So Terry Williams, the drummer, his dad was in the audience and was hearing him live for the 1st time and Terry was given the green light on this tune to do whatever he wanted and the bass player and Mark noticed he was having fun and they started laughing at one point during the song and it was pure magic. They were just letting go and having fun and what a performance for all of us to enjoy. Thanks guys. Awesome and awesome reaction brother.
@CloxxkiАй бұрын
This is claimed to have been an urban myth for all those years. His folks came to lots of gigs.
@johnathanstruble10642 ай бұрын
They carried the drum kit off stage on a stretcher afterwards, thankfully it pulled through! 😂❤ ✌️
@Cjmatthews872 ай бұрын
Best comment I've heard in ages mate 👍😂
@dongubelman22832 ай бұрын
Good one!
@liannehoward46022 ай бұрын
I watch this every day. Every. Single. Day. As much for the spontaneous joyful smiles from Mark as for the incredible performance. That grin brings me joy on my worst days. Thanks for the reaction!
@jaycorby2 ай бұрын
I recall hearing the original of this song on the car radio when it was brand new (1978). The band's name was unfamiliar, and I honestly thought it was Cajun music of some sort. Somewhat later when Dire Straits really skyrocketed to fame, I familiarized myself with Mark Knopfler and the origins of the group. Fast forward to this Alchemy Live version, which I caught on KZbin for the first time, and I was totally blown away! I don't watch it every single day, but I'd say 2 - 3 times per month.
@marthadavis57032 ай бұрын
I watch too... I am a 74 year old woman. It revs me up. makes me cry...spiritual!!
@gillwaugh72122 ай бұрын
@@marthadavis5703 glad it’s not just me 👍🏼
@robertbootier82232 ай бұрын
I can relate. I've seen "A Hard Day's Night", a solid 300 times. hahaha
@EV4RY2 ай бұрын
@@jaycorby Never tire of hearing this, its an eternal soundtrack of uplifting joy and energy .
@raycornford2832 ай бұрын
'Telegraph Road' from the same concert is a must now. Superb musicianship
@UKCougar2 ай бұрын
Came here to say this. "I wish it was longer..."
@georgesheffield158027 күн бұрын
Try the whole album and if you can find it the whole Live video of the concert .
@BringItMAGA2 ай бұрын
One of the top 5 live performances ever. Terry William's drumming owns this performance!
@horstschafer18392 ай бұрын
Was Terry Williams first stage approuch as the New drummer. Has to be said, he served very well.His Papa was in the audience, so he showed up full skills. Love it.
@rubensdeskАй бұрын
The guitar shreds without any distortion. The way Mark plays the arpeggios is amazing.
@davidbarker772 ай бұрын
When you watch this, it’s hard to listen to the studio version. One of the best performances I’ve seen.
@everestguy88502 ай бұрын
exactly - I heard this album first and then went to their studio albums and felt, especially for SoS , let down! hahaha
@donnast.joseph5158Ай бұрын
While I understand the beauty and magic of this performance - I love the studio version best. Y'all don't send me hate mail!! I truly love this performance for its outstanding creativity but love the studio for different reasons. Love that Mark more sings his lines in the studio version and love the structure of the music. Well, seems like two different songs for me. I enjoy this for the stellar performance and love the studio when I just want to hear the song. Prob doesn't make sense but does to me. 👍🎶✌️🎶
@janicejohnson63722 ай бұрын
This is talent, the good old days no dancers.fancy lighting, singers half naked and lip syncing just pure talent
@ripvanwinkle20022 ай бұрын
shame about no half naked dancers tho 😢
@louise_rose2 ай бұрын
@@ripvanwinkle2002 He did write "Private Dancer" though, and later offered the song to Tina Turner. Most of Dire Straits except Mark himself are backing her on the single. :) (Of course Tina understood that the song is really about a tired and disillusoned tart)
@merrilynhunt78192 ай бұрын
Mark is now 74 years old and just released his 10th album on his solo career. He is thought to be one of the best living guitarists today. The band was founded by him and he wrote all the music and did all the other things required. He disbanded in 1993 because it got so big and out of control and they were all exhausted and left us wanting more. You can check out all his solos on KZbin
@steveexon75042 ай бұрын
I think John and David had something to do with it !!
