This is the best song ever written in my opinion.

@nictokyo

18 күн бұрын

Good call man. Yeah, I agree. Its up there at the top, (for me probably joint first place with comfortably numb). Why don't we have bands like this anymore. This is musical perfection. And they are doing this LIVE, no auto tune, no technology, just raw pure talent. One of the other great performances was Brothers in Arms at the Mandela performance in 1988. That was so emotional.

@zergnub7426

15 күн бұрын

@@nictokyo I dunno man. I agree. I sound like a boomer, I know, but it has something to do with the moment when artists went from writing music for love, and happened to make it big, to writing music that sold. You had to be good back then, to even have a shot of making it your career. These days, with technology, you don't even need to know your C major scale.

@evobirkz8

14 күн бұрын

I agree its a rock masterpiece! A symphony! 3 amazing guitar solos but all instruments shine! Drumming, bass, keyboard and piano, rythm! And the beautiful lyrics! The most important song in my life

"I wasn't expecting that" and what came after that either! right? the only problem with this song is that it ends... 💁‍♂

@CarinTibellAhlin

3 ай бұрын

I agree! 😊 Nevertheless, the ending is always better live, than on the record, if you ask me, because we don't have to listen to the fading.... Fading endings are not doing Mark's songs any justice, but it was how it was almost always done, in the 80's, I'm afraid. 😢

@VictorMedinaM

3 ай бұрын

Yes, live version is ... a masterpiece... If someone invents a time machine someday I would gladly pay to see Alchemy tour, Supertramp 1978 tour and Genesis Seconds out in person, ey dreamin' is free! :) @@CarinTibellAhlin

@michaelgilman4068

3 ай бұрын

? Is it against the reactors creed to pull up and have lyrics ready to read if vocals are not clear. 🙃Just wondering, because I have heard so many commentators mention not understanding the lyrics.

@6229013

2 ай бұрын

😂 😂 That's a good one, as a matter of fact I always had that thought with this song

@user-rf7zy7fz9i

2 ай бұрын

Yes telegraph road is so amazing, dire straits is for me the best.

MK has to be one of (if not the) the tastiest guitar player(s) in rock history. Such a feel and expressiveness!

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

For sure up there, agreed! 🔥🎸

@jimmybondy9450

3 ай бұрын

i agree. but i also like gary moore. a must see/listen to: Gary Moore - The Messiah Will Come Again -> kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZ9kmcxwfMayodo.html

@diipadaik

Ай бұрын

Also Brian May

I’m 81 can you imagine the look on the face of a delivery driver when I open the door to Dire Straits blasting out from my living room it’s priceless, when I’m feeling down they can tranceport me back to the best music ever , and the best thing is I can watch all the live performances when ever I want magic.

@alysebastien773

3 ай бұрын

In 1986 my dad drove me around in his BMW, Dire Straits playing loud. In 2024 I'm driving around in my BMW pumping out Dire Straits full blast. Still so so good decades later.

@bstonie4589

2 ай бұрын

Telegraph Road, Romeo and Juliet and the theme from "Local Hero" will be played during my funeral. I dont wann to hear stupid words but great music during my last journey.

@waynesmith7410

2 ай бұрын

ROCK ON!!!

I think Telegraph Road is the best song ever written. The Alchemy version of Telegraph Road is by far the best. With the Alchemy version you not only see a great guitarist, but you also see one of the best drummers and piano players in the world.

@glengarryglenross7127

3 ай бұрын

You are correct in that assessment

@HEDGE1011

3 ай бұрын

I can’t disagree, but I will offer up that I think that the Alchemy version of “Tunnel of Love” shares the throne. Simply stunning!

@mattiasjohansson7231

3 ай бұрын

The whole album is just peak humanity

@emorsi

3 ай бұрын

I feel the same, still my favorite song of a great band. The best song ever written? Well... I think that this is a stretch for, imo, there is no "best ever written" song. It should still suffice that it is one of the greatest songs ever written.

@davideirth3688

3 ай бұрын

@@mattiasjohansson7231 It is a majestic, one of a kind song.

