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OfflineboboDS

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aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« on: July 22, 2013, 09:33:53 AM »
Hi y'all,
today 30 years ago was a magical evening when the history was made - THE Alchemy concert.

I wanted to commemorate this special date and thank the universe for making this possible  :)

It is my all time favourite piece of music ever recorded. I think it brought out the very best and showed the top form of the band.

Just for the record, the previous night was also recorded and a part of it was used in the released concert too. The ending of Solid Rock was weird and messed up, so they used the ending from the previous night. This is the only part I was able to verify from the bootlegs, and it is really not a big deal at all.
That's why I think the statement which was written on the front cover under the painting is true imho, because really no overdubs or rerecordings were done.

Anyway, I think the most important band members which shaped the sound the most were MK of course, Terry W. and Alan C. Imho the songs were overally brought onto another level by Terry's playing, and also the interaction between these 3 is stellar. Imho Terry's form was superb, the best from his DS era I'd say.

Great rock and roll kinda mixed with bits of prog rock maybe, the interaction, the energy, pure musicgasm. :P
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2013, 09:46:51 AM »
Nice one!

I was thinking the other day that I liked the voice and manner of the introduction on "aLCHEMY" much more than the yelling of Paul Crockford...

Oh yeah... alchemy... must have heard some of those tracks a bazillion times... maybe it's time to re-visit it again, now that we have the blu-ray!  :thumbsup

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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2013, 09:47:47 AM »
aLCHEMY iS a mASTERFUl lIVE oF aLL tIME. aLL tRACKS pLAYED wITH eNERGY aND fEELNG............mY fAVOURITE iS ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST.......vERY mLLENSTONE
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2013, 10:53:18 AM »
One more fact, Sultans from this concert has been uploaded officialy to youtube in april 2010 and now has
20 224 796 views, I think this song has the most views from all the DS/MK songs.



Btw, as I was watching it the other day, I noticed this little magical moment:
terry's drum roll after 2:27, as he finishes it at 2:34 the camera immediately switches to MK and he is smiling and kinda shaking his head and I bet he is thinking something like "Woooot, did you all hear those drums??"  :)
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2013, 11:15:06 AM »
ALCHEMY: The Science Of BEING.

"I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order."

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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2013, 09:11:21 PM »
Nice one, happy anniversary to all! I salute Mark.
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2013, 06:06:46 AM »
It's hard to believe it's been 30 years.  :disbelief  "aLCHEMY" concert means so much to me in my world of DS/MK.  It holds a very special place in my heart !! ;) It's DS at its best ! :thumbsup :clap

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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2013, 10:24:52 AM »
The same for me sweetsurrender.

dmg - Terra looks like a basketball. But those are just Basic Alchemy symbols anyway. Advanced aLCHEMY symbols are:



 :)

It's actually today and yesterday the anniversary, 22nd and 23rd.
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2013, 11:39:21 AM »
Actually THE ANNIVERSARY IS TODAY
Alchemy was recorded on July 23th, the only part of the 22nd concert that was used was the final part of Solid Rock, as on the 23th Terry did something wrong in the end of the song.

There are audience recordings of both concerts 22nd and 23th, and when you listen the 23th one, its exactly the Alchemy concert note by note, second by second, except the end of Solid Rock.
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2013, 09:36:10 PM »
aLCHEMY is still my go-to album. Just love it.
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2013, 06:22:24 AM »
Actually THE ANNIVERSARY IS TODAY
Alchemy was recorded on July 23th, the only part of the 22nd concert that was used was the final part of Solid Rock, as on the 23th Terry did something wrong in the end of the song.

There are audience recordings of both concerts 22nd and 23th, and when you listen the 23th one, its exactly the Alchemy concert note by note, second by second, except the end of Solid Rock.

Where can I get a hold of audience recordings for both nights?  I love Alchemy to death do me part.   ;D  I wish more than anything but to  travel through time and be there.  Is there anyone from this forum who had attended Alchemy concert or know of anyone who had?

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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2013, 10:28:33 AM »
There were both available at laknopflertk but looks like without seeds right now...

Anyone have them and can reseed them? I have them on cd but not on digital format.

http://tracker.knopflertk.net/torrents-details.php?id=287

http://tracker.knopflertk.net/torrents-details.php?id=36
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2013, 07:31:21 AM »
There were both available at laknopflertk but looks like without seeds right now...

Anyone have them and can reseed them? I have them on cd but not on digital format.

http://tracker.knopflertk.net/torrents-details.php?id=287

http://tracker.knopflertk.net/torrents-details.php?id=36

Thanks, :)

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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2013, 02:33:37 AM »
An highlight that album was at its release , and still is.........Alchemy : Dire Straits's  philosophers stone of music
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Re: aLCHEMY - today is the 30th anniversary
« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2013, 01:54:31 PM »
I really love Alchemy, I'm playing the Blu-Ray version now !
Sultans version is the reference one, even if I also like subsequent ones with sax break et more guitar overdrive...
Telegraph version also is a reference, even if it is a  bit rough, lack Guy's synth, and that I also like more recent ones;
TOL is great, even if 85 versions were even greater, this one is a great reference too, and features Mel Collins sax intro :)
OUATITW is... phenomenal.
Going Home is great (even if I prefer the faster '85 version with Henk Marvin).
 
Long live Alchemy !

 

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