Drummer reacts to "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits

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Thank you to our patron Lee S for this fantastic selection. Good god, they went crazy their at the end... Mark was shredding like hell! That was awesome. I've never heard anything from these guys and this was a great first taste. I have some more requests for them too so stay tuned...
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@jeanbicknell7887 20 күн бұрын

One more shout out for the Alchemy Live version of this - you'll NEVER regret it.

@catinthehat906 16 күн бұрын

You'll also like this live version of Midnight Oil's 'Back on the Borderline', similar vintage, excellent drumming. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pNqFrc-S3LnLiIk.html

@CharlyDS 10 күн бұрын

100%, almost a different song.. amazing.

@ggwalker55 20 күн бұрын

All finger picking. He's a damn genius.

@TheBobherriot 20 күн бұрын

Live Alchemy version is an absolute life changing must listen.

@classicrocklady6288 20 күн бұрын

Alchemy Live version! Blow your mind!

@EpicFrozenMoment 20 күн бұрын

This song. Alchemy Live. IYKYK. You can see how much they reined it in on the studio version. The happiest show ever. (drums especially let loose!)

@dbradx 20 күн бұрын

Absolutely - as great as the studio cut is, the Alchemy live version is the best, just an amazing performance by the whole band.

@granfall00n 20 күн бұрын

You might think that you have done “Sultans” now. So that is that. But in this case you really should go on to listen to the live version. The studio version is clean and perfect. The Alchemy live version is one of the top guitar performances ever. And the drumming is astounding. I think this is your third comment. I’m willing to bet that many of the others will agree. Listen to us. You will thank us.

@gzaq 20 күн бұрын

he should do the whole Alchemy concert video, song by song

@jaycorby 20 күн бұрын

@@granfall00n Terry Williams, the Welsh drummer, tears the skins up at that concert. His dad, who had never seen Terry play live on stage, was in the audience - Terry was showing off a bit.

@EpicFrozenMoment 19 күн бұрын

@@granfall00n It's almost identical to the contrast between the studio and Pulse Concert versions of Comfortably Numb. If you haven't by slim chance seen it, don't reply to me and go watch it right now!!

@DrStrangelove3891 20 күн бұрын

Alchemy Live really makes this song shine. Knopfler has a very unique tone, and he doesn't use a pick. Other Dire Straits songs that are certainly worth listening to are: Private Investigations, Romeo and Juliet, Telegraph Road and Brothers In Arms.

@maryyoung2549 20 күн бұрын

You must react to the live version, one of the best shreds ever. You won't be disappointed 😊

@wallacewhipps1206 20 күн бұрын

Dire Straits Alchemy live, Sultan of Swing, will blow your mind! The whole band was tight that night!

@leannmiller7153 20 күн бұрын

Another vote for Alchemy live! Mark Knopfler is one of my favorite guitarists of all time. Terry Williams on drums is must see at Alchemy❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@johndoe-gt6gp 20 күн бұрын

Just so you know, Mark Knopfler finger picks. MK doesn’t just play guitar, he makes love to his guitar and allows us to listen. He’s a master at making a guitar cry like no other. If you want to hear a song that makes you cry, especially coming from a military family, you have to hit “Brothers In Arms”. It will make you cry. Guaranteed.

@markstromberg1148 18 күн бұрын

I join in this recommendation. Check out the album AND the song, "Brothers in Arms" for some great, soulful guitar playing. The only song on it I don't love (mostly because it got overplayed on the radio at the time) was "Money for Nothing."

@johndoe-gt6gp 18 күн бұрын

@@markstromberg1148 Yeah, I have to agree. That one did get a little old. But what a classic riff never to be outdone.

@michaelkeefe8494 20 күн бұрын

Anything from Alchemy when you can... They were on fire that night in London.

@fastcakes 20 күн бұрын

You MUST do the live Alchemy version - it will BLOW your mind.

@user-pf7jm9go6o 20 күн бұрын

Now do the live version from the Alchemy concert. It's unreal.

