Back To Bedlam - James Blunt

I'm sure by now, nearly all of you have this CD in your collection, it must be my most played. Get home from work, make a coffee, feet up and on goes James. I am a bit sad, I close my eyes and completely clear my mind whilst listening to the album. All these songs are songs to chill out to and listen to all of the words. 10 Amazing songs on one album, bargain!! I have my favourites that I am always playing on the jukebox when I go out, High, Wisemen and So long Jimmy. I am sure the regulars are getting a bit annoyed, but I think you can never have too much James. There are some lines that I love listening to and I think should help people: "I am a ...  Read the complete review

Recently I have been clearing out my many possessions to get ready for university. Amongst them I've found tonnes of CDs I used to buy when I had far too much money. Some of them I wonder what on earth caused me to purchase them and others of them [this CD included], I have no idea how the hell they ended up amongst my belongings... James Blunt is the extremely annoying, whiney sounding, androgynous individual who shot to global stardom in 2005 with the song 'You're Beautiful'. The song and this album 'Back To Bedlam' have gained a place amongst the defining records of the decades. So true is this that the record has recently passed Dido's 'No Angel' to become ...  Read the complete review

Call him what you will James Blunt or James Blount - Either way it makes no difference to this man as stardom was always on the horizon .When touring Europe, headlining gigs or even hitting the festival at Glastonbury he is known to all his fans as James Blunt but mention the name Blount in north Norfolk and his family’s name will soon become a talking point. Known for their work in preserving one of Norfolk’s best-loved landmarks - Cley Windmill located on the tip of the coast near Blakeney has been in the family for generations dating back to the 1920`s. The landscape around Cley was the inspiration behind James Blunts opening track - “High” - a coastal landscape that ...  Read the complete review

There have been a number of albums that have stood out for me over the last year. One of the most prominent has to be James Blunt's debut album, Back To Bedlam. James recently out of the army released the album off the back of the hit single "You're Beautiful". While his debut single was played to death by the likes of Radio 1, I decided to buy his album and find out if James was a one hit wonder on an artist here to stay. For me avoiding the radio as much as possible has meant that I can still appreciate his first single and likewise the rest of the album as I haven't been force fed it over and over again. This seems to be a factor in Radio friendly ...  Read the complete review

So, a dark haired male solo singer leaves the Army and releases an album. We’ve heard this all before, although that’s the only comparison you’re ever likely to see between James Blunt and Elvis Presley. Even this is a tenuous link, as Elvis was already a huge recording star before being conscripted into the Army, whereas Blunt wrote most of the songs on his debut album “Back to Bedlam” whilst seeing active service and left the Army to become a star. Having been trusted enough in his previous profession to have been allowed to guard the Queen; he has reached the top of the album charts with this release, proving that a jack of all trades can be a master of ...  Read the complete review