I am afraid, in this manufactured world, we won't see the likes of them again! Just wonderful.

Drummer playing his heart out ...his dads in the audience seeing him play for the first time.. 🎉🎉

There is a documentary called “Just the drummer in the band” about Terry. He was in a body cast for years as a young child and walked on his hands. He developed amazing upper body strength

Mark Knopfler pretty much only uses his fingers when he plays guitar. There are very few exceptions where he uses a pick in some songs, but they are very rare. Without a doubt Mark is one of the most famous fingerstyle guitarists. He is probably the most famous one in terms of playing fingerstyle electric guitar and doing rock n roll, and he is probably the best one as well. I can't recall any other guitarist who plays fingerstyle in the same genre with an Electric guitar, and who has a level comparable to his in terms of fame, popularity, success and accomplishments.

The drummer madly DRIVES this song.

Thank you, Sir. Esp. for Terry Williams. He put his heart in this. Like everybody else of this crew. Thanks a million.

Mark is without doubt the best Strat player of all time, playing with his thumb and first 2 fingers, not his finger nails, without missing a note.....A true genius of the guitar .

Yes. Mark is a finger picker all the time. He takes after Chet Atkins. It's so beautiful. He can make his guitar sound like a vocalist. Incredible talent. And this band? Man oh man what a band!

The whole concert is amazing. I was at Hammersmith in July when this was filmed, you don't appreciate it so much at the time, I was only 18 and thought this was normal! The whole band were on fire, the one who was absolutely on fire and steaming was Terry Williams on the drums, you won't see better live drumming. Now you need, have to, watch Telegraph Road, it was the encore

Terry Williams drummer is a legend

Hey nice reaction. I think you will really enjoy Telegraph Road from this concert too. There's so many beautiful transitions and an absolutely incredible instrumental of biblical proportions. Thanx Cheers from Australia 👍👍

Terry Williams played on the intro to Money For Nothing - the crescendo. It was a way of placating him for being replaced for the BIA album by Omar Hakim - recently with Sting and Weather Report. But Terry did the BIA tour with the band. Terry Williams used to be in the band Rockpile before DS. David Knopfler left the band during the Making Movies album in 1980.

Telegraph road from this concert is even better to be honest. Although Romeo and Juliet is my favourite Dire Straits track. Mark never uses a plectrum. I saw them around 1990 they were amazing. There is a version of this from Basel in 92 which is a totally different vibe but equally as good.

Sam, below has alluded to Telegraph Road being even better with which I totally agree. It will blow your mind!! Great reaction! Thank you. Best wishes from the UK.

The story is Mark Knopfler taught himself to play the guitar by ear following a Chet Atkins record when he was about 12 or so. He's a legend and I've never seen him do anything but fingerpicking.

Telegraph road from this concert is a masterpiece, the epitome of every dire straits song/style all into one epic journey. A prog rock gem telling the story of the beginnings of Detroit... From its humble beginnings to desperate endings, with a solo out of this world

Terry Williams was the drummer on Money for Nothing, but only for the intro. He actually recorded the whole song (and album) but Mark decided he didn't like it so re recorded the whole thing with a different drummer except for that intro.

The best live concert ever period. No body better. Terry Williams performed for his father the very first time. Mark let TERRY the drummer go off for his dad. Awesome…..

Rarely uses a pick. Left handed, plays right handed. “Love Over Gold” album is magnificent, all the way through.

That was great. A fingerpicking master. When talking about great guitarists with your buddies in a bar over a few cold ones, Mark should be in that conversation. Loved how the piano breakdown came in. Fantastic performance. Looking forward to the next song. 🔥✌️🎸🎸

Reviewing the whole Alchemy Live Album would be an awesome journey!! Once Upon A Time in The West Private investigations Romeo And Juliet Tunnel of Love Telegraph Road Expresso Love Love Over Gold Going Home Solid Rock Two Young Lovers This live album is legendary and a must have (or at least must have seen) for sure. MK is indeed known for his precise, lyrical and very personal fingerpicking. Can’t wait to listen to more DS reactions from you!

I did my best to copy the Live in 85 version that was broadcast on The Tube program, who broadcast the whole concert. It's something else, I got pretty good at it, but could never fully duplicate what Markwas doing.

Over the years information about Terrys role has come out. He only played the intro for money for nothing, he didn’t play on the album and in fact was sent home during the recording. He toured in 1985, 1986 and again played at the Nelson Mandela concert in 1988. When it came time do the last album, On Every Street, he again was sent home and didn’t appear on the album. This time he was replaced in the 1991 and 1992 tours. So, as good as terry was live (he’s my favorite) apparently he wasn’t the right studio drummer for the records.

