Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live)

[@mattblack9069]

Terry Williams one of the best drummers ever, so fast, so concise and the timing is always perfect.

[@marlissathomson4898]

Love this song...Knophfler is amazing but....drummer has it! Terri Williams!!!!

[@DaibhidhBhoAlba]

The way every beat or bass kick just lands perfectly is ffcking awesome!

[@maheshgiri3084]

U are so right .

[@maheshgiri3084]

❤❤

[@SebastiaanFranken]

This is by far the best version of Sultans ever played. Period. Full stop.

[@michaelcollins5833]

my absolute favorite

[@Admin-py1fl]

This is true Mark awesome delivery with meticulous attention to detail. Damn I love it

[@user2j3ycg4df]

At least I keep coming back to it, sir. Feels like home here.

[@Admin-py1fl]

@@user2j3ycg4df absolutely sir. Some of Marks best life live work. It doesn't get any better

[@stefanr5430]

disagree. To me the best version is the 'on the night' version.

[@craigwarren3575]

I am 67 always loved the guitars and drums with these Dire Staits boys of the band

[@jonathanmiller2724]

Age is immaterial I'm only 65

[@marekmaciejewski3239]

I am 63, regards

[@d0n315]

The drummer definitely understood the assignment 🎸🥁

[@alberthamel6039]

What a really really excellent drummer is correct - too bad he’s using his talent for the world instead of his maker Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 🙏

[@antoniocarlosdesouza5488]

Se vê❤​@@alberthamel6039

[@chaslow5435]

YUP

[@SBb374]

LOL, Jesus isn't real. @@alberthamel6039

[@retalittlegeorge3067]

Hot!!!

[@rogerpha1398]

2:30 Even Mark was like "Damn Terry, your fucken rockin it!!!"

[@iantpls]

Gingeresque. Perfect.

[@Dowlphin]

It is so beautiful to watch how Knopfler didn't become cocky as the lead who makes the band, but he so joyfully delights in seeing his band mates enable him and him enabling his band mates. This true expression of joy is what captivates me. He is unwittingly honoring some high spiritual principles and thereby inspires a good way. I guess "based" is the modern word of compliment for that.

[@arashsotoodeh2371]

What a feeling the 80ies were

[@anthonyfogel3014]

can we talk about the drummer !!!!!!! holy shit

[@theguns1977]

Bloody legend...

[@stephenbassett4317]

I completely agree. The drummer is, like the rest of the band, something else.

[@ewakrol7606]

The Drummers are an essence of many songs, some songs are not that powerful without them

[@umcafeumafotoealgumaspalavras]

One of the most powerful songs ever. Ageless. Mark Knopfler's guitar solo is something not from earth. Thanks, from Brazil.

[@mariannetucker2612]

Never gets old 2023

[@Imen.ben.mlouka]

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[@tatie7604]

No question.

[@peerz.1873]

I want to lough and to cry the same time. Amazing, unbelievably, I love it. This was and is music.

[@mkhezzari]

Il y a des scropion qui sont comme moi des envies de pleurer en écoutant cette belle musique

[@christopherbock5182]

The drummer is incredible. Unbelievable how he is banging the drums

[@discostoo]

like a chimpanzee. . .

[@g00ge]

the traitor

[@SanDiegoProgressive]

Don't care what anyone else says, Mark Knopfler is the greatest guitarist of his day.

[@tezlloyd]

yes Sir..,

[@AndrewBooker-gc4fe]

No dir ,2 off but u page I forgot​@@tezlloyd

[@AndrewBooker-gc4fe]

There's as no bit kommu and no players like this lot still available

[@FlavioBon-hk2qf]

Baby are you here with me?? I love you my pretty beautiful woman

[@LostAndFound316]

Actually Mark Knopfler is the greatest rock guitarist who ever lived.

[@natedawg3855]

I will never get tired of this tune. One of the best songs ever written.

[@TomMedlin-q7s]

I’m 78 and listening to it now May 2, 2024, for the millionth time, that’s how good this is

[@JoaquínCrujeirasAbraldes]

Bendiciones 🙏

[@trevorpickering8660]

Great performance but do you still wait for that last few minutes? All the best. 👍🏻

[@domingosalmeida6900]

May God bless ❤❤❤❤uuuuuuuu

[@domingosalmeida6900]

U just a few girls away from me 😂😂😂😂😂

[@karenellingson8205]

74 and also listening again. Whenever I need a lift and these days, like everyday.

