Surely one of the greatest guitar songs of all time? Knopfler is a master of the finger picking style and the Strat, and what a performance here from Terry on drums as well - the band were so tight on this one - great stuff - this doesn't get enough reactions, so kudos to you for doing this one
Yes, they were teasing the audience, which probably had a large percentage of guitarists in it. The guitar lick that he doesn't play until 11:41 on the video was the culmination of the single on that song, which was their first hit. So they took forever getting around to playing it until the song was almost over. I bet seeing that lick played live was a major reason many amateur guitarists in the crowd were there, and it looked for a while like he wasn't going to play it, but he finally did. A big hit they had later (with Sting also on vocals) was "Money For Nothing".
I was there-amazing! The NEC in Birmingham tho’. They never played differently because it was being filmed but it was a World tour so they did change songs to prevent boredom I expect. My boyfriend was a pianist & bet me that Alan Clark wouldn’t be able to play several keyboards simultaneously,but he did. Someone should have told John not to dance though! I still go to Marks gigs,he may be getting on (as am I) but the music is still great. He writes & performs cos he loves it-very few interviews or publicity & unfortunately he’s likely to one of the last great musicians. See him while you can.
I've had the DVD of this concert forever. Dire Straits is one of my favorite bands, & they were really on fire for this great concert. Especially the drummer with mad skills. He is Terry Williams. He came on one of these videos recently & commented that he is still "banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee," which is a line from their song Money For Nothing. They took part in the Live Aid concert, played Money For Nothing & Sultans of Swing. Lucky for them, they went on just before Queen. Nobody wanted to follow the guys that stole the show!
As a matter of interest for those who don't know, this isn't the same drummer who played on the original recording. That was Pick Withers, also a brilliant drummer who was replaced by Terry Williams who you see here.
Some people say there's better finger picking guitarists than Mark knopfler and better bands but they were always in the top 1% but this Alchemy live performance on that night propelled them to I'd honestly say the best performance of all time. I've liked other live performances but this one is just insurmountable. There will be many other brilliant concerts but this one will always be the 1.
3k subs. Congratulations. Thank you for this reaction vid. His name is Mark Knofpler. You should check out his works. The guy is considered an all-time great. ☺👍
But if you react in the right way, money for free! As long as you can co-opt those who live their lives on the internet! Money for nothing and chicks for free! X
@@billmavin1998 Why not likely? Do you know me? I know a lot about music. I have musical connections to my family that you could only dream of. I was going to give you a proper response, but your remark is so presumsious and insipid, that I can't be fucked. There's no fight in it. You're like an onion broth. I can guarantee that I know slightly more about music than you. And I don't really give a fuck, one way or another.
Yes, the best live performace ever, anywhere, anytime! THe lead guitarist/singer Mark Knopfler who's guitar does most of the singing, Terry 'the animal' Williams smashing those drums, always dependable John Illsley playing bass & all the rest, at their peak!
The singer and lead guitarist is Mark Knopfler. If you want to see what he is about and get some proper feels, watch "Music For Montserrat - Mark Knopfler - Brothers in Arms".
Knopfler moved on to do a lot of music scores, including the entire score for "The Princess Bride". Check out DS performances of "Brothers in Arms" and "Romeo and Juliet". The whole group in this video kills it.
Sir try to see & react the Reo Brothers singing / perform Sultans of Swing by Dire Strait... Happy viewing reacting the performance of Reo Brothers. Enjoy...
FYI - that's how they got the name. They were playing an early pub show and were trying out some names. Some pub owner looked at how skinny they looked and they were lugging old equipment and he "you guys really look in dire straights" so they changed the spelling and the rest is history
I went to this concert as a teenager- it was amazing. Sorry for being so smug!! Mark & his band are still touring & he still plays Dire Straits songs. There are rumours that he’s gonna stop touring soon,so seize your chance to go & see him if you can. You won’t regret it 🎸🎸
@@PurpleAlbatross I went to the Brothers in arms one too-sorry! & Mark & his band twice 🤭 Next time he tours-just book it,call in sick,dump the kids & go! You only live once? Bucket lists are what keeps me going!
