Saturday, November 17, 2018

I Used To Adore Dire Straits As A Class Band But ...

... I must admit to finding this album: samey, often twee, uninspired, below par.
There are no bad songs but I struggled to find a good one. Indeed, there is not one which I would have in my personal music collection which contains so many other tracks by this captivating singer and world class guitarist.
As an artist beyond Dire Straits, Knopfler has produced decent work - especially in his duos with EmmyLou Harris and with the Notting Hillbillies but the problem seems to be that his music has not moved on or developed.  3/10. Sad.

Christian teaching in our schools.

  The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Christian teaching in our schools is a human rights violation. If this stands, it could be used to era...