[@christopherharmon2433]

Love how Mark gives each member of the band their own 'space'.

[@antoniofiorella9856]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@heribertcisternas8620]

Recomiendo SODA STEREO

[@TheRightONe-et3gh]

yes so much space they left... 😂😂😂

[@Dowlphin]

Exemplary. No inflated ego. Also correlate this to the fact that Dire Straits took a hiatus when they felt overwhelmed by success.

[@EdwardCLin]

Knopfler's guitar is just an extension of his arm . Genius. The drummers timing is impeccable

[@grib2]

Best drummer I’ve heard for yrs Terry Williams

[@holywells]

Yes indeed.... that guy is the best rock drummer I have ever heard!!!

[@Markus-ih4gt]

So much so that it's an extension of his mind and doesn't even need to be plugged in ....

[@EdwardCLin]

@@Markus-ih4gt yes I like it haha very true though , the man is an all round musical genius .

[@anook1984]

more like extension of his Mind, Immagination and Talent.

[@miriambabak5459]

The drummer is phenomenal. Such talent!

[@PabloQuadriCora]

John's bass is soooo vital in this song. Nobody is saying that. It gives a lot of groove to this masterpiece in the record (like in six blade knife and in the gallery). John simply deserves more credit.

[@OrionOliveira-s8e]

Simplesmente demais poças né Rocknrou

[@terryh8694]

Not only was the guitar solo one of the best ever, the whole group was in union with each other thru the whole song ,the drummer was fantastic. Applause!!

[@1212charleshohnstein]

This video is THE PINNACLE.

[@MykelMohun]

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[@jimthomson2684]

It's Alchemy. As good as it gets.

[@ajayshah6918]

The best song and guitar solo ever and still listening to it in 2024 never feel bored with it..!

[@chaslow5435]

same

[@dietmarhoffmann4902]

I agree.. 😊

[@robertocampos9671]

I concur !

[@mouhamaddiouf6377]

​ffffffff@@robertocampos9671

[@robertcaldwell1547]

Dude could make that Strat really sing. Wow!

[@DavidAxelson-u6m]

This is one of my three selections for "What music would you want played at your funeral?" Not just Dire Straits doing "Sultans of Swing", but this particular recording. Knopfler at his best, rich instrumentation, plus Terry Williams on drums. This is as good as rock gets.

[@chetthehoss]

Dire Straits were probably one of the best bands at changing volume and tempo repeatedly throughout a song and bringing out every subtle nuance in their performance. This is what live performances should be like. Even if you're not a musician, there's something that everyone can take out of seeing and hearing something unique. It also allows the players to avoid being overcome with boredom -- playing the song the same every night. It does, however, require that the band have that deep connection and know how to play together, and play off of each other. This is a clinic in how to do that. Utter brilliance!

[@patricianascimento3827]

Perfeito!

[@carlosxaviercarlosxavier632]

Swwĺ⁹

[@RichieRichMD]

Wholeheartedly agree with your assessment 👍 🍻 Salud!

[@AstroWrLd44]

100% agree! They create an experience With their music

[@gilmarantoniomata8197]

Chingones todod

[@clach1958]

Loved Dire Straits but just in the last few months I have realised how insanely good this Alchemy version of Sultains of Swing is. The best live version of a tune ever with all band members giving their all except the drummer who was nuts!!

[@olderuglierandwiser]

Most drummers are nuts😂❤

[@Dowlphin]

When I hear the studio version I start to think that live music is the actual life lived and worshipped and studio version is a sad compromise that we think we have to settle for because the Devil told us utopia is a stupid idea.

[@Dowlphin]

@@olderuglierandwiser Can confirm. The other day a drummer claimed indifference is the opposite of love. A preacher eventually repeated it. What is becoming of the world if people are losing understanding of the nature of fear? Well, THAT drummer knows love intimately!

[@amulyabaruah5070]

I heard this first when I was 31 and I still listen to this masterpiece when I'm 71. That says it all. Will always love Dire Straits!!!

[@MichaelMcVeigh-l3m]

78 and still listening

[@MichelBoustani]

One of the best rock band that walked the end of my adolescence their music is simply sublime, the drummer is King

[@DerekMunden1]

You have never lived until you have heard this version of Sultans of Swing - definitely inspirational!!!!

