Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West (Part 1) (Alchemy Live @ Hammersmith Odeon, 1983) HD

[loly1969]

art of playing guitar plus more

[albertoacquiterme]

Good but traditional reggae version on record was better.....at least to me!

[batman5270]

7 dislikes they must be asians lol

[mukhopadhyaysoumi]

MK= My first adult crush!!!

I am 42 now, still feel the same...

[robregD03100282]

got to love how the 80s did music so awesome

[attoen]

dire straits es severo guitarista para mi es el rock mas elegante que he escuchado im glad to hear you mi friend mark konfler great music you play you got a lot of class thanks a lot



[drumdude46]

i'm american. but love so many of the european/english especially, artist. this is sublime. just superb. few musicians and bands, ever reach this level of unity and ensemble. wow.

Knopfler is a supreme talent.

[Shaynexxxx]

I hate wana be cover fags, noth`n will ever beat the original, Mark Knopfler was an origianl guitar legend that not even cloning can compete with .

[funkfanNo1]

6 Bieber and Steps fans

[Shaynexxxx]

Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour the true Gods of guitar.

[nordine3072]

can never get enough hearing dire straits.

[AndyPandyh]

There is no bigger inspiration than Mark Knopfler.

[wbravo66]

Am I tone deaf. How come only 170K hits on this classic. Those stumped up media talentless souls in this current era should have a listen to someone/group with musical ability and talent

[Mr5maggio]

Chi potra' mai raggiungere il suo livello?  NESSUNO

[machanalan]

at there peak in this song



[makn0]

This man with a guitar is a f****** emotional machine. I mean he's the man. long live rock, long live knopfler!

[wbravo66]

try and get someone to cover this, if they practiced for a 100 years they never reach this level of perfection, Listen to the album version, how did they expand the original into this, only a music genius could do it. My bet the boy Knopfler and Guy Fletcher or Alan Clarke can up with this gem. Maybe be not Guy Fetcher I don't think he was in the Band in '83

[wbravo66]

There is no better exponent of the strat, gibson, taylor, pensur or any other guitar for that matter. Check out the earlier stuff from the late 70's. Rockpalast in Germany. pure magic

[TheMKPolice]

the bass line in live version is just .. just cool

[lucacanfora]

..l'acqua..scivola..la classe resta..per sempre..

[shrimpfarmersunion]

I live in Israel, and this song describes it in so many ways...

[194ffddff]

@shrimpfarmersunion dan fuck you rasicst :)

[wildmoose2000]

@shrimpfarmersunion In a way, it's most of the world, and whats happened and happening.

[panoramka]

stare ale świetne

[malpo11]

spero che mio figlio l 'apprezzi come ho fatto io

i hope my son will love this song like i did

[ibrahimtamerm]

the single most under rated band in america EVER.

[wbravo66]

every note is a symphony

[wbravo66]

how sublime is this, and it's live, Pre-digital. Can't get any better. pure genius, light shade and melody, it's hard to get hat melody from a guitar

[wbravo66]

@wbravo66 and by the way the whole band seems to enjoy it, rare

[Mr5maggio]

Questo e' quello che dovede far vedere quando incontrate qualcuno che parla di musica e di chitarristi.Questa e' storia.

[diotriton2]

sono bastate le note e gli accordi iniziali di Alan Clark per commuovermi

[HenriNioto]

@qqwwee419 One of the best, yes, for sure !

[tube4625]

sent some chills down my spine

[lucrese1]

my favourite song, I was 15 when I first heard this version, I'm 38 now and I have to listen to this album once in the week, at least! I also think he's one of the best guitar player in the world, to bad he'd never had the succes Jimi Hendrixs had, he's even beter, if not better?

[JRFCBraga]

great



[rockforheaven]

they didn´t pay tribute to the band´s name. they paid tribute to GOD. they should be remember just as god.

