![]() ![]() "Wisemen", one of my favorite tracks, asks "Gotta ask yourself the question / where are yo now?" It's one of those Equally beautiful and heartbreaking as he sings, "But it's time to face the truth / I will never be with you." It's followed by "You're Beautiful"-an ode to love that can't be had. The ecstatic High starts off the album with James pleading, "Will you be my shoulder / when I am gray and older / promise me tomorrow starts with you." The ballad-heavy, Back to Bedlam, is romanticism reinvented. It's definitely the best release by a new artist this year hands down. This stunning debut by James Blunt-a British soldier turned musician-will take your breath away literally! Every single track on this beautiful release is lyrically multidimensional with incredible depth and addictive melodies. Tracks like the UK smash "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover" are backhanded anti-love songs that suggest Elvis Costello's lyrical wit, and add a little bite to this otherwise radio-ready set of tunes. 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. Description : 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. ![]()
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