Dire Straits - In the Gallery [Rockpalast -79 ~ HD]

[@nugnug118]

You know what makes this song so f*cking brilliant “ like the waves coming to the shore “ - makes the guitar sound like waves crashing and receding on the beach “ hangs it on the wall “ - makes the guitar sound like a hammer hammering a nail in the wall. Just insane he’s making sound effects mid song that’s also part OF the song. Masterpiece

[@jozsefhorvath2949]

Yeeeee!!! ✌️

[@cliffordlowerre1381]

What a great picking and singing performance of one of my favorite Dire Straits tunes! Love the lyrics about the father of one of Marks friends who was an artist that passed away in 1976. "Harry made a bareback rider, proud and free, upon a horse." Harry Phillips dies in obscurity. "Then you get an artist, says he doesn't want to paint at all. So he takes an empty canvass, sticks it on the wall, WOW!" "Birds of a feather, know the phonies and know the fakes. While the dealers, they get together and THEY decide who gets the breaks and who's gonna be, IN THE GALLERY!" Great lyrics. Crazy but sadly it's true. Think I'll go nail a banana on the wall!

[@atulxxvi]

I identify myself so much with this, as I struggle to get my writing out there, but the dealers won't listen...

[@philld1201]

Harry R Phillips, Leeds sculptor - He couldn't be in the gallery. This song tells the story about a sculptor from Leeds called Harry R Phillips. The lyrics say how he was ignored by all the trendy boys in London and in Leeds. While the dealers they get together, and they decide who gets the breaks, and who's going to be in the gallery. Mark was a junior reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Post in the late 60's. One of his assignments was to interview a musician from Leeds called Steve Phillips, his father was the sculptor Harry Phillips. Mark and Steve played the Leeds pub circuit as a duo called The Duolian String Pickers. Mark bought the famous National Resonator guitar from Steve that featured on the Brothers in arms album cover. The idea for the song came about when Mark visited an art gallery in Shaftesbury Avenue, London. He found the exhibits to be laughable and a con, subsidised by the public purse for "all the phonies and all of the fakes" while genuine talented artists like Harry R Phillips were Ignored. The lyrics tell of Jesus on the cross, which is a sculpture Harry Philips made. It can be seen above the altar in St. George's church, Letchworth Garden City. The fallen angel is the other sculpture that can be seen on the tower of St Michael's church in Lewes. I've no idea what the skating ballerina was though :-)

[@hans-georgmoeller7027]

Many thanks for the information!

[@georgehorniman]

great info - thank you

[@lalalooloo]

If this is true, I'm speechless. All of my life I was wondering what the lyrics meant. This song is one of my favorite top 10

[@red---paulvanravenswaay2247]

Thank u 4 the story behind the groovy tune!!!!

[@thewaygokid3135]

Always one of my fav songs for the guitar work. Now I know more about the lyrics. Thank you! He does more bio songs and first person POV of a person or character songs than anyone I can think of. Mason/Dixon, Elvis, Sonny Liston, Basil and Beryl just off the top of my head besides this. Such a unique lyric writer.

[@notsouniqu]

MK is one of those rare guitarists with a signature sound that's instantly recognizable.

[@fermanfletcher9053]

That's what guitarists live for...their own sound

[@kenbaker3300]

Abolutey true

[@das250250]

MK is all over this tune ... he plays around his chords like a bee around a flower ..

[@chrisdiomede2003]

He is truly amazing...

[@issambelfakir6577]

U sound very not intellectual. Chords and notes are already there, no one is gonna come with new ones. What matters is what u make out of them. Same chords or not, the music he makes is so awesome and unique. Instead of crying in the comments, go make better stuff and post it :)

[@das250250]

@@issambelfakir6577 you don't understand and that's ok

[@nimeshsompura]

@@das250250 he is just jealous that he can't make something better out of notes and chords. That's why he is crying in comment section. 😉 You are right MK is all over this tune.

[@oneofmany2573]

Issam Belfakir knows all the chords. He doesn't want to make it cry or sing.

[@deanallen927]

This is the Dire straits I identify with, not so much the satin jacket wearing stadium act. This is a hungry rock band f**kin' bringin' it. I love this show so much.

[@Captain_Rhodes]

yea me too. they were the band they sung about in sultans of swing. the first album with that washed out cover and mark in a dirty vest killing it. Great band. I even liked the later stuff but this was the best

[@davidquinn6776]

Agree. I saw them on the “Every Street” stadium tour and Mark seemed to cram a whirl of rapid notes into every beat as to be “entertainment” rather than music. I love the rawness of the early stuff….although side 1 of Making Movies was incredible.

