WHAT A PERFORMANCE !!! | DIRE STRAITS - SULTANS OF SWING (ALCHEMY LIVE) | REACTION!!!! | 

Easily hands down one of the most amazing live performances ever recorded

The lead is Mark Knopfler, only one of the greatest guitarists ever.

Terry Williams on the drums is an absolute MONSTER !!! The best drum performance I have ever heard. Ever.

Mark, the lead guitarist, is ranked at number 27 of the best guitarists, although I think he is the best. Mark is also left handed playing a right hand guitar. He s a total musical genius and nobody will ever sound like Dire Staits again [except Mark}. I had the pleasure of seeing them live and it was a pure adventure and they did 4 encores. The greatest bands play live and Dire Straits always add something extra keeping their audience in awe. Thank you for a great reaction

Terry Williams , one of the Best drummers in music at the time...

The whole set was done without plectrums. Interesting fact Mark Knoffler was playing a right handed guitar but was left handed

(14:00) I think the thing that's enthralling about some live performances like this one is that you've got a performer at the absolute peak and you see how completely in control he (in this case) is. You can tell from the grin on his face leading up to the outro guitar solo that he knows he's about to play a 3,000 note solo, and he knows he's going to hit all 3000 notes. And he's going to bend a lot of those notes to his well, and all of that's going to go perfectly. And even though every last person in the room knows the song and knows what normally comes next, he's still going to be able to surprise them with something better than they're hoping for. Whatever the genre, there's something about seeing masters who are in complete control. Dire Straits aren't my favorite band and Sultans isn't my favorite song, but Knopfler is so good you can't help but smile, watching him own that room.

Mark's guitar will sing you a song all on its own.

The greatest guitar player to ever grace the planet.end of.

Knopflers playing is always sooo tasteful ❤

You can see in one point in the video where they are looking at the drummer and just laughing - he kept the tempo up the whole time and it wasn't a slow one :)

I loved your reaction! I really liked that you appreciated the music so much; not worried too much about understanding the lyrics.

Mark Knopfler, lead guitar, singer, songwriter-all superb. Hope you check out more of Dire Straits and Knopfler’s solo work.

The singer is also the lead guitarist, Mark Knopfler. He has a very unique way of finger picking when he plays. MK is a master on the guitar!

That's Terry Williams on drums. One of the greats!

Telegraph Road is a must to react to. You will love that one too!

This, this right here, is why you GO SEE (HEAR) LIVE Shows.....Whenever I watch this I think what amazes me most is how the drummer is NEVER lost/forgotten in the ocean of guitar Godliness. Break it down Jay. You're the best.

Loved your reaction, this is probably the best live performace ever

Nobody ever had a sound like Knopfler. Brilliant.

Sheer genius! What a performance!

High energy from all.. especially the fantastic guitar picker!

The drummer is Terry Williams. Amazing. One of the best live performances ever. I can no longer listen to the album version this destroy s it.

Same Concert TELEGRAPH ROAD with an even MORE EPIC guitar solo. Mark Knoffler is a genius guitarist and song writer!

The drummer is epic.

Knopler is a guitarist that I can, and have listened to all day...check out Money for Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, and Private investigators by Dire Straits

Dont get me wrong guys. But the Drummer has got most of my attention in this version. What a beast

That was amazing!!! The live version is sooo freaking better than studio version!! SPICY 🔥 great reaction Jay!! 😊💓🤘✌️

Genius. Nothing beats this. Was fortunate to see them live in the 80s. 😊

This is my leaving my house for work at 4am song. When a band blows away their studio effort with a live version there is nothing more satisfying. Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb one of those and David Gilmour near the end is hard to find but the 9 min live version has about 4 extra minutes of one of Davids most epic solos or his band mates solo not sure who plays electric and whom plays the acoustic

Mark is the lead. The drummer is remarkable!!

So this is just fire...heart song taken up another notch and swung down

I love it when someone appreciates the drummer in this concert. He was AMAZING. We were used to Mark Knopfler being amazing and he took it to impossible levels in his guitar solos in this (Yes, I am that old) .Note Mark plays without a pick

This is brings tears to your eyes and screams of triumph - this is real music

i think the story was that it was the first time the drummers dad was watching him play so he went nuts. one of my favorite live performances ever

This was their last gig before returning back to their planet. They are aliens from out of this world.

LET'S GO. This is an absolute banger of a performance. Hope it doesn't get taken down again.