[@osservatoreesterno2398]

The absolut perfection !!! 😮😮

[@Janandersson-vd3re]

❤❤q 9:23

[@carinvanhummel8621]

Right, this is crazy🎸🔥🎸🔥😍

[@A2448-f4f]

The drummer dude...man that guy was unconscious. Took it to another level

[@niallpbyrne]

Pick Withers

[@madsgaspedersen]

@@niallpbyrne Nope, that´s Terry Williams!

[@jamiesomers3078]

​@@madsgaspedersenindeed it is Sir and also the 1st time his Father had seen him live ❤

[@madsgaspedersen]

@@jamiesomers3078 Really? Didn´t know that! :)

[@etiquettefiend]

Full in. Staring thru people. In it.

[@ЕвгенийНикитин-т8у]

There’s not even anything to say... Just listen and cry... Dire Straits - geniuses

[@JarielRobinson]

Best drummer ever!!!

[@DonaldBoston-n8v]

I’m 84. This is just the best guitar music of any age. I bring it up often ‘cause it’s so darn good!

[@siriannification]

The GOAT for any age. I’m right behind ya

[@kfiscal01]

Terry Williams, the drummer, was epic in this performance 👏 🙌 👌

[@josephdeprince1132]

Don't just listen to the guitars. Listen to the drums. Awesome.

[@hanscramon9040]

I agree !! - the drummer is playing FANTASTIC !! - he is EXTREMELY good !!

[@beusstabeussta]

there are guitars in songs ??? i only hear drums in all songs 😋

[@ramab1258]

Le batteur est topissime ❤❤

[@beusstabeussta]

@@ramab1258 oui il est bon

[@jacquelinedavis6607]

​@@beusstabeusstaThe drumsticks are going faster than the speed limit! 😮🆒🎸🎹🎤

[@jamessimmons8352]

Is there something wrong with me? I’m 72 and still watch this video 3-5 times a week. It’s timeless.

[@javierlara1476]

There is nothing wrong,I am watching every day.

[@leonardbatiuk9235]

Mon. Jan. 20 2025. 4:13 a. m. 78 yrs, old….its timeless!!😊

[@maheshgiri3084]

U are doing alright.

[@utahlily1]

This has been my favorite for as long as I can remember. This live performance is beyond being awesome. What's sad is everyone aging and things no longer like they used to be. This music keeps me young... Thank you Dire Straits and thank you KZbin...

[@andrewgarcia4330]

It's def one of the most beautiful songs ever.

[@nikolaikolev9402]

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[@karenreardon5398]

This drummer is the very best that I have ever heard and seen! Bravo!!!!

[@PauloMoreira62]

you are absolutely right. the drummer is as good as mark. or better.

[@dietmarhoffmann4902]

Perfect.. How he hit the skins... 😮

[@kayown21]

I still remember celebrating my 18th birthday (self treated) at their concert in Melbourne in 1983. Skipped last class in Year 12 just for their concert. They played this song of course, about almost as good as this version. I still remember that like it was yesterday.

[@ruthlessgoat3702]

Well skipped.

[@javierlara1476]

@@ruthlessgoat3702lucky you.

[@garyneilson3075]

Cool!

[@hamradio3716]

Best move of your life!

[@GuitarCry]

F+uck me. This is simply insane musicianship. Something you can only build with lots of experience playing live. Unfortunately few bands nowadays get to enjoy the level of experience acquisition bands in the 70's had the luxury of having. Really happy to have found this marvel.

[@buckachiddy]

This is one of the finest live recordings there is. Knopfler is obviously something else on this, but it's the rhythm section of Hal Lindes, Terry Williams and John Illsley that create the foundation for this version to be as good as it is.

[@buckachiddy]

In fact, the entire album is up there. The Tunnel of Love rendition is probably their masterpiece.

[@jayanta8610]

I listen to this several times a day! What a perfect performance!

[@orietaaranda122]

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[@TizianaAngelaZandaDeidda-wy8ke]

❤😮

[@doloresneilson5349]

They were ON FIRE! Best live performance ever!! EPIC PERFORMANCE!! What I would have done to have been there!! Dire Straits....BEYOND AMAZING!!

