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JAMES BLUNT - Back To Bedlam
| BBC Collective | It's very rare I give an album 5 stars. Many have come close, but just missing it. I never thought i would say this, but 'Back To Bedlam' has not got one bad track on it. I've listened to it 3 times back to back, just to make sure.
I can't decide which track I like most, but 'Wise Men' 'You're Beautiful' and 'Goodbye My Lover' are strong contenders.
'Billy' is very laid-back, and makes me feel really chilled-out....full text |
| | IndieLondon | WHEN James Blunt sings 'I have seen peace, I have seen pain...' and later 'I have seen birth, I have seen death', during the heartfelt ballad, Cry, you'd better believe it.
The talented new singer-songwriter is speaking from personal experience, having lived one of the most extraordinary lives of any musician....full text |
| | All Music Guide | | Soulful British crooner James Blunt's wistful debut infuses the listener — in order — with rainy-day hope, the wistful comfort of unattainable love, and finally, world-weary resignation. While his parched and effeminate falsetto recalls Gasoline Alley-era Rod Stewart with a healthy dose of Antony and the Johnsons, it's the late Elliott Smith who casts the largest shadow on Back to Bedlam....full text |
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