@matthewstroud4294 20 күн бұрын

This will probably be 1 of 1000 comments recommending the version from Alchemy Live, and yes it really is that good, everything turned up to eleven. Telegraph Road and Private Investigations from Alchemy are wonderful too, in fact the live version of Telegraph Road is as good as any live guitar band you'll ever see, probably as good as Comfortably Numb from Pulse.

@mangelwurzel 19 күн бұрын

You will not regret listening and looking at the Alchemy Live version of this.

@johnathanstruble1064 19 күн бұрын

I'm sure you've had 100s of comments, about this song from Alchemy Tour , live London. And as a drummer , you must witness one of the most off the chain live drummer's in Rick history. The drum kit needed a cigarette after this performance....be looking for it Lee, cuz buddy you don't disappoint! ✌️🙏👍😁

@dannyc8041 19 күн бұрын

You will just LOVE the Live Alchemy version

@kathy1013 20 күн бұрын

That was a good start. Now, please do the Alchemy Live version. You have to see it to believe it. 😳😉

@lisarainbow9703 20 күн бұрын

"Romeo and Juliet" is another fantastic Dire Straits song. Got to see Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton in concert together in the late 80's, it was quite the pairing...

@dbradx 20 күн бұрын

I saw that tour too - in Toronto, with Buckwheat Zydeco opening. Knopfler and Clapton together? Amazing, absolutely amazing.

@lisarainbow9703 13 күн бұрын

@@dbradx Good memory, I'd forgotten about Buckwheat Zydeco! He was excellent! Liked him so much that I went out and bought the cassette, lol...

@dbradx 13 күн бұрын

@@lisarainbow9703 Too funny, so did I, the next day 😀.I think I actually still have it buried in a box somewhere lol

@toniw725 20 күн бұрын

Alchemy live version of Sultans of Swing and Telegraph Road are masterful performances of great songs. Please watch!! Love your reactions!❤

@liannehoward4602 20 күн бұрын

I was going to suggest the Alchemy Live performance, but clearly I'm late to the party😂 so... do that! And Telegraph Road from the same concert❤ thx for all you do🎉

@chrismatthews8717 18 күн бұрын

I remember when this came out in 78. It shone like a firework.

@bendancar 20 күн бұрын

This whole album is fantastic. One of the great debut albums of all time. Worth going through track-by-track for sure!

@christinehoughton8591 15 күн бұрын

For me there’s nothing like their live performances they are masterpieces

@jonathansmith3742 16 күн бұрын

Decades of this and it never gets old, it just grooves harder. Mark sells out concerts before tickets go on sale.

@michaelbaucom4019 20 күн бұрын

Live versions are even better(especially from the live album " Alchemy")

@baronofgreymatter14 20 күн бұрын

This album was ginormous, everyone owned it. Finger picking master!

@ronlyster5667 20 күн бұрын

Mark on lead guitar and vocals ... his brother David on rhythm guitar. Great track.

@amnril 16 күн бұрын

‘Single handed Sailor’ and ‘Follow me home’ are my favourite Dire Straits songs amongst a wealth of great songs.

@sydnoids1 17 күн бұрын

Yes you must watch the live version of this song. So impressive. You see that drummer kicking serious ass. Mark too, bigtime

@LisaThomas-xz3ki 16 күн бұрын

I will NEVER forget the first I heard this on the radio.

@user-eg2zo4kz6w 20 күн бұрын

I need to do the live at alchemy version

@youngwrenzo 14 күн бұрын

Making the studio version your first listen was a wise choice.

@L33Reacts 14 күн бұрын

You are one of the few who have said that so thank you! lol

@geob3963 19 күн бұрын

Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet Dire Straits - Telegraph Road Dire Straits - Skate Away Dire Straits - So Far Away Dire Straits - Down to the Waterline Dire Straits - Solid Rock Mark Knopfler - Wild Theme Mark Knopfler - Smooching

@12deadsoldiers35 16 күн бұрын

Another vote for the Alchemy Live version of Sultans of Swing. Nothing compares to it.

@martinhoskins57 20 күн бұрын

Others keep saying this but please listen to the live version they just wind everything up to 11 - as a drummer you will thank us ..............-

@dgavi3688 19 күн бұрын

Live version, it's epic!