[@allenjerkens9472]

I have watched and listened to this piece hundreds of times (maybe a thousand) and still get goosebumps. To me it’s simply the best live performance from all involved I have ever witnessed. Everything in complete sync, and Williams on drums the icing on the cake! You knew you were going to get a great mark knopfler but it’s everybody. To this day I’m so blown away by this production, and I’m 69 years old. Absolute PERFECTION.

[@pablocorrales4416]

I agree, this song is the best thing that ever happened to me. I actually like more the live performance one than the original.

[@mikebarnes7441]

The icing on the cake to some.. bit in reality he is more akin to the forces of gravity that drive the crashing of waves onto the shore 🍺🥁

[@lindabergman3127]

Same here😁😍

[@tamnev26]

Same here. same age. And I agree. I listen to this version all the time. Peace out Dude

[@gesta4866]

Same here,55,greetings from Greece

[@paolastv6397]

Fantastici !!!!!!!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭❤

[@peterhutchins9246]

One of the greatest live performances in pop/rock history. True or what? Can you imagine any modern performers doing this?

[@theakwrdguy2449]

You're right. There's no way any modern artist/performers can do this live. This is beauty.

[@francksoulat]

@@theakwrdguy2449 for me it's wrong I saw, and I see many bands, different than dire strait , but making great, fantastic ! live performances , Live Music will never die...

[@gillesgrindel7985]

@@francksoulat It's pretty easy to say the more close to soberness artists are, the best they perform on stage. No member of Deep Purple was alloid on stage if he wasn't sober for example, there was a time for the job and time to party once the job done.

[@gabrielepresby9120]

I have listened to this version at least a thousand times over the years and every single time I’m blown away.

[@joserobertopereiramendonca4052]

Genio genio

[@espasovido7258]

Terry Williams! You did it this time as no one!

[@Stoirelius]

I love the fact that you can see tons of different languages in the comments section. Makes me think how music is universal and touches different people from different cultures. Awesome! Great song and great performance!

[@leeboy900]

Agree. Great comment. And not a beg.

[@ArnaldoBART]

Sérgio Alexandre Mophobics Here?

[@hichamessafi7262]

Sérgio Alexandre mrc mrk

[@홍세희-f9m]

당신의 의견 의미가 남다름

[@karolpucia6529]

Sérgio Alexandre poprostu dinozaury muzyki ale wiecznie mlodzi

[@wafupaul3731]

5:02 is the funkiest lick ever, and Mark knows it.

[@ThomasRice-w2p]

Love the way Mark gets the great sounds without a pick

[@teripotter3358]

Dire Straights - one of the worlds best bands and Mark Knoffler, you are one of the worlds best guitarists ever! Another great performance from great musicians

[@andrewh2640]

Ditto encore!

[@geraldinozachiello9316]

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What a performance! The guitar solo is one of the best that has ever been played, but the drummer performance is also extraordinary!

[@summerelizabeth8952]

Extraordinary!!

[@annettefowler4704]

Me to also Jimmy Hendrix😅

[@dlb83082]

I agree - those drums are doing serious work!

[@bravotwozero1020]

I always remember Dire Straits for Sultans and the Money for Nothing video. Then I discovered this version on a reaction video about two months ago and have listened to it five times a day ever since. Pure musical perfection.

[@stewartmac1]

There are nights in the life of every band when everything just works...all the musicians are on top of their game & everything comes together perfectly...this is one of those nights!

[@aminechanguiti5005]

Yes 🥰💕

[@IEnzymelF]

Seriously this. I mean, Mark is awesome no doubt, but every single one of the band is giving it their all. The drummer is on fire, they're having fun on stage..everything just works. 💯👌🏻Seriously wish I was there.

[@nagee76]

Well put..I think a Rock Symphony like this classic if we can call it that is much harder to pull off given the blistering pace and the all too high probability of messing it up so easily and just once..may be a better trained ear can spot some minor inaccuracies in the workmanship here but to the average fan, this is just flawless. And doing it live on stage with no chance for a do over or re recording is just icing on the cake...how supremely talented they are individually and collectively !!

[@SuzyQ334]

Hear, hear stewartmac1. I'm an old London rock chick, veteran of so many live gigs. This one was special back in the day and 40+ years on is still bloody special. Mind you, I never went to a gig at Hammersmith Odeon that wasn't special. xxx

[@joserubensstandbymy5335]

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[@jamestoh3522]

The way the drummer goes mental, and the reaction of the rest of the band... Best version of this song, one of the best performances ever in my opinion.

