Have you ever seen anything as good as this, the way this song is crafted, the flicks, the timing, the blending of the percussion and the the keyboard intro and bridge pure unadulterated brilliance, once more it's live and it's pre-digital
Mk never looks at the fret board once, OK maybe once, just to see if his fingers were on fire. Pure genius, will we ever see a live performance to compare with this, probably not
This bloke has more musical talent that the Gaga's and Beibers' would kill for. These media stumped up "artists" could never play 4 bars of this song, they don't have the history, experience., talent or musical ability. after 4 bars of practice they would have have a lie down and count there bank balance
How's the timing between 1:50 and 2:48 hands off the guitar but still manages to get right back on note. Total control., even freakish. Not many guitarist have this much "time" on their hands to accomplish this.
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
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
look closely, the finite flicks and licks on this guitar virtuoso is hard to believe. look at the facial expressions. They knew they had something special and most of all they appear to be enjoying it. far flung from today's bereft outfit of media driven musicians. DS can't be topped ever, not even the Beatles, pink Floyd, rolling Stones
This bloke has more musical talent that the Gaga's and Beibers' would kill for. These media stumped up "artists" could never play 4 bars of this song, or Sultans, they don't have the history, experience., talent or musical ability. after 4 bars of practice they would have have a lie down and count there bank balance
The best guitarist ever! No more or less notes, just perfect! Alchemy was one of my first albums and I am proud that I can play some of his songs. I will post some tutorials
want mark knopfler just for an hour or forever; diggin the tin foil pants on the other guitar player! hahahahaha best music i've ever heard, am addicted to dire straits!!!!! rock and roll forever!!!!
it,s like a cold wind. the best guitar player ever. i have seen them a few years ago in linz (austria), and i remember it every day. (sorry for my bad english)
Solo poche visualizzazioni,come e' possibile una cosa del genere,questo mondo mi fa davvero schifo avrei tanto preferito vivere quegli anni sicuramente indimenticabili.Opere di questo calibro non sono alla portata di nessuno oggi.
mk makes it look so easy, effortless, and the whole band look they are enjoying themselves. priceless compared to the modern crap. Those bends, slides, hammer ons, hammer offs., flicks a pure classic. I wonder how he and the band produced this, no studio rendition can compare, there a re more guitar notes in this song and the entire concert than most musicians could produce on on 3 -5 albums
i would have said heaven on a stick, more like heaven on a guitar. there are more guitar notes in this song than most artists can get on 3 albums, and this is live.
See the smiles and the interactions on the musicians faces, pure gold. Gaga and Beiber if they re-recoreded, over dubded themselves to death they could never reach this level, remember this is pre-digital
Again the groove is simply beyond belief - the music just swims effortlessly about some radical universal center - one of the most sophisticated rock pieces ever conceived and played.
there u go. theres no more any stuff like this. u go to a concert n get kinda intoxicated, bands do not really c-r-e-a-t-e anymore, wot is it, i wonder. even on classics, almost evry time same boredom over n over again. rarely possible to get such impressions like "back then"
I bet it´s playback ;D behind the stage GOD plays the guitar...MK, you will live forever in our hearts and ears! thank you for this awesome music...:D
Music doesnt get better than this,...can listen forever! Mark, a true genius!! The best guitarist ever IMHO, a unique style..clean... and melodic like nothing else. I dont know if Mark writes his own songs...but they are amazing!! Thanks mark... for givig us this much pleasure!!
I saw Dire Straits on this tour at the NEC Birmingham, phenomenal musicianship, this song opened the show - awesome and it just got better and better. Knopfler at the peak of his powers, Terry Williams (ex-Man) and Illsley so solid, and Hal Lindes, a perfect foil for Knopfler - Clarke was not the worst keyboard player either!
aaaaaaahhhh man 3:27 to 3:41 is incredible!!! And the rest as well of course!!
This is THE concert that, when I was really aware of what was happening on screen for the first time (I was like 6 or 7 years old), made me wanna play in a band as well. And so I did! Not at this level but still!! Thank you dIRE sTRAITS for the ultimate inspiration (and dad for playing the VHS over and over until I finally got it!!)!!!
Amazing show. It always cracks me up to see some clown straining to play the same three chords, and then watch Knopfler ripping out 32nd note runs and not even breaking a sweat. And the band is tight as a rope, too... superb.
It's a hard thing to say who's the best at something. I think he probably produces the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard from a guitar. One thing is for sure, he's certainly one of the best. Just like guys like Santana and Hendrix, you can pick him out from all other guitar players by the first few notes he plays. I hadn't heard this song in years, so when I heard it again, it was like the first time. I was mesmerized. All I could do was close my eyes and soak in every note.
