Skateaway

Do you know this tune? My favorite Dire Straits track, no question, and I love these guys who've created so many hits. This one's all about feel, the sounds, that guitar sound. How does one create that, make it so spacey, haunting, cool? Knopfler is an island, belongs in any discussion of the greatest ever, and people who get it know this to be true. A different kind of player, more pull than push. Check out the amazing end section here, starting at around 5:00 through the end. This great video has 80's written all over it, so be sure to buy the album and give it a spin next time your driving, partying or just crashed out at home and want to be taken away...

Eminence Front

Eminence –noun
1. high station, rank, or repute: philosophers of eminence.

come to think of it, I don't think its a put-on at all.