[@RioBow]

James Toh Yep noticed it. Perfection captured in Time

[@travelingsorowpinkdassouli4764]

James Toh dangerous

[@jamestoh3522]

traveling sorow pink Dassouli what do you mean?

[@guyroze7139]

James Toh sa rend fou sa guitare électrique et meilleurs guitariste de tout les temps

[@guyroze7139]

James Toh c'est fou

[@YunusEmre-sr8yk]

Who's still listening in 2024 ? I will do this forever

[@bigv7267]

He just auctioned all his old geeetars for $11 mil, where else to see the man at work?

[@patrickdoyle8957]

Timeless brilliance!!!! Awesome!!

[@ronimushaaaa4495]

me now im listening...

[@giseledenonfoux-pourret6866]

Moi tous les jours

[@armourcoin]

To me this is the most perfect live performance that I have ever heard. I have been listening to this version for years and I won’t be stopping.

[@anetabrilis7321]

My favourite song of all time, Mak Knofl Knopfler is a genius

[@captnmike597]

OMG! We were blessed to have such talent in our young lives.

[@joelbarreiro9190]

The drumer is on fire

[@agingchill9012]

Terry Williams, Welsh rock drummer!

[@andrewgarcia4330]

What a great band. The guitars sound incredible. The drummer is unreal ! One of my all time fav songs.

[@switch12345678]

Don't forget the keyboarder!

[@bretheart2227]

Could be the best band ever. The tallent hear is ridiculous

[@maximumaxiom6823]

Social Conditioning, it is all fake stuff. Alchemy live...says it all

[@grib2]

Terry Williams best drummer on the planet

[@grib2]

@@switch12345678He is unreal

[@kevinlooby5570]

Absolutely still the best !

[@laurencearnold8948]

Using whatever criteria, including even Mozart and the performance itself, this is, without doubt, one of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

[@ronaldoleaga1]

I think people in mozart’s time we’re having these kind of experinces

[@uselessjoe]

standing the test of time.. over 40 years later we still jamming to this awesomeness...

[@강병식-c3i]

그러나

[@jimmymac4778]

Uselessjoe Class

[@Lostinthelandofsmiles]

This song will be relevant as long as the human species are 😅

[@jeffwells1255]

These guys are in a class by themselves - and that drummer is INSANE!!

[@UlyssesM]

Terry Williams underrated animal

[@italogabriele534]

Mark Knopfler playing the Guitar 🎸 makes everything else disappear

[@isaaccastillo6180]

@@italogabriele534 drummer definitely makes himself heard it’s awesome when you put em together

[@lotusladylotus6159]

I have loved Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler (I am also a fan of Mark's solo work), since the beginning: That said, I appreciate the guys even more, and am even more enthralled than ever, as a matured (and trained) musician, writer and poet. Furthermore, now that I am in the final stages of a terminal illness, I find that rewatching these videos of their performances is one of the very few things that makes me feel truly happy and alive in the moment (in addition to the nostalgia and artistic appreciation, I suspect it also has something to do with the dopamine, adrenaline, serotonin and / or endorphins that are released as a result). Thank you guys, for the decades of amazing performances, musicianship and engaging lyrics... and for playing me off the stage of life these days, as it were. 😉🙏💙

[@DebraBroady]

How are you doing? I feel the same way. Well spoken

[@lotusladylotus6159]

@@DebraBroady I'm doing what I still can, one day at a time. I hope you are well? We are all a little better off with such great music and performances to enjoy (all over again). 💙

[@Davidudka]

Fantastic live version of this great song. Wish I'd been there that night. If you were then you'll never forget that night!

[@andersonzuconelli8787]

Top top msm som arrepiar 💃🕺

[@marciofigueiredocorretor4572]

Perfect, Thais is guitar fantastic, i Love this is!

[@angelobadini5121]

Troppo bello

[@IvanChernenko]

Awesome guitar solo

[@Willbmth2]

I was there! Amazing 23 July 1983 London Hammersmith Odeon

[@brencurry]

Ive been listening to this version since i was about 15( 30 years now and hundreds of times) and i still get goose bumps everytime. Surely one of the greatest solo's of all time, although its a full band effort. Just an amazing piece of music

[@licbloemhof]

As someone who's born in the 90's, I listen to Sultans every day before work. It's like my priming song. Sometimes I feel I missed the greatest era of music, but KZbin makes it possible to appreciate great performances like this one

[@mike9347]

you're right. except I wouldn't say ONE of the greatest solo's, I would say, it is THE greatest solo.