@garysexton884021 күн бұрын
Hey Gary the Tull freak but I just want you to know that I love other bands and Dire Straits is a great band. I got to see Mark in 1999 and it was a great show. This video of them doing this so awesome-a complete tight band performance. Glad you enjoyed it! Ps This performance was incredible and I wish I was there
@StanCostello-q3o2 ай бұрын
One of the best live performances ever!! So glad you did this version! Band was so tight and drummer was phenomenal
@patrickandraska20332 ай бұрын
Knophler is completely one of a kind. No one played like him before or since. His playing on Brothers in Arms is the most emotionally haunting guitar ever.
@louise_rose2 ай бұрын
Influenced by JJ Cale and, I think, Jeff Beck - he has definitely listened to Jeff's tone and phrasing through the late 1960s and '70s - but yes, of course he is his own guy in terms of style. This earlý 1970s medley song with the Jeff Beck Group (vocals here by Bobby Tench, a US soul/r'n'b man) seems to prefigure some of the early sound of Dire Straits,, especially the guitar tone and drums (by Cozy Powell): kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYPcdotjrtKlgbs
@James-hd6ez2 ай бұрын
@louise_rose I personally think Neil Young plays guitar with pure 100% emotion, but I know he doesn't figure as high technically as the likes of Mark, Jimi, Jimmy etc.
@louise_rose2 ай бұрын
@@James-hd6ez Yes, sure - although Page and Hendrix certainly had sloppy stretches too on stage when their playing wasn't technically great. I'm a big long-term fan of Neil Young too (and of fellow Canadians Joni Mitchell and The Band)
@Chase57Tx2 ай бұрын
The definitive performance of Sultans of Swing!
@normankennith79192 ай бұрын
yes indeed!! thyis was brilliant as is the studio version of 'tunnel of love!!
@jorgechavesfilho2 ай бұрын
Great reaction, man! Pianist and Alchemy co-producer Alan Clark has played for Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, The Bee Gees, Phil Collins, George Harrison, Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, The Who, Gerry Rafferty, Lou Reed, Rod Stewart, Van Morrison and Robbie Williams. Quite impressive.
@stevesnow3152 ай бұрын
Every guitar player, no matter their skill level sat up and took notice when this song came out. The arpeggio at the end is iconic.😊
@genegarrett33722 ай бұрын
A true classic. This song put Mark Knopfler on the map, He was a true guitar virtuoso.
@niekoohoek642 ай бұрын
Is
@lornaclayton26972 ай бұрын
He still is.
@davidw72 ай бұрын
Many do not know he was with a Country Rock Scottish group first and Country especially guitar. Greatly influence him. After he want on his own. He had collaborations with Country artist... top musicians on guitar in Country and Bluegrass like Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris along with others. Though it kept him from more pop stardom...He was doing it with those whose music he loved and inspired him.... Just tidbits on Mark .... though he did have issues with the band he is most famous with that got him with them in the Rock Hall of Fame.
@sammybeck77942 ай бұрын
I've always respected Mark Knopflers guitar style. He finger picks which is a feat in itself
@SashanMusArt2 ай бұрын
@@davidw7 Sorry, I don’t understand what you mean about MK having ‘Issues’ with his band….. ‘that got him and them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’? As the solo songwriter for Dire Straits 6 x albums, there would have been no Dire Straits as we know it, without Mark Knopfler. A point of view corroborated in several music media articles written about the band, & including comments made in interviews with his bandmates, John Illsley, Guy Fletcher, Alan Clark & Jack Sonni. I❤️MK
@thegroovetube32472 ай бұрын
"They've got lots of young fans" They had lots of fans period. At this point they were the biggest-selling band in the world!
