You need to watch the live version (Alchemy Live) of this which at close to 11 minutes of amazing music will blow you away! Pure soundgasm!

You simply have to see the live Alchemy concert version...simply mind blowing. Also, Telegraph Road...a masterpiece.

The 70s was the pinnacle of music. It doesn't matter if you are talking about Disco, Funk, R&B, Soul, Jazz or Rock, the 70s produced the best music ever made.

I’m a 49 year old man, my dad passed away sept 7th at the age of 78. Dire straits was his favorite band hands down. This is so nostalgic for me and I loved it. I would definitely recommend this song from the Alchemy Live album. If you thought this song blew you away, the live version is 10 minutes long, and considered one of the greatest live performances of all time. Would love to see your reaction to that..

The Alchemy live version has a 4 minute guitar solo and a drummer who is just having the time of his life 😊

First single from their debut album... And the guitarist is Mark Knopfler... yet ANOTHER guitar legend that you need to follow... Another rabbit hole to go down... Dire Staits here we come. OH YES... The live version of this is 10 minutes long and f..king amazing. You might have heard of tracks like "Money for Nothing" "Bothers In Arms", "Telegraph Road", "Romeo and Juliet", "Love Over Gold", "Tunnel of Love"... I could go on and on and on and on and on..... But I won't. And then again. You might not have heard of any of them. Just scatching the surface there and as for the deep cuts... Bloody Hell. I wonder what is coming next..... Keep on Rocking...

Awesome. Please consider: Jethro Tull "Locomotive Breath," Kansas, "Carry on Wayward Son" and Yes, "Roundabout. " All are very obvious classics to hit. Rock on.

Walk of life , money for nothing , Brothers in arms ... should be in your playlist

One of my favorites is "Once upon a time in the west" you'll know why once you hear the first three notes...

Mark Knopfler playing a Fender Strat. He plays the fuk out of it, no plectrum just fingers. Great album also. EVERYONE will say watch the Alchemy tour live version. It will blow your mind.

Now you know how we baby boomers felt with all this crazy wonderful music for the first time 🤣🎸🥁💥🎙️💓 Can’t wait for this entire week of 70’s music!!

Now this is a rabbit hole I'm pretty sure you would enjoy as much as your journey with Floyd and Zeppelin . The genius of Mark Knopfler.... a proud Geordie... is well up there alongside David Gilmour . The live " Alchemy " version of Sultans will quite literally blow you away . Love your videos 🙂 .

You should absolutely check out the live version from Alchemy. Even if you don’t do a reaction, it’s one of the best live performances ever, IMHO

Every song on this album is a masterpiece. Considering it was their 1st album and recoded quickly on a small budget its is remakable

Hey Hector welcome to the 70’s man. I was 28 then and music is what makes my life worth living. I’ll keep note short and hope it gets your ATTENTION. If you never listen or react to another song in your life then this is one you sadly missed. Hotel California by the Eagles….listen and you won’t ever regret it. Peace.

The dude singing over it was playing it and wrote it. The band are great, the songs are also great. Treat yourself to the Alchemy live performance. It's better than this studio version. It's also a true story this song, as is Tunnel of Love, and probably Romeo and Juliet. Especially in terms of the locations mentioned in the song Tunnel of Love. Mark Knopfler is some story teller, and some guitarist. Voices the story, and lives it through his strings, all at the same time. Great reaction by the way. You are a joyful human being, and on those days I do drop in, I can't seem to lose the smile. Be well young man, keep the joy going.

The 70's is MY decade. I was a teenager and saw some fantastic live bands that became BIG.

You're going to need a seatbelt for the live version. 😆🤘🏽🔥

This is exciting!!! Thank you for another great reaction video! I love Dire Straits and especially this song. Be sure and check out the Alchemy Live long version.. it's amazing!! Another popular song was Money for Nothing and also Telegraph Road, Brothers in Arms.

The singer is the guitar player. That’s why you hear those little riffs in between his singing.✌️😊🦋oh and you may know Money For Nothing….but that’s 80’s Dire Straights.

They made so many great songs dude... Private investigations, Romeo and Juliet, Brothers in Arms, Money for nothing... SO MANY great songs!!!!!

Just what I needed Hector.🎉 It's the story of a real live jazz band that played in the pub just for the love of playing music. It also bridged music changing from disco to punk rock.

Live version of Telegraph road will blow your mind :)

one of the smoothest ; if not the smoothest guitar play ever written , Mark Knopfler is a freakin genius

Knopfler and Gilmour. Think there was a time they were both in their prime. Together with Freddie Mercury and Queen (and Brian May). Can you imagine? That was the standard. (they weren't alone btw, the list of legends goes on) And if one day you wanted something different from rock, and for any reason you turned to pop, there was no other than Micheal Jackson.

Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists of all time he’s right up there, he’s my favourite and live he is amazing as are all of the incarnations of dire straits. As others have said the alchemy live version of this is top 5 live rock performances of all time 10 minutes of pure joy.

Mark Knopfler can make a guitar talk sass! So friggin good!

I love this song… The guitar solos were awesome but that last solo is EVERYTHING to me and gives me goosebumps and I will literally listen to this over and over and over and not get sick of it.

Dire Straits are very cool man ! I suggest you « Expresso Love », « Lady writer », « Tunnel of Love », « Private investigations », « Telegraph Road », « Romeo and Juliet », « Money for nothing », « Brothers in arms » BUT those guys were AMAZING in live !!! The « Alchemy » versions of the tracks are just….unbelievable

OMFG! I cannot wait. All of the songs you mentioned sends chills down my spine. GO 70's BrainsqueezeReaction

You really need to see this live Alchemy Sultans of Swing the band members are so in tune with each other and a huge solo on gutair.

I'll add my vote for you to check out the Alchemy live version of this song. The studio version is very good, but the live version is transcendent! Hope you get to listen sometime. You will not be disappointed! Love your reactions!

You should watch them perform this live [ or just about any of their tunes...]

I just noticed the ride cymbal in this hits off the beat, late so to speak-it really is what powers the song beyond the riff. It’s the swing.

Mark, I'm glad you had a good week off.🥰I want to tell you about Peter Frampton. He taught himself to play guitar. He joined his first band at 12 yrs old and FORMED his first band at 19 yrs old. He was born in Kent, England, is still alive and performing at 73 yrs young.❤ You should check out "Do you Feel Like We Do" (because you'll need a cigarette after). The best version is from The Midnight Special show in 1975 (He is wearing shining silver pants)😂. The album "Frampton Comes Alive" went platinum 8 times and was voted #3 best LIVE album of all time in 2012. The song "Do You Feel Like We Do" is one of 3 singles that charted #1 in 1976.❤I think you'll love it. It charted higher than Fleetwood Mac, which is no small feat. I love FM, too.

Nice to have you back Hector! Immediately go find "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits and save this gem for the 80s decade. That way you can get back to Dire Straits sooner than you planned. The song "Money for Nothing" hit Number 1 hit in the US and number 4 in the UK, and went on to win a Grammy for the Best Rock Performance in 1986, while the video won Video of the Year. Best to watch the video version to get the full experience. As an added bonus "Sting" jumps in to help out on the vocals!

You cant go through the 70’s without Steely Dan - Deacon Blues 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

1967-1973 was the greatest, imo, period for rock. More genius sound crammed into those years than any other time period. But the 70's as a whole were insanely great, as Dire Straits (1977, I think?) just showed you! And yes, "decades," not "centuries." I had an impulse to make a remark in the comments about that last week, but I resisted, not wanting to be "that guy," because I used to be him a lot more often until I realized what a pedantic little putz I was being, lol! "Industrial Disease" by Dire Straits is also FABULOUS!!

I'm thinking you enjoyed that...Mark Knopfler's guitar playing, singing and writing are superb!

Sup Hector! Thank u for reacting to this song. Love me some Dire Straits. U May know “Money for Nothing” by this band. I will tell u that their live performances are, in my option, better than the studio versions. If u have time to come back to this song I recommend the live from Alchemy version. It’s crazy good!! Have fun dipping your toes the the 70s. Some of the best music ever!!

Great song from a great decade for music! I hope Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street is on your ‘70s playlist - it’s an all-time classic and a quintessential 70s song in my book. Rock on!

Welcome to the greatest musical decade. I simply adore this track and bought it as a single on the day it was released and played it and played it and played it and played it and played it and played it 😊

I was lucky enough to see Dire Straights in Las Vegas. Yeah. The best. You're right. It's a solo with drums! Mark Knopfler also recorded with Chet Atkins, btw. Check out Mark Knopfler, Chet Atkins and the Everly Brothers, "Why Worry."

The "Sultans of Swing" was a fictional Band this song was about. Its one bad ass tune.

More a duet, Mark Knopfler and his guitar. That lies at the heart of all things Dire Straits and most things he's done as a solo or in collaboration.

Yesterday was a anniversary of a very bad day for me, this just what the doctor ordered, so thank you my friend for just being you, I couldn't stop smiling, you are amazing, much love from Ohio !!