Tommy Mandel was the extra keyboard player for these shows July 1983. Only 6 for these shows. Mark Knopfler lead guitar Hal Lindes Rhythm guitar John Illsey Bass Guitar Terry Williams Drums Alan Clark Keyboards And guest keyboards for these shows, Tommy Mandel the one jigging about in the background.

That drummer is BADASS alright!

I love the look near the end. "feck yeah! Nailed it ya bastard" 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 Yep Mark is a full on finger picker, he keeps a set of clippers offstage incase he busts a nail and can't bite it smooth - I've seen him calling for someone to get his clippers halfway through the song, he tries to keep it going. The band will just mark time repeating a few bars until Mark comes back in.

Its a concert where the band are on fire. It was filmed and recorded , The very sad thing about this is it’s never been explained why the whole concert has never been released on any format . It must be in the archives hopefully some day. Once Upon a Time in the West (Last performance ever) Industrial Disease Expresso Love Romeo and Julie Love Over Gold (Last performance ever) Private Investigations Sultans of Swing Twisting by the Pool Two Young Lovers Portobello Belle Tunnel of Love Telegraph Road Encore: Solid Rock The Rocks and the Thunder (Mark Knopfler song) Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero

BTW, on Marks site, dozens of concerts from his solo career are available for download. Interesting to hear the songs evolution as late as 2015.

If you like "Money For Nothing" be sure to check out the concert in Montserrat. Sting on backing vocals (just like on the studio album), plus Phil Collins on drums and Eric Clapton on rhythm guitar.

Loved this reaction! And you seem like a genuinely great guy

Terry Williams was just perfect and really working it. The BEST

Thanks for the reaction!

Love this song

The same live performance has a great rendition of TELEGRAPH ROAD. It's completely "bonkers good". 🇦🇺 I love how you set your screen up to show the Artist LARGE.

Terry was still the band drummer during Brothers in Arms - but the recording was most likely Jeff Porcaro of Toto or Boz Scaggs’ band.

Mark is left handed but plays right handed,just shows how good he actually is. Finger playing rather than using a pluck for the majority of the songs. Absolutely great album with everyone in sync, drumming was superb.

Musical genius. He generally uses his fingers. Remarkable player but he certainly uses a pick too. Mainly fingers though. Great reaction to an incredible band.

Great 👍🙏

Yes, Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest finger picking guitar players on the planet! Great reaction!

Chet Atkins, the king of finger-style guitar picking, was listening to a tape of Dire Straits on his car stereo. He said to his passenger, who knew guitar, "that boy's heard me play a time or two, I think." Sure enough, Mark Knopfler at an early age had listened to a number of Chet Atkins albums and to say Chet had an influence on Mark's stylings on the guitar is an understatement. Lindsey Buckingham has also credited Chet as being a major influence in his guitar stylings. So, after listening to the Dire Straits tapes, Chet totally caught Mark off-guard by contacting him by phone, asking him if he wanted to do a collaborative album together. No way Mark could say no to his guitar hero. They hit it off with one another and ended up traveling back and forth between Chet's home in Nashville and Mark's home in London, recording the Grammy Award winning album, "Neck and Neck," along with making a number of videos from live performances they did together. Chet passed away at age 77, in 2001 -- just 11 years after the collaborative album with Mark.

Great reaction to a fantastic live performance. I would love you to now react to my personal favourite live performance of all time, Telegraph Road, from the same concert. It's unbelievably good!

Epic drumming

Hi there! Just saw you, watched, I am happy you have glommed onto Mark and Co. What can one say about the ultimate taste and restraint while whipping crowds into ecstasy? Keep on, brother!

While you're working systematically through the Dire Straits albums, I would recommend slotting in some other live performances: Rockpalast from their early days with the original 4-piece lineup. It's incredible how close to the album recordings they used to get. Live Aid 1985 where they performed Sultans of Swing (with Sting) and Money for Nothing. They were on tour and performing at Wembley Arena at that time. They lugged their instruments across the car park to perform at Wembley Stadium and then back again to perform their evening gig. The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert 1988 which they headlined. A chap called Eric Clapton stood in for rhythm guitarist Jack Sonni that night because his wife had just given birth. A 40-minute odd set that included the most emotional rendition of Brothers in Arms Mark has ever given. Knebworth '90. The band played Money for Nothing and I Think I Love You Too Much, with Mr Clapton once again joining them. Hearing Mark and Eric trading solos on the latter number is something to behold. Music for Montserrat. This concert was post-Dire Straits and was held at the Royal Albert Hall to raise money for the island of Montserrat after it suffered a major volcanic eruption. Many artists had recorded there over the years and it was where Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms album was made. Dire Straits numbers Mark performed included Brothers in Arms with a full the orchestra and he was joined by Sting, Eric and Phil Collins on Money for Nothing which had all the members of the orchestra and choir bopping away behind them. The whole concert is worth watching, packed with music legends all having a great time. Oh and when you get to the end of the Dire Straits albums, the last one being On The Night - another great live album, don't stop there. There's Mark's solo albums, his albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris, the album he recorded with his other band The Notting Hillbillies and all his movie soundtracks including Local Hero and The Princess Bride. His body of work is just incredible. I almost envy you discovering Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler for the first time. 🙂

