The talented people are like that. Ever see that Mike Jackson doc leading up to his final tour? Everything was effortless and Brillant EVH was same Prince all the greats it’s easy for them.
It's funny how most people don't even consider him to be one of the greats unless you actually play the guitar and understand that he actually is most definitely one of the Guitar Gods
You're not wrong, His style is truly unique, I recognised that it was him playing guitar on that track called "Third world man" on Steely Dan's album, Gaucho, a shame his brilliant playing is pretty much drowned out by other noise. But you can still pick that it's Old Mate, playing it with his own particular style.
Cairns Australia 1986. torrential rain and all Mark completely soaked never missed a note on stage not a single fan left... Still to this day the greatest concert experience Ive ever had.. was and still am big fan ..
Indeed-San Diego State University Amphitheater 1986 ?-Brothers in Arms tour-95 % of the 2500 people there only knew that album-myself & a couple dozen others that knew ALL their music stood the whole gig-believe it was during Solid Rock he acknowledged ALL of us standing for them. Truly a class act & one hell of a fiddle player. I will never forget it !
One of the unforgettable days in my life without a doubt… I was 15 and in the first row at that Knebworth concert in 1990… so many guitar gods on stage that day but seeing Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton on stage together…nothing but goosebumps🥹
That’s the good stuff that at 55 year old I wish we could go back do it again those were best times. The music spoke to you and you could feel it they were real artists and entertainers unfortunately they like us getting up in age and I see nobody to pick up where they left off. This younger generation, what they call music just isn’t music to me if you can’t feel it or it doesn’t get you moving then that’s not music. You were lucky to have the opportunity to see them live back then.
June 1990, The Nordoff Robbins Silver cleft award winners, what a gig that was, I stood near the guy with the American flag, I had been to watch Floyd at the Docklands Arena in 89, then I went to Paris to watch Phil Collins, this really marked the end of Floyd's tour, Phil was still in the middle of his tour. Knopfler is a guitar god, I was at the Dire Straits "on every street" gig 92 in the Olympic Stadium Stockholm Sweden.
@@boyermatthews2177 you're right, it is over. no new kids will ever get to a level close to this. today's guitarists don't even try to emulate greatness or mastery anymore. aint no new legends in the making...just the aging of the ones we have.
@@adameves5970in other words you listen to the wrong people,and/or stopped trying to find and support new great musicians and somehow think that makes you special. There are tons of fantastic new players that built on the foundation of the guys that you revere and take it to the next level, you just actually have to put in some effort on your end to find them
🎸 I had the pleasure of seeing Mark knopfler in concert around "1988 ish." He was playing guitar as part of Eric Clapton's band. The guy from Squeeze was the opening act. That was a tremendous concert. Of course, during the show, they played many songs from the Dire Straits catalog. The highlight of the night had to be when Eric Clapton and Mark knopfler went at each other in a straight-up, one-on-one guitar duel. In my opinion, the night I saw them, Mark knopfler outplayed Eric Clapton. Man O' Man, those were some Good Times at the concerts of that era. 🤘
@@ellenswartz7203 I was 16 years old in 1982. A bunch of kids in the 10th grade were going to see Judas Priest and Iron Maiden at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Heavy Metal music was not my thing but I wanted to party with my friends. That was the first real Rock concert I experienced. For the next 20 years or so I had a blast going to concerts with my buddies. The music was so much better at that time. Many of the Rock-N-Roll icons from the 60's and 70's were still in top form. One of my biggest regrets is that in 1985 I made the mistake of passing up tickets to the Live Aid Concert in Philadelphia. I will never forgive myself. Other than that, some of the best memories of my youth are from concerts. Mark knopfler was so good the night I saw him and that was just typical for that time. ✌️
@@anthonycatanese8591 I got to see Eric Clapton 5 times. Mark Knopfler made an appearance and they did money for nothing. Also saw Dire Straits from the 3rd row (rich relatives). Regret not seeing The Who and Billy Joel the most. Billy Joel is still touring. I have to find more rich relatives. 😄
@@ellenswartz7203 I saw The Who twice. At the start of the tour they were really good. My buddy had an extra ticket for the last show of the tour so I went again a few weeks later. They were tired and sounded crappy. I saw Billy Joel play the Piano Men Tour with Elton John. That was a pretty amazing show because it was fun to hear them play each other's catalog. Also, they had a lot of time on stage together which was cool. I was sitting in the audience at the Garden State Arts Center in New Jersey waiting to see Rush. It started pouring and they canceled the show due to lightning. I was very sorry that I missed that one. I am so glad that I got to see Tom Petty before he died. I saw Carlos Santana the night Jerry Garcia died and the Santana band played all grateful Dead stuff that night. That was amazing. Pink floyd, Jethro Tull, Rodger Waters, Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers in The firm. (Remember that) I have seen so many great ones...