Some songs make you cry, not because of sadness but because it's soooo good. This is one of those songs.

@kunifahretrallala8085

2 күн бұрын

Und vor allem darf man das Lied NIEMALS zwischendurch anhalten🙈Das ist ja wie ein Coitus Interruptus😉

Mark Knopfler is the best guitarist on this planet. So many creative ideas, so much motoric skills, so much structure, so melodic... Just perfect.

@carinvanhummel8621

2 ай бұрын

Agree 100% the Greatest of All Time 🎸🔥🎸🔥

Dire Straits a seriously underrated! Most people only think of songs from brothers in arms and sultans of swing but they were so much more! Telegraph road is a masterpiece! They were amazing live! Deserve to be respected as much as pink floyd, beatles etc! My fav band of all time!

I love watching people discover Mark’s geniality.

He wrote the song sitting in front of the tour bus and reading the novel, "the growth of the soil". They were driving the long road to Detroit. And he thought how he can combine the view and the book. Starting as one man building his home and then the growth to a town with all the negatives he wanted to escape from! He is just a genius. And the fact that he had enough of dire straits at there best, and moving on to this day is phenomenal. He went to play and made a record with Chet Atkins. He wrote over 10 movie soundtracks. His next solo album comes out this april at the age of 75! If you better like to play acoustic, listen to "privat investigation- on the night live". Or the album with Chet Atkins "neck&neck" is gorgeous! (Sunday morning music for me)!❤

@Adamjski71

3 ай бұрын

Private investigations is played on a nylon strung classical guitar not an acoustic.

@CarinTibellAhlin

3 ай бұрын

Sorry, but Private Investigations is played, by Mark, on a nylon string semi solid-body electric guitar, made by Gibson. It's often referred to as the Chet Atkins Gibson🫠🎶

@waligerber9410

3 ай бұрын

@@CarinTibellAhlin thanks for the info, my language is not english, so i come up with what i think is close. I just know the national steel, the electric and the acoustic guitar in English. So i'm really thankful to learn as much i can and learn new terms!🫶.

@simonshrouder3476

2 ай бұрын

So pleased you recognised this as one of the greatest classical rock compositions of all time. It has everything. It is genius and I was so so lucky to see him and the Band at their peak

@objectiveobserver4278

Ай бұрын

Telegraph Road is actually part of US highway #24. In Michigan, we call it Telegraph Road. It runs some 70 miles north and south along the border of Detroit. While the song was written about the length of highway running along the Detroit border, it could easily be adapted to any large, once prosperous city that has fallen into blight and decay

Not bad for a left handed player who taught himself to play with his right hand ☮️ ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@arjanpetersen

12 күн бұрын

yeah also in school. lefts were "converted"

Mark guides with his voice the songs but really sings with his guitar and takes you all the way, he is one of the greatest of all times

Love Mark's playing so unique and beautiful ..... seen the 5 times live and never disappoint!

@stevespeidel1597

23 күн бұрын

Five times live in concert? We are all jealous.

'Mark Knofler guitar stories' is a wonderful documentary here on youtube for those interested.

What impresses me in those performances mostly with MK, he looks so nonchalant, like yeah, no biggie, yet what he does is mind-blowing.

@mattiasjohansson7231

3 ай бұрын

That’s true talent

@carinvanhummel8621

2 ай бұрын

The Greatest of All Time 🎸🔥🎸

I’m the same age as Mark (74) was there and at Glasgow & Manchester. My favourite band of all time followed by Queen, ELO, and the Eagles. What a life I have had with music from the 1950s - 2020s 🎉

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you for your perspective. Counting from roughly 20s that's almost the whole history of popular music, but it was quite boring before 50s, haha, until they invented electric guitar and rock and roll! You've experienced the best of it! 🙏🎙️🔥🎸

@waynesmith7410

2 ай бұрын

ROCK ON!!!

