Sultans of Swing - AMAZING AUDIO! - Mark Knopfler -Live 2005

[hasod22]

great video except for the shit fargo plastered all over it . spoils .

[brandyandcoke]

Warning: Please do not try this at home, unplug your guitars, dismantle your drum kits and just watch this video of a maestro in action or else you will despair at your ineptitude.

[EugyRdT]

STANDING OV! Feel so sorry for those 85 deaf people...

[TheBham54]

damn....so friggin effortless...talk about your super powers

[dthegenius1]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[C906070]

it is brilliant sound clip and audio "farco777".no sound distortion.And the Band gel really well

[Razer50000]

Amazing! hmmm, lets get Mark and Victor Wooten together for a jam !!!!!

[Firebat751]

pro!!

[devoid9]

No picks! Just fingers. He's the best by far!

[advhutch]

hendrix, clapton, page, hammet, malmsteen,etc and many others would take a back seat to this guitar beast

[bilsrylos]

personally I hated 7:59 on

[goonwithhim1]

The old grandmaster....



[jonnycox001]

The performance was great until 5:20 on... to which is became completely mind-blowing!

[koko544]

i remember my father putting this on the stereo when i was like 7 but then it sounded more rock, is there another version of this ????o_O

[darryl621]

Great audio and video,what kind of camera was used,anyone know ??

[bimbo12381]

Is ther any one how seen Jose Feliciano play.

He can´t see.

[upyourad]

Ouch my brain, man i cant even comprehend how this guy plays. 25 years of playing and i feel so un worthy. Beautiful...

[afterburmer]

what's with the gay 'farco' shit?

[40carlosmc]

like a boss

[68DodgeCharger1]

observe how he plays lead guitar and sings... whial soloing....and not looking at the guitar....HE IS A GOD!!!!

[kipvader]

video 280 mweh, audio AWESOME

[homemlagosta]

Knopfler is the guy! Why he is underated (compared to Clapton). IMHO Clapton is just popular. Ask someone about the 2 and the person probably will say that Clapton is the guitar god... sadly...

[tutaj99]

Omg this wersion not good

[CrazyIsr]

awesome indeed, but a whole lot less spirit then when he was younger...

[40carlosmc]

awesome....

[mathias4748]

Como o vinho, quanto mais envelhecido melhor!!! Amazing Band!

[gregorylee888]

Richard .Bennett on Rhythm great guitarist ...this is his Nashville Band ...the best players in the world all live in Guitar Town !!!! I met Mark at a Nashville guitar show ..and he was standoffish ..but that is understandable .....he is an amazing player !!!.

[Nick4563880]

What a Fantastic guitar player Mark is, too bad he's apparently kind of a jerk in real life thouggh

[elfachagol]

83 no lifers

[MrMaximililano]

Wrong, Marky, Wrong, I get shivers when I listen to you, not only in the dark...

[redceasar]

Drummer is great

[dinbrew]

El baterista es Danny Cummings

[Kwales66]

YES

[zippers2]

god, what a performance. his voice is velvet, his playing has aged like fine wine. that neck has to be his best friend. what fun!!!!

[laydbakk1]

The man is a God on guitar... And, that drummer should get some kind of Medal of Achievement for keeping that tempo going without missing a beat... Freggin' awesome, really... I heard licks in there he didn't even have when he was younger... Outstanding...

[klcopen13]

Eff your watermark on this amazing video! :(

[mrstringer12]

leck mich am arsch..wenn knopfler an seiner gietarre dran geht wer soll ihm as wasser reichen!hammer hart ..nixmit zunge!einfach nur natur und koennen!!!!!!affengeilllllllll­llllll

[Jackhayes123]

what i love about mark is that not only is he an absolutely insane guitarist but he uses his fingers! its incredible" :D

[fIRsTRATmAN]

ONE M0:00RE TIME

[bellinghamable]

Who TF is farco and why do I want his name on my videos?

[r0by]

Great performance, but that silly bassist messed up the best part of Mr. Knopfler's guitar solo.

[fIRsTRATmAN]

FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE

[aLinuxTV]

Farco !

[SurealBlurr]

I felt self fulfilled when I didnt even read the title and thought to myself: "Huh... that`guitar playing sounds a lot like Mark Knopfler"

[mad0314]

@SurealBlurr i can look up songs by dire straits and guess whos playing the guitar as well

[ezgdisco]

This really is top notch audio! And boy MK is hell with his fingers!

