With his debut album "Back to Bedlam" James Blunt proves that there are young artists in the electronic age, who have dedicated themselves good old hand-made music. The first half of the album consists of sad-beautiful-melancholic ballads about the joys and especially the suffering of love. In addition to the Single compilations taken "You're beautiful" and "High" stands out in particular the song "Goodbye my lover" out. Lyrically challenging, and probably therefore not chosen for a single release, Blunt processes the end of a long relationship and ends with the haunting repetitive words "I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow. I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow. " In the second part, the panel is characterized by the classic soul deposits "So Long, Jimmy" and "Billy" from. A highlight is certainly the song "No Bravery", which marks the end of the album. At this point, Blunt processed his experiences as a soldier in Kosovo. "Houses burnt beyond repair", "Brothers lie in shallow graves