"I and I" is from "Infidels", not "Slow Train Coming".  Mark Knopfler does play the guitar, but the keyboards are exercised by Alan Clark. Barry Beckett did play the keys on "Slow Train Coming", as well as co-producing the album, but he didn’t work on "Infidels". But, Mr. Beckett did work on Paul Simon’s "There […]

Who’s a bigger rock star, Bono or Obama? I saw U2 on Letterman, and what struck me was it was Dave’s show.  It was like U2 were members of the peanut gallery, brought up on stage at the end of the telecast to perform for the children.  How the fuck did we get here?  How […]

Can we bring Todd Rundgren back for a victory lap? I was lying on my back doing my back exercises when "I Went To The Mirror" came over my iPod Touch. "Something/Anything?" is not my favorite album.  But that’s not because there’s anything wrong with it, it’s just that I like "Ballad" a little bit […]

This ain’t no clunker, this ain’t no "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", it certainly ain’t no "All That You Can’t Leave Behind", this is a complete return to form.  I’m stunned. Packing for a trip, I started moving detritus around my house to make room for my suitcase and attendant belongings.  That’s when I […]