All suggestions will be manually verified. Back to Bedlam, the debut album from James Blunt, recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Tom Rothcock (Beck, Elliott Smith, Badly Drawn Boy), takes the listener through heartfelt songs of unattainable romances, lost loves and friends' failures before climaxing with James' first-hand experience of war. Its not possible to enter the url of a release group. You can make changes to the tracklist directly on MusicBrainz.Įnter the url below of the most international release on MusicBrainz. Greatest hits (& songs i wish youd heard) 2004 startete james blunt seine karriere als musiker mit seinem debütalbum »back to bedlam«. 2004 atlantic recording corporation for the united states and wea international inc. Click the button on the left to link a MusicBrainz release to this album (authorization required). In an interview with q magazine february 2008, blunt was asked about the photo of a pill on the cover of the back to bedlam cd. 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.All tracklists are provided by MusicBrainz, an open content music database. 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. Moon Landing (album) Fourth studio album by the British singer-songwriter James Blunt, released on 18 October 2013 through Custard Records and Atlantic Records. 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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