Dire Straits Telegraph Road Live Reaction Alchemy Tour 1983 (Classical Pianist Reacts)

[@arnodobler1096]

Mark is more of a classical composer, story teller, guitar god. Been listening to it for over 40 years, never got bored.

[@martinarscott3524]

My all time favourite piece of song writing! My wife who has played for over 40yrs was also impressed by their pianist's technique and ability

[@brigittereimprecht8334]

The whole "Alchemy" concert was amazing, but this song was an absolute masterpiece, every single one was always perfectly on point. Watch "Tunnel of Love" live at Wembley, it will blow your mind

[@martinstubbs7974]

For me, the greatest performance of the greatest rock song of all time! What all round musicianship! Sublime! Great reaction! Thank you!

[@simonashworth8825]

I knew you would enjoy Telegraph Road, especially Alan Clarks piano playing. IMHO the whole performance and sound is as near to perfection as it's possible to produce with a live performance.

[@27thangel23]

Greetings from Canada. Well of course you loved it- and Alan Clark's keyboards. But we should also pay respects to drummer Terry Williams of Wales, MAN (band), and Dave Edmunds/ Rockpile , truly a kinetic genius drummer. Peace, love and bellbottoms.

[@garrycroft4215]

One of my three favourite songs of all time. The other 2 are Sultans of Swing & Brothers in Arms. Oh a two more Romeo & Juliet and Tunnel of Love.🥰 ❤😊

[@aliampb6949]

The night my friend and I went to see DS this was their encore after a 2 hr plus’s gig. Utterly,utterly awesome ❤❤❤❤

[@fatimaemiko7073]

QUANDO ASSISTI AlCHEMY LIVE, EU NÃO ACREDITEI NO QUE ESTAVA ASSISTINDO...TÃO MARAVILHOSO! ELE TRANSFORMOU MÚSICAS QUE JÁ ERAM EXCELENTES EM VERDADEIRAS OBRAS DE ARTE...AMO ESSA BANDA E MARK INCONDICIONALMENTE!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@arisultanik]

Thanks! There are great song writers, guitarists, story tellers, and singers in the world. But Mark is one of the few that is all of them together in one fantastic package. Check out “Tunnel of Love” live at Wembley Arena 1985”, “Dire Straits - Private Investigations Live (On the Night 1993)”, ‘Brothers in Arms live at Wembley Arena 1985”Speedway at Nazareth” live Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris version, and so much more. His solo career - 10 albums and a bunch of movie scores is fantastic as well.

[@imgoodatmoaning9561]

I love this song.

[@arnodobler1096]

And that was an encore in the concert!🤯

[@lotusladylotus6159]

Not only was Mark a guitar virtuoso, he was also a gifted story-teller, song-writer and composer (he went on to compose film scores, and has also had a successful solo career): Nevertheless, he always ensured the other band members also had a chance to shine, and in this case, the classically-trained Alan Clark really hit a home run! Fun Fact: In addition to his unique, clean sound, and his ability to produce complex emotions and nuanced transitions compositionally, Mark was actually left handed, but was playing guitar with his right, whilst making it all look so easy! This performance showcases the breathtaking live musicianship of this band and the kind of epic musical masterpiece they could collectively produce. Another Dire Straits' performance from Alchemy Live that I enjoy is "Once Upon a Time in the West": It's different and unique, but worthy of appreciation, musically and lyrically. Mark is a great story-teller, and so many of his songs have an interesting background. In this case, the title refers to the 'Telegraph Road' just outside of Detroit, which is a major north-south thoroughfare in Michigan. Mark was inspired to write the song while riding in the front of the tour bus as they journeyed down Telegraph Road; he was asking the driver about the urban blight in evidence at the time ("All these signs say 'sorry but we're closed,' all the way down the telegraph road"). Knopfler was also reading 'Growth of the Soil' by the Nobel Prize winning Norwegian author Knut Hamsun, and he was ultimately inspired to combine the two narratives / histories; the result was a song about the beginning of the development along Telegraph Road, and the consequent changes over the ensuing decades of industrialization, urban development and economic hardship.

