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James Blunt
Back to Bedlam
Atlantic/Wea 10/04/2005
1. High (4:03)
2. You're Beautiful (3:32)
3. Wiseman (3:42)
4. Goodbye My Lover (4:18
5. Tears and Rain (4:04)
6. Out of My Mind (3:32)
7. So Long Jimmy (4:24)
8. Billy (3:37)
9. Cry (4:06)
10. No Bravery (4:01)
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. Predictable but effective four-chord guitar motifs are the chosen vehicle for the ex-Royal Armed Forces soldier, and when they connect "Wiseman," "Goodbye My Lover," "You Are Beautiful", it's like a "Dear John" letter from a lover who you know will remain a close but ultimately guarded friend. Opening track "High" sets a determined midtempo pace that rarely wanes -- it's like an acoustic version of "Drive" by the Cars with a Coldplay chorus. It's a pace that would sink some records, but Bedlam's perfectly rendered, under 40-minute run time ensures that the listener doesn't suffer from a melancholy overdose. Blunt recounts his harrowing experiences as part of the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo on the closer, "No Bravery," and it's a shock to hear all of the romantic lyricism that informed Bedlam up to this point reduced to "Old men kneel and accept their fate/Wives and daughters cut and raped/A generation drenched in hate," but it's damn effective -- as is the majority of this fine debut.
- James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
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| Category: | Music |
| Size: | 90.33 MB |
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| File Name |
Size |
| 01. High - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
9.31 MB |
| 02. You're Beautiful - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
8.13 MB |
| 03. Wise Men - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
8.50 MB |
| 04. Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
9.86 MB |
| 05. Tears and Rain - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
9.32 MB |
| 06. Out of my Mind - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
8.13 MB |
| 07. So Long, Jimmy - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
10.11 MB |
| 08. Billy - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
8.29 MB |
| 09. Cry - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
9.41 MB |
| 10. No Bravery - James Blunt - Back to bedlam.mp3 |
9.27 MB |
| album cover.jpg |
8.32 KB |
| info.txt |
1.83 KB |
| tracked_by_h33t_com.txt |
0.02 KB |
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