[daveeeed]

i love the feel of this and some of the tracks on communique. you can tell they were influenced somewhat by their time recording it in the Bahamas. Ok, they might not have come back like Paul Simon, but i suspect some of the feel of the album had to do with the location.

[wbravo66]

So much light and shade on one song, MK plays more notes on this song and Suntans of swing than most artists get on 5 albums. RIP Gaga and Bieber you'll never know what real music is

[wbravo66]

Mk is an alien, no human can play a guitar like him

[sinnozia]

D G & M K ...for ever & ever

[tkdmovement]

All the song is incredible one of my favourites. i love the rythm of the bass what a feeling!!!

[ChillingMusicUploadz]

READ!

I recorded and uploaded the full song (vinyl)

Check this account for chilling, smoking and vinyl songs.

I will be uploading more tracks soon.

[csbkoool]

Everyone keeps talking about him as a guitarist.....(he is the best).........but vocals are equally insane....he is very rarely credited for that..his coarse voice suits the raw power of his glamour free down to earth lyrics.....sharing stories/ideas we can relate to......THANK YOU Mark you've always been the best for me

[pablop2000]

impresionanteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!­!!! thank you mark knopfler

[MemeNatorius]

0:51 the most epic intro I have ever seen!

[CentraCross]

Mark Knopfler is like a combination of David Gilmour, Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty. It's pretty obvious how he's epicly great.

[viperlegendkiller]

@CentraCross no guitar sounds like knopflers

[jescatala]

The best without doubt with David Gilmour, and the true kings of rock héros ...

[mklives2]

It's not just a matter of guitar skills. It's also a matter of taste. And Mark has GOOD taste.

[avidbookreader]

Mark oh Mark, you and your guitar...pure awesome.

And your smile...sexy as hell.

(Sigh) Be still, my beating heart.....

[killerchassis]

REUNION PLEASE! BEEN LONG ENOUGH ALREADY!

[coperone2]

@killerchassis I think that Mark is too old for that. He's 62 I think!

[calle68]

@coperone2 Its too late for Beatles, for Queen, for Doors but not for Dire Straits!



[CentraCross]

@calle68 It's been too late for The Beatles for over 40 years. (Yes 40. Yoko, not Chapman)

[railman55]

I have this cut from the Alchemy Tour live - Really one of the finest live version recordings of this band - the groove is pure drive. The lyrics, an enigma, remind of A Clockwork Orange - some strange brew of inner violence and pure poetry. The guitarist as a gunslinger? Perhaps..., Mark surely qualifies.

[jonnythecroww]

i find myself saying - only on air time alone - that this along side sultans of swing is actually my my favoorite song ,,,,,,,, ever

[LexSeifer]

Mark Knopfler is a fucking insane guitarrist, but i like a lot more David Gilmour, but Mark is very awesome guitarrist.

[iyep]

@LexSeifer both are great for sure

[diarmuid38]

No doubt he is excellent but Garry Moore from Thin Lizy was better

[fossaalta]

che spettacolo 

[Marikit777]

THAT guitar... oh, Mark...

[waaziz2008]

Obviously, this should have been the theme song to one of the best westerns ever made!

[neju087]

@waaziz2008

Ah... I agree 100%! If only MK was old enough to do this when Sergio Leone came to America and directed "Once upon a time in the West" (the movie), or "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", etc.....But I think that at that time, MK did have an "Alter Ego" called Enio Morricone! The Alter Ego did like more the classic style of music, whereas this one (a.k.a. MK), likes more Rock'n'Roll!

Long live Rock'n'Roll!

Down with the disgusting monkey noises of what today is called music!

[Billbill80s]

I love Dire Straits. They were so sucessful here in Australia. They still have the record number of consecutive sold out shows in Sydney Entertainment Centre still today. Even Mark himself did special things when he came here to play. Like the extended version of So far away in the Brothers in arms tour.