@@denadavey1470 Wow that's just amazing. Can I ask what it was like to be there?? I agree re YOLO but I'm afraid it wouldn't be the same and I would be disappointed!
Lizzy Ratcliffe I was 16/17? But I remember being in awe! Mark still plays the old stuff cos he knows we still love it. The band leave the stage & come back to play Local Hero or the theme from Going Home. You Tube ‘song for Sonny Liston’ or ‘Coyote’. An evening with MK 2009 is great to watch cos it’s a rare chance to hear him talk about songs. Speedway at Nazareth is just pure class. Again-he knows we want to hear it so never disappoints 😊
@@denadavey1470 Wonderful. I always say if I had a time machine that Alchemy is the first place I'd go. I'll keep an eye out for Mark on tour - it would be amazing to see him live before he stops touring!
I see you like metal. I think you would like Night Witches by Sabaton, the lyrics video which has some pictures of the "Night Witches," a regiment of female Russian pilots during WWII, who flew bombing raids into Germany. They were young women mostly in their late teens & early 20s. Their planes were old plywood biplanes with canvas wings. They carried two bombs under the wings. They would idle the engines & glide in low & silently, but for the wind whirring in the wings, which sounded to the Germans like witches on broomsticks, hence the name. They were terrifying. By the time the Germans heard them it was too late. They would drop their bombs, restart their engines, & fly home to reload, several times a night. If a bomb got stuck, they would walk out on the wing & shake it loose. Crazy. OK, so I'm babbling, but thought you might enjoy the song if you knew what it was about. You probably know about Sabaton, anyway, as they are, I believe, Swedish.
How about a little Mongolian Metal? Yes, The Hu, Mongolian throat singers playing traditional instruments metal style. They have at least three songs on You Tube. Wolf Totem might be good for starters.
Dire Straits like Queen and all the other really top bands.....better live than on record.....and Mark Knopfler?.....don't get me started on Mark Knopfler, for me the best rock guitarist of all time....like Jimmi, he doesn't play the guitar, he is actually part of the instrument.....
Your reaction is funny and you are a nice guy I believe but please next time take some info about what you're going to watching; I don't want to be rude, take it as a tip of an old man (that sry doesn't speak eng).
@@tribhuvansinghchandel Hmm, it could've been the lighting. This is recorded at my brother's place using his camera, so it could be that. Thanks to my amazing patreons I have enough money to buy a new camera and will do so when I can, that should improve the quality significantly :D
What a sound; what a arrangement; what a drummer; what a guitar. Great Terry Williams, great Mark Knopler!
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!
"This singer" is a genius of guitar Mark Knopfler!😀
Notice he hardly ever has to look at the guitar while he is playing it.
This is without doubt the greatest live performance of one of the world's greatest songs i have ever heard - thank-you
That was the most epic performance I've ever seen.
It is. Period. Don't look any further. ;-)
Terry Williams the drummer killin' this.🥁🥁🥁🥁😀I love this performance!
Surely one of the greatest guitar songs of all time? Knopfler is a master of the finger picking style and the Strat, and what a performance here from Terry on drums as well - the band were so tight on this one - great stuff - this doesn't get enough reactions, so kudos to you for doing this one
One of the best performances, Mark Knopfler's magnum opus
one of the best Live tracks ever !
peace x
Impossible not to feel good to this song, especially when you see the band having so much fun.
Yes, they were teasing the audience, which probably had a large percentage of guitarists in it. The guitar lick that he doesn't play until 11:41 on the video was the culmination of the single on that song, which was their first hit. So they took forever getting around to playing it until the song was almost over. I bet seeing that lick played live was a major reason many amateur guitarists in the crowd were there, and it looked for a while like he wasn't going to play it, but he finally did. A big hit they had later (with Sting also on vocals) was "Money For Nothing".
I was there-amazing! The NEC in Birmingham tho’. They never played differently because it was being filmed but it was a World tour so they did change songs to prevent boredom I expect. My boyfriend was a pianist & bet me that Alan Clark wouldn’t be able to play several keyboards simultaneously,but he did. Someone should have told John not to dance though! I still go to Marks gigs,he may be getting on (as am I) but the music is still great. He writes & performs cos he loves it-very few interviews or publicity & unfortunately he’s likely to one of the last great musicians. See him while you can.
