Album + 8 Bonus Tracks + Concert DVD

With James Blunt, it is now almost a tradition that his CDs eventually appear with bonus tracks and DVD. In the event of his album Moon Landing is waiting for the Apollo Edition has paid off, as there was now a total of 19 songs (including the single When I Find Love Again) and almost 70 minutes increased plus a DVD of the entire concert at the Paleo Festival contains that shows well what James Blunt did his band at his summer tour in 2014. The Apollo Edition is at least the fourth version of this album (Original, Deluxe, Edition 2014). The course marketing by the record company is worth looking into, but somehow they have to make money if the artist published something new every 3 or 4 years.
The album itself I consider his best and richest variety since its debut. The whole thing is of course very ironed on commercialism and makes use of for many what was popular in recent years. This has mainly to do with his co-writers and producers who have also written a lot for One Republic or Olly Murs. Since you can Coldplay (Face The Sun, Heart To Heart) just like Mumford & Sons (Bonfire Heart) or One Republic by listening. Of Folk (Bonfire Heart, Satellites), Reggae (Postcards), ballads (the Whitney Houston Tribute Miss America, Sun On Sunday) or current pop-rock (The Only One, Bones) provides the album quite a range. The music is not as melancholy as his first two albums. Keep the Trauerklos for many thanks to its played to death Hits You're Beautiful him he is not what is also the accompanying 1.5-hour concert recording on DVD. This was a festival performance before a huge crowd. Blunt and band corresponding to the album title in astronaut suits, spaceship scenes on stage and space movies on the big screen in the background. The 4-piece band and Blunt play is cheerful by pretty much all the hits and good songs of his previous 4 albums. Since almost nothing is missing. For this he is still playing a cover version of Slade Coz I Luv You. The ballads are clearly in the minority. Goodbye My Lover, Carry You Home and Same Mistake may therefore all the more moving. Work many of his younger studio productions somewhat overproduced and slick, come the songs live a bit rougher and more compact over. Blunt converses with a lot of self-irony (eg, about his short stature) largely in French.
The sound of the DVD is in the PCM stereo, DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1. The stereo sound is well mixed. His voice is clearly in the foreground. The Surround mixes serve mainly the 3 front speakers with the voice and acoustic guitar, loud and clear in the center. From the rear speakers is not much. The bass could be a bit more powerful. The DTS sound is a bit bulkier and louder than the DD 5.1 sound. The image can partly miss some sharpness and wobbles here and there. However, it also be said that most of the picture and the video control were used as a film, who saw the audience at the concert on the side screens.
The CD booklet contains ia all 19 Lyrics.

Conclusion:
Is a pity that not as its predecessor Trouble Revisited the video clips (this seems to be the MP3 Download) were draufgepackt to the Singles. The 3 tracks from the Bonfire Heart EP I would also have liked. So overall not quite perfect, but even so it is a good overall package for the DVD and bonus tracks.