Um guitarrista sem comparação! Chega ser sobrenatural a forma como se expressa através de seu instrumento, todas suas perfomarces ficam gravadas em nossas mentes, sempre ao nos deleitarmos com o maravilhoso som de sua guitarra, instantaneamente, causa uma sensação de exctase, ou rementendo a fatos que vivemos.
Ele mostra que ser bom instrumentista não e tocar bem e sim se expressar atraves do instrumento!
Mark Knopfler O MELHOR GUITARRISTA DE TODOS OS TEMPOS!
This is pure perfection. The man is a legend, like the rest of the band! What a solo, so natural and melodic, genious, makes it look so easy, and lyrics, OMG! No such music any more. And wtf, only 9000 views, it's good that Lady Gaga has 100 million, this world is crazy... Dire Straits FOREVER!
@stbojan I play all of Mark's music, I have done since the early 80's before the word tribute artist had been invented. Sadly there is no market for what I do because no one gives a shit about proper music, they don't understand it, they just want crap.
@StefanPriceUK Well said, current music could never reach this level of perfection, remember it's pre-digital No over dubbing, no re-recording no synthetic 'tish, pure music
@stbojan you are right but world is not crazy yet,we are still here,if you nude or half naked jumping and dacing on the stage YOU are hot or legend .this people don`t like good music,melody,guitar or 4-5 men standing on
the stage playing they are own music. they need nude singer and dancer.........Love dire straits.
You can't expect the same energy from Knopfler these days, after all he's 60 and here he is about 35. But still - just a little of it, Mark, just a little ... Maybe it's the shoes?
Can't believe the top comments are always name dropping sucky performers. I deliberately avoided using the word "artists".
Thumb that top comment down.
outofslumber 3 weeks ago
I LOVE MArk knopfler
artiomc 3 weeks ago 3
Simply the spectacular.
Nspaceg2 1 month ago 5
Have you ever seen anything as good as this, the way this song is crafted, the flicks, the timing, the blending of the percussion and the the keyboard intro and bridge pure unadulterated brilliance, once more it's live and it's pre-digital
wbravo66 1 month ago 12
This so laid back it's almost horizontal, every note is a symphony
wbravo66 1 month ago 17
as we say here in bahhston wicked pissaaaaaaaa. i remember when this albulm first came out, i think i wore the grooves out...lol
BLKCATT8 2 months ago 2
Still the best !!!! Forever
slavenj123 2 months ago 3
il mio commento non lo leggerà nessuno, ma lo voglio dire a squarcia gola: dire straits siete stati magici!!! e lo sarete x sempre!!!
menelaus1 2 months ago 2
@menelaus1 io voglio bene lo sonoro, pio bello.
Nspaceg2 1 month ago
see the flick on the strings at 1.28 and the follow up finger picking. caressing of those strings straight after, pure genius
wbravo66 3 months ago 13
he makes it look so effortless but everything is perfectly timed and absolute magic.
Shaynexxxx 3 months ago 17
the music takes you to another place
Shaynexxxx 3 months ago 5
@Shaynexxxx Realy, the first time that i saw, i enjoy very much, this sound is always actual.
Nspaceg2 1 month ago 2
3:26 to 3:50 that i call "FEELING ALIVE"
makn0 3 months ago in playlist hey 4
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Mk never looks at the fret board once, OK maybe once, just to see if his fingers were on fire. Pure genius, will we ever see a live performance to compare with this, probably not
wbravo66 3 months ago 16
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Bieber: "God sent me to create music"
Knopfler: "No. I didn't send anyone."
This bloke has more musical talent that the Gaga's and Beibers' would kill for. These media stumped up "artists" could never play 4 bars of this song, they don't have the history, experience., talent or musical ability. after 4 bars of practice they would have have a lie down and count there bank balance
wbravo66 3 months ago 17
Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame!
allgrams713 4 months ago 4
How's the timing between 1:50 and 2:48 hands off the guitar but still manages to get right back on note. Total control., even freakish. Not many guitarist have this much "time" on their hands to accomplish this.
wbravo66 4 months ago 12
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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
wbravo66 4 months ago
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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
wbravo66 4 months ago
look closely, the finite flicks and licks on this guitar virtuoso is hard to believe. look at the facial expressions. They knew they had something special and most of all they appear to be enjoying it. far flung from today's bereft outfit of media driven musicians. DS can't be topped ever, not even the Beatles, pink Floyd, rolling Stones
wbravo66 4 months ago 12
@wbravo66
Completely agree. Dire Straits/Knopfler fan for 30 years and always.
trailrunner78 3 months ago 3
Minuto 3:58 il maestro carica l'arma.
