reaction .. you do a great job at reacting .. your videos are the highlight of my day .. keep you the great job .. much love to you :)

[@animachainzvideoz5921]

Great reaction, I freakin love the Dire Straits! I listen to their live music every day.

[@jamesy4343]

An excellent anaylsis. What a beautiful voice you have.

[@rudigerschrodel7911]

It's a great pleasure to watch your reactions, Aileen. Your smile sends so much joy and hope into the world we all need these days. Thank you. Keep going, greetings from Germany! ✌

[@MegaSimplysimon]

I was there,the musicianship was out of this world,and those keyboards.

[@bofuscrapshaw]

one of the greatest songs of all time

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

Its a story about a town. You don't get that very often as a songs subject matter. Other recommended, "Private Investigations" is actually a little different from the usual for them. Its all film noir hard boiled detective atmosphere and feels. "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love" also are highly recommended. For their more goofy side try "Twisting by the Pool" and "Industrial Disease".

[@StephenSmith-zs5dm]

I love watching your response to all the music as I do listening to what is being played. You seem to open your soul by your amazing expressions and let us in to see your talent by taking us to a different place. I am a big fan of Dire straits but I never listened to TELEGRAPH ROAD until today and just loved your reaction as well. Thanks for taking us on these mental journeys.

[@LeperMessiah2]

Their best song along with the live version of Brothers In Arms

[@stuartmayberry666]

I read that this was written by Mark when the band was stuck in traffic in the Detroit metropolitan area. He just wondered what it must have been like to see this place change from a patch of land into a crowded road. I love that.

[@670726]

Best ever!!

[@clownworld-honk410]

Aileen is the Dire Straights version of word control and selection. No one does it better. 😊

[@MacMora95]

I love all your reactions.

[@RickPiotrowski]

The road it’s actually about, I grew up on

[@MegaSargent1]

Wow what a fantastic live performance this was the first time hearing Telegraph Road it's got to be my new favorite song from Dire Straits the opening was great the band has always had great guitar sound one of my favorite songs from them is Sultans Of Swing everything about this performance was great the drums guitar and bass plus the keyboards and the vocals

[@manictroy]

you should check out their live performance at rockpalast 79!

[@Anticitizen666]

The song is based on a real road - the mood follows it growing from a dirt track, the telegraph poles going up to connect towns, and the music ramps up as industrialisation happens and the traffic grows etc. The song is about the rise and fall of industry in the US. Dire Straits are really good at portraying a mood in music. Private Investigations is another good example.

[@weirdscix]

Oh, I was waiting for you to react to this one. While Sultans of Swing is great and really shows the skill of the drummer, this does the same for the keyboard player, he's very talented and worked with some great artists.

[@brucehamilton7702]

One of the most moving songs I ever heard. Love Dire Straits. This is what music is supposed to be!!😊😊

[@ronlyster5667]

Have been listening to this since it was released, and still discovering little nuances to this day. Quite possibly my favourite song of all time.

[@josealexandrequintas8887]

One of the most épic and fantastic performance live,ever Lyrics, a perfect simphony

[@frankman90210]

Always loved the way Dire Straits could calmly decide to go super-saiyan. Alchemy Tour was them firing on all cylinders.

[@paulocarvalho6480]

Hi, Aileen. Telegraph Road has to be one of the best songs ever written. Mark Knopfler always had a way of writing songs that call for your feelings. Everyone on stage was on fire, but let's not forget the wonderful Terry "Machine Gun" Williams on drums. Dire Straits songs are usually very drum demanding and this event was no exception. Plus, Terry Williams's father was there watching his son play. Please try Private Investigations from this same concert.

[@pvilches06]

Wonderful reaction!!! I always adore you and your videos, beautiful Aileen!! 😍😍🌹🌹🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@tommack9395]

"Telegraph Road" is a Dire Straits anthem... rightfully so. It's references a real place, It's a 70-mile stretch of road in Michigan. Mark Knopfler was inspired to write this song while riding in the front of the tour bus as they passed through dying little towns and noticing the many remnants of the bustling glory they once were. It's a painting of rust-belt America.

[@HerbTest]

❤🎉God bless you for the grate music and you

[@riccardodotto84]

I've seen dire straits in Verona in the 80's...what a magic band they still remain🤩

[@bostonvair]

Beautiful reaction as always! I recommend you find a lyric video.. the lyrics tell a profound story of the founding, rise, and decline of a town/city, and are really moving

[@arnodobler1096]

A Masterpiece.Mark would have been a classical composer if he had been born a hundred years earlier.

[@dodipersempre2000]

Brava , ascolta musica vera e capirai 😉👍 Da un privilegiato che ha vissuto quei tempi meravigliosi ✌️

[@fellforit]

I still remember when my mate played this album for me when it came out. I was blown away by the whole thing, but this track stood out as special.

[@markrogerson5344]

What a mate you have

[@Lucy-d7s]

Guitar, lyrics and, the voice. Always draws me in. Still asking for Oliver Anthony reaction, Rich man N of Richmond. A story forever told. You'll not be disappointed.

[@stevefeatherstone2926]

What a gorgeous guitar tone mark has in this one

[@jjc5407]

When does Mark not have a gorgeous guitar tone! 😃

[@ivandelalves8827]

Great choice, AIleen! 👏👏👏

[@CoolCoyote]

I recommend the entire song but intro which is sax into 'Tunnel of Love' from this concert , its over 14 minutes long but its a masterpiece again.

[@NZsarge1]

The epicness that is Telegraph Road is how Dire Straits got their hooks into me, naturally they are one of the best bands of all time. This is the first time I’ve seen a live version of Telegraph Road and I’ve avoided it because I love the studio version so but I have to say it didn’t disappoint at all, the tempo was a little quick at times but it didn’t really detract from the performance at all. I loved Eileen’s reaction too, on that perhaps try “six blade knife” for something quite different from them.

[@katnip8228]

I love the way this song rollicks along at the end, like a freight train with a deadline to meet. A beautiful, timeless peice of music.

[@daftymcnumpty8198]

I've been listening to this song since it came out 43 years ago and I still get goosebumps 😀

[@sampoliini68]

Wow! The best.

[@gregoryams]

Just a little Hello from The Netherlands, thank you.

[@BunialskiTrip]

You are incredible unique!

[@williamsmith5036]

Dire straight rock's out always

[@Dustycat73]

Hi i hope you are doing well today love your channel

[@sampoliini68]

Yes,listen to the lyrics.

[@RocketmanS2K]

Aileen, you should hit "Skateaway" by these guys. It's like a beautiful earworm that just sticks with you.

[@jongarratt5383]

"Romeo and Juliet"..... Dire Straights... Or Mark Knopfler and James Taylor singing "Sailing To Philidelphia".

[@daviddorman4755]

Hey! I suggested this! So cool to see you listen to this masterpiece for the 1st time.

[@timonthefly3167]

It's been said in here several times already, but here it is again. Please give Tunnel Of Love a listen. Yet another example of the band's range as musicians and Knopfler's gift for storytelling.

[@michellefranco5648]

Honey , you don't know how much your life needs more live performances from these musical assassins. You will not find a bad performance, I promise.

[@MrRmacattack1]

The road still exists and adapts through time with all the evolution that happens around it.

[@jmalb42]

On the topic of people having fun playing together, I hope you get to some of The Beastie Boys live performances. Their energy is amazing.