@pvank1799 20 күн бұрын

On a live version, which I think was England from their response to " London Town", the drummer is just wild and the solo is exquisite.

@bbraun4966 20 күн бұрын

As good as this was, it's a warm up for the live version.

@Bigdave1369 20 күн бұрын

I'll post a "Like" when you do the live version...

@kentinatl 19 күн бұрын

it's like he's Bob Dylan's son...amazing

@user-dq5xx9hi4q 20 күн бұрын

This was the first Dire Straits song I ever heard and the first time I heard Mark Knopfler. I still remember riding around in my green 1970 Datsun pick-up listening to it (My first car). I didn't hear anything from them again until they released MONEY FOR NOTHING on MTV.

@neonpark1874 19 күн бұрын

You might not have heard anything more from them until then, but they had several additional songs that got airplay both from this (debut album) as well as the second album (Communique). All tracks from those albums are great. After Dire Straits ceased to exist, Mark put out a bunch of solo albums. There's plenty of great material on those albums too.

@allenlocke1935 17 күн бұрын

I remember thinking this new Bob Dylan song sure has some great guitar on it🤣🎸🔥

@jeffpowers7517 15 күн бұрын

You owe it to yourself to watch the alchemy live version of this song. It will bow your mind and trigger an addiction to this band.

@gold98gtp 20 күн бұрын

It's pronounced 'nofler' (silent p). The Alchemy live version has fantastic drumming. Mark is a finger picker on the guitar.

@bobmiller9313 7 күн бұрын

Mark picks guitar like a banjo. Awsome

@ceeceerider 20 күн бұрын

Excited for this one… I predict he’s going to love it.

@L33Reacts 20 күн бұрын

😜😂👍

@jonathanmurphy3141 16 күн бұрын

Mark Knopfler, for years has been counted in music survey's as one of the 20 greatest guitar players.

@rubbersole79 19 күн бұрын

It's like a lead guitar solo throughout the entire song. LOL......Never heard that before.

@thomassharmer7127 15 күн бұрын

I was playing electric guitar using my fingers instead of a pick and everyone was saying to me "Who even does that?", then this gem became a hit 😊.

@j.jennings1722 19 күн бұрын

A member of the band was hanging out at a bar when a local band, named The Sultans of Swing, started to play ...and, they were terrible, according to the band, but the moment inspired Dire Straits to write this great song. Terrific guitar solo!!

@larsrosberg3321 16 күн бұрын

Not the band, just Mark

@dhfenske 19 күн бұрын

Imagine if every time you made a phone call that you would have to be standing in the same place in your kitchen because the phone is bolted to the wall and has a corded handset that you hold up to your ear. That's one thing we lived with in 1978.

@johnathanstruble1064 19 күн бұрын

The finger style picking , is known as " Chicken Picking" , a bluegrass style, much like a banjo. The plucking of the strings make a cluck, or pluck sound. Chet Atkins, Lindsey Buckingham ( Fleetwood Mac) Vince Gill , and Albert Lee...are masters of such style.❤ Up next , Sultans , Alchemy Live.

@Fhatal958 17 күн бұрын

I’m jumping on the band wagon. Alchemy live. Better than the studio and 14 minutes long. You will love it!

@shemanic1 17 күн бұрын

Such an iconic tune, one of those that will remain in your mind for ever.

@nomisnestral6956 16 күн бұрын

Cannot not stop in your tracks when you first hear this.

@jeffstevens4262 16 күн бұрын

Their live version of this amazing song as part of the band's 'Alchemy' tour at London's Hammersmith Apollo back in 1986 (I think) is an absolute world beater. Check it out, it's on a whole new level. 🙋‍♂

@jennywren7822 16 күн бұрын

ALCHEMY LIVE, you won't regret it, and TELEGRAPH ROAD from ALCHEMY too, both masterpieces ❤

@djm0111 16 күн бұрын

Knopfler is the all time rock n roll finger picking master.

@thebigwool 11 күн бұрын

Jeff Beck?

@martingifford5415 16 күн бұрын

I was in my late teens at the time and all the guitarists at school were just blown away by Knoffler's innovation.

@carolynschmidt5467 19 күн бұрын

They do a beautiful job on Brothers in Arms.