Mr5maggio 4 months ago
This bloke has more musical talent that the Gaga's and Beibers' would kill for. These media stumped up "artists" could never play 4 bars of this song, or Sultans, they don't have the history, experience., talent or musical ability. after 4 bars of practice they would have have a lie down and count there bank balance
wbravo66 4 months ago 12
god plays guitar, in Mark we trust.
makn0 4 months ago 3
this so laid back it's almost horizontal
wbravo66 4 months ago 7
That is a musician, wath today is waste. MK forever.Lady stupid to landfill.
suachecat 5 months ago
have look at the passion in the last 10 seconds of this with the fingers, strumming rather than picking, GOLD
wbravo66 5 months ago 4
...il più bel Live di sempre..
lucacanfora 5 months ago
now it,s 71426 but that shit lady shit it, nr one.shame.
sara16235 5 months ago in playlist dire straits
The best guitarist ever! No more or less notes, just perfect! Alchemy was one of my first albums and I am proud that I can play some of his songs. I will post some tutorials
DiogoAndrade30 6 months ago 7
want mark knopfler just for an hour or forever; diggin the tin foil pants on the other guitar player! hahahahaha best music i've ever heard, am addicted to dire straits!!!!! rock and roll forever!!!!
paulapaularaejohnson 6 months ago
it,s like a cold wind. the best guitar player ever. i have seen them a few years ago in linz (austria), and i remember it every day. (sorry for my bad english)
kessekess 6 months ago in playlist Dire Straits Alchemy Live (ASSET|ECONOMETRICS VERSION)
every note is a symphony, pure sound, no over dubs or recordings. No modern day band will ever reach this level of perfection
wbravo66 6 months ago 6
how the fark do they do it, so easy for them
wbravo66 6 months ago 2
espetacular!
crigar11 6 months ago
Solo poche visualizzazioni,come e' possibile una cosa del genere,questo mondo mi fa davvero schifo avrei tanto preferito vivere quegli anni sicuramente indimenticabili.Opere di questo calibro non sono alla portata di nessuno oggi.
Mr5maggio 6 months ago
The amazing thing is how laid back & relaxed he is, while playing so god damn good ... :-)
mortdk 7 months ago 7
mk makes it look so easy, effortless, and the whole band look they are enjoying themselves. priceless compared to the modern crap. Those bends, slides, hammer ons, hammer offs., flicks a pure classic. I wonder how he and the band produced this, no studio rendition can compare, there a re more guitar notes in this song and the entire concert than most musicians could produce on on 3 -5 albums
wbravo66 7 months ago 7
this guy is a rare talent, pure genius, the lyrical guitar, finger picking style is unique., supported by the best production ever, pre-digital
wbravo66 7 months ago 5
i would have said heaven on a stick, more like heaven on a guitar. there are more guitar notes in this song than most artists can get on 3 albums, and this is live.
wbravo66 7 months ago 4
what an incredible piece of music, the drummer and Alan Clarke on keyboards, outtta this far king world
wbravo66 7 months ago 4
See the smiles and the interactions on the musicians faces, pure gold. Gaga and Beiber if they re-recoreded, over dubded themselves to death they could never reach this level, remember this is pre-digital
wbravo66 7 months ago 51
@wbravo66 whu the fuck did you have to mention gaga and bieber? i see no connection here, you're ruining the moment...
IQSISTEM 2 weeks ago
Best of British
BIKEPRO603 8 months ago
25 years later and still feels like the first day i heard this MAGIC!
hamidr11 8 months ago 6
Listen children........this is how its done. Pure magic!!!!!!!
1922sultan 8 months ago 7
0:06 mark in god mode
andreberna90 9 months ago 7
ohh yeah.....once upon time in the west......magnifique
sherlocolmes 9 months ago 4
Outrageous performance...thanks for posting.
pla1945 9 months ago
Again the groove is simply beyond belief - the music just swims effortlessly about some radical universal center - one of the most sophisticated rock pieces ever conceived and played.
railman55 10 months ago 7
A classic!
colindavidrutter 10 months ago
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icarusimmi 11 months ago
Nice shoes Mark!!!
vinny1577 11 months ago 2
No words can describe the genius of this man.... the sound of his guitar is intoxicating and leaves me yearning for more...
And this piece is simply stunning!
Marikit777 11 months ago 9
Simply perfect. Sounds like heaven. Shame this is one of the most underrated masterpieces of DS.