[@кошимперия]

ИНФОРМА́ЦИЯ 🎸🎸= kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpnWl56NjcppkNE

[@AdolfoRufatt]

Same here, but I´m 80! :) 😁

[@mike9347]

@@AdolfoRufatt Grats on 80 bloke. Keep up the good work huh?

[@damonz.king.8952]

Terry Williams had a monster night in Hammersmith Odeon. This must be a performance of his life. Absolutely insane. Incredible..

[@hennagaijin100]

Same goes for Hal, John, Alan and Mark himself. He was never able to duplicate this performance.

[@halo101st9]

The drummer, Terry Williams, is the best drummer I have ever heard. He literally sets the tempo for this cut and without him Dire Straits would only be half of what they are here. The people filming this agree due to the amount of time they spend cutting to him, something rarely done in videos. I love listening to perfection.

[@victorfebres5825]

Try Neil Peart of Rush! Amazing drummer as well!

[@Derickbass]

Maybe I don't know the history well enough. When did Pick Withers leave? (Okay for that matter, is it David Knophler still on rhythm guitar?)

[@hennagaijin100]

@@Derickbass ....Hal Lindes on rhythm

[@hennagaijin100]

@@Derickbass ...That's Hal Lindes rhythm guitar

[@Derickbass]

@@hennagaijin100 Thanks. I guess I need to bone up on the history. I thought Mark's brother had played in the ban at one point?

[@johndomutz1052]

I somehow missed this first time around. It's become a regular now. All the stars lined up that night. A remarkable, majestic performance. One for the ages...

[@laurencezemlick1979]

I played in a band in my mid 30’s and this song describes how it feels. No matter what’s really happening, when you’re on that stage it doesn’t matter if there’s 10 people or 10,000 in that crowd, something else takes over and it’s an amazing feeling.

[@davidmuncy7862]

Yep.. And if there is no crowd.. Turn and face each other and jam out

[@juancarlosbuendiacuellar768]

yeah , just go on, . Its the mystic feeling in this song, hacer lo mejor, saludos

[@wandelust]

I've been a huge fan of Dire Straits for years and what I think makes them a fantastic band is they are all individually great musicians in their own right. Of course Mark continues to have great solo career

[@grib2]

So does John Ilsley he has a great band give him a listen

[@precygolilat1360]

fantastic i love it

[@thomassmall8193]

No other song in my 73 years of life has rocked my soul as much as this masterpiece, Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits. T

[@richardmiller6727]

Great number, indeed. I was considering Job from the Bible... He was in "Dire Straits" ... I had to hear Sultans of Swing one more time!

[@viktorkovach8772]

Maybe Just maybe R.E.M. Loosing my religion...😄😁😆

[@ronmesser1522]

i could not agree with you more. simply amazing. i have heard it a 1000 times . never tired of it.

[@mikewalker1209]

A song that will be eternal.

[@eijajohnson2421]

Hieno ♥️

[@ivanbradshaw3322]

Got to be one of the greatest performances in the history of performing! Amazing musicians, all of them. Glad to see (in the comments) Terry Williams getting credit where it’s very much due. If you have time, watch the documentary about him. Such a lovely, down to earth guy. I don’t think I can say anything about Marl Knopfler that’s not already (rightly) been said. Amazing performance.

[@TheTeteglez]

10:46 minutes of perfection from every performer.

[@vitovituzzo]

❤q❤q❤q❤qqq

[@zmov1]

So blessed to have been there. Alchemy is my most loved album (double CD) since 1983. Now I am age 73.5 and this is still my all time fav. This album 'sends me'. God bless Mark. What a masterpiece and piece of magic. It will live forever. :)

[@jlbuenomeandro]

👍

[@cathrynenseleit1305]

I'm 67, and the version of this song gets me rockin. Incredible performance. They are the "Sultan's" Don't hear stuff like this anymore. Incredible musicians! All of them!!

[@jonathanbecker8935]

He's so young still and he's mastered his craft! One of if not the best musicians of all time! Some other guy said this live version of Sultans gives him goosebumps. Yup! I'm in awe. To be at this show must've been a truly life changing experience. He's a national treasure.