A Masterpiece -NO pick! Last I heard, 138 million views of this live performance.
I love your reactions to this. You look exactly how I feel watching this. Yes it's feel good music. :)
Best band and best guitarist in the world.Fantastic song
I've had the DVD of this concert forever. Dire Straits is one of my favorite bands, & they were really on fire for this great concert. Especially the drummer with mad skills. He is Terry Williams. He came on one of these videos recently & commented that he is still "banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee," which is a line from their song Money For Nothing. They took part in the Live Aid concert, played Money For Nothing & Sultans of Swing. Lucky for them, they went on just before Queen. Nobody wanted to follow the guys that stole the show!
I've never noticed how good their drummer was before until I saw this live version
@Don Avan I should have read your comment before I posted mine.
As a matter of interest for those who don't know, this isn't the same drummer who played on the original recording. That was Pick Withers, also a brilliant drummer who was replaced by Terry Williams who you see here.
Terry Williams is great!!!!!!!
Some people say there's better finger picking guitarists than Mark knopfler and better bands but they were always in the top 1% but this Alchemy live performance on that night propelled them to I'd honestly say the best performance of all time. I've liked other live performances but this one is just insurmountable. There will be many other brilliant concerts but this one will always be the 1.
3k subs. Congratulations. Thank you for this reaction vid. His name is Mark Knofpler. You should check out his works. The guy is considered an all-time great. ☺👍
Great song and reaction. A classic masterpiece and a reason why I started playing guitar :)
I am 64 years old and am utterly amazed by the lack of knowledge of younger people regarding classic music/
The people that do know are the one's that Matter
But if you react in the right way, money for free! As long as you can co-opt those who live their lives on the internet! Money for nothing and chicks for free! X
Hanne Catton..... Tell me about it.
I've given up being angry.
You can't teach morons.
@@brianwilson3952 it is not a one way street - you are likele not to be an expert on the current great musicians of any genre
@@billmavin1998 Why not likely?
Do you know me?
I know a lot about music.
I have musical connections to my family that you could only dream of.
I was going to give you a proper response, but your remark is so presumsious and insipid, that I can't be fucked.
There's no fight in it.
You're like an onion broth.
I can guarantee that I know slightly more about music than you.
And I don't really give a fuck, one way or another.
The very best of Great Britain, right there!
Favorite song from Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing.
12:00 at that point i was completely lost, like a huge truck hit me or a tornado flew over, where i realized i nearly survived it...that feeling.
Yes, the best live performace ever, anywhere, anytime! THe lead guitarist/singer Mark Knopfler who's guitar does most of the singing, Terry 'the animal' Williams smashing those drums, always dependable John Illsley playing bass & all the rest, at their peak!
Alan has 4 keyboards and 1 piano plus there is a second keyboard player with 3 keyboards.
I as going to say the same. You see his skill in telegraph road.
I want my MTV.
It's one and only Mark Knopfler
Great choice!!!!! Love this band.......... Love this song too! What a guitar player........... Wow amazing!
The singer and lead guitarist is Mark Knopfler. If you want to see what he is about and get some proper feels, watch "Music For Montserrat - Mark Knopfler - Brothers in Arms".
From the beginning till today 10/28/2020 Dire Straits /Mark made my life happier :)
The song that made it all Happen
Classic rock... ;-)
The drummer is Terry Williams maybe the best single drum performance ever 🤔
Knopfler moved on to do a lot of music scores, including the entire score for "The Princess Bride". Check out DS performances of "Brothers in Arms" and "Romeo and Juliet". The whole group in this video kills it.
This is great. Ty for reacting. One of my other favourite songs of theirs is "Private Investigations" (1986 Sydney Live is a good version)
You should check out Telegraph Road or Tunnel of Love.. the Live versions
He’s still writing & performing brilliant music. Watch Speedway at Nazareth,slow build up teasing us for the amazing end.
Sir try to see & react the Reo Brothers singing / perform Sultans of Swing by Dire Strait... Happy viewing reacting the performance of Reo Brothers. Enjoy...
