{"id":39621,"date":"2006-01-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/back-to-bedlam\/"},"modified":"2006-01-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-24T00:00:00","slug":"back-to-bedlam","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/back-to-bedlam\/","title":{"rendered":"Back To Bedlam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This album isn’t going to cause a worldwide
\nphenomenon. It’s not likely that it’s going to gain appeal from the
\ndevoted My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy fans sweeping the
\nnation at the moment. But it does something more than that,
\nsomething more than Mariah Carey with her overwhelming amount of #1
\nhit singles or the already overexposed pop stars of our era can
\nclaim to.<\/p>\n

Back To Bedlam<\/i> makes an impact on you, albeit
\nit a quiet, subtle impact, but one that leaves the songs imprinted
\nsomewhere deeper than your usual disposable pop. It just might even
\ntake your breath away, which is just as much of a compliment as a
\ntruckload of Grammy nominations.<\/p>\n

James Blunt builds Back To Bedlam<\/i> on
\nimperfections, from the fuzz of the drums to his occasional lack of
\ngrace while switching to falsetto. But coupled with introspective,
\nnear-heartbreaking lyrics (for example, from “Goodbye My Lover,” “I
\nam a dreamer but when I wake \/ You can’t break my spirit \/ It’s my
\ndreams you take”), this album is one of the most engaging debuts
\nI’ve managed to stumble across, not to mention the album that’s
\nbecome impossible to eject from my stereo.<\/p>\n

Blunt, a British soldier turned musician, injects his
\nown irresistible blend of influences into this album. Whether it’s
\nthe jaunty, unmistakably Elton John-esque keys of “Billy” or
\n“You’re Beautiful,” reminiscent of Damien Rice’s earlier hit “The
\nBlower’s Daughter,” Blunt sweeps through love and loss and regret
\nalmost effortlessly. He even drops in a reference to Oscar Wilde’s
\ncorrupt creation Dorian Gray from The Picture Of Dorian Gray<\/i>
\nin “Tears And Rain,” which, admittedly, is enough to win me
\nover.<\/p>\n

The heartfelt simplicity in Blunt’s debut may not be
\nthe most groundbreaking of debuts, but its success is received from
\nmore than that. From intricate arrangements to Blunt’s agonizingly
\ncaptivating lyrics, Back To Bedlam<\/i>‘s winsome, stripped-down
\napproach to some of the most overused emotions in music stands out
\nnot in spite of its flaws but, endearingly enough, because of
\nthem.<\/p>\n

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