Saw dire straits late 70s in Sydney Australia, you can have a thousand MacDonald's meals and never remember one of them but youll never forget the meal that was cooked by a master chef , long live dire straits
I remember watching an excellent film with Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman called Wag The Dog. The soundtrack was rather subdued but it was mesmerizing and I loved it. Then I see that Mark Knopfler scored the film. He's outstanding 🎉
"Mark Knopfler has an extraordinary ability to make a Schecter Custom Stratocaster hoot and sing like angels on a Saturday night, exhausted from being good all week and needing a stiff drink." -Douglas Adams : So Long and Thanks For All The Fish.
Whether his numerous collaborations with other artists, or his dynamic work with Dire Straits. Mr. Knopfler is definitely, one of the very greats! Love that unique three finger picking style. Dog eat dog, rat eat rat, Knopfler style, Boom, LIKE THAT! That's Knopfler with a K!
I remember as a kid watching this and being obsessed with this lick to the point I could play it note for note. Nowadays this lick is still part of my repertoire when improvising
I remember when that riff took over the attention of the music world...I was a kid...and hmmmmm...I just chewed and chewed on that riff...how the heck...how does he do it...why does it sound so freaking GOOD?!?
I wish I would’ve been alive to see something like this. My parents told me about concerts back in the 70s and late 60s stuff will never get to see except on film long live the sultans of swing.🎉
Yes, I think the video was titled as a click bait/ comment generator!!! Well here's a comment ... only an A- hole would overlay wait for it, and leave the viewer waiting for WHAT??? NOTHING HAPPENS. YOU,however, pissed off guitarists and fans of Knofler !!
"Nasty" is also a good thing when discussing blues riffs. Heck, even funk music got its name for being "funky" (i.e., smelly), in the absolute best sense of the word. I don't know why such nasty, smelly, disgusting words are used to praise great soulful music... but that's the way it's been for over a half century. And I'm here for every stanky note of it.
Knopfler's tone is fantastic in this video. But his vibrato is uneven and too fast -- the Woody Allen of vibratos. If you want good vibrato, listen to Clapton in 1968: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rq6r23-le5o.html
Almost like he was inspired equally by Eric Clapton and Earl Scruggs. He has that three fingered rolling technique used by five string banjo players in the Scruggs style, and he uses it to make his own unique style. Brilliant musician.
He's actually about the same age as Clapton -BOTH guys definitely show influence from JJ Cale, the Master of understatement. Now HE'S a truly underrated guitar player....
Phil Collins was fire in it too, what an experience it must've been. It was the 3rd or 4th rock concert DVD I've ever watched, around 14 years old and I was so amazed by it, still am.
@@paulcrocker7347 Yes, Pink Floyd was the headliner in the evening and the others were: Tears for Fears, Status Quo, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Elton John, Genesis, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, plus many more!! Here is the lineup from the concert. m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTk5MzU5NDE2Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzc1OTc5._V1_.jpg
There was a stretch of time from the 80s to the 90s that I got to see unbelievable guitar gods on the regular and didn't realize what precious times I was living in.
Alchemy Live changed my life, it was with me almost every day during the 80's, Still know each and every note on my air guitar. To me there is no other live album that can top Alchemy Live and Mark's solos on it, what a gift!
@@chrisbucksey3371technically they stopped being a band when Mark went solo. The ex members who are playing the clubs dont play under the name Dire Straits
Saw him twice in the late seventies at Portland State (small venue) when nobody knew who Dire Straits was...music was fucking great music back then...tickets were 5 bucks.
Saw them at the Armadillo in Austin. Communique, the second album, had just come out. Tickets were 6 bucks. Still stands out as a top rate performance.
$5 for a nobody band at a college in Portland in the 70's?! Yeah right... I paid $5 to see Nirvana at the height of their career in the 90's. Sounds like you got ripped off.
One of my favorite guitarists. I still think his best work was on theyre 1st album. I listened to it when it had just came out after eatting a piece of paper with a blue dragon on it. It was kind of life changing and I started playing guitar after that and headed southbound again last night I felt like cryin
Oh, that is what you are talking about!Never passed my way but Dire Straits -the stories they tell (as well as the music!)Just wow!Knopfler has soul.. ..❤
@MrAdammassacre Matt is right in a way though. People are quick to talk about Hendrix, Clapton, Townsend, Page, Richards, Gilmour, May, or Van Halen, but they often neglect to mention Knopfler. I mean, also-rans such as Jonny Greenwood will inevitably (and inexplicably) be talked about as 'one of best' way before Knopfler gets a name check, something that has always bugged me (not that there can be a BEST, but come on). And since we're talking about underrated players, I saw a Rolling Stone Top 250 list last year where Andy Summers was number 250. Ugh?