@L33Reacts2 ай бұрын
I see that! That’s awesome. I was just commenting on how young everyone was that I saw. That’s a good sign 🥳
@paulehney45812 ай бұрын
These guys were freaking awesome.
@AP-gb3eh2 ай бұрын
Knopfler’s guitar voice is so authentic, like the other truly great guitarists . You can always know it’s him and listening to any & every piece of music he makes is worthwhile
@bobmiller93132 ай бұрын
Iam 83 and love this clean natural sound of pure talent
@Dingo-x2 ай бұрын
He played his guitar without using a guitar pick, i think that's what makes him so good, he could feel every string like it was an extension of his arm!
@Kieop2 ай бұрын
My favourite drumming of all time.
@alchemy-oi8xf2 ай бұрын
"Enigmatic" is a good choice of words, L33, to describe a man who's got to be the most laid-back and unassuming of guitar gods. His precise, elegant playing style is truly breathtaking. When Dire Straits came on the scene, they sounded like NO ONE ELSE on the radio, though they often were thrown into the New Wave category, despite the fact that they weren't. Really glad you appreciate Mark's genius, as well as the great musicianship of the rest of the band.
@marlew66292 ай бұрын
Alchemy is one of the greatest live rock performances of all time.
@hoppers132 ай бұрын
I was lighting-guy at Lowestoft college when Dire Straits played there before they were famous. I treasure my white-label album I bought before it was released. My band was playing Sultans before it got to the radio. I still play it today.
@CloxxkiАй бұрын
That's EPIC! Got recordings to share?
@toniw7252 ай бұрын
Telegraph Road from this same concert! It is even better, and brilliant!
@Julrho2 ай бұрын
Totally agree with that statement.❤❤
@dawntucker50522 ай бұрын
God i love this video❤❤
@loisrogers90422 ай бұрын
I don't think you can ever be the same after seeing this performance!
@L33Reacts2 ай бұрын
I definitely forever love dire straits now! 😁😁
@musicairplanes48842 ай бұрын
Just love the chill look on Mark's face while his fingers are just flying. Makes it look so easy.
@tamifaulkner41032 ай бұрын
Mark Knoppler is so amazing. I still buy his new music. Much calmer but equally clear and stunning!
@martynjones80732 ай бұрын
You have to do Telegraph Road from the same concert, then your mind will be totally blown!!
@dongubelman22832 ай бұрын
Agree
@ronnie2372 ай бұрын
Greatest live version ever.
@christinehoughton85912 ай бұрын
I also watch Sultans of Swing and Telegraph road everyday. You are not alone
@eturfrey2 ай бұрын
Mark Knopfler, Lead guitar Hal Lindes, Rhythm guitar John Illsey, Bass guitar Terry Williams, Drums Alan Clark, Keys And for these shows July 1983 additional guest keys, Tommy Mandel.
@ronnie2372 ай бұрын
I’ve seen this video a couple of hundred times over the years and I-still get chills when I watch it. It’s so great
@mickell2412 ай бұрын
this is the best version of this song i have ever heard. fantastic
@barbarabisson25512 ай бұрын
I believe that the interaction with Mark that you spoke of was the relaying of the news that Terry's father just arrived to catch his son's first performance with Dire Straits.
@SamKnause2 ай бұрын
Check out Telegraph Road from the same album Alchemy live. It is a MASTERPIECE !!!! Loved your appreciation of the talent on that stage. Mark is in a class of his own. Dire Straits are just otherworldly.
@gordowg1wg1452 ай бұрын
"Bothers in Arms" is another mega hit from back in the day - veterans, from all forces, find it particularly emotional, because... Oh, I see you've already done that - just going to check it out.
@NickNack-l4q2 ай бұрын
I love this performance. It brings me such joy! Thanks for reacting to it :)
@mapegatkinson922 ай бұрын
Prince said Mark was the best. High praise.
