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Customer reviews
Very Live in London 
by .. Mark Dixon (Yachats, OR United States)
The backbone of Dire Straits is fully exposed in this very intimate and well edited video of Mark Knopfler live in London. It's not the MTV rapid fire editing style, instead the pace follows the colorful and amazing complex artistry of Mark Knopfler and the volumes of musical originality he somehow stores in his head and brilliantly funnels through his guitar and voice.
This cat can play that guitar. His precision and delivery is razor sharp, his vocals are husky and full of mood, and the wide range of musicians he has surrounded himself with are the cream of the crop. The third act slows a bit, the bouzouki, pipes and whistle and can lull one into a light comfortable nod, but before you start to snore Mark rips open a classic Straits tune to fire things back up.
I'd put this in the classics vault, a must have.
Purchased This From Amazon and Love It!!! by .. ()
This video has lots of songs from his "Golden Heart" CD plus some oldies. It is in a small venue and seems like you're witness to a jam session with some extremely gifted musicians. Mark Knopfler introduces the songs and has more interaction with the audience than any other tape available. A MUST buy for any diehard Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits fan.
Almost perfect by .. C. L. Morton (Weimar, CA United States)
Well, I like the third act: that's part of Knopfler's appeal is his interest in folk music and instrumentation, but with a modern bent. My only complaint is he sometimes forgets where the mic is (during intros and the like) and the person responsible for mixing the audio for this VHS saw fit to keep the level of Mark's vocals too low. Maybe MK doesn't like his vocal efforts, but we do and it's a shame that the sound engineer didn't attempt to find a better balance. BUT, we love his music and this is an excellent video nonetheless. Just wish I could have purchased it in DVD format....
Absolutely fantastic by .. Tim Hastings (Addison, TX United States)
Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest singer, songwriters, guitarists of all time. If you're a fan, you must have this VHS concert. Don't buy the DVD version, since it doesn't have Sultans of Swing on it. If you have ever heard Mark live, you know what I mean. Growing up with classic rock, I got to the point that I couldn't even listen to Sultans of Swing on the radio. But his live versions of the song are absolutely genius. Only drawback is the VHS format in an era of DVD's, but fight through it to enjoy a great concert in an intimate setting in London. Camera shots and the rest of his band couldn't be better.
Must buy for Mark Knopfler fans.
An experience to remeber by .. ()
Excellent video, Mark Knopfler at his best. Really made it feel like he was in our front room.