[darin30may]

I noticed on the rating bar that 2% of listeners do not like this performance...How could be so high the numbers of in-breeded people?

[manypointsofview]

@darin30may Failed condems perhaps

[MrMZaccone]

@darin30may You know what they say. The more in-breeding there is ... the more in-breeding you get.

[rfitz2u]

FARCO the music is not yours get your stupid name of there! Are you that desperate and conceded to have to see your name on something you have nothing to do with!! does it make you feel like BIG like your part of the band what a Pathetic LOOOOOOSER!!!!!!

[f100sCUSTOMSCLASSICS]

@rfitz2u Oh come on! Give whoever took the VID the credit where credit is due! What's with the hate?? Chill and enjoy dude!

[frenchbasiel]

@rfitz2u just be glad he recorded this gem! so thanks farco, although you could have made the print smaller..

[luiguidret84]

bien echos mierdas ..que fregado es el tiempo

[gts325]

"Farco" kind of "Farcs" the video

[kramerica2k10]

Farco? Christ we get it...FarcU!

[mauromauro1957]

FANTASTICOOOOO



[JCKAMK]

I can't decide if I like Mark or David Hidalgo better. I bet they can both play this one and One Time One Night. Glad I don't have to decide.

[mukkohaha]

double four time :D

[cookwerth]

Second solo could have been a bit longer

[hapkrs]

this is awlays a great song.and in my opinion a true calssic.

[ruudtes]

Nice video, very good music, but... do you really have to show this word "FARCO" all the time? It is boring and makes me stop the video and look for something else... sorry, it is Knopfler and his band, and not farco, so good bye abortive

[SHOJMPR42]

Nobody else can bend a note like him!

[huesos1975]

Drummer is insane!!!

[rebelmunro]

My favourite guirar Player EVER! (Notice I did'nt say "Best". "Best" is up to the individual listener! I Love Ritchie too. go figure?

[363bear]

this is for all the strummers out there

[TheEvolytion]

Hey Farco, love the group! the ad is a little much though. Congrats! who would dare forget the F man?

[TheButcherbear]

out of earth...

[anandishere78]

Knopfler is insane in this one..Plays like when he was 25....The drummer is a beast..

Knopfler is NO1.. The ghost notes can never be duplicated. Only Knopfler can play this...Thabnk you Master!!!!

[vavaaraujoitb]

Para mim e O Melhor do mundo

[spudgun05]

No disrespect to danny cummins(drums) but i think the only dire straits drummer was pick withers, pick had the original dire sound.very unique style ,terry williams was fab but pick was the man.

[bigraphs]

Maestría PURA !!! / PURE MASTERY !!!!

[tortex088]

Is that the original band?

[themishmish101]

@tortex088 original ? for what? this is the legend ,the sultan of swing,not a question then its a fugazzi

[tortex088]

@themishmish101 it's a question, don't be nervous, lol

[DrTalk1]

How'd you get such good stereo separation on a 240p video?

[celticwolf102]

whats with the word FARCO, its fucking distracting.....

[kjallesoft]

At university first year a friend told me to come see that unknown band's first appearance in Belgium. The tent was partly broken down ,cause it was too small.

I immedeately knew: this is it. It still is. They are DIRE STRAITS.

[narnyslip]

Great stuff!! Hey has anyone noticed that the drummer is fantastic as well! Even Mark is amazed at his talent at 4:00.

[MrSeagoat]

80 deaf people with no passion of music..

[cookwerth]

He makes it look like hes playing yankee doodle

[checco89kr]

quali pedali usa secondo voi?



[oneforart]

so old...



[themadkarl]

So cool ......

[hobbyaire]

The ONLY time I ever saw Mark smile - @ 4:08 - just after the drummer crashes the cymbols .. :D

[QMPhilosophe]

Amazing guitarist - passionate and smooth as silk.

[dscowboy10]

How smooth was that!!!!

[FrogSpatula42]

Hm. He sure hasn't lost his skill. As all us fans know, with guitar, you can only get better.

[40carlosmc]

great

[erineyes0108]

What a sound!.... good, good, good!!!! :)

[tiwari]

I wish him a 100 more years!

