'Alchemy'-><- or 'On The Night'.?

[Best Brown Baggies]

As much as i love 'On The Night', i just LOVE Alchemy sooooooooo much more.

I'll never forget the day i bought it.
I was at school at the time, and i went to my local record store at my lunch break.
I remember buying it, and thinking WOW, what a cool front cover.!!!!!!!
In my last lesson of the day, which i even remember was cookery, i just remember looking non stop at the cover, finding something different everytime i looked at it.
I couldn't wait to get it home.
When i did, i remember removing it from it's clear plastic covering, and sniffing the LP cover. (yes i've always been a bit strange like that).
It had a great gatefold sleeve, that revealed even more fantastic art.
Next, i waited till i was completely on my own, put my earphones on, then...........
What a great opening to the concert. "Would you welcome to the stage please.... Dire Straits"
Then the slow build up to the opening chords to OUATITW. !!!!!!!!!!!
My god.!!!!!!!!! An aural ORGASM.!!!!!!!!
Alchemy is pure gold to the ears, perfect versions of all the songs.
SOS & TR WOWWWWWWWWWW.!!!

On the way to Amsterdam in the car for the opening 08 gig with Ingrid & Pottel, we listened to this. We were all singing at the tops of our voices. Myself & Pottel comparing how big our goosebumps on our arms were.!!!!!!

Listening to it now.

We could not have a forum without at least one mention of the question........

'Why the hell has this never been released on Dvd'.

A quick mention for the 'On The Night' Cd.
Great pedal steel on WOL.!!!!!!!!!!
Pity no 'Planet Of New Orleans'

Might add some more info later.

Cheers   BBB.

[Best Brown Baggies]

BTW. My 3rd DS related tattoo is going to be the Alchemy arrows on my upper chest, or on my upper left arm.

Call me mad, but it's gonna look GREAT.

Cheers   BBB

[Pottel]

you and your friend on OTN.....aaaahhhhh
but besides that, and a not so bad BIA, Slchemy is the real deal.....

[Ian Lewis]

aLCHEMY all the way for me!!!  As a kid I 'took' ownership of my Dad's copy on double cassette!!  Then he got it on double CD, which somehow made it into my collection as well 

aLCHEMY on DVD would be awesome...

BTW. My 3rd DS related tattoo is going to be the Alchemy arrows on my upper chest, or on my upper left arm.

Call me mad, but it's gonna look GREAT.

Cheers   BBB

What does the missus think of all the tattoos?

[Best Brown Baggies]

What does the missus think of all the tattoos?

She's absolutely fine with them.
She's the one who keeps egging me on to get them done.
She knows how passionate i am about MK/DS.

My family always comes 1st though.

One day, i may have my wife and kids names tattoo'd, if i've got any room left. LOL LOL

Cheers    BBB.

Go on Ian, go and get one done.!!!!!!!!!!

[knopfling]

Alchemy, no question.

[superval99]

Although I love "On the Night", it has to be "Alchemy" for me! 

[Rollergirl]

yip, me too, although On the Night has a special place in my heart because that tour was my first ever (and second) MK gig, Alchemy is so much more "live" as in alive.
And Alchemy is also the first DS album I heard, before I became obessed, and of course the first time I saw DS in concert (albeit on my parents' little TV). I remember kicking everybody out of the living room to put the video on and spent 2 hours in heaven watching it!

[superval99]

Yes, Nat, that's pretty much the same for me too!  "Alchemy" was the first DS video I saw and it was when I became smitten with MK.   I watched that video every day and just couldn't get enough of it!   The atmosphere of the concert had a sort of aura about it which stays in the mind.  At the time, I thought I was the only person who felt like that, but now I know different!     A DVD of the whole concert would be wonderful and is well overdue! 

 "On the Night" I loved too, but I agree that it didn't seem quite "live" or alive.  At around the same time as OTN I recorded "On Every Street" from Basel, which was televised and I was glued to that too.  I think that seemed a lot more "real" somehow.

[dustyvalentino]

Alchemy, definitely.

DS were on top of their game then, but by the time of OTN it's clear that MK had become pretty jaded.

And that's before you even talk about all the "production" on OTN.

I would much rather listen to, say, the Basel 92 show than OTN to be honest, much more "real" sounding.

[allen]

aLCHEMY, no doubt, any chance to put *Love Over Gold* video fron the *Sultans of Swing* compilation into aLCHEMY and make a DVD of that night??  I have fan-made aLCHEMY in DVD format but without LoG, a bloody pity.

Wishes
Allen

[Pottel]

the only thing that really makes the OTN worhtwhile imho ia You and your friend....

[gbobmi]

ALCHEMY!!!!!!!! ALCHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALCHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!

i remember removing it from it's clear plastic covering, and sniffing the LP cover. (yes i've always been a bit strange like that).

OOOOhhh, Nigel....that is a little weird. Good thing I love you....

[KSE]

Alchemy without any doubt!
Feels a lot more "live" than On The Night.

[dannyjun]

Well, I like Alchemy a BIT more then On The Night, but both are very good in my opinion. I offen play On The Night when I want to show to my friends how "big" and famous band I listen to ....and everyone knows and likes WOL, you know...