I want to be a pop star?

Jamie is one of the favorites in my music collection since Twentysomething. One of the most complete all-round musician, England or even might present to offer Europe.
At that time, his music was still clearly jazz-heavy, throaty and came with fewer electronics.
From this alignment, we find rather less in particular in the last two disks. There are now a number of new elements and instruments. More and more often we hear strings, guitar solos, drums, as well as synthesizer.
Whether he so adult, or just wants to be successful can not be said, in any case, some of the songs on the current CD are more oriented towards mainstream and could be so again found on the CDs of other pop artists themselves.

Nevertheless, fortunately there are still some treasures hidden in the old style: When I Get Famous, Sad, Sad World or Get A Hold Of Yourself.
Edge Of Something is quite radio-ready and sits down after repeated listening firmly in the ear.
Love for $ ale would have potential, not the annoying echo effects that should probably create an innovative touch would be there.
The pop-influenced pieces (Edge Of Something, Everything You Did not Do, You're Not The Only One, Take Me Out) can listen well, if only because of the unique voice and the virtuoso piano playing.
Which you can then also run well in the background.
If there were only those songs, I would have the CD but probably not bought.

For the future, I can only hope that Jamie is not the way goes to Elton John, Phil Collins, Bon Jovi, Mark Knopfler and many others have gone before him: the trend-setter for mass-market cuddly rocker.
If his prophecy: I want to be a pop star come true? I hope not!