[@deanallen927]

@@Captain_Rhodes The first three albums do it for me. The ones that came later were great but they'd moved on to a place I wasn't interested in following. Much in the way of Elton John and James Taylor with their first albums. People change, and musicians are people.

[@Captain_Rhodes]

@@deanallen927 My personal favourite is the debut but my second is actually Love over Gold which is very different. Very cinematic and not particularly commercial but I liked that. The only one I disliked was the last one.

[@deanallen927]

@@Captain_Rhodes Pick Withers quit after that. He didn't like it getting over-sized and all "stadium rock", opting not to comment on personality issues.. I just watched a great interview with him.

[@vanessacreech233]

Love the way Mark goes back and forth playing rhythm and leads. And Pick Withers is amazing.

[@wbravo66]

Vanessa Creech Me too, I hope you are well

[@douggroethe1989]

Love pick withers, one of the most underrated drummers of all time! Great band! Love the first album,their best,hands down!!!!

[@AdMBandLeader]

Two backbones fused together: MK and PW gave the Dire Straits the real impetus for it's well deserved glory. My most favourite drummer and guitarist together made music richer than anything in this world!

[@AdMBandLeader]

@@douggroethe1989 You're very correct. Pick had always been the driving piston in the DS engine.

[@davidrobertson2174]

@@douggroethe1989 sooo true!!!

[@akioofficial2085]

i personally simply love how mark touch the guitar, his finger dynamics is astonishing. he can play so many ghost notes at -200 db

[@wyatthunter987]

The drummer and the bassist are on the same level altogether with Knopfler it's nice to see

[@kingoftomatoes]

greatest guitarist on this planet or any other

[@wbravo66]

kingoftomatoes True

[@Zephyr-db1qv]

yep

[@CooManTunes]

I saw this GENIUS...this MASTER, in concert in 2014.

[@kingoftomatoes]

what luck, wish he'd come to France.

[@CooManTunes]

Before I saw your comment, I was listening to On Every Street, from his concert in Nimes. One of my favorite performances!

[@colinbirks5403]

Dire Straits? The nearest thing I've got to an addiction. Keep making my insides swing Mark!

[@nicksmith7519]

when people debate who was the best guitarist of all time gotta be Knopfler. Look at his era he was a freak mixing blues and rock like never before. a diamond

[@christopherwhite7502]

An often overlooked super-talent on guitar, much like Richard Thompson. But the world (or at least men-children jacked up on testosterone) hails the senseless, showy shredders without a tenth the musicality of a Knopfler or Thompson. It's a deplorable state of affairs.

[@davietaggart764]

Rory Gallagher mane.

[@arisstavropoulos9506]

@@davietaggart764 yesssssssssss!!!1!1!!

[@bushibayushi]

everyone praises MK but don't forget about David, he's SUPERB rhythm guitar player

[@Pricklyhedgehog72]

I love how raw this was, and yet still sounded pretty close to the album version...testament to the band's musical ability and structural purism. Add that to Knopfler's song writing ability, and you know the trendy boys in London and Leeds couldn't ignore them.

[@wagmorebarkless2579]

Pricklyhedgehog72 How right you are - songwriting and arranging are as strong as his playing, which is world class. As you've pointed out, his side-men are amazing also.

[@wbravo66]

Pricklyhedgehog72 Great commnet

[@AdMBandLeader]

Your comment is akin to that bareback rider, the fine coal miner. Perfect.

[@Pricklyhedgehog72]

@Julie Gustafson thanks for making me watch this again...

[@juliusmillermusic]

@@Pricklyhedgehog72 want to watch again?

[@BoogieWoogieCat]

Pick Withers is amazing. It's no coincidence that as soon as he left, they lost the swing and groove that was present in every single one of their songs, in favor or constant busy fills and loud dynamics. Pick's playing style married Mark's in a perfect way.

[@LadyWritah]

I'm addicted to this concert *.*

[@dongsulee8392]

crazy fingers playing!! uniqueness. no copyable!!

[@randallburgess46]

All of the songs on the first album and Brothers In Arms are masterpieces. Absolutely superb music 🎶. I think about Nam and even cry sometimes when I hear Brothers In Arms and think about all the pain and suffering and loss of life our veterans endured during the war. Unbelievable. One of the greatest musical groups of my lifetime. I was born the last day of July in 1958 and remember being at my grandparents house watching the draft list scroll down on tv .

[@drtom6669]

I remember the first time I heard In the Gallery... in my car in the Fall of 1979. I knew it was a classic then...... and here we are, 40 years later and it is still in a class all by itself. Who else can play guitar like that???

[@Bluebird-qd2rx]

Most artist today (if that what you want to call them) can't play anything. Agreement with ya, a classic then and now!