[ashraffp]

The Joy of Rock n Roll

[redifreddy14]

One of the best... lot of underated finger pickers... Lindsey Buckingham for example... dont know why they arent more highly rated... Knopfler is the exception and rated fairly high 27th in the Rolling Stone Best of.....

Check out Buckingham .. the guy is a one man band

[Miltongarden]

@redifreddy14 Forget about Roling Stone. They dont know anything about anything. Most of their top twenty guitarists no-one has ever heard of.

[KarovaMilkyBar]

hes the man thats rite!

[Clasius79]

grandeeeeeeeeeeeeees  a muerte siempre q bonito poder decir q esta gente pueda ser el pilar de la vida de alguien a mi tambien me pasa xd lol

[Clasius79]

grandeeeeeeeeeeeeees a muerte siempre

[pacoruso1]

SON UNOS DE LOS PILARES EMOCIONALES DE MI VIDA,CADA MOMENTO DE MI JUVENTUD,EXPERIENCIA E.T.C LA REVIVO DE NUEVO CUANDO LOS ESCUCHO,Y ME DAN FUERZA,SENCILLAMENTE LOS QUIERO.....

[oldpro1977]

I absolutly love the guitar in this song. I have to hear it every single day.

[Zazalahyene]

Reggae, ballad, country, Rock'n'Roll, Boogie, what in the world can't Mark Knopfler play? :o

The lad is a God!

[slovdavid]

since Gary Moore has gone, Knopfler and Clapton are best. R.I.P. Gary :))))

[Geo69xr]

buddyrichjr is a homo : )

[MKECBS1]

A band. A sound. A skill for song writing and musical skill that I have not seen equalled in my 21 years of living.

Pure Musical Genius.

[rep0m1es]

Hal Lindes looks cool

[czarnuch8989]

it's on dvd with dts 5.1 which sounds perfect :)

[alabhaois]

Fabulous stuff. I miss them

[beckton100]

After this for me it was Bach, Mozart and Schubert....what marvellous company.

[udzierbeka]

I know Knopfler's solo by heart. I spent all my pocket money for that VHS when I was 13.

[mrsthunderoad]

davero grande.....quando lo sballo aveva un senso......non oggi che il senso è relativo......

[buddyrichjunier]

just another over rated jew

[Deckard439984r]

@buddyrichjunier LOL@YOU haters gonna hate... It's amazing that in this day and age there are still small-minded people like you who care more about heritage than talent.

[teamdebt]

@buddyrichjunier Run along to your klan meeting.

[ryvalschoolz]

Check out the guy dancing around in the upper right of the screen @2:00. This is how I look every time I play this song.  Knopfler is a genius!

[Catsbobs]

great

[labora4best]

I remember this : I was 18, had my degree and wanted to finally see the world and took off . I worked in the grapevines of France ,

Planting salads with turks in some French farm . I learned there what it means to be stolen the money and by just the force of my voice make the thief pay me back. Remember the manager watching us ,"you did the right thing" but I would have hit him. Well I never do that.

It "flattened my emotions into a horizontal line" and make me work hard.

No messing!

[labora4best]

I remember this all too well: I was 18, had my degree and wanted to finally see the world and took off for 3 months. I worked in the grapevines of France ,bee nplanting saalds wit hturks i nsomefarm etc. This casette kept me going: I learned to "flatten emotions into a horizontal line" and work hard. Good that times have changed!

[mariaortensia1]

Mark ti porto via e sarai il mio chitarrista personale ah ah ah

[quogir1]

the best words are spoken in this few moments of eternity in this concert

[thomaswni]

Such a cool version. Alchemy was the best live show EVAR!

[dfens79]

EPIC

[10011001miluno]

Best concert intro ever. Just close your eyes and FEEL

[barbgalb]

Really out of this world. Just got the newly released DVD..a definite must have!