This has to be one of the greatest rock songs ever written and performed. Mark wrote the song while on the tour bus in the US. They were travelling down Telegraph Road in Michigan State from Detroit and Mark was reading a book about a pioneer seeking out new territory. He put the two things together and came up with the best rock classic ever...Genius art! P.S Tunnel of Love from same gig or Brothers in Arms or Romeo and Juliet or Private Investigation from 'On the Night' gig...All different while brilliant!

Mark is great as always, but also shout out to Alan Clark for his incredible work on the piano.

@CoastPropertyBuyers

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. An amazing musician and composer 🙏🏼

@AubMar

3 ай бұрын

And to Terry too on Drums!

@corriefraser

2 ай бұрын

Alan is totally underrated in rock piano circles

Simply one of the greatest songs ever.

In my eyes one of the greatest compositions in rock history (both music and lyrics). To really understand the storytelling of this song, you NEED to check the lyrics. It's about the rise and the fall of a region along a small track over the years, starting small and growing bigger and bigger, with all the problems arising with the growth. The second part is about trying to get out of it all after everything got worse and worse, together with the loved one. Pure emotion, great storytelling! Best regards Linus from Switzerland

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the beautiful explanation Linus! That's wonderful and I can really see how it goes with the music!

@kittler53

3 ай бұрын

I always think he means Chicago (“cold lake shore”) but he probably doesn’t. He could be writing about any number of US cities.

"Private Investigations" from the same Live album, Alchemy is great.

Every Dire straits songs is impossible magic ... Everything is just perfect..No one can match this kind of music , everything falls into perfect harmony

Have You ever recognized that the "solos" in Dire Straits songs aren't solos? We never hear one single instrument playing! Instead we hear the whole band playing instrumental parts. Instrumental parts that are sometines longer than today's songs. PURE GENIUS!

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, and even if the part is improvised it's just so melodic and fitting for the atmosphere. Genius as you said!

The best, most complete band ever, with a genius at the lead

One thing that very few people pick up on with Mark is just how effortlessly he plays such complex solos and segments. Often he isn't even looking at his fingers at all which is just incomprehensible to me

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's just pure expression, no technique or theory is in the way, that's rare.

@andrewmorton9327

3 ай бұрын

Looking at your fingers whilst playing is a dangerous thing to do. You risk a conflict between your muscle memory and your conscious brain. Better to let your fingers get on with the job.

@robertlindsay6671

3 ай бұрын

@@andrewmorton9327 Yea true but easier said than done ha

@andrewfenton9901

Ай бұрын

He plays so relaxed its unreal

The song is a masterpiece and the performance is a masterclass in how to play live. A phenomenal group of musicians! Stunning!!

The sequence of tunnel of love followed by telegraph road in alchemy is the absolute pick of this concert. PLEASE PLEASE review tunnel of love from Alchemy it's just amazing.

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Ok, will do, thank you for the recommendation 🙏

@martinezq1

3 ай бұрын

And Once upon a time in the west ;l

@robertlindsay6671

3 ай бұрын

​@@FaanaMusicThe Tunnel of Love performance from Wembley is the one you need to see!!

@girs666

3 ай бұрын

@@martinezq1Oh yeah…First alchemy s song, and, to me, with « going home », the most musically intrusive ( as a musician/ guitarist too)

@ggghhhbbnjjjbb2330

3 ай бұрын

@@robertlindsay6671 yes, for me that performance of that song is the high water mark of western rock music. Telegraph Road from Alchemy is close though - also Once Upon a Time with its thundering bassline and Knopfler at the top of his game.

I learnt something with this video: it's now possible to be a guitar teacher and not know Telegraph Road and Alchemy. MK, greatest guitar player of the last 50 years.