[Hornadayfan]

I truly hope that Dire Straits gives us one more tour before hanging up their guitars.

[MasssTR]

anyone see what amps he's using? love his sound

[65earwig]

@MasssTR On the "Get Lucky" tour in 2010, Knopfler is using a pair of custom built Reinhardt guitar amp heads with matching cabinets,and a Tone King combo in between that is used on some songs. But over the decades he's used many different brands from Crate to Fender to Komet to Marshall & Mesa Boogie heads,, take your pic,, he's just good, thats all,,,

[MasssTR]

@65earwig

thanks!

[fenderjazzbrian]

Farco

[MrMorganfarts]

@hupur why dont u go eat shit you wouldnt know good music if it came up and fucked you

[hupur]

@MrMorganfarts listen fag i only said it wasn't a his best performance...kinda like when u only half fuck yur mom

[MrMorganfarts]

@hupur u have to be twelve or something that was the worst comeback i've ever seen on youtube. i have the highest amount of pity for you, not only because you dont know how to comeback from an insult, you have minimal musical insight.

[The6949891]

@hupur You and your buddy, mrmorganfart, really have a real command of " TRASH MOUTH " !

[MyAccount4TrollingU]

He needs to hang it up. This sucks.

[Noomtan1]

WTF Farco! spoiled the vidio with that name all over!!! :(

[Gusmed007]

The original solo is so near and dear to my heart, that nothing he could do live would replace it. Solos so absolutely classic should never be changed live.... especially if it´s a loooong atmosferic song that builds up to it.

I remember the first time I listened to Led Zeppelin playing Stairway to Heaven live on The Song Remais the Same.... when Page started the solo.... I hated him so much for that....

[donottawaguitar]

Sickest

[BigSurTrumpet]

Quote from my girlfriend "who's needs a "pick" if you have fingers like his"

[hndrx1477]

@BigSurTrumpet She's a keeper man

[MyChefen]

The Best !!!

[Swingarmer]

Justin Beiber is apparently god because he is always mentioned. Can we enjoy DS without him coming into the conversation?

[deepcosmiclove]

@Swingarmer Lighten up!

[DaveMcIroy]

Great video, amazing audio? Sure, for 1920.

[jm1973ism]

@DaveMcIroy

Mister Mark Knopfler never play twice he lock perfection he try in public no problem is what he is simply one of the very best, the best to me.

[DaveMcIroy]

@jm1973ism

What???

[2591august]

it doesn't get any better than this!

[jfgdfb]

Man! how can those brits just sit there motionless, like potted plants during this performance!! ..very strange.

[Latinavivit]

@jfgdfb They are just so mezmorized by the wizardry of Mark Knopfler's talent that they find themselves utterly entranced and unable to move. At least I hope that is the case.

[deepcosmiclove]

@jfgdfb They are listening to the music. Should they be screaming like in the 60s? Dancing in the isles? Is this a disco?

[plstrom]

@jfgdfb you are very strange !

[ballistix489]

O_O



[Sorthanded02]

amazing audio, must have been tied into soundboard, good job!!

[bijuvee123]

78 Justin Beiber fans came across this and got really cross. Is this music? Watch Justin 4 real thing

[deepcosmiclove]

@bijuvee123 Do you really think this can compare with Justin Beiber?

[billgavros7red]

after so many years he plays and sings like 80's

[Docbung2791]

Legends.

[NailgunDeath]

Here is a perfect example of a guitarist that can never be duplicated. There are ghost notes you can't hear but it gives it the Knopfler feel.

[mzbekilu]

Omgshshsh...anybody have a cigarette?....I'll take a cigar...peach optimo....

[skunkape2]

Does Mr. Knopfler always play w/o a pick?

[raziz77]

@skunkape2 he likes to works his guitar like he likes to work on his women... fingers only~

[TheMagooey]

@skunkape2 - he uses a pick for his rhythm work during recording sessions

[thankGodforDavidG]

hey swing it sultan, n make me wanna jam

guitar riffs so good,  just made my day dude

cool and simple band lets give em some hands

[DukeStarbuckle]

The watermark is absolutely not cool.

[meechykeen]

77 Justin Beiber fans viewed this and were overcome with low self-worth

[fIRsTRATmAN]

I know that FARCO watermark ruins the great video but still i gotta thank his dickhead self for posting this and the other telegraph road video.