You get a shiver in the dark It's a raining in the park but meantime- South of the river you stop and you hold everything A band is blowing Dixie, double four time You feel alright when you hear the music ring Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces Coming in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down Competition in other places Uh but the horns they blowin' that sound Way on down south Way on down south London town You check out guitar George, he knows-all the chords Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing They said an old guitar is all, he can afford When he gets up under the lights to play his thing And Harry doesn't mind, if he doesn't, make the scene He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright He can play the Honky Tonk like anything Savin' it up, for Friday night With the Sultans We're the Sultans of Swing There’s a crowd a young boys they're a foolin' around in the corner Drunk and dressed in their best baggies and their best Kings road They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band It ain't what they call Rock and Roll And the Sultans Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole Creole And then the man he steps right up to the microphone And says at last just as the time bell rings "Goodnight, now it's time to go home" Then he makes it fast with one more thing "We are the Sultans We are the Sultans of Swing

Mark Knopler took 'chicken pickin' to a whole new level....... brings tears to my eyes !

You also definitely need to check out more Dire Straits. A great ballad by them (with THE RIMSHOT) is "Brothers in Arms". If you want a more uptempo love song then "So Far Away" is for you. Great reaction as always!

How lucky were those people in the crowd to witness that magic

This is a GREAT live album. Telegraph Road is another highlight.

phenomenally tight band, a joy to watch, Drummer and Mark Knopfler steal the show but they are all amazing

All without a pick. Smooth

This is one of those times when the live version kicks butt over the studio. Another 1 of those times that you should check out is Procol Harum "Whiter shade of pale" live in Denmark.

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.

It's the drums. The studio version the drums are just there ... not really doing anything, just there. In the live version, those drums hit you hard and fast... you cannot get out of the way ;)

Exhilarating indeed!

Love the drumming !!

I was there and the stand out performance was Terry Williams on the drums

IF THIS RENDITION DOESN’T TOUCH YOUR SOUL…..BEST FIND A MIRROR, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A REFLECTION !

The coolest thing about this band is that they are not "try hards"...... Cool complex music that sounds great, and not a stink face in the bunch...... They got this.

The whole Alchemy concert is one of the best live concert videos ever. Mark is so good and his finger picking style is like nobody else. Only Lyndsay Buckingham, formerly from Fleetwood Mac, is even close in technique. Mark is able to not just play the strings he wants he mutes those he doesn't want as you noticed in the video. In the whole concert you see up close his right hand picking. React next to "Brothers In Arms" from the Nelson Mandela Birthday concert at Wembley. Its awesome! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CDY2K_f_5-s.html

Thank you for such a thoughtful reaction. This is one the best live performances I’ve ever heard.

I never get tired of this song!

Live Dire Straits was a force of nature and human brilliance the likes of which we shall never see again. Mark Knopfler was my personal guitar hero all through my adolescence. He plays fingerstyle-without a pick-but he could shred with the very best. Im 40 years old, so this made me strange among my peers. But when I started pulling off those riffs on my guitar, no one was laughing anymore.

Best living guitarist ❤

Just made my day. One of my favorite live performances of all time!! You’re a real trendsetter too! Not enough reaction channels get to this. Keep up the good work🤟

I truly love when the music hits you and we can literally see the joy in your expression...this band cam do that to you over and over

I know this song well but have never seen it live. Great performance and great reaction! Another banger is “Money For Nothing.” Sting joined in on the studio recording with vocals. Worth a listen.

This is absolutely about to blow you away! Let’s get it!! 💃 💃💃💙👍✌️ AND I highly recommend the song “Brothers in Arms.” Studio and live- Definitely studio,at least-✌️

Don't Apologise ! You know your music ! And you hear it ! And the way you spoke to it was right.

Have loved this song forever. 🔥🔥🔥 Did you notice Mark Knopfler plays the guitar without using a pick? ❤️

I always thought the drumwork in this song was underrated.

This has at the time new drummer Terry Williams and you can see how brilliant he was. The other band members were just in awe of his playing during this. The Rhythm guitarist was David Knopfler - the younger brother of Lead Vox and pick master Mark.

I have listened to this so many times! Never gets old

Mark Knopfler is considered one of the best guitarists. EC has high praise/admiration for him. Need I say more?

Alchemy = perfect show. I 💝dIRE sTRAITS. Fernando - RJ - Brasil

Simply put: They, the whole damn band, were on fire that night. They were jammin'! Also, the drummer was new (since the album) as was the rhythm guitarist.

Tunnel of Love Live at Wembley 1985 is a must see, the whole 16 minutes of it, it's magical.