10011001miluno 11 months ago 36
oh god i forgot how good this was
mrlespaul02 11 months ago
there u go. theres no more any stuff like this. u go to a concert n get kinda intoxicated, bands do not really c-r-e-a-t-e anymore, wot is it, i wonder. even on classics, almost evry time same boredom over n over again. rarely possible to get such impressions like "back then"
KarovaMilkyBar 11 months ago
The number of views on Mark knopflers stuff is also very high for a lot of songs,
also millions !
hollandshoop 1 year ago
I bet it´s playback ;D behind the stage GOD plays the guitar...MK, you will live forever in our hearts and ears! thank you for this awesome music...:D
terrorschelle90 1 year ago 6
@terrorschelle90 I was thinking maybe he is in connection with a different planet
SaeedBaba 1 year ago 6
@SaeedBaba haha funny shit. mark has made my life complete. those who dont like him just dont know better
3439ra 1 year ago 4
Smoking Moroccan joints for that song !!
love Mark knopfler , hate nowadays music !!!
mercdistortion 1 year ago
I don't know if I will ever see a musician better than Mark. I have never smoke hash
but I imagine it must be like listening to this numer
SaeedBaba 1 year ago 8
@SaeedBaba lmao. nice.
kevoishere1 1 year ago
@SaeedBaba I totally agree :) coz gary moore is dead, there is place for great players again :)
slovdavid 1 year ago
Awesome!!
IZKI73 1 year ago 3
cava de tirreni, luglio 1983, io c'ero!!!
spukino 1 year ago
Music doesnt get better than this,...can listen forever! Mark, a true genius!! The best guitarist ever IMHO, a unique style..clean... and melodic like nothing else. I dont know if Mark writes his own songs...but they are amazing!! Thanks mark... for givig us this much pleasure!!
nchristo9954 1 year ago 8
@nchristo9954 Mark writes all his songs. One of the greatest songwriters of rock and all genres ever in my educated opinion.
kevoishere1 1 year ago 5
...for few...........anymore...
marcovittozziii 1 year ago
this is the cream de la cream of the music. best artist and best music ever made. ever! not gonna happen ever again!
TheMarkicGT 1 year ago 5
...you're simply the best...:-)
iceman69fx 1 year ago 4
...very crazy..... forever mark!!!forever dire straits
idrogenoh23 1 year ago 4
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tenmuchocuidado 1 year ago 6
Forget Neo, Dire Straits IS the MATRIX!
TheChosenOneII 1 year ago
just a silly love song
quogir1 1 year ago
I saw Dire Straits on this tour at the NEC Birmingham, phenomenal musicianship, this song opened the show - awesome and it just got better and better. Knopfler at the peak of his powers, Terry Williams (ex-Man) and Illsley so solid, and Hal Lindes, a perfect foil for Knopfler - Clarke was not the worst keyboard player either!
Talicater 1 year ago 2
He sure is a handsome fella isn't he? Doesn't matter though being able to jam like that...
merockstar420 1 year ago 4
There is still amazing talent around. Check out THIS - v=eHboI1p5Yqs
loswaldo666 1 year ago
aaaaaaahhhh man 3:27 to 3:41 is incredible!!! And the rest as well of course!!
This is THE concert that, when I was really aware of what was happening on screen for the first time (I was like 6 or 7 years old), made me wanna play in a band as well. And so I did! Not at this level but still!! Thank you dIRE sTRAITS for the ultimate inspiration (and dad for playing the VHS over and over until I finally got it!!)!!!
ralph11998800 1 year ago 2
lady Gaga, ma vaffanculo ! ah ah
unottico43 1 year ago
No tengo palabras para describir cómo suena esto. Qué sonido joder!!!. Sencillamente esto es música INTEMPORAL.
Este sábado 30 de julio de 2010 iré a ver a knopfler a la Sierra de Gredos!!!. Ya podía tocar esto tal y como suena asqui. Será mucho pedir?
dudosoo 1 year ago
@dudosoo Déjateeeee, déjate. Suerte que tienes de ver a esta divinidad fuera de una pantalla... Que te vaya bien!
Albertoto93 1 year ago
The best rock concert ever, the best rock guitarist period, an absolute genius.
MK takes the guitar to another dimension. Great post.
jondavi123 1 year ago 6
Amazing show. It always cracks me up to see some clown straining to play the same three chords, and then watch Knopfler ripping out 32nd note runs and not even breaking a sweat. And the band is tight as a rope, too... superb.
mithras718 1 year ago 2
It's a hard thing to say who's the best at something. I think he probably produces the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard from a guitar. One thing is for sure, he's certainly one of the best. Just like guys like Santana and Hendrix, you can pick him out from all other guitar players by the first few notes he plays. I hadn't heard this song in years, so when I heard it again, it was like the first time. I was mesmerized. All I could do was close my eyes and soak in every note.
jafrocubic 1 year ago 5
Back when music took actual effort to make.