[@helenabeanor]

This is a masterpiece (like all songs from the Dire Straits), chilling and cinematographic. In this performance I love how all instruments are in harmony and enhance the story Mark's telling (which Mark wrote while reading a book from 1920 during a bus tour in the USA), I adore the interaction between Mark and Alan during the bridge...Thank you for reacting to the best band ever, with top musicians, and to one of their best songs.

[@jimmollison]

I like your perspective from being a classical pianist. There's been a lot of good songwriters, but it seems at the very pinnacle most of them have piano as their thing. Not everyone, for sure you can't say that, but they take more than their share of space at the top. Other reactors are fine and I like a lot, but I like the ones best who really know a lot about music. Glad I found your channel. Good reaction. Dire Straits were as unique as they were excellent.

[@StevenQ74]

Not much improvising in the piano part at 6.30, that is on the album version as well, just as Mark Knopfler wrote it.

[@SamKnause]

MASTERPIECE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheirFinestHour]

Best live show I ever saw

[@user-gv3oh4by2e]

Brothers in Arms live On the Night, plus Private Investigations and Romeo and Juliet also On the Night. Then Planet of New Orleans studio version

[@markbrooks8144]

Instrumentally, “Private Investigations” from this same concert. I think you’ll appreciate it.

[@user-gv3oh4by2e]

The On the Night version, for me, is stronger instrumentally

[@markbrooks8144]

@@user-gv3oh4by2e If I remember correctly (which I might not), They introduced a slide guitar for that tour? I didn't like it myself but each to their own. No need to mess with perfection for me.

[@user-gv3oh4by2e]

@markbrooks8144 tend to agree on slide guitar but I felt overall production (and greater use of the saxophone) was better On the Night

[@markbrooks8144]

@@user-gv3oh4by2e I'm with you on the sax and you may well be right about the production. I just get irked by that slide guitar, on all of the tracks from that gig. And yes, I obviously am just a grumpy old man. Alchemy was the benchmark and by all means make improvements if you can (the sax being one such) but..... that slide guitar is a moustache on the Mona Lisa.

[@everestguy8850]

@@markbrooks8144 Agree about On The Night. But to me "alchemy" is the benchmark. On The Night could be described as a bit 'overproduced' and catering really to the peak of 'stadium rock' in the 1980s-1990s. The sax was cool but i think versions without do not suffer any loss

[@ManuelGdeP]

Tunnel of Love live from Alchemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zebo-the-fat]

Alan Clark is a very underrated keyboard player

[@daviedocherty5894]

I know your gonna love this one the keys are amazing in this one

[@PJAlphaMusic]

💯

[@tibby51]

That is some drummer

[@goncalocarvalho4917]

lovely reaction

[@gilfinzi922]

i am very surprised that you never mentioned the hardest working musician in the band.

[@arnodobler1096]

Local Hero (Movie) "Wild Theme" by Mark Peace of beauty

[@jaynicholas523]

Great reaction I told you that you would like this one lol master piece Please check out tunnel of love live 1985

[@PJAlphaMusic]

thanks!

[@robertogallego7796]

Creo que en "Tunnel of love",Alan Clark,el pianista, también destaca en la canción pero , simplemente,es muy grande, todos los músicos de la banda lo son😊🍻

[@devilsadvocate2548]

That piano solo at abouit 6:20 wasn't really improvising. There may be some slight variations, but this part was also present in the recorded version of this song. It does sound like it's played with more 'feeling' though!

[@martinezq1]

Check On every street song, very nice. Btw Uriah Heep - Rain

[@kevinmalley6937]

Definitely not improvisation. With Mark Knopfler, every segment is planned and executed with intent and precision.

[@christinehoughton8591]

Agree

[@lewismaddox4132]

Leave it to a Brit to teach us who we are and where we came from...and the genesis of Detroit, Michigan.