[@dhammdeepbhagatdd]

This song is top notch smooth like a scotch.

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

He is special. I was 11 when i got the first dire straits album on cassette for xmas. Still have it to this very day.

[@nunyahamar9269]

who the hell would down vote this? Jeez, this is such a terrific performance

[@longtalljay]

Just like someone will always write a generic comment like this.

[@henridelia5505]

@@longtalljay ! Don't blam her. She needs to take her medication on schedule. She says bullshits

[@patmayer7222]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,....................this album ====== MASTERPIECE.....................................forever....

[@rajandavid]

MK music is like fine whiskey. It gets more robust with age. 40 years to be precise!

[@ryancournoyer3060]

The syncopation in this song is unreal. Creates such an exciting Rhythm.

[@chikkiprecio]

See him in young time enjoying to play his guitar makes me drop some tears and become emotional, BEAUTIFUL, i enjoy dIRE sTRAITS every day, the OST of my life.

[@saminkarim7796]

I can't get enough of this song

[@ladomag]

Fantastic guitarist, incredible talent!

[@madingo85]

superb musicians, Pick Withers on drums is jazzy and perfect, brother David subtle and rhythmic, bass man John Isely steady and serious, and Mark a gift of writer, guitarist and balance.

[@bondicranbury3033]

+koffee alexander Absolutely..this is the best line up...

[@jackplug9586]

Loved the first two albums….. This performance was so good….

[@Truth2240]

Marks guitar playing is mesmerizing. I love this raw version, what a group.

[@Bluebird-qd2rx]

Dire Straits first album/cassette takes me back to the good ole days of riding around in my '74 Monte Carlo and wearing that cassette out. How in the world "In The Gallery" wasn't a smash hit is beyond me.

[@georgehorniman]

74 Monte Carlo. Classic car, classic album. I drove around listening to it in a '78 MGB.

[@Bluebird-qd2rx]

@@georgehorniman Wow! The girl I dated back then had a MGB, don't remember the year but a fun little car to drive around.

[@midnighttokes1814]

Wow, what a damn performance 👏, a lot of soul that seems to be lacking in todays music. What a lucky group that audience was

[@pinepienaar7676]

Some early Straits stuff I've never seen before! Mind blowing!

[@barryseymourmusic]

Loving Pick Withers' drumming!

[@Krisleigh1981]

The artistic spirit is like none other. The instrumental break midway through the song captivates me, allowing me to fully immerse myself in the emotions conveyed. ❤

[@KennyEvansUK]

What a sensational performance, the energy is just jumping out of the screen. Always loved this track, great story, love-love-love these guys. Can't imagine life without the first Dire Straits album.

[@humblepie8638]

I also love how the audience is fully with them. I know crowds still cheer and clap and so on, but we seem a distracted people nowadays in comparison with all our labeled clothing and gadgets.

[@Xerothermic]

Reminds me of my Dad we sang this together before he passed he loved Dire straits....xx

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

I love the tone and the energy and attitude that DS had at this point in their career ! 😃

[@MrChanakkale]

.....reggae,fusion,ska,rock...... dei geni

[@AdMBandLeader]

..blues..

[@flbe6000]

A performance like this shows why Rolling Stone is smoking something when they rate MK as the #27 greatest guitarist. The whole series from Rockpalast is killer. Move over Jimi , MK is here.

[@alanholyhead522]

No truer words said the greatest of all time

[@gwynnpopovac3561]

Genius - in all ways. Supernatural focus and assuredness. And yes, truth in the lyrics --the way it is in the so-called art business.

[@Samana009]

He has the whammy bar on his guitar here. A very rare sight in deed...

[@Lark_]

this is one of my greatest loved dire straits songs!!!!!! wunderbar!!!!!!

[@kleiber1729]

man, he's on fire..

[@boris_just_]

These musicians are sooo awesome! Dire Straits is just great band ❤

[@miguelangileri1333]

The best song of dire straits , is true

[@paulmurray6071]

Bloody marvellous

[@briangtester2536]

his lifes performance, i'm sure, we should respect that!

[@wagmorebarkless2579]

I really love the lyrics to this! Too bad it doesn't get much play - it deserves more!

[@wookkwon3985]

Six blade and gallery, still my go to tunes in their first album with the original four members of course

[@miguelangileri1333]

Good, good , very very good!!

[@NuggetsOfGold]

You know mark has a way with his guitar. How he produces those sweet notes makes him one of a kind. I have been a rock follower and can pick a few licks myself, but i have come to respect and love mark and dire straits.

