James Blunt
Back to Bedlam

THE REVIEW

James Blunt, an English officer in Kosovo, makes his debut in 2005 with "Back to Bedlam", a very heartfelt work that talks about death, something the singer-songwriter knows very well.

The album opens with the beautiful, albeit heavily exploited by a telecommunications company, "High", which immediately offers the listener a melancholy that permeates all 10 songs that make up the work. It's a pity that in "You're beautiful" Blunt repeats himself, offering a melody similar to the previous track with a banal text.
"Wisemen" is the worst track of the album, a song that wouldn't be out of place if it were "sung" by bands like Blue and Backstreet Boys.
"Goodbye my lover", on the other hand, is a song that from the first to the last note is capable of giving you true and sincere emotions. It is a slow song masterfully sung by James Blunt, who at times demonstrates an enviable falsetto, accompanied by a piano and finally by strings.
"Tears and rain" is another excellent composition by the author that seems to want to continue the previous track, succeeding perfectly, concluding it with a stadium chorus to sing at the top of your lungs.
The second style drop, instead, occurs with "Out of my mind", a song that has nothing to do with the rest of the album and is useless.
With "So long Jimmy" we enter the second part of the album. A song that focuses entirely on a few initial guitar notes that greatly recall the sounds of the '70s, accompanied by keyboards that mix Deep Purple and, in the end, vaguely recall "Riders on the storm" by the Doors.
Also, "Billy" is a track with a catchy melody with sounds that do not differ much from the previous track.
"Cry" and "No Bravery", which conclude the album, are two masterpieces that make you dream with your eyes open again, two ballads that leave you breathless both for the melody and for Blunt's voice, who sings very well and, above all, gives meaning to the lyrics of the two songs.

Certainly a good debut for the English singer who gives a lot of hope to fans of the genre, despite some tracks that significantly spoil the LP but those are known, are youthful mistakes that all artists make on their first release.