@garysexton884021 күн бұрын
Hey Gary the Tull freak but I just want you to know that I love other bands and Dire Straits is a great band. I got to see Mark in 1999 and it was a great show. This video of them doing this so awesome-a complete tight band performance. Glad you enjoyed it!
@mimiwiz12 ай бұрын
Insanely good! I've watched this too many times to count, and it always hits my happy vibe! Mark is one in a million talent. ❤
@Hartlor_Tayley2 ай бұрын
Timeless performance
@lotusladylotus61592 ай бұрын
I'm so grateful that I grew up with this music! Not only is Mark a guitar virtuoso, but he was also the song-writer and composer for the band. Nevertheless, he always made sure to give all of the band members a chance to shine. Fun Fact: In addition to all of that, his unique sound, and the fact that he is a finger-plucking genius, Mark was actually left handed but was playing guitar with his right, whilst making it all look so easy! I love love "Sultans of Swing"; that said, if you want to really see the breathtaking live musicianship of this band and the kind of epic musical masterpiece they could collectively produce, you have to treat yourself to their performance of "Telegraph Road" from this same Alchemy Live concert. You mentioned their camaraderie; when you watch Telegraph Road, you'll see once again how Marks is constantly making eye contact with his bandmates, and moving around the stage to connect with each of them. Another very different but spectacular example of Mark's talent is also on display in "Once Upon a Time in the West, also from 'Alchemy Live'. Enjoy!
@shiannesmith68772 ай бұрын
Good God that was fantastic fantastic! Thank you for your insight. You are very essential to my life and day❤
@santanamauricio2 ай бұрын
In 1982-86 they were one of the biggest bands in the world.
@PeteLX2 ай бұрын
Drummer completely going HAM
@peterfallert49942 ай бұрын
10 minutes of pure perfection
@Will_E_Wonty2 ай бұрын
Exellent reaction, thankfully without interruptions. And a list of videos that includes Bowie, Jethro Tull and Jerry Rafferty deserves a sub from me!
@monikadyminska17542 ай бұрын
Terry Williams is killing it!
@jerrysilverman81132 ай бұрын
As good as this was Telegraph road from the same concert is even better.
@christinehoughton85912 ай бұрын
Agree
@gordondafoe35162 ай бұрын
Jerry, your comparing songs. That's like saying "My almost favorite" is Sultans of Swing! There is no playing field here!. Is "Sweet Leaf" by Black Sabbath, better than "Like a Rolling Stone" By Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman)? Choose your words carefully, and proof read before submitting.
@jerrysilverman81132 ай бұрын
@@gordondafoe3516 Its just my opinion but with 17 likes I`m not alone.
@thewheelieguy2 ай бұрын
@@gordondafoe3516 no, they're saying that the performance of Telegraph Road is even better than the performance here on this song,
@kevinray57552 ай бұрын
they had hit the music scene in 1979 with this song on their first album, a great new sound
@georgesheffield158027 күн бұрын
78
@gzaq2 ай бұрын
This is a core childhood memory for me. I remember taping this off the TV when I was 12. That cassette tape never left my player for months! Lee bro, glad you listened to this. If you want more of this, check out the whole concert. It's magic.
@MD44-s6p2 ай бұрын
Cool commentary. Really enjoyed it.
@Noelle00262 ай бұрын
Mark’s guitar sound is so heavenly! Ear candy ❤
@ManuelGdeP2 ай бұрын
Now you have to do telegraph Road from the same concert (Alchemy), you won't regret it!!!!!!1
@williamjones60312 ай бұрын
The studio version of this is one of the best songs for cruising. Including road tripping. It's nice that you enjoyed it so much. What I love about this clip is how much fun they're having. Making a living like that wouldn't suck.🤑🤑🤑🤑 Shout out to the production crew. The filmography of this LIVE concert is incredible.🤩🤩
@MaydayMaydayMayday1472 ай бұрын
Telegraph Road from the same concert next for sure.