Can't get much better.
TheHagooMan 1 year ago 5
OMG, this is scary good.
Niallboy1 1 year ago 5
I hereby announce that Mark Knopfler is officially the World's First Geordie Cowboy! No, seriously, superb work once again from His Knopfness.
azapro911 1 year ago 5
I want to be once again in the west
cuco1989 1 year ago
Um guitarrista sem comparação! Chega ser sobrenatural a forma como se expressa através de seu instrumento, todas suas perfomarces ficam gravadas em nossas mentes, sempre ao nos deleitarmos com o maravilhoso som de sua guitarra, instantaneamente, causa uma sensação de exctase, ou rementendo a fatos que vivemos.
Ele mostra que ser bom instrumentista não e tocar bem e sim se expressar atraves do instrumento!
Mark Knopfler O MELHOR GUITARRISTA DE TODOS OS TEMPOS!
isaacvictor4 1 year ago 3
el bateria se sale en esta
Clasius79 1 year ago 5
The immortal Les Paul said of Mark Knoppfler a Man that uses the potential of the wonderful instrument that we love so much
leebusandlibus 1 year ago 5
Not bad, not bad at all.
3coyguards 2 years ago
this is best sound ever!!!! i hope im in heaven with my sheilee & this music . its so pure!!!!
robbie1864 2 years ago 3
This is pure perfection. The man is a legend, like the rest of the band! What a solo, so natural and melodic, genious, makes it look so easy, and lyrics, OMG! No such music any more. And wtf, only 9000 views, it's good that Lady Gaga has 100 million, this world is crazy... Dire Straits FOREVER!
stbojan 2 years ago 103
@stbojan it's good that Lady Gaga has 100 million,,Lady GAG GAG can BLOW me..
xpfuzz 1 year ago
dddd//
totaly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
eliorpinhas 1 year ago
@stbojan get lady gaga in a white head band and ill fitting suit.
537John 9 months ago
@stbojan NICE SAID....and in addition, this world is really getting shallower and more shittier by day! Really sad.
hamidr11 8 months ago
@stbojan I play all of Mark's music, I have done since the early 80's before the word tribute artist had been invented. Sadly there is no market for what I do because no one gives a shit about proper music, they don't understand it, they just want crap.
StefanPriceUK 4 months ago 2
@StefanPriceUK Well said, current music could never reach this level of perfection, remember it's pre-digital No over dubbing, no re-recording no synthetic 'tish, pure music
wbravo66 4 months ago 7
@stbojan you are right but world is not crazy yet,we are still here,if you nude or half naked jumping and dacing on the stage YOU are hot or legend .this people don`t like good music,melody,guitar or 4-5 men standing on
the stage playing they are own music. they need nude singer and dancer.........Love dire straits.
450babar 4 months ago
awesome
drummer is so damn sick!!!!
Perfect
metalrockpiano 2 years ago 7
Terry Williams is the god himself man.
milletafakkori 1 year ago 7
This is Unbelivable. Dire straits FOR EVER
MicrosiMe 2 years ago 4
Incredible...amazing...outstanding...divine
svenjansen2000 2 years ago
Exceptional...
kostasvr21 2 years ago 4
best guitar player EVER!
Fabilicious81 2 years ago 6
thta's true ,he is the best guitar player ever
chedarou 2 years ago 6
Thanks God to have given us Mark!
Piergy74 2 years ago 51
fantastico, recuerdo que compré la cinta VHS hace mas de veinte años.
bicisenderista 2 years ago 5
From 3:25 to 3:50 it's almost orgasmic.
manzanoben 2 years ago 9
RIGHT! :o)
Maudit1972 2 years ago
jajaja estoy de acuerdo ;)
lynx1985 2 years ago
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manzanoben 2 years ago
You can't expect the same energy from Knopfler these days, after all he's 60 and here he is about 35. But still - just a little of it, Mark, just a little ... Maybe it's the shoes?
SpiritLevelBubble 2 years ago
better than sex , lol
loly1969 2 years ago 6
THAT'S JUST PERFECT
themouse76 2 years ago
superb.masterpierce
964571034 2 years ago
Amazing
cuco1989 2 years ago
WTH the hair in my hands were standing up.
Adore mark knofler & dire straits
poupy1979 2 years ago 7