Alright, alright quite down for just a moment. I know the flak that you are all waiting to give me for reviewing a modern pop album or even a pop album at all. Just wait for a moment though, you may very well be expecting me to tear it to pieces but I am sorry that is just not going to happen. Of course a degree of tearing here and there may show up, but I doubt it. There is this tendency to see Mr. Blunt as a bit of a wuss, sure a grown man with a voice like that does raise some questions, but on to the matter at hand. Though Back to Bedlam has by now achieved one thing of certainty, it was the album that contained “You’re Beautiful” and lord knows we never want to hear that again. With that in mind consider how the song would be viewed if it hadn’t had such success, yes we may hate it now but if everyone would cast their minds back to the late 1970’s everyone hated “Stairway to Heaven”, a great song but after 72,000 time of hearing it, the greatness is slowly replaced by annoyance. This is the same phenomenon that has gripped the fore mentioned single by Blunt. With that said there are another nine songs on the album, all worth their weight in gold or platinum or whatever it is you wish to measure the greatness of a song in. A good short album, full of five star songs and all play in the order they were put seamlessly, rather than rag on Blunt for only co-writing the lyrics it is better by far if we sit back and just enjoy the music.
Rating = Sun Record
Sincerely;
T.R.Z. Oswald
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