@italcook12 ай бұрын
I was a teenager during the late 60’s with all of the greats! Hendrix, Doors, Ten Years After, CCR, Led Zeppelin… and many more. Disco Music started sneaking in with all its vocal and sparkly fashion….. but along came Dire Straits and SRV IN STEP Album, which featured Rock. Thank God for these guys for keeping us Rockin’ during this transition to Disco which we hated. I have to say this… I was there, I remember it oh so well…
@kristahartmann67122 ай бұрын
Pure magic and joy. The smiles that Knopfler was tossing out were extraordinary. The very close second best vid........Dial up his live concert with Sting, Clapton, And Phil Collins at the Royal Albert Hall doing "Money For Nothing".... with an orchestra and huge choir rocking completely OUT...clapping and swaying. Talk about epic!
@markwade25302 ай бұрын
What a band/song/performance! I got to see them in concert December '85 on the Brothers In Arms tour. Superb.
@fabjen19612 ай бұрын
Shout out to these brilliant players and big shout out to the sound guys and recording engineers who made our viewing possible.
@thelatenightbar2 ай бұрын
I wouldn't say a new wave... just great lyrics, great musician, and arranger.
@corawheeler93552 ай бұрын
I've heard the studio recording many times ... love this live.
@madformorgan7848Ай бұрын
Oh wow. First time I’ve heard this live performance and it blew my mind. How could you ever go back to the studio performance after seeing that. Fantastic.
@L33ReactsАй бұрын
Right?? It’s impossible! That was NUTS 🥜
@rosmeeker19642 ай бұрын
i remember going to a concert on this tour. I was standing in the mosh pit and everyone was moving around me. And then I realised that I was just standing there, with my mouth open, watching Mark play.
Man you guys are persistent I love it lol maybe we will do that one next 👌
@jogooge63842 ай бұрын
Thank you for a great reaction, I was in this audience, and we knew how special this was at the time, Telegraph Road was equally special. I saw this particular tour twice and I still never tire of watching this and seeing the reactions of younger generations. How lucky were we?
@chriswhealy41702 ай бұрын
Dire Straits exploded onto the music in Jan 1978 when they first played this song on the BBC's late night music programme called The Old Grey Whistle Test. The program was called the Old Grey Whistle Test because the music production staff knew that whatever song the cleaners (the old people with grey hair) were whistling after the show, would most likely, become a hit. Legend has it the cleaners and their mops were dancing to Sultans of Swing...
@bishopswoodcrafts2 ай бұрын
I come for Tull Tuesday every week - still waiting for you to finish Benefit and Stand up, and had to stay to see your reaction to this absolute gem. Superb performance by this band, and a great reaction too.
@kianpa12 ай бұрын
Well, we WERE young back then! lol. Love it. Thank you!
@guichogf56362 ай бұрын
This was a breath of fresh air when it came out. Great album with great songs, Water of Love, Walking in the Wild West End, The Gallery.
@ScottHarlow-y3m2 ай бұрын
Dire Straits was one of the best at playing songs live like they did in the studio, almost as well as George Thorogood and the Destroyers. Since you've been hitting the album Brothers in Arms, check out "Money for Nothing" (the original video won awards, but watch out for censored versions) and "Walk of Life" (the video version featured clips of amazing NFL game plays, really fun to watch). Great reaction and analysis. Thanks, L33! Keep it up!
@L33Reacts2 ай бұрын
I’m so glad you enjoyed, my friend. This song has been one of my favorites over the past month. Amazing performance
@sharondavid-melly14982 ай бұрын
This is such a fantastic set! Thank you 🎸
@BusstterNutt2 ай бұрын
Timeless.
@peterginger2 ай бұрын
I’m exhausted
@stevedriver33872 ай бұрын
Telegraph Road from the same concert next please!!!!!