Of course it's Mark on the resonator-intro. my favourite straits song: private investigations

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I thought I recognized his hands, haha

In case you didn't know. Mark re-recorded one of his movie themes (from "Local Heros") for a charity. It is supposed to be released on March 15. The line-up is probably the biggest gathering of guitar masters and other great musician still alive (with the exception of Jeff Beck, may he rest in peace): David Gilmour: Guitar Jeff Beck: Guitar (his last recording) Slash: Guitar Brian May: Guitar Joan Armatrading: Guitar Pete Townshend: Guitar Roger Daltrey: harmonica Ringo Starr: Drums Zak Starkey: Drums Sting: Bass Guitar Cheryl Crow Ron Wood Joan Jett Mike Rutherford Richard Bennett Joe Bonamassa Joe Brown James Burton Jonathan Cain Paul Carrack Ry Cooder Jim Cox Steve Cropper Danny Cummings Duane Eddy Sam Fender Peter Frampton Audley Freed Vince Gill Buddy Guy Keiji Haino John Jorgenson Sonny Landreth Albert Lee Greg Leisz Alex Lifeson Steve Lukather Phil Manzanera Dave Mason Hank Marvin Robbie McIntosh John McLaughlin Tom Morello Rick Neilsen Orianthi Brad Paisley Joe Satriani John Sebastian Connor Selby Andy Taylor Susan Tedeschi Derek Truck Ian Thomas Keith Urba Steve Vai Waddy Wachtel Joe Louis Walker Joe Walsh Glenn Worf Zucchero

@stephenedwardpaynter

23 күн бұрын

That is a crazy good line-up ... hard to believe one could ever get such musicians together at one time!

Mark Knopfler is no doubt in the upper echelons of guitar work. But he writes a story into every song, and that is what makes his songs work so well for me

MK's phrasing is just *chefs kiss. I bitterly regret not seeing Dire Straits live. But so grateful to have been around to experience their music when it burst onto the music scene.

Mark is a genius. He surrounds himself with incredible musicians. He is a social commentator and poetic , prophetic bard. His Sailing to Philadelphia is incredible. Also Social Disease also Going Home. He has done 3 movie scores including The Princess Bride, Local Hero

@FaanaMusic

2 ай бұрын

Love your description of Mark! 🙏🔥🎸

The Resonator guitar you see at the beginning was originally his buddy Steve Phillips guitar. Steve got a new Resonator and sold Mark his old one. And the old Resonator shows up first on Romeo and Juliet, the opening of Telegraph Road, and then is featured on the cover of the Brothers In Arms album. By the way, MK ends up forming a fantastic country music group with Steve Phillips called The Notting Hillbillies.

@raypenny9013

2 ай бұрын

Mark and Steve also formed a little thing called the duolian stringpickers.

he uses almost the exact same lick as in the sultans of swing solo in this. Such an iconic sound.

@James-wj8eq

3 ай бұрын

Written in the same key.

I grew up with this music ….been nothing like it since

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely, I was lucky enough that my dad exposed me to a lot of 70s music when I was little so I'm also a bit nostalgic when I hear this.

The story of hope and freedom lost by the og settler is SUCH a beautiful metaphor for the life of the song's narrator. A very profound song.

Two things: the audio here really brings out that thunder-slam sound effect ... and Hal Lindes is REALLY rocking out!

@ggghhhbbnjjjbb2330

3 ай бұрын

There's a high-res version of Alchemy on YT somewhere with 96k audio. You can hear Lindes' rythem playing more clearly with good headphones, and you are correct - his rythem playing is incredible. On Once Upon a Time in particular, it's amazingly good.

@RideAcrossTheRiver

3 ай бұрын

@@ggghhhbbnjjjbb2330 Is there a new DVD version with that enhancement?

This song never ends. Once you hear it, it is always playing in your head somewhere. Great reaction.

So magnificent, it gives me goosebumps. Thanks for reviewing and giving us a guitar teacher's input. This song plays like a book, each part sung is like a new chapter.

I don't know how to judge the "best" guitarist. What I can definitely say is that when I hear Mark Knopfler playing guitar, I never mistake it for anyone else, and I love it.

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, his style is so unique. Not sure about judging ' the best ' either, but that's definitely a good way to describe an outstanding artist!

Now try Tunel of Love in Wembley 1985...

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, putting it on the list!

@darkpitcher5242

3 ай бұрын

Romeo and Juliette Brothers in Arms Private investigations Money For Nothing Tunnel of Love

@timmcara2782

3 ай бұрын

The whole 16 minutes!!!

@bernardfinch7046

3 ай бұрын

@@FaanaMusic Tunnel of Love - Wembley 85 is on another level 16 mins of magic....

@ggghhhbbnjjjbb2330

3 ай бұрын

@@FaanaMusic That performance (Wembley 85) of that song is the best I've ever heard anywhere.

The outro to this song is, for me, the best piano/guitar instrumental of all time. Mark is brilliant of course, but Alan Clark is a powerhouse on the piano and keys and brought so much to the band. I still listen to the album version weekly after all these years (and I saw it performed live on the Love Over Gold tour).

@devilsadvocate2548

3 ай бұрын

Alan absolutely owned the keys in this performance, like Terry with the drums on Sultans of Swing. The whole band was on fire for this concert.

@ksoman953

3 ай бұрын

I love Alan's work during his time with DS... such a beautiful fabric for MK to jump off from for the 3 albums he was part of.

@PrinceBarin77

2 ай бұрын

Mark is on another planet but this is definitely an ensemble performance, each at the top of their game and totally in sync. The smiles on their faces says it all. Love this, it’s a masterpiece.

There are not enough superlatives to describe the Guitar genius that is Mark Knoffler or the phenomena that is Dire Straits. I watched it happen from the start way back when ! The first track I heard was the studio version of Sultans of swing and I was hooked ! I am now 77 years old and there is hardly a day goes by when I dont listen to a bit of their magic. One you might want to listen to is solid Rock from the old days !

One of the finest songs ever written! Performed live slighty different from album version but absolutely world class❤

Very nice to have Reactions from someone that Really knows about Music and can truly understand and Appreciate the amazing Art and Talent of Songs like this and the Music genius of Mark Knopfler and dire straights in general.

Was blown away first time I heard this song. My favourite Dire Straits song

Wild West End is one of my favourites along with Brothers In Arms

What a performance, and really appreciate your analysis! As great as this is, my favorite DS is the Brother in Arms album. MK is such a fabulous songwriter!

Nice to see you picked up my favorite guitar player and rock band. Mark hits all the right notes for me. Time stops hearing Dire Straits. Some bands are special and this is one of those.

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

I love your description of time stopping, that's exactly how it feels to me as well.

He wrote music for movies too, 3 I can remember are The Princess Bride, Local Hero, and Cal. Beautiful music for all of them

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Oh wow, I didn't know this, thanks for sharing!

@glengarryglenross7127

3 ай бұрын

Wag the dog, comfort and joy

@joopdekorte

2 ай бұрын

Last exit to brooklyn.

The best 13 minutes in life -always -anytime - anywhere❤❤❤

Telegraph Road is still a popular road in Detroit Michigan. I've driven up and down it several times. Great reaction! I just subscribed!

Music does not get better than this. Truly amazing performance.

Mark knophler is a raconteur, his songs are stories. The most underrated guitar player ever. The man is a genius. Telegraph road is my favourite dire straits tune. If you want atmospheric try private investigations. Dire straits do so many different feelings, but every song is a story.

When I was a teenager, the student from Paris asked me what band I liked. I said AC/DC, but he told me to check out Dire Straits instead. So I did. It's been more than 30 years and I'm still fascinated by their music... and AC/DC of course⚡🤟. Thanks for sharing.

I am 61 and saw Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler just when they started in about 1976 at a College concert in a small town called Hitchin in Hertfordshire England. They were a new sound then but clearly destined for great things!

You can't go wrong with anything from alchemy. Every one a banger

Pure magic!!

The pianist was definitely classically trained, and in my opinion, an opus in rock if there is such a thing...Knopfler, every note has a purpose.

Thanks for doing this one! So unknown yet really for me it's a masterpiece

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, surprisingly little known.

@brigittekuss9205

3 ай бұрын

Depends on how old you are! 😂 It was played on every party in the mid-80s, when I was a student... 😂

Definitely check out "Once upon a time in the west" Alchemy live

This is a superb reaction video. Great to see such a knowledgeable, passionate response to what I truly believe might just be the greatest live show of all time. Keep up the good work, Sir..! Liked. Subbed.

The song is about the growth of a city, and of course of life, told as the tale of a guy walking along, settling down in a good spot, and then a whole community and city grows from that with factories, schools, people and cars on the freeway to and from work - and then it goes downhill again, factories and shops closing, jobs going, people moving away. Telegraph Road is a real stretch of road in the US, Mark Knopfler got the idea for the song when travelling down that road in the tour bus while at the time reading a book (something “Earth” by Knut Hamsun if my memory serves me correctly). This performance is electrifying, just like the rest of Alchemy - the band members have told of how this song was always their favourite moment of the concerts because they really enjoyed the energy of the song - I do too!

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, I always love to read these backstories.

@johnallard1

2 ай бұрын

While this is true, the lyrics seem to use that journey more as a metaphor for a personal journey through a growth period, and then into more difficult times. My favourite line: “… as I run every red light on memory lane …”

@madsandreassen5441

Ай бұрын

@@johnallard1 it’s a truly great song when it works on different levels and speaks to different things in different listeners - and remains relevant and has an impact 40 years later!

I recommend Tunnel of Love .

I definitely recommend Tunnel of Love from the Wembley concert of 1985. Pure magic. My favorite track ever.

My all time favourite. Love from Sweden

probably one of the best live performance ever ! no need for fire works or other stuff ...pure gold

Masterpiece

I love the way you accompany their great music, not being a slouch on the guitar yourself, but someone who is really in a prime position to appreciate this awesomeness. I recommend Tunnel of Love next before moving on to a slower pace with Private Investigations et al. Great job! I promise whatever song you pick next will be amazing in its own special way.

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I can't wait to discover all of it! Thanks for complimenting my guitar playing btw.

Best song ever written.

Thanks! There are great song writers, guitarists, story tellers, and singers in the world. But Mark is one of the few that is all of them together in one fantastic package. Check out “Tunnel of Love” live at Wembley Arena 1985, “Private Investigations” live on Alchemy. “Brothers in Arms”, “Speedway at Nazareth” live Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris version, and so much more. His solo career - 10 albums and a bunch of movie scores is fantastic as well.

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Ooh, thank you so much for the Super Thanks! You got it! Do you mind if I give you a shout out and tag you in the description as the one who inspired the reaction?

@arisultanik

3 ай бұрын

@@FaanaMusic No problem.

This from Songfacts on the meaning of Telegraph Road: This was a metaphor for the development of America and the ruining of one man's dreams in the wake of its decline, in particular focusing on unemployment. MK is not only a great great guitar player and artist. But his depth and understanding of issues is equally incredible and to put these into a work of art as Telegraph Road is amazing..awe-inspiring..we are lucky to have heard this in our lifetime.

From memory- Well a long time ago Came a man on a track Walking 30 miles With a sack on his back Well he set down his load Where he thought it was the best Made a home in the wildernesses. Built a cabin and a winter store And he ploughed up the ground By the cold lake shore... The other travelers came Walkin down the track And they never went further And they never went back. Then came the churches, then came the schools Then came the lawyers Then came the rules Then came the men And the trucks with their loads And the dirty ol track Was the Telegraph Road.. Now I'll soon not forget And I remember those nights Yeah life was just a bet On a race between the lights You had your hand on my shoulders and your hands in my hair Now you're acting a little colder Like you don't. Seem. To care. But just believe in me baby And ill get you away Gonna get you out of this darkness And into the day And all these rivers of headlights And the rivers that play ???????? And the anger that lives In these streets and this thing... But all the birds upon the wires And the telegraph poles They can always get away From this rain and this cold. And you can hear the tapping out That telegraph code...all the way... Down the Telegraph Road.

Air and Breathe the songs breathes a lot is what you want

GREAT Reaction. play again and concentrate on the story telling and subject matter. In a catcher of hits and fantastic music, this is their masterpiece. The music parallels the storyba,d further elevates it as a really amazing composition and art form.

I'm so happy someone is reacting to this masterpiece... especially someone who's actively enjoying it... 😋 Greetings!

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

🙏 thank you for your comment and support! More MK to come!

Pure art , must be teached as classical music

Masterpiece! ❤

If you want a fun story about joining Dire Straits, the second guitarist for the Brothers in Arms tour, Live Aid, the Mandela concert and More was a guy named Jack Sonni. Before joining Dire Straits, he was working as a guitar salesman and tech and Rudy's Music shop in NYC. He was working behind the counter of the store where Mark liked to come in NY and had jammed with Mark several times. 2 weeks later, he was playing Live Aid in front of millions of people with Dire Straits. He told a funny story of how when it came time to meet Charles and Di, he wasn't so impressed with them because he was too starstruck to be standing next to Brian May. He said in all the pictures of the royals meeting the musicians you only saw the back of his head because he couldn't stop staring at all the other musicians around him.

That song makes me want to cry it's so good. Then it turns into orgasmatron at the end. Mark Knopfler is an immortal. Beautiful reaction too. Thank you so much❤❤❤

Cannibals, and Je Suis Desole with Sonny Landreth live. Also Done with Bonaparte live with Emmy Lou Harris. Thanks for the interesting and fun analyses.

I loved your reaction to this...I remember wanting to chop my guitar up after hearing this album the first time.

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

I can relate and don't blame you for that, haha. 😀

M.K. made his Stratocaster sing like no-one else, all the whilst telling stories in song. A master of his trade.

Great job, dude! Congrats.

My favourite dire straights song

Great ! I like your reaction !

Mark knopfler is so good it's unfair for the huge drum work

There's something about the classic players like Knopfler, May and Gilmour - they craft music solos, not traditional 'guitar' solos - they are so musical you can sing their lines. I think it's the reason they are so popular with non-guitarists. Also with Knopfler his finger picking and groove is exceptional, then add in the lines and dynamics.

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, their playing is so melodic, in other words, music comes first not showing off the technique!

Great reaction (Why does watching someone enjoy what i love make me so happy?) I was too young for this tour, but I did see them in Dublin in the early 90's and while I love Alchemy, my enduring memory from that night was Brothers in Arms, the album version is absolutely brilliant. Live, it may be the best thing I have ever heard.

@FaanaMusic

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the beautiful comment. I have actually recorded my reaction to Brothers In Arms from Wembley and I'll share it probably next week. 🔥🎸

MK's concluding solo is one of the most eloquent ragings against the dying of the light any musician has ever created.

wipes the floor with stairway to heaven,an epic song,lyrically and musically ....terry williams drumming is jaw dropping.

My favorite song. Always reminds me of my dad!

The deadliest "weapon" to unite people -The 🎵🎶 music...and we share same love for this stratosferic performance.I think music is (after love) the greatest gift God could give us I mean basically man took elements from nature (wood..oil..steal.etc) and built those magnificent instruments and they produce such amazing sounds to lift up our hearts and souls.Can you imagine life and world without music? I can't.Your reaction is priceless and you won another fan.

He plays like that in his sleep. He is the real shredder. With real music and songs underneath, and genuine soul the cherry on top. Insane facility.

If you ever in the UK, Mark Knopfler owns a pub In the new forest, near Southampton. He is regularly there and has Jam nights. Absolutely fantastic experience.

@FaanaMusic

Ай бұрын

Oooh, I live in London! I need to check this out!

@FaanaMusic

Ай бұрын

What's the name of the pub?

@andrewwakefield8897

Ай бұрын

@FaanaMusic I've just looked and John illsley owns it, the Base Guitarist. I was there just before Covid. Its called The East End arms in Lymington Hampshire. Looks like its been revamped. Do some checking before you travel.

Like Queen and Pink Floyd, Dire Straits' most popular song is the one I'm listening to at the time. Each of those bands is greater than the sum of its parts. True greats.

Nailed it with “a classical composition.” Hard to order the superlatives for this band, but musicality is right up there. This band is tight and MK is the conductor.

Dude, some of your bends...sounded a bit Snowy White. Beautiful!

Insuperable , Mark knopfler al 100x100