Title: Entertaining in a subdued way
Review: I always admired Dire Straits, although to be honest, I never owned any of their albums. I was intrigued to read about this solo effort from 2000 by Mark Knopfler, and decided to order it here. The album is a mixed bag at best, the best tunes being the title tune, sung by Knopfler and James Taylor, and a ditty featuring Van Morrison singing alternate verses. There also are two cuts featuring a well-known bluegrass duo singing in the background. The rest is Knopfler alone, with limited instrumental backing, and frankly these songs sound pretty much the same as Knopfler only knows one way to sing. He's not terribly expressive. Harry Chapin or Jim Croce he ain't. On the other hand, you can put this CD on in your car and listen to it more than once as the miles fly by. It has a slightly hypnotic effect.
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