Andrea Valeri: Sultans of swing
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Published 2011-02-06
All Comments (21)
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Andrea - You are a monster, a force of nature. You've taken one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite guitarists and transformed into a masterpiece. I've been playing for 50+ years, and you sir, rock! Keep up the great work.
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Never thought this could be played with a single guitar this beautifully! Great job!
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Ive been playing guitar for about 45 years ... watching Andrea playing Sultans was hypnotising, his precision and clarity is ( for me ) about as good as it gets and I am all the better off for having seen him ... thanks Andrea , excellent
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What a beautiful version. You dont hear folks very often that play that well. He feels every note. Awesome.
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Oh my goodness !!! Hypnotizing is the right word ! It couldn't be, but he did it ! On acoustic guitar ! Absolutely breathtaking !!!
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This man is so incredibly talented. I really love this rendition of Sultans of swing! Bravo Andrea Valeri!
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Proud to have Italians like you Andrea!
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Wow! Andrea, You and your guitar became one.Outstanding performance! Thanks for sharing! Take care! Jim
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Excellent. I appreciate anyone who is dedicated to practice and create music.
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I've met Andrea 3 or 4 times in an acoustic guitar festival in Italy (Madame Guitar at Tricesimo)... the first time he was just 17 years old and he already played this tune for a bunch of people in a little square. We all were absolutely astonished seeing such a young guy playing in such a beautiful and complex way. Now he's much much better than this...
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One of the best versions of this song I've seen. Outstanding!!
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As hard as this song looks, it must be taught. And I have to learn this one. It's a mixture of upbeat rhythm with harmonic melodies from which make the listener proud. From 2:55-4:20 when Andrea starts that uprising beat in which builds back into the chorus again. Ah, what a masterpiece. Very well done my friend. Cheers from California!
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Are youtubers deaf??? 253 dislikes. Music is not competition and it´s not necessary for musician to play note for note to be good. It´s interpretation that counts and this man is brilliant. And he is playing Knopfler on acoustic guitar. This man rocks. Even Mark couldn´t play better.
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You have captured the entire band's performance on one instrument! This is as genius as the song was to begin with. :-)
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More proof that with the guitar the possibilities are endless. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent Andrea. And, thank you Mark Knoffler for writing such an amazing song.
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Speechless..the intricacy and timing of this performance is uncanny.this song more than any other caused me to start playing guitar..hearing it on the car radio was an epiphany..but this version is emotionally devastating.A true master of the instrument!!!
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Amazing how when you think you have heard every posible cover of this modern classic then you hear this sublime interpretarion of Mark Knopfler's Masterpiece. Superb!
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Big compliments: Everything fits as a glove and the tempo is wonderfully constant thorough the whole piece which to my opinion is a great plus. No hurry feelings or other disturbing things. Just Great!
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As a guitarist, i can't but admit that i am amazed. Congratulations from France, signore Valeri. Sei incredibile.
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When I hear something this beautiful I wonder why anyone would ever give it a thumbs down. About the only thing I can come up with is that the thumbs downs must be from people who are jealous and who could never play half that well, even in their dreams. To bad they can't just admire it and be honest. Oh well! Thank you, Andrea, for playing this and sharing it. Very nicely done!