@doughaviland17292 ай бұрын
NOW YOU NEED TO WATCH TELEGRAPH ROAD FROM THE SAME CONCERT!😂❤❤❤❤
@return2earthvideochannel2 ай бұрын
Amazing performance - love Mark's smile, so relaxed.
@jeffreykennedy12662 ай бұрын
Saw them live back in the 80’s, they were great. One of my favourite guitarists of all time… 👍
@guyprins63402 ай бұрын
As 4 the young audience, they had a HUGE MTV hit with Money For Nothing.
@louise_rose2 ай бұрын
Yes, but i think that was a year or two after this concert was filmed. They were super popular by the early eighties though.
@rico-zaindentiana-mariepou4446Ай бұрын
Had the pleasure of going along 2 3 of their concerts, here in NZ...
@mik91242 ай бұрын
This Drummer is out of this world man
@michaelbaucom40192 ай бұрын
Drummer Terry Williams ALMOST upstaged MK...one of many reasons this version of Sultans Of Swing is so beloved You need to do the Alchemy version of Tunnel Of Love next
@StevenQ742 ай бұрын
Wembley 1985 version is better kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKPPnGZqg9p8pas
@sandycox205826 күн бұрын
I have always been a fan of Dire Straits, a very under-rated band in my opinion. Mark plays the guitar with no pick and he doesn't strum it........he plucks it. Awesome. Thanks.
@christinehoughton85912 ай бұрын
You have to show Telegraph Road, Alchemy Live another master piece.👍
@martinhoskins572 ай бұрын
Yes!!!!!! nothing more to say ..... Awsome
@marymargaretmoore90342 ай бұрын
Great performance! Also, your little girls are so cute. 🥰
@alphajava7612 ай бұрын
A lot Mark's vocals are inspired by Dylan and Lou Reed. Love it, its like a blend of the two. Style.
@dexstewart24502 ай бұрын
Dire Straits came out at the same time as The Police - basically became a genre of their own due to Mark being out on his own as a guitarist
@jenscee76792 ай бұрын
Funny because Sting is from Wallsend and Mark grew up in my hometown, Blyth. They are only about 10 miles apart.
@ednicholson78392 ай бұрын
Dire Straits and The Police were probably the two key bands of this era -- in terms of both greatness and commercial success.
@Bill1230582 ай бұрын
was lucky enough to have seen them on this tour. they were fantastic.
@MinistryOfDarkness112 ай бұрын
Telegraph Road from this concert is even more impressive IMO. Also the song called Calling Elvis from DIRE STRAITS- Live "On The Night" 1993 is jawdropping. The ending will blow you away. Love your reactions, cheers and all the best from Australia 👍🎸🎸🎸
@neilwinchester91872 ай бұрын
Great performance!
@RCTPatriot752 ай бұрын
Most on point light man ever.
@marcelmarceau25262 ай бұрын
Drummer was going HAM
@jonathan.palfrey2 ай бұрын
I see this was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1983. I remember seeing a Wings concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, but that was probably almost a decade earlier, in the mid-1970s. The current Wings album at that time was Red Rose Speedway.
@kevannoble55502 ай бұрын
I was at this Dire Straits concert with my wife, Hammersmith Odeon. The whole concert was an incredible experience that has stayed with us. Both huge Dire Straits/ Mark Knopfler fans. We watch the Alchemy Concert DVD regularly for a fix. We also went to their ‘On Every Street” Concert at Wembley Arena, which alas, was their final tour. Again, just unbelievably fantastic. I also went to see Wings Over The World concert at Wembley Arena in 1976. Absolutely amazing. My first ever live concert, and what a way to start. Very fortunate.
@mitchellbeston10332 ай бұрын
The UK had just come through the punk wave and new wave pop was taking the world by storm when Dire Straits released the Brothers in Arms album. The world was crying out for rock and Dire Straits filled the void, and because they were such a great band they became the biggest band in the world in the mid 80s.
@magicgordo48782 ай бұрын
Mark and the rest of the band are glad this dude likes them. This dude is really cool.