I've heard Dire Straights my entire life, yet somehow it surprised me to see a bunch of skinny, lanky dudes hahaha
FYI - that's how they got the name. They were playing an early pub show and were trying out some names. Some pub owner looked at how skinny they looked and they were lugging old equipment and he "you guys really look in dire straights" so they changed the spelling and the rest is history
I went to this concert as a teenager- it was amazing. Sorry for being so smug!! Mark & his band are still touring & he still plays Dire Straits songs. There are rumours that he’s gonna stop touring soon,so seize your chance to go & see him if you can. You won’t regret it 🎸🎸
You were at Alchemy?!!!! Ommmmmmmmmmg.
@@PurpleAlbatross I went to the Brothers in arms one too-sorry! & Mark & his band twice 🤭 Next time he tours-just book it,call in sick,dump the kids & go! You only live once? Bucket lists are what keeps me going!
@@denadavey1470 Wow that's just amazing. Can I ask what it was like to be there?? I agree re YOLO but I'm afraid it wouldn't be the same and I would be disappointed!
Lizzy Ratcliffe I was 16/17? But I remember being in awe! Mark still plays the old stuff cos he knows we still love it. The band leave the stage & come back to play Local Hero or the theme from Going Home. You Tube ‘song for Sonny Liston’ or ‘Coyote’. An evening with MK 2009 is great to watch cos it’s a rare chance to hear him talk about songs. Speedway at Nazareth is just pure class. Again-he knows we want to hear it so never disappoints 😊
@@denadavey1470 Wonderful. I always say if I had a time machine that Alchemy is the first place I'd go. I'll keep an eye out for Mark on tour - it would be amazing to see him live before he stops touring!
Drummer is ok, it's Mark Knopfler the lead guitar player who should blow your socks off. One of the greatest songs ever!
Terry Williams Terry Williams
Mark’s rated 27th guitarist/composer in the world so’s you know😂
This was my jam in the 80s LOL
Now watch the film/DVD 'Local Hero' with Burt Lancaster. you will enjoy the gentle. unforgettable soundtrack by M. Knopfler OBE.
I see you like metal. I think you would like Night Witches by Sabaton, the lyrics video which has some pictures of the "Night Witches," a regiment of female Russian pilots during WWII, who flew bombing raids into Germany. They were young women mostly in their late teens & early 20s. Their planes were old plywood biplanes with canvas wings. They carried two bombs under the wings. They would idle the engines & glide in low & silently, but for the wind whirring in the wings, which sounded to the Germans like witches on broomsticks, hence the name. They were terrifying. By the time the Germans heard them it was too late. They would drop their bombs, restart their engines, & fly home to reload, several times a night. If a bomb got stuck, they would walk out on the wing & shake it loose. Crazy. OK, so I'm babbling, but thought you might enjoy the song if you knew what it was about. You probably know about Sabaton, anyway, as they are, I believe, Swedish.
If you like harmonica and southern rock try listening to Train Train by Blackfoot. On Sultans of Swing this version has the best drums version!
How about a little Mongolian Metal? Yes, The Hu, Mongolian throat singers playing traditional instruments metal style. They have at least three songs on You Tube. Wolf Totem might be good for starters.
DS are always better live
Dire Straits like Queen and all the other really top bands.....better live than on record.....and Mark Knopfler?.....don't get me started on Mark Knopfler, for me the best rock guitarist of all time....like Jimmi, he doesn't play the guitar, he is actually part of the instrument.....
Whatt...you don't know his name.....😵😲..i mean... Come-on.. he is the greatest
Your reaction is funny and you are a nice guy I believe but please next time take some info about what you're going to watching; I don't want to be rude, take it as a tip of an old man (that sry doesn't speak eng).
Can you please react to Boyz II Men - End of the Road (Home Free Cover)
Please react to System of a down - Chop Suey
What is wrong with your camera
What do you mean?
@@React4you it looks a bit hazy
@@tribhuvansinghchandel Hmm, it could've been the lighting. This is recorded at my brother's place using his camera, so it could be that.
Thanks to my amazing patreons I have enough money to buy a new camera and will do so when I can, that should improve the quality significantly :D
Nasaukon lemppari.
Класс!#@@#@@