Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live) | REACTION 

I love the way this performance almost never fails to put a smile on peoples faces.

Not a bunch of electronic noise. This was pure talent with no artificial help

Nobody can fill a song with tasteful guitar licks like Knopfler

Best live performance ever…..

Probably the greatest ever live performance

Terry Williams on drums !!!!

The studio version of this is one of the best songs for cruising. 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.

Gentlemen - This is how it's done. This is talent. This is orgasmic.

It's one of the best, and most uplifting live performances I've ever seen. Even the part where Mark plays the sadly mournful guitar is beautiful.

Some of the best of British music.

TELEGRAPH ROAD, from this concert is a must, you won't be disappointed its a masterpiece. Mark Knopfler wrote the words, music, arranged it, sang it and played his guitar as only he can, TELEGRAPH ROAD is the same. The mans a genius really.. Well done 👏👏👏

Great rework. This was one of my bands growing up. Mark Knophhler, the lead guitarist and singer. He’s literally a genius. He’s written sound tracks for movies The princess bride ,,, prob his biggest box office success. Huge movie in the 90’s. If you want to know more about him and research if unique finger style guitar playing. He highly regarded as one of the best ever finger style guitarists ever. And he’s such a great story teller in his songs! That’s what makes him truly truly special. No one did what he did…. The way he did it. He is and was a gift to us. And music fan.

Mr Knopfler sure has his own, totally unique style of guitar playing, and it's impossible not to love it!

Best live performance ever 😊😊😊

It was amazing. I was there, I was 18years old and 39 years later I have so much fun watching it again You have to watch Telegraph Road from the same gig Seeing this and your reaction makes me so happy The star was Terry Williams on the drums

This song got Dire Straits' career started, but the 1978 studio version is much shorter than this and has almost completely different personnel. The band went through changes and this "Alchemy Live" concert from 1984 features the new group, most noticeably to me the new drummer, Terry Williams. Now I can't listen to the original any more. Luckily there's a live album of this concert.

Telegraph Road same concert is even better with epic ending and lots of peaks and troughs. Love your channel guys and reactions. Cheers from Australia 👍👍

In for a treat, guys!

Great Reaction!!! Thank you, felt like I was with you guys! Sharing the masterpiece!

Dire Straits, they have quite a lot more masterpieces...each masterpiece is telling a story...takes you along that journey with the song. The 'embracing' as you described it...😉 Some masterpieces are so great and powerful that it will bring tears to your eyes...fills you with incredible emotions...and that's the Gods given unique talent of Mark Knopfler...the songwriter, lead singer and guitarist...these masterpieces can make you feel a certain way or hit straight to your soul 😉. It was great to see Sultan of Swing had brought some smiles on your faces...cheers to that 🍻!

Masterpiece !! live

My people are the best rock bands in the world 🌎 ❤ 🇬🇧

I think you guys got it 😂😂😂😂 still remember the first time I heard that song on vinyl at my mates place. It was so fresh. The live version is another level.

I'm loving all these classic rock reactions. Legendary bands in the golden days of music. I've heard all these before but it's fun to refresh them and seeing you guys react to this new world you're discovering.

Mark Knoffler was one of guitar great Chet Atkins favorite guitarists.

This is one of my favorite songs! Glad you liked it. Love your reactions! There is a lot of rock out there for you to discover! 😎💖

Masterpiece from Dire Straits 👍😃

Mark Knopfler lead guitar Hal Lindes, Rhythm guitar John Illsey bass guitar Terry Williams drums Alan Clark keys And guest keyboards for these shows, Tommy Mandel

"Dire Straight - Telegraph Road Live (alchemy Tour 1983)" you haven't even scratched the surface...you guys are so much fun to watch. lol glad I found your channel, hope to see you do more classic rock, theirs loads more great music like this to explore. This type of rock will take you on an incredible journey, with poetry set to music 🔥🎸🤗🎶✌🏼💖

Does not get better than this! Thanks guys!

