Dire Straits 'Telegraph Road' Alchemy Live REACTION Video | first time hearing this song

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[goldenstatemunicipal]

Mark doesn't just play the truly makes it cry and sing. Awesome talent and that guitar is a one of a kind sound as well.

[racinnut]

Telegraph Road runs along the western edge of Detroit and that's what the song is about. For instance he sings, "I've seen desperation explode into flames" which is a reference to the '67 riots. The pianist is Alan Clark who joined the band around 1980ish. Dire Straits needed a pianist, asked around for recommendations, and were advised to give Clark (who is indeed classically trained) a try as he had a good reputation throughout London. That's how great, crack musicians often got their jobs back in the day. I've been looking forward to this one since you said you'd do it. I saw Dire Straits live twice and and grateful for the experience.

[unseenentity]

The music is so beautiful it makes a grown man cry.

[aidiess]

he is one of the best finger pickers ever ! No doubt his fingernails come into play but whatever, the man is a genius and still is even in his seventies ! I'm 75 years old and back in the 1970's I was in a pub in my home town in Scotland and this " sound " came out of the Juke Box !!! - it was Sultans of Swing and the rest is history, and I'm still a devotee of the man ! It doesn't seem to matter what guitar he plays, he always gets that unique Knopfler sound. This album is probably one of the best, if not the best live album performance ever ! - In my opinion of course. Keep digging into their work as you will not be disappointed. Have a listen to Romeo and Juliet !!!! Dire Straits as a band are up there in the top echelon of rock groups ever.

[johnm]

Was in the audience at Hammersmith Oden London this night for Alchemy concert aged 29 in 1983.

Now 68 and this along with Zepplin Earls Court London 1975 and Queen Wembley Stadium London 1986 will remain with me for life as the three greatest musical experiences of my life

[SISU]

Just a moment of praise for Terry Williams, the drummer. Outstanding ! Such a brilliant tight band .

[jennywren]

Again Mr Knopfler wrote the words, music, arranged it, sang it and played his guitar as only he can.
A masterpiece from a genius.
Long may he reign ❤️

[MaciejBogdanStepien]

It's his fingetips. And that's what is absolutley amazing.

[rayflorin]

Telegraph Road runs for 79.828 miles (128.471 km) as a major north–south state trunkline highway from Bedford Township at the Ohio state line through Metro Detroit. The highway runs through three counties in southeastern Michigan, Monroe, Wayne and Oakland, as it parallels the Lake Erie shoreline and bypasses Metro Detroit on the west. Telegraph Road connects several suburbs together and passes through the western edge of Detroit before it terminates northwest of Clarkston at an interchange with Interstate 75. The northern part of the highway follows a section of an old Indian trail called the Saginaw Trail that connected Detroit with points further north. The southern sections in the Downriver area south to Monroe parallel telegraph lines from the mid-19th century. These lines gave the road its name. When young, Mark travelled there using Greyhound service, and was inspired by all the situation when years later wrote this song..

[xxFORDIExx]

What I love about time passing, it's that the incredible bands and musicians do not fall by the wayside. In fact they come crashing through the barriers and walls and reign supreme against all wannabes. Mark Knopfler is a virtuoso who knocked it out the park from the very first song sultans of swing in 1978. Mark primarily picks with his fingers, sometimes against skin, sometimes on the nail. The man is a living genius. The writer, arranger, guitarist and singer. The real deal. Surrounded as always by other incredible musicians. John illsley on bass, Terry Williams on drums, Hal Lindes on rhythm, Alan Clark on Keys, (left). Tommy Mandel on keys (right). Next year this performance will be 40 years old and few other bands get close to the genius of Dire Straits. Check out Knopflers solo work. The man is on his 9th studio album and his portfolio is incredible. Honestly, there are not many Mark Knopflers on this planet. Band, solo, film work, stage work and producing, he's a beast. Very much the musician's musician. Played and recorded with best in the world. Unique and full of so much creativity. Folks like Chet Atkins and Eric Clapton know of Knopfler's credence to the guitar, storytelling and music world and rightly so sold over 120million albums, was in one of the biggest and adored bands of all time and of course, a guitar god and hero. Oh and he does use a pick every so often too. My favourite musician obviously lol. Lastly, what a brilliant reaction. Love watching your reactions. Thanks very much. 👍

[jamesmoy]

The thing that needs to be remembered when watching/listening to dire straits is that Mark Knopfler is not just a front man, he is also the songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, entertainer... oh and he also is one of the most influential guitarists of a generation.
Most of his lyrics tell stories and have deep and often powerful meanings behind them.

[markharris]

"His voice is sexy" - Mom needs to hear Private Investigations.

Really like these reactions.

[Neil_BT]

Love how this song moves from nostalgic story telling, to a sense of wonder of how big everything's growing, to despair about the employment situation, then envy about how easy the birds can just up and leave, and then a real ray of hope as he meets his girl and takes her out of the darkness and into the day. You can't go wrong with any of the longer Mark Knopfler songs - yes they can do the 3 minute 'single' type songs, but the longer format gives the story chance to evolve and the music chance to develop this way and that. It's almost symphonic how it ebbs and flows and builds up to a crescendo.

[May-grbp]

I wish I could travel back in time to then and catch all of these live performances.

[matskarlsson]

Hi! The Telegraph Road is a major north-south 70 mile thoroughfare in Michigan.
Mark Knopfler was inspired to write this song, while riding in the front of the tour bus,
which made the journey down "Telegraph Road". My Top 10 song by Dire Straits.🎸🙂

[TomGorham]

I was a singer in a rock band so many years ago. We got together for a 35th reunion in 2008. It was like we had neve been apart. You just look at each other and know what to do.There is a togetherness that can't be replicated anywhere else. It is almost magical. It brings tears to my eyes at age 72.

[willswomble]

If you know ANYTHING better than this: the tune, the talent, the beauty, the excitement, the social comment, the absolute class, gimme a call....(deathly silence).

[daftymcnumpty]

Been listening to Dire Straits for about 40 years, they were the first band i played air guitar too lol. Still get goosebumps listening to so many of their songs.

[stephenhanft]

This song really takes you on a musical journey. Such talented musicianship. Dire straits are great live performers.

[ianlove]

A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a sack on his back
And he put down his load where he thought it was the best
Made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he plowed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travelers came walking down the track
And they never went further, no, they never went back
Then came the churches then came the schools
Then came the lawyers then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road

Then came the mines - then came the ore
Then there was the hard times then there was a war
Telegraph sang a song about the world outside
Telegraph road got so deep and so wide
Like a rolling river...

And my radio says tonight it's gonna freeze
People driving home from the factories
There's six lanes of traffic
Three lanes moving slow...

I used to like to go to work but they shut it down
I got a right to go to work but there's no work here to be found
Yes and they say we're gonna have to pay what's owed
We're gonna have to reap from some seed that's been sowed
And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
All the way down the telegraph road

You know I'd sooner forget but I remember those nights
When life was just a bet on a race between the lights
You had your head on my shoulder you had your hand in my hair
Now you act a little colder like you don't seem to care
But believe in me baby and I'll take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
'Cos I've run every red light on memory lane
I've seen desperation explode into flames
And I don't want to see it again...

From all of these signs saying sorry but we're closed
All the way down the telegraph road