[@carlosalbertovaingarten3258]

The best music

[@victoriacenturion8987]

I really love this tuning

[@ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣΠΑΠΑΣΤΑΜΟΥ-ι5υ]

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[@halcyon289]

Incredible , the best line up imho .

[@williamhaugan4316]

Mark is Awesome

[@al1976-v7m]

One of the many outstanding pieces on their debut album...

[@fredyrocazaurus8420]

Such amazing sense of rhythm and melody.. MK is a gem of a guitarist ❤

[@justindavidson8177]

This is amazing still in 2024

[@nickmoroney1042]

Fabulous performance of a brilliant song

[@morrieswigs]

Most underrated band of all time

[@jameshardman6727]

wow this version is so groovy!!

[@valentinvignal4672]

C'est ma musique préféré. Je l'ai écouté des centaines de fois et pourtant elle me procure autant de plaisir à chaque fois. Merci pour ça!

[@atlanticist4763]

Peak Dire Straits. Magnificent.

[@origamicrane685]

This must have been one hell of a concert. Lots of other videos on KZbin of other songs from same event.

[@Samana009]

The whole show you can find on youtube also

[@teobacherneto9715]

Essa banda, pra mim ela é a melhor de todos os tempos!!!

[@mabe8682]

The early Dire Straits with Mark playing his red Strat, iconic.

[@truthislight]

Who wouldn't like this??? Unbelievable...

[@karmayogibear]

This is one of my favourite line-ups for Dire Straits - the original band, so together, so alive. Brilliant song. Mark Knopflers guitar playing and singing interweaving together - he sings with his guitar. I LOVE THIS! Inspirational.

[@andretupi]

My favorite!

[@duffyjohnson77]

Fantastic performance of one of my fave DS tunes. God, I wish they'd kept this line-up through Love Over Gold. They are as pure as the driven snow.

[@richposports7030]

Ooooh boy!! Desert island...this band comes in!!

[@horseflowernl]

And the audience applauded... While I jumped everywhere.... dancing the stars away!! And I used this song to teach my students.... Really a great work of art!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Be well!!! Horseflowernl

[@John-t1t5v]

Never seen this played on stage before. What cosmic musicians!

[@quovadis1952]

Fantastic! There are no adequate words to describe this...pure magic...Mark is the Best.

[@Edoedm]

Best live ever in history

[@davidetagliabue]

Mark's shirt exuded high class and the enthusiasm of being in rock history, and maybe he didn't know it yet

[@paulmyfinger]

Never gets old !!

[@briangtester2536]

This is a fantastical piece of music!

[@Edoedm]

Stavo perdendo di vista questo capolavoro..

[@Billbill80s]

This song is really amazing. The lyricism is just great.

[@IosifStalin2]

yes, this song is ultra special to me. Just perfect!

[@mrjamescurry]

This is Dire Straits. Not the blown out Stadium group they became. The hungry, tight, young, locked in band. It never got better than this.

[@toubadiss6188]

c'est un véritable chanteur et vrai guitariste ....j'adore ce groupe et j'adore le look Mark knopfler

[@fiatremont910]

Вещь!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FiatRemont]

На Века! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@rockjano]

Amazing!!! The energy they put into this is fantastic...

[@gochakusminska9503]

Le bon vieux temps

[@theringmaster886]

Fuck this is some good shit. I'm 33 and grew up with their hit songs, but this is beautiful.

[@narnyslip]

These guys went against the grain as Punk rock was the flavour at the time and Dire Straits shone through like a bright light!!! As we all know Punk didnt last and Dire Straits came through unscathed!!! Legends!!!

[@briangtester2536]

The only guy in the world who has the right to play a straight red fender strat (in my opinion)

[@davidespinosa1910]

He was copying Hank Marvin !

[@FernandoNomellini]

Happy Birthday Mark Knopfler. This is one of the greatest songs.

[@dougl.6461]

Pick Withers is truly amazing on drums!! And them there Knophler Boys are great!!

[@alexhicks5889]

I never paid attention to cymbals before hearing Pick Withers. He makes them sound yummy!

[@thorpowerfly]

No other way to put this except this is a better performance than anything else I've ever seen. I came onto this video randomly and my mind went Manhattan Project.

[@whoah1988]

Fucking great. Totally underrated, and brilliantly stunning live.

[@gorantanov7153]

David 'Pick' Withers - one of the Greats

[@thomaswni]

you must admit that it's awesome that MK can do this, even through he's lefthanded, and playing on a right handed guitar

[@timothy1450]

Mark your simply one of kind man!

[@beseeingyou6]

one of their best! 5/5

[@micioleo8919]

Grande già

[@RICHARD.WRIGHT1]

He's just spectacular!