Outstanding Reaction!!!! Done the correct way...no interruptions, play it through then review. Andy, watching you throughout the song was a joy to me. Can't tell you how much your obvious joy reflects exactly how I react every time I listen to this rendition. Now I want you to do what I've always done; I almost always listen to this, and other Rock songs, when I'm driving. Try driving and letting your natural love of this song respond. You end up looking whacked out. At 76 now I try not to listen to rock when I'm driving so as to avoid having folks call ahead for cops and an ambulance.

Great guitarist 🎸

💥15th March 2024. Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) - Knopfler's 60 friends and music icons. Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Brian May, Ringo Starr and Zak Starkey, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck, Mike Rutherford, Slash, Steve Vai, Sheryl Crow, Hank Marvin, Joan Armatrading, Richard Bennett, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Brown, James Burton, Jonathan Cain, Paul Carrack, Ry Cooder, Jim Cox, Steve Cropper, Danny Cummings, Roger Daltrey, Duane Eddy, Sam Fender, Guy Fletcher, Peter Frampton, Audley Freed, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, Keiji Haino, Joan Jett, John Jorgenson, Sonny Landreth, Albert Lee, Greg Leisz, Alex Lifeson, Steve Lukather, Phil Manzanera, Dave Mason, Robbie McIntosh, John McLaughlin, Tom Morello, Rick Nielsen, Orianthi, Brad Paisley, Nile Rodgers, Joe Satriani, John Sebastian, Connor Selby, Andy Taylor, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Ian Thomas, Keith Urban, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Louis Walker, Joe Walsh, Glenn Worf, Zucchero.

Uh, “new bands”?!!!! Really. Before you were born, dude!

You guys are good...👏👏👏

That "softer" section was mostly created by the percussion dropping out. Makes you feel like you're floating. You may notice Pentatonix uses that technique sometimes.

You guys have to listen to Lynard Skynard live in Oakland 1977, FREEBIRD! Slow at first but then picks up!

Even the bored guy on the left felt that

Rory Gallagher or Gary Moore, 👍🇮🇪💯

Solo? You must try Chicago "25 or 6 to 4" Tanglewood Live

Frog leap Studios has a metal version. Leo M. Please check it out.

No mention of the drummer???

sheer brilliance

So glad you enjoyed it & thank you for having the respect for not speaking over the top of such a magnificent performance. MK is the musical equiv. of Senna was in F1. This was 41 years ago & pure genius arranging by MK. xoxo

I'm smoking too.

It befuddles and boggles the mind, how one of the most famous rock bands, playing one of the most famous songs from what's considered to be the most iconic rock performances of all time - Which has been out there on every platform available for over 40 years, and you're just now hearing & seeing it for the first time ? With the talentless garbage that been dumped on the world over the last four decades as an excuse of what passes as "music" - Which beggs the question : Just what in the hell have you been listening to ?

Next should be "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" YW

Guy on the left! Hello!!!!! You do not seem into this at all! Guy on the right…. You go, man!

This was up there with Bruce Springsteen '85 born in the USA Wembley, Pink Floyd '94 Pulse Earls Court as must see gigs. They were truly immersive and Emotive concerts, certainly the best I've ever attended. Love that you were getting the same hit from it now as we got nearly 40 years ago

Guys can’t hold their weed. 😂

If Larry Bird played lead guitar, percussion, bass, keyboard, rhythm and sang vocals.

Great reaction!!! If you like guitarist you should check out stevie ray vaughn Texas flood live from elmacambo.

Deep Purple "Burn" ... and you will start running in your room.

Frickonc

Reactions Los jaivas con la canción la poderosa muerte en Machu Picchu

All you see in it is so true!

Telegraph road from the same concert.

Arabian influence maybe?

Yeassssssss!!!!!

THE WAVES! CALMING! EXCITING! CALMING! EXCITING! 😂😂😂😂😂THOSE BASTARDS ARE TOO GOOD! IT'S THE PERFECTION! FOR ALL THE MUSICIANS, WHO ARE TEYING TO BE BETTER, WATCH THAT! THE DEUMMER IS A WAR MACHINE! 😂😂😂😂😂OF COURSE, MARK KNOPFLER, IS A GUITAR HERO, A LEGEND, NOT FOR NOTHING! GREAT!