Alchemy is legend the whole concert

Alchemy was a brilliant album, because it was made with no overdubs or fixes. So, any stage noise or buzzes were left in. A lot of live albums have overdubs etc. Not here with Alchemy. What you saw and heard at the gig in July 1983 you hear on Alchemy. If you want to get a lesson in dynamics, listen to Once Upon A Time In The West from Alchemy. It is lovely, better than the original tune on the 1979 album Communique - which is too spikey with an unsympathetic guitar tone. Here there is warmth through the Schecter Strat sound Mark uses. Mark always finer picks, apart from some rhythm parts and things like Expresso Love. The way he can get that power out of the guitar in some of those bending string parts of the song is amazing. Not just one string but say two or three at once with his left hand, that part at the 9 minute mark for example. And the part at the 8.48 mark is just saying to people try this on for size. A master.

mark plays that way all the time

Best live album ever recorded, imo. You must hear Telegraph Road and Mark's incredibly intricate solos on Once Upon a Time in the West.

If you like Money for Nothing so much you have to check out the Music for Montserrat version with Knopfler, Sting, Clapton and Collins

The studio version is great but they take it to another level live, which they usually do with all their songs, so I always advise listening to the studio version then the live version. This is one if the greatest ever concerts.

12:10 Oh, Yes. It's fingertips..

You must lister to Brothers in Arms from Nelson Mandela konsert from 1988

Pick Withers left after recording the "Love over gold" album in 1982, David Knopfler left during the recording of "Making Movies" after he wanted his songs to be on the album and the rest of the band, especialy Mark decided otherwise, David did start a solo career and released albums with his own songs but they were not very succesfull.

Mark is definitely a finger picker, i cant say he doesnt use a pick at times but ive never seen him ever use one. it gives him his distinctive sound by finger picking.

Also Mark very rarely uses a pick. I've only seen him use one for one song which is Espresso Love. But that's it. 99% fingerpicking. I love it too 😊

9:00 - hah, yeah now that you mention it I see the resemblance

Terry Williams had been with Rockpile and Dave Edmonds and is a super Rock drummer (but Animal is best !!) Alan Clarke eventually left Dire Straits and became Tina Turners Musical Director. Mark nearly always plays with his fingers (in an unconventional way). Check out the album Neck And Neck he made with Chet Atkins.

I have *never* seen Mark use anything other than his thumb and first two fingers.

try Telegraph Road (but you need to keep your mouse off the screen when you record m8, its a bit off putting) but keep watching them :)

Mark uses his fingers. “Get a little blister on your finger, a little blister on your thumb”.

Check out telegraph road and tunnel of love at same concert

is mentor Chet " Atkins

Telegraph road-Alchemy live

Dude... who finger picks a Strat? Only Mark!!

drummer looks like B.A. Robinson

Yes, Lindsey Buckingham and Mark Knopfler both play fingerstyle. They don't use picks.

Telegraph Road - Alchemy Live even blows thisvpoece away.

drummer is Welsh his name is Terry Williams

when you play a song thousant times and still didnt pay attention to Marks Finger picking genius...

When I hear a differing view from Milne, I look forward to a vigorous debate. If ‘m wrong, I want to be put right.

Mark does finger pick. Never plectrum

Telegraph Rd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats his brother there to

How come an old dude like you (and me, I'm not offending by calling you old) doesn't know this song?

dude is clueless..

NO that's not the best version, here he might be a little high or drunk, he forgot a few words or just changed them for fun. and he a better guitar player, his new lead guitarist was week, compared to the guy that left the band same with the Keyboard. maybe a off night with new members that not polished as his old band.

Isn't Mark left handed playing right handed guitar. Terry Williams is insane

Please try listening to Lady Writer by Dire straits. Another masterpiece of a song in the already celebrated albums of these geniuses.