[@wenchestakston8521]

Fenomenal!

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

This was a masterclass in how to put it all together with top tier artists, all to make the music that we love. I doubt it could have been done better.

[@timothyboersma6358]

Wanted to leave a comment but I’m still speechless. What a banger of a performance. They’re absolutely ripping through the solos at an insane pace, what an absolute joy to listen to world class musicians performing at their best. That was Fing good

[@IanStraight4]

One of THE best live performances of all time.

[@francesc1262]

Still a masterpiece 40 years later. I like listen to it again and again ...

[@alinechantal2197]

C'est vrai, dire straits est un groupe, le groupe de pop/rock de ts ls tps. Merci à toi, Mark de ns faire vivre et revivre de tels instants. La génération actuelle devrait prendre modèle sur ce groupe. mythique.

[@marthadavis5703]

I gotta get my daily fix!

[@leftylibber]

Knopfler is a god, and the band is so impressive, this performance needs to be played for everyone.

[@gjle]

That drummer is on fire! Amazing. I wish I could single out the drums and hear just him. The man is totally in control.

[@j.osborne4914]

Hes actually not. His time changes when he pays fills. He speeds up slightly. Its a no no in the drumming world.

[@andyriches6864]

After 36 years NEVER EVER forgotten just how good this is! Tight. Magnificent! Um, WOW!!!!!

[@JoseRodriguez-ni8lg]

Whenever I listen to this song I can not really tell who plays better, all did an amazing job. Terry Williams, the drummer, plays at heaven level, not to talk about Mark.

[@재일-m7r]

마크노플러? Thank you veryveryvery

[@romanhohaus5867]

the drummer rocks

[@iantpls]

Cant stop feeling this one. Drummer is insane + 3x guitars + Keyboard in a perfect moment of time.

[@danielking9252]

Drummers never get their credit! This man was unbelievable .

[@normanacree1635]

'Insane' is another adjective that comes to mind.

[@virgiliooliveira3424]

Terry Willians

[@paulwhite3489]

Williams the drums as they call him in Wales.

[@ananiascriacaoeconheciment4746]

4:48 ​@@normanacree1635

[@Nucksfan1]

Yes, he really tied everything together and made the band sound really tight, especially in the end part.👍👍👍

[@shahriarkabir5526]

7:10 That's how happiness sounds like. Incredible live performance!

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Nah, 9:47 is that perfect moment. After that amazing solo that lasts forever it finishes off into that riff.

[@songkhaitung3999]

Sheer Happiness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alessandropinton813]

I remember the explosive sensation of greatness that I felt the day I first heard this version and I arrived at 06:56 and the final solo. It was as if someone had opened a hidden door of light and pleasure in some part of myself. I was shivering, and I thought it was too good to be true. That's what music is like, I guess.

[@rmod8]

what a great time to walk in

[@hohuy1469]

That time when you felt you become one with the music...it makes your blood exalted and then your soul transcend

[@myla6135]

The energy in that is out of this world! Hope it get to 1bn views!!

[@castaazul7]

this song is the best of DS...and the best performance ever from all the band members...specially from Mark. What a great guitar solos...what a display …what a performance. Heard this song thousands of million times....and I will until the end. Superb! Amazing!

[@beatricemariailinca4542]

Eby mary musical

[@ЕвгенийНил]

ЕВРЕЙ ПОНЯЛ что барабанщик лучший и......

[@magdamonsivais4005]

Me too!!!

[@HazelS71]

Terry is a beast on drums holy shit. Mark is titan with that Strat.

[@saulvela4313]

You don't forget that keyboard guy = sensational.

[@craigbarron6442]

Glenn Hayes Terry Williams was and is the best drummer they ever had.

[@hugoleydet]

Glenn Hayes This is not a strat, it is a schecter

[@gerishnikov]

Home base banbury

[@carlobertolino2816]

They win. Stop!

[@makeadifference4all]

Dire Straits is one of those rare groups where I like their live versions even better than the excellent recorded versions. Here, for instance, the drummer really let's her rip, and Mark Knopfler shines on the guitar.

[@denisvalente6844]

all the greats are better live

[@papamiro]

Wiliam Brothers In Arms 🎆🔅🎆 kzbin.info/www/bejne/on3IdoyhoM-IjpY

[@sidselfjeld3312]

How lucy my generation was to listen to the greatest pop and rock music that has EVER been made ! This will never come again !