I loved the studio version of this but after hearing this Alchemy version I can't listen to the original anymore. This is the new band that formed after Knopfler's brother quit in 1980 and the drummer, Terry Williams is amazing. Two favorite moments -- At 4:48 Williams does a drum riff and then you see Knopfler and the bass player reacting. And at 8:00 Knopfler turns, makes eye contact with Williams and they play a phrase together. BTW, I discovered this group when I heard one of Knopfler's movie scores (for Local Hero). I then found his solo albums and only then realized that he was part of Dire Straits.

dIRE sTRAITS - the best band in the world! Ever. Period.

Knopfler finger picked the whole thing on a Strat! WHAT!?!

TELEGRAPH ROAD, ALCHEMY LIVE again. It's absolutely amazing, British of course. Please react for an old lady, and it doesn't matter about the f's. You will love it. I've subscribed.....

Great group. Great tune. Great reaction!! I might have shared this with you already... My dire straight story. It was my second year at college in Boston, week of midterms, Tuesday or Wednesday I believe, 6:30 p.m. . A friend of two of my roommates comes in and says he has won two tickets via a radio DJ to tonight's "Brothers In Arms" tour show (1986) at the Boston garden and he can't find anyone to go with him because of midterms. The concert starts in about an hour and a half and these two guys both say no, he looks at me and says would you want to go? I responded in a heartbeat yes even though I had two midterms the next day. We picked up the tickets at the door. I couldn't believe it They were 6th row center on the floor. I've never been so close to a major rock and roll band for such a long time, it was absolutely unforgettable. His fingers fly, no pick... Folks didn't want to leave they came back out for a second encore song. It was really a very well done show. I didn't do all that well on those two midterms but it was worth it.

Dire Straits were huge especially in the 80’s, I have wonderful memories seeing them countless times, amazing live concerts, Mark Knopfler along with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd are 2 of my favourite genius guitarists PS: You should react from the same concert their song Telegram Road it’s a masterpiece

"It's fucking spicy man, you fucking heard it!" (Classic) - Definitely one of the greatest live performances ever captured for posterity

This song never gets old for me... and this performance was next level. The improvs he did during the long solo should have been on the studio version.. perfection!

Love this performance! Wish I was there right now!

I watch 'Local Hero' often 'cause it's a great little movie BUT Knopfler...well, his soundtrack to that movie could NOT be any more magnificent!

Telegraph Road from the same concert (Alchemy) is just as grand.

Saw a MK Master Class one night on tv. He had some true masters showing him some of their stuff. He helpfully said 'Hey why not try this', then proceeded to do a fantastic version of this guys song after hearing it once. The dude was crushed!!

For more awesome rock guitar work you could do worse than Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" Pulse concert and Lynyrd Skynryd's "Free Bird" at the Oakland Coliseum.

Knopfler best guitarists ever williams can hit those skins (thank you very much)

This drummer is dope!!

Lead guitarist is finger picking! Holy Shit!

Dire striat is a fabulous band you need to check out the song called skate away it's a great song plus from there earlier days

Thats Mark Knopfler man ! Best guitarist you'll hear ! Seen the a few times. English of course.

06:00 the smoothest ramp down /ramp up ever, that was so slick

Check out the song 'Telegraph Road' from the same concert.

Love this reaction. I'm the same still every time I watch it. subscribed.

Good job on the reaction and commentary. Great music really brings out the best in people.

Knopfler was rad. This is an all-time song. Get in the car, roll 'em down and pump up the volume and drive fucking drive, boy.

The drums are more exposed in this version. Also the extension of the song at the end was simply beautiful

Once upon a time in the west.. or the whole fucking Alchemy album.. really.. do the whole album. There isn't one single song on there that is below par with Sultans of Swing.

Dire Straits always intelligent lyrics and Marks haunting vocals don't hurt either....#1

In some ways your eloquence is quite impressive. I think, though that a lot of the time the word you lack is "Dynamics". The dynamics of the live version of this version are really what drives this performance. Telegraph Road from the same performance is equally great (or even better). If people reading this are unaware of dynamics, I am not surprised because modern music has mostly done away with this. It is simply the variation in volume within a piece of music which is largely disregarded in modern music. I intend no disrespect, but I do wish to champion the concept of dynamics in music!

Mark Knofler the lead guitar and singer hangs out with Chet Atkins and the Late Jerry Reed should I say more

Mark Knopfier is an awesome picker. And it is all him, he always finger picks. It is clean, precise, and consistent. He is a great player, writer, and for me, singer. Love your reaction. Thanks for doing this one.

If you look close, Mark uses only his fingers, no pick to play. Gives his unique sound.

That was Mark brother on bass , he left the band right after the album was released , Saw them live at The Roxy on Sunset 1981