@johnathanstruble1064 19 күн бұрын

Romeo and Juliette, Mark on a Dolbro, and a great love story song...

@757optim 20 күн бұрын

Lee, you would enjoy the live performance.

@mitchellbatchelor1594 19 күн бұрын

One of the greatest R&R songs of all time.

@gillwaugh7212 20 күн бұрын

Hooray! Unmissable. Seen 'em ten times (including Live Aid) and I remember how I felt the first time I ever heard this in 1978. It was a whole new sound...

@OZAHS1959 16 күн бұрын

By now you may have been informed that the Alchemy Live version is amazing. I like the fact that you have done the studio version first, as it will give you a baseline reaction for the live version. For most music, I love the studio versions best, but "Sultans of Swing" is an exception. Just wait til you see the drummer on the live version - INCREDIBLE!

@fineasfogg1461 19 күн бұрын

I have some big gaps in my music history because of life, like nursing school and working 12 hour shifts in intensive care units. Plus, I can barely talk and chew gum the same time . I used to listen to the music stations in cable days and I really fell in love with this one. What lovely guitar work. I’ve been reading the comments here I got to go see that beautiful Alchemy live version. This community has so much knowledge that has absolutely helped me fill in the gaps. Now that I’m retired, I feel like my music experiences are overflowing. Not just with what I know, but a lot of the new stuff I’m learning too. Thank you Lee, thank you community.

@annakermode6646 20 күн бұрын

My favourite debut album ever.

@granfall00n 20 күн бұрын

Have you read the comments. Told you so. Don’t think this is just another time when people think you have done the wrong version. The live version here is something else. Do it. You will thank us.

@davidpyorkshire 14 күн бұрын

The rest of the album which includes this, is full of absolute gems and worth listening to.

@dragon-shepherd 14 күн бұрын

When I learned to play, my guitar teacher insisted that I learn finger-picking before he let me use a pick. I have never regretted his decision.

@Ferretbomber 19 күн бұрын

When I was around 9 yo I got my first clock radio - it wasn't even a digital clock, it had hands that glowed in the dark - and at night I would turn it on low so my parents couldn't hear and I'd listen to a 'Top 10 at 10' show when this album came out, because this song was requested so much that it was automatic that it would get played. One of my favorite songs of all time, it completely transported me to a different world. Another song around the same time I did the same thing with was 'Comfortably Numb'. I'm not a huge Dire Straits fan, but this song is on a different level. Thanks as always for the reaction, Lee.

@dbradx 20 күн бұрын

Great choice, I love the storytelling on this one. Inspired by a real-life experience when Mark was out on the town, and heard a horns playing as he passed a bar. He went inside and discovered a very mediocre dixie jazz band playing to an almost empty place, with some younger folks all crowded in a corner completely ignoring that performance. Mark is one of my all-time favourite guitarists, with a totally unique tone, and a killer knack for storytelling. You should definitely check out Romeo and Juliet, and Telegraph Road, but if you do that one, do the live version from the Alchemy tour, absolutely next-level stuff. Great reaction as always, Lee - peace and love from Canada!

@rescuelover7891 15 күн бұрын

Need to watch the live Alchemy version. One of the best live performances I've ever seen.

@garysexton8840 17 күн бұрын

The Alchemy live version is more interesting because the drummer was playing his first performance with the band, and the reason he was so great was because his father was in the audience what a great performance ! So check it out

@user-ej7xs2zd7x 17 күн бұрын

Remember owning this album back in the seventies! It was such a refreshing change from all the disco music being played on the radio!

@johnmavroudis2054 20 күн бұрын

A LOT of places to go from here: "TUNNEL OF LOVE," "ROMEO AND JULIETE," "INDUSTRIAL DISEASE," "PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS," and the epic "TELEGRAPH ROAD" would all be great follow ups!

@mr.knowitall6440 17 күн бұрын

It's great that you listened to the studio version first. Now listen to the Alchemy Live version... you'll appreciate it even more, having heard the studio version. 🤙😎

@zwieseler 19 күн бұрын

I don’t know if anyone will mention it 😬 but there’s a live version of this at a concert called Alchemy which takes it into the stratosphere…. Fyi, just in case no one else mentions it 🤣

@duckydewin707 19 күн бұрын

Mentioned earlier. Money For Nothing/the MTV Version is a mind blower...

