GUITAR TEACHER REACTS: Dire Straits - Private Investigations

First time reaction to Dire Straits - Private Investigations LIVE (On the Night, 1993) HD

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From rhythmical brilliance and excellent guitar technique to a vulnerable and gentle emotional performance.
@MarkKnopfler does it all. Whether he plays on a Spanish or electric guitar, it always serves as a perfect tool to amplify his creative flow.

In this music reaction and analysis of 'Private Investigation' by @direstraitsofficial I break down Mark Knopfler's guitar technique as well as appreciate the arrangement, composition and mainly admire the emotional impact on a listener and of course myself.

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[adrian_am]

Dear friend, greetings from Spain. I started watching your videos because I'm an unconditional fan of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler, and I continue to watch them because of your talent for analysis. I must tell you that I've been a fan of Mark Knopfler since the 80s. I've seen hundreds of interviews, analyses, and listened to/read everything related to his music, and I promise you, I've never seen anyone analyze Mark's guitar style so well. It's impressive how quickly you grasp the essence of his playing and how well you replicate it in real-time reactions to the videos. Undoubtedly, you are an excellent guitarist and musician. My sincere congratulations. By the way, it's fantastic even when you play on top of Mark at the same time. Anyone who wants to hear it without you can watch the original video. Specifically, I loved it when you analyzed "Sultans of Swing" in Alchemy. As I said, congratulations. I've never seen such accurate analysis of the music and technique of, in my opinion, the best of all, Sir Mark Knopfler. Best regards, my friend.

[olajohansson]

It was recorded in Nimes, France. Brothers in Arms from the same concert is unbelievable.

[viliko]

The universal, eternal, immortal greatness of Mark Knopfler ❤ 🖐 from 🇫🇮

[utha]

I am glad you took the time to explain your own story and why you haven't heard these artists before. And after telling us that I can really see the fascination and wonder in your reactions. This is maybe why I am subconsciously drawn to your style, keep it going, thanks for putting your unique perspective onto the amazing classics.

[MarkJames-wpxo]

Just wow, that mark knopfler, no one like him... Ever

[mojobag]

I think Mark being left-handed contributes to his unique and gorgeous technique.

[davidetamburrini]

One of the greatest theatrical music stories ever told

[sevcaczech]

It's the matter of age. I am Czech. I know Dire Straits, I know Stevie Wonder and many other west songs. Since 80's. I used to listen austrian radio Ö3 in the era of socialism and my friends and neighbours listen to west music too and watched austrian TV ORF.. And czechoslovak state radio Hvězda played about about 2 west songs in an hour. But I remember my sister back then told me that she just recorded (to a cassette) from Hvězda new song by Falco - Sound of musik (1986) and I was suprised the version was different from the single version of the song I recorded from the austrian radio.. And there were special night programs in CS radios where music like Dire Straits were played. Not many, but not all was forbiden.. Yes it was harder to get to good music from West part of the world..

[markwilkie]

I met my West German wife in 1988 and by 1991 she was German. I know where you are coming from Brother. Best wishes from Scotland, .Slainte!

[apowellintheweeds]

Great choice of quote to close. As a non native speaker you might not know the expression "to be in dire straits" means to be in a bad or desperate situation. But you got there through the music. Excellent comments.

[mikepope]

You have no idea how much you just made me smile by mentioning The Alan Parsons Project - still one of my favourite bands more than 40 years after I first heard them 😊

[davidfeltz]

I take it you enjoy and can appreciate Mark's guitar work and emotional style.

[BennoWitter]

If you ask me, Dire Straits were at their peak in the 90's. This back and forth between the sax and the guitar is just great. They also incorporated it into the version of "Sultans of Swing" from that time.

[alexmcneily]

You do some of the best analysis I have seen.

[followthetrawler]

I never knew what I was expoecting when I brought Love over Gold home on vinyl back in '82. Private Investigations gave me goosebumps then, and still does. It is my ALL time favourite Dire Straits song, and Telegraph Road on the same album is my second favourite song. I dont think Dire Straits ever beat this album, and I am in awe at how quickly you picked up on the song structure. I hope you listen to the rest of the album now. Klobouk dolů před tebou (apologies if Google messed that up!) :)

By the way, my Dad said I had been conned into buying an album with just 5 tracks on it - until I played Private Investigations and Telegraph Road to him :)

[jeff]

A 67 ans j’adore toujours autant Mark et Dire straits depuis 1978 date de leur premier album. Chaque morceau de DS raconte une histoire et la musique vient comme un plus pour rendre toute cette beauté Mark aura marqué son passage de façon magistrale et pour très longtemps.

[jvgs]

Thank you for your reaction and comments to these wonderful performances by DS and MK … you contribute to this experience by explaining the mastership of these performances. When hearing this it goes straight to the heart and your quote from the book was absolutely spot on . Please keep doing these excellent discoveries

[RainStaff]

I was there back in 1993, in Nîmes, the experience was unbelievable...

[waynesmith]

I think you will find the differences in the improvisations between this and the Alchemy versions quite intriguing - the same song, but also very different it's amazing!

[thernandez]

I got goosebumps from this song. Absolutely amazing...