[AlDomin45]

does anyone have the sultans of swing sung in creole .... ?

[Skarmillion]

wow Danny is spamming those cymbals like there was no tomorow :P

[NatureDom]

Ok, ya sé que le pasa.

Tiene más de sesenta años, y aún no ha aprendido a tocar la guitarra como Dios manda.

¡Y mira que de joven me gustaba!

[CarlosOxygen]

Why the FARCO watermark? sucks

[fIRsTRATmAN]

My fav part is from 0:00 to 7:59

[ABC1123581321ABC]

Thank you so much for posting. He has such a beautiful and unique way of expressing himself through the guitar. I understand him and Clapton hang out. I bet Clapton learns a lot from Mark. Notice how everyone is sitting till the last few bars, almost out of respect for a master doing his trade. His creativity shows when you look at his repertoire of work. Rarely does he cover other artists. When one looks at many of the other leading guitarists out there, though deserving of respect in their o

[alleseigentlich]

Feel alright when he hear the muuhiiihuuiii.

[kitwalker2006]

farcoff with the watermark. ruins the video

[Ginger33333]

@kitwalker2006 I see what you did there...

[sparky160uk]

That Farco watermark spoils a great vid 4 me

[pablomanueldiez]

Thanks for sharing, master !!!

[MrBiff127]

da ya think you could get rid of you overcast imposing franco

[MrBiff127]

da ya think you could get rid of you overcast imposing

[TheThker1403]

yeah hop into my favorites

[huds1223]

holy shit that solo at the end gave me chills.outstanding

[advhutch]

Dont give a damn about no trumpet playing band. Classic

[Can00uck]

Bloody Amazing !!!

[swiggy58a]

I agree with most comments here. Knopfler is, indeed; Amazing! Fabulous player! Great audio, indeed! And yes; the text overlay is entirely useless and ridiculous. Some people just have to draw attention to themselves; when nobody cares! And you can count me as guitarist #75 who knows that he will never play like Knopfler. Then again; who could? One of the great guitarists of all time.

[wasp220]

1:40...1:42  its amazing i like it :)

[brianjnunes]

like cutting through butter with a hot knife.

[Hbananax]

I hope he does this next Sunday... (:

[pictaker69]

saw this in dubai i think in 05 in an open arena. Mk played a lot of his newer stuff but got round to these classics eventually but the crowd went crazy for most of the night new or old .... he is amazing !

[biddy1966]

Ive seen some of the greatest guitarists in the world from Angus young to Mickey Moody , this guy is the greatest.Saw him in 91' and will never forget.

[ThiagoZeppLE]

Just amazing..

[ansoerrealzale]

74 guitarrists noticed that they´ll never play like mark

[perezbizkit]

@ansoerrealzale lol

[MyKnopfler]

@ansoerrealzale great shout my friend

[deepcosmiclove]

@ansoerrealzale That doesn't mean they shouldn't stop trying.

[onawav]

Ignorant video overlay. Get your text out of the way.

[sandmanisback]

73 ppl need serious medical attention!!

[CASOLIVEIRAUFAC]

This is a really special audience. They never do a blink of an eye. I wish I was there!

Reminds me the world isn't just Lady Gaga or Just Bieber...

May God extend your days, Mark. Hugs from Brazil.

[matrich1983]

@CASOLIVEIRAUFAC well said!! :) 

[MegaDutchdude]

get the freakin 'farco' out of the video! we now it's yoy allright, goddamnit!

[axon314]

@STontour

Nothing more to say about bassist!

He is a great musician.

[STontour]

at 0.53 the bassplayer gets a wrong tone... and Mark turns around looking at him !!... great.. !



[ThaSampleBoy]

Mark Knopfler amazing guitar solo remix. It's so amazing, it takes you away to the Guitar Gods. Knopler earned his place among the greats of his time. All of the more sophisticated listeners knew that mainstream fame ≠ Talent! Proof below

/watch?v=Vo_R_zVxr9g

[rockinghell91]

i know it seems like i'm missing the point of this vid but... great punchy snare!

[fastguned]

The absolute KING of chickin pickin, and HE knows it  6:06 - 6;16.

[bullballs96]

Clapton who???

[bullballs96]

What a seriously beautiful song