@joeflint7798 20 күн бұрын

Pick Withers is the drummer here and is brilliant. Played on first four LPs. Perfect touch.

@sherylstone8804 15 күн бұрын

I agree....you have to see the drummer on the Alchemy Live video. You will appreciate his performance.

@carlomercorio1250 20 күн бұрын

Iconic song

@mlong1958 15 күн бұрын

I highly recommend you watch the Alchemy Live version. It is one of the best live performances in rock. The drummer in the Alchemy Live version is Terry Williams and his is absolutely on fire.

@denniszimmerman1279 20 күн бұрын

I highly recommend their Making Movies album. Great stuff.

@suelinder7395 20 күн бұрын

I remember the first thing me I heard this. In my 20s on Union Street in San Francisco. Stopped in my tracks and pulled over! Saw Dire Straits twice back then. So amazing!

@robertstoner8244 16 күн бұрын

Great song great band

@dexstewart2450 18 күн бұрын

The one issue is that Knopfler is so bloody good that you can miss just how good the rest of the band is

@simianinc 16 күн бұрын

It's the live Alchemy version that you want to listen to for the drums - crazy fun

@paulhanley6311 20 күн бұрын

"Telegraph road" is a must listen for dire straits. I'd normally say studio version of best but the alchemy live recording is SO good sound quality wise that you could do either.

@beverlyoyarzun3326 19 күн бұрын

Yeah baby! That’s Mark❣️

@jaycorby 20 күн бұрын

If I had to isolate five songs on a list of the best of the 70's era it would be a challenge, but I know without any doubt that Sultans of Swing would be on it. * The Alchemy Live version of it would be tangential to the original studio version played here - so not a separate song * Additionally, Mark Knopfler in my opinion ranks up there among the best guitarists of his generation.

@Manni59 20 күн бұрын

Some here are right. Check out the Alchemy Live version of this song. Very intense, Mark Knopfler gets crazy on his guitar and Pick Withers kills ist with his drums.

@larsrosberg3321 16 күн бұрын

Its Terry Williams on drums

@Manni59 16 күн бұрын

@@larsrosberg3321 Oh yes, you´re right. Wiiliams joined the band after Withers left 1982.

@amnril 16 күн бұрын

The first two Dire Straits Albums, both released in 1978 are excellent.

@HT-io1eg 20 күн бұрын

Such a vibe

@spazimdam 19 күн бұрын

One of the best clean tone guitar tracks. Mark Knopfler is a phenomenal finger stylist, he reminds me of Chet Atkins, whom Knopfler idolized. In fact there's many a video of Mark and Chet playing together. Check out Dire Straits hit song Money For Nothing, where Knopfler uses the most unique sounding distortion.

@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt 17 күн бұрын

The first 2 albums of Dire Straits are fantastic🤘

@donw804 17 күн бұрын

I was 10 when the Beatles first hit America with I Want to Hold your Hand. It was like nothing we'd heard before. Fresh and exciting, it was like a light switch had been turned on. Cut to 1978... I was on my way home from work when this song came on the radio. I suddenly had that same feeling. This was also so unique. I immediately drove to the record store to buy the album but it was already sold out. Fortunately, I had a friend that worked there and he got me a copy a couple of days later. The whole album is top notch. That said... you MUST watch the Alchemy Live version of SOS. The single best concert footage on all of KZfaq. (IMHO)

@ddthor 20 күн бұрын

I was at work when this song came on the radio. We were guessing it might be Lou Reed because of Mark's vocal style. His hybrid picking style (and his fingerpicking too) along with Richard Thompson, helped me tolerate music on the 80's.

@vincentvancraig 18 күн бұрын

The best part about dire straights, to me, is seeing mark knoffler sing and play all those little, crazy stratocaster licks in between singing.....an electric finger picker, his style is crazy unique, & hes about as next level as u can get....the "alchemy live" version of this ur def going to want to check out.