Blunt shares Smith's knack for pretty mopery and self-destructive tendencies (several songs, most obviously the opening 'High,' tacitly romanticize drug use), as well as Coldplay's talent for decorating simple melodies with effective production tricks. A collection of midtempo ballads based around Blunt's acoustic guitar and piano and his high, reedy voice, BACK TO BEDLAM is tailor made for a generation of sensitive college girls and their frat-boy boyfriends. James Blunt is a former Royal Air Force soldier who saw active combat during the NATO mission in Kosovo, an experience detailed in his debut album's harrowing closer, 'No Bravery.' Judging from the rest of BACK TO BEDLAM, he's also in the market to become either a one-man Coldplay or a more commercially acceptable version of Elliott Smith. My Snow M SHANGHAI Brian Geltner: drums, percussion, electric piano, vocals Hilary Hawke: vocals, banjo, guitar Austin Hughes: vocals, guitar, piano Patricia.

Photographers: Steve Double Lynne Campbell. James Blunt lyrics - 102 song lyrics sorted by album, including 'Time Of Our Lives', 'You're Beautiful', 'Goodbye My Lover'. Recording information: Enterprise 2, Los Angeles, CA Jimmy's Place The Embassy, Los Angeles, CA. Paxton (drums) Tom Rothrock (background vocals) Mike Tarantino (guitar, electric guitar).

This was the best selling album of the 2000РІР‚в„ўs in the UK until over taken by Amy Winehouse Back to Black. He is an excellent singer songwriter who has written some beautiful songs. Initially lingering in the lower regions of the UK Albums Chart in its first few months of release, it became a major international success. It is named after the famous psychiatric institution of Bethlem Royal Hospital, which is commonly known as Bedlam. Lots of people can be critical of James Blunt but I donРІР‚в„ўt know why. Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter James Blunt, released on 11 October 2004 through Atlantic Records. 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.Personnel: James Blunt (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, pump organ, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, keyboards, marimba, background vocals) James Blunt (various instruments) Mister Nau (guitar, piano, Wurlitzer organ, background vocals) Linda Perry (guitar) Jimmy Hogarth (acoustic guitar, keyboards) Mr. Never mind it is so good they can keep it. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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