[DaMuttzNutz]

I have this on VHS. Shame I no longer have a VHS player

[SpiritLevelBubble]

@DaMuttzNutz - Go get it on DVD or Blu-ray. It's been on the shelves since spring :)

[steevyp]

love to know who the two thick people are who gave this a thumbs down!!

[dudosoo]

Increible cómo suena esto.

[jondavi123]

Along with The Last Waltz ( The Band and Dylan)., this is the best rock concert ever. This genius takes the guitar to another dimension. Absolutely brilliant.

Great post.

[marinozzone]

Ieri sera ho visto il suo concerto a Perugia....

Dove sei finito Mark!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(

[kito7]

only 35000 views...and all the mileys,justins,britneys,shakir­a's,... in the world reach millions easy. kinda makes me scared lol..but im still glad they are 35000 people with a good taste!

[victorvee]

OUTSTANDING!

PURE GOLD!!!!!!

[TheLovemusicguy]

who could inmagine somebody so good in the music?

[miggv198]

The best Rock concert ever. Best guitar solos. 'Sultans of Swing' live version was the best ever. No need for tatoos or long hair and makeups, and drugs. Just good music a lot of fun playing it.

[LedColin]

Jamás existió un concierto mejor.

[ripa171]

One of the best live in the history of Rock.

Just Fantastic !

[Monilikesmusik]

So improvisieren kann nur Mark! Das ist KUNST (KÖNNEN)!

Gänsehaut-Musik!

[Laertiade]

simply gorgeous (from Italy)

[yawnblahblahblah]

aLCHEMY is re-released on blue ray + standard dvd on 15th May 2010- uk.

In widescreen , remastered with extras and 5.1 surround..should be awesome !

Quality will be superb and way way better then all previous versions...

[cuco1989]

Marijuana for your ears

[nevemirtilla]

Great,great,great song

[hideare]

1:02 = magic

[Monilikesmusik]

This ist the best version from "once upon a time in the west. I like it very much!!!

[azapro911]

Now then, this is a song you don't hear very often, not even on Dire Straits compilations!

[leebusandlibus]

Cool so hard to find good recordings of a great band thank you fibbsabaddy

[COzombewolf]

damn i love this song! And I was lucky enough to be at this show. woohoo!

FYI it was an epic concert !!

thanks for posting as my cassette version of this was worn out yrs ago

[MoroccanSoprano]

@COzombewolf You are a very lucky man.

[MicrosiMe]

Dire Straits NEVER dies, Dire Straits are masters in music, I listen to this band from 1994

[ibanezslx]

rock perfection

[mylomaster]

fuck this is bouncing :| :| I love them

[louishat]

i never get tired of this band...

the drums on this track are insane, especially the intro

check out 1:15 - 125

[bla222111333]

@MrsThecrazydog yep.

[pcvahte]

this is timeless...

[qqwwee419]

I think he is the best guitar player in all time

[xpfuzz]

@qqwwee419 good but not the best

[Monilikesmusik]

@qqwwee419 O, yes, he is the best !!!!!!

[TobiLeggend]

@qqwwee419 Maybe not the best, but he's in the top 10 ;)

[biatch181]

@qqwwee419

One of the best definitively

[costonbeltics1]

@qqwwee419 him and jimmy page. for creativity, but their two different styles. if i was going on pure skill i think morello could be mentioned.

[wbravo66]

@qqwwee419 yes with out a doubt

[wbravo66]

@wbravo66 he never look at the fet board, maybe only once to se if his fingers are on fire

[Elwood9ITA1]

No doubt, he's the man...

[964571034]

you can t go any further than this. amazing

[cuco1989]

amazing

[sebo6]

Definitely. Been looking around for a DVD, wondering why there is none yet. I hope you're right because otherwise I'll be right pissed.

[SingleHandedKnopfler]

next year this concert will be released in blu-ray format, with 5.1 surround sound.

[SpiritLevelBubble]

The definitive version. Can't wait to hear the DVD with surround sound that's going to be released next year.