[@barryhunt9499]

Lucy in the sky ... wIth diamonds?

[@sidselfjeld3312]

@@barryhunt9499 Yes, lucy in the sky with diamonds😁

[@scottalexander44]

Incredible version of this song. The whole band was on fire!

[@samchilds7774]

😊

[@patriciabeekman4134]

And they were playingTOGETHER not trying to prove something against each other. The way they looked at each other and smiled.

[@arturpolak1758]

There is no better version on net.

[@ПавелФилиппов-х7з]

Watching this video over and over. I've heard Sultans of Swing and opened Dire Straits. I've watched this video - and like them even better. One of the best live performances I've seen.

[@MichielVanKets]

their live aid performance was also really good

[@markfromct2]

Wish I were there man. Peace!

[@francoborasio9161]

Siete. I numeri uno

[@francoborasio9161]

@@MichielVanKets II..

[@francoborasio9161]

Che. Nei. Momenti. Che sto.vivendo.

[@jimb8463]

Mark knofler one of the most talented lead guitar/ singers in the 80's. dire straits rocks

[@ericrscarpa]

Amore mio yu sei la mia vita... e sto impazzendo perché voglio vedere i tui splendidi occhi che mi fanno andare BMW in tilt. E vado ha 3000 Ti Amo♥️💚♥️💚♥️💚♥️♥️♥️💚♥️💋💋SenzA di te non posso piu stare cto diventando matto

[@dl3g3nd45]

And Pink Floyd.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

80s? Try of all time.

[@jayforan5929]

Totaly agree with you mate

[@pipporavazza2776]

Milano

[@WilliamHarl]

Damn drummer-Rockin ass out!!!! If Knopfler wasn't so good the drummer may damn well steal the show!

[@bloomarx]

For me this is the best version! Never gets stale. Now approaching 70yrs, difficult to find other live songs with such near perfection😎😎

[@janeberthelsen909]

Set

[@herbertolijslager1395]

Yes

[@dominiqueroisin8114]

Yes

[@henry6149]

Completely agree

[@Mancgrower]

Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd live from Pulse..goosebump stuff

[@arntblixvaagster9300]

In a thousand years listeners will still enjoy this magical masterpiece of musical art! Definatly all time top 10 stuff in my opinion.

[@andrewgarcia4330]

I have it in my top 10 best ever too. You have great taste in music : )

[@ricardovilasopardavila7198]

There is best dong of the history

[@idn]

This is literally a masterclass in rock drumming dynamics.

[@edpatronick8472]

Drummer has a nice conversation going, please end!!

[@edpatronick8472]

Early Dire even just on CD is awesome. Drummer I took for granted all these years. First album was the best for me, Brothers In Arms later classic. I dont know all those music type terms I just know its special. What I grew up listening too, I will leave listening too, kids today don't know Jack!!!

[@davidkeymon1864]

listen to some grand funk railroad

[@hsvgts4349]

Terry Williams is a beast! At his best here

[@williamharris1720]

@@hsvgts4349 Never been one to really give the drummers a lot of credit other than in solos, but this dude totally drove that song from front to back, kudos for the rest of the band for keeping up with him, you could even see Knopfler looking back and smiling several times!

[@PaddyWack999]

That's got to be one of the greatest riffs of all time, and that's not even mentioning the drummer.

[@someoneonyoutube1993]

One of the hardest melodic solos ever. Full of different techniques. I don't know if anyone ever mastered this solo beside the great Mark Knopfler.

[@BeeBumper]

He has said even he struggles and would argue he never gets it right. But he may need to see this video before making that statement

[@juhaoravala3878]

I'm an 72 years old fart who loves motorcycles, skiing and dire straits, never get tired of this song..

[@adamgaywood1874]

As long as there's dire straits you live forever dude❤

[@jankow2108]

Im 35 love motorcyclec have yamaha virago 750 and love this music . You are not old Fart greatings from Poland You amazing!

[@김상근-x2o]

😮😢😢😅?😊 .🎉난.😊😊😊

[@yangyang02]

I'm 72 too and love it

[@paulwhite3489]

Good music is good music it doesn't age unlike us I'm also an old fart of 67.

[@sieglindewebb]

Musik Oscar für den Schlagzeuger🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@KaanOzler988]

Almost the best live performance in history, thank you Dire Straits