Yay… I love that your back! No one does reactions like you! I missed ya and the immediate smile you always put on my face! I’m glad you got a break tho! 🥰 I’ve been listening to Etta James all last week because of you! THANK YOU! ❤️😂

STEELY DAN (that's a band) Gaucho Josie Aja (I could go on. And on. And on. They are your favorite band's favorite band. Welcome back. We missed you too!

If you like this, watch the Alchamy live version. It blows the album version away!

No matter what, we always referred to the Dire Straits as The Sultans of Swing. These guys were a staple. I do hope you slip in some Three Dog Night and Steve Miller Band somewhere. It ain’t the 70’s without those dudes.

Yes (the band) Roundabout!!!

BEWARE: a '70's classic is Hotel California by The Eagles, but I've seen loads of reaction channels have been hit with penalties for covering it. Maybe there is a way around it, who knows?

I remember when it came out dude, I'm like, got to be the longest solo ever, ha. Money for Nothing was another big hit in the early 80's by them, it's a jamn

“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

So much fun watching you discover Mark Knopfler! Missed you too man. If you ever back to do fuck all, I recommend you watch the live version of this song (Alchemy live) its even better. And the band has so much fun playing it.

LOVE your channel, you let yourself get into these classic songs. It’s a Joy to watch. My dad loved this band, good memories for me.

Let's gooOooOo! Fire straits 🔥

Love you, Mark! You put a smile on my face every time I watch you. They have a beautiful song called Romeo and Juliet that is my absolute favorite. I feel like you might know Money for Nothing by them. Sting from The Police sings the lyric "I want my MTV" at the beginning and it's very famous.

The Lead singer is also the lead quitar player

Thin Lizzy "The Cowboy Song" from Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous Or "The Boys are Back in Town" Or "Emerald" From the same album all great stuff!

Always fun to watch your reactions, Dire Straits, Sultans or Swing from 1983 Alchemy Live is a MUST listen to. You will be blown away.

Here’s my suggestions for 70s if it’s not too late. These are the greats! -Imagine by John Lennon -Layla by Derek & the Dominoes (Eric Clapton) -25 or 6 to 4, live at Tanglewood, by Chicago -Give Up The Funk by Parliament -Roundabout by Yes -Anarchy in the UK by the Sex Pistols -I Feel Love by Donna Summer -Highway to Hell by AC/DC -Don’t Stop Until You Get Enough by Michael Jackson -Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd

Hey Hector, I'm here for the 70's!!!! Born in 69, this will be fun!!!!💜💜💜I'm glad you had a great break!!!! We missed your face too!!! What a great way to start the 70's!!!!🤗🤗🤗

Wish you would have reacted to the Live at Alchemy video. Lot's of bonus material and if you liked the drums in the studio recording, watching the drummer in the Alchemy video will send you over the top.

Part of the greatness of this band is the singer is also playing lead so if you listen to how he transists to guitar from the vocals it gives them a core strength

Mark Knopfler is a true student of the guitar. The late great Chet Atkins and Mark even did an album together--and did some live performances together. Well worth watching.

Arguably the last best decade for music. Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar) had trouble holding the pick, so he developed a pure finger picking style that would become the signature sound.

Thanks for doing the studio version! The guitarist is also the vocalist, Mark Knopfler. As for other song by them, there's plenty. One you might have heard was "Money for Nothing" (1985) with it's repeated tag line _"...I want my MTV..."_ but I'm rather partial to the next track on the same album, "Your Latest Trick"... if you do it, make sure it's the studio version with the long saxophone intro. It's brilliant! And I must warn you that "Brothers in Arms", the title track to that 1985 album, will definitely break you... If you listen to the lyrics just a little, you will lose it, I promise you! Indeed, you might want to do that one when you're ready for another break! ;-]

If you like this, you will love possibly the greatest influence on them, JJ Cale. "They Call Me The Breeze" could work as a start, for the 70s.

My uncle gave this to me the year it dropped. I was into AC/DC, Zep, Sabbath, Zappa Steppenwolf, Hendrix, ZZ-Top and Van Halen (among lots of other "hard rock"). Put it on the shelf for like, seriously 1 or 2 years, unopened. Picked it up one day and put it on as a lark.... 1st listen and I was totally sold. Actually the whole album is amazing. To this day, one of the best I have heard.

Live version man....blow your mind

Ahhhh my era and you kick it off with a masterpiece!😊

Let's Go.... You picked a doozy man... Love Dire Straits... It got me going man.. Thanks my friend. Starting out on 🔥🔥🔥

Dire Straits are a band where you can't really go wrong. Mark Knopfler is a great guitarist. When you get to the 80's Telegraph Road or Private Investigations would probably appeal to you

Love all genres and eras of music but the 70s is the greatest. Most versatile era ever.

I LOOOOOOVE your reactions! Just joy. Love it. Watch the live version in concert. It’ll blow your mind. One of the best live performances of all time.

welcome back Hector, great you've had time to recharge, we've all missed you and a corking track to kick off the 70's. You're now entering one of the best decades for music ever, at least that's what us 50 to 80 year olds will say. Welcome back matey 😊😊😊

Led Zeppelin - No Quarter live Celebration Day ;) , And or Kashmir from the same live concert.

A late 50’s baby I grew up with the greatest popular music of all time, although I really like a lot that came before. Had no idea how remarkable the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s were. 90’s had some good music but that’s when it dropped off. Most stuff today sucks in comparison. No melody, no creativity, no actual musicians, no vocals, no soul. Thank goodness so much greatness remains to be enjoyed. Talk about unique, talk Dire Straits.

Check out some 70s progressive rock! Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull...etc.

You must go listen to the live version. It is incredible!!!

Welcome back Mark, you were sorely missed! Great reaction that we've all come to expect!!

Calling Elvis (music video is awesome…gotta love me some Thunderbirds), Money for nothing, Walk of life, Brothers in arms, Romeo and Juliet….all awesome songs from the Dire Straits

Good in ya taking a week off bro esp after your bee gees reaction!! Fresh start - dire straits!! Great intro to the 70's 🎉🎉

Mark, Quick lesson for you The Guitarist/Vocalist is Mark Knopfler, he is an awesome guitarist, doesn't use a plectrum he finger picks (very difficult, I also found out he is left handed but plays right handed so he can get more pressure on the fretboard). Ok so when you get to the 80's another tune from Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms, Mark wrote this about the Falklands conflict (respect to those who didn't come home), Knowing that, it will kick you in the nads and you will be goosy all over your body.

Just a few 70's suggestions, Reelin in the Years- Steely Dan, Olivers Army- Elvis Costello, I'm Not In Love- 10CC, Don't Fear The Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult.

Hey there Im new to this channel and loving it. This song live from DS Sydney Final Concert 1986,( easy to access on YT.) is jawdropping. Another song you may love from DS is Once Upon A Time In The West from Alchemy Live 1983. Cheers all the best from Australia 👍🎸🎸🎸

YAY!!!! You fkn make smile SO BIG!! Mark Knoepfler is singing AND playing lead guitar He's cool AF 😎

The 70’s is the best decade for music in my opinion, the musicians took the fundations of the 60’s and took these to another level until it has become too complicated and the punk / disco era came to return to a relative simplicity which was developed in the 80’s

I never get tired of hearing this, it's so clean. And it just feels good. And I do actually like the story and the various vignettes in it. Having played in bands my whole life and hanging out in that kind of scene, it all just really rings true and he delivers it in such a cool way.

Love your reactions and it's great to watch discover great new music for the first time. Here are two GREAT songs from the 70s: The Who - "Love Reign O'er Me." Do the studio version with lyrics. Also, Yes - "Relayer" studio version. You cannot go wrong, though Relayer is a very challenging song!

Always a joy to go through one of the songs of my youth with you. All the best. Enjoy. Everything.

The live version of this one is amazing... hope you get a chance to hear it soon... doing great!!! Love your content...

Brandy (You’re a fine girl) by Looking Glass…You will love it! Cheers! ✌🏻🇨🇦

Dude you should check out the live version of this amazing

I missed your face!!!!😃 I hope you can squeeze The Eagles HOTEL CALIFORNIA in. You will love it 💯. #BRAINSQUEEZEREACTIONS ❤❤❤

You think that was good. Play the live version from Dire Straight Alchemy. It takes it to another level. Probably as good a live performance as a Pink Floyd performance. Please have a listen

I bought that single at a local record store when it was released imagine that

Just for your own viewing pleasure you should check out the "Live at Alchemy' version of this, 10 minutes of musical brilliance

Try (if you have slots left): Rush -Tom Sawyer Styx - Renegade Queen - Tie Your Mother Down or March of the Black Queen Genesis - Firth of Fifth Supertramp - School or Child of Vision Steely Dan - Reelin’ in the Years The Tubes - She’s a Beauty There are tons of other songs from these bands and tons more bands from the 70’s Maybe some will make it in the 70’s week (revisited)! Keep having fun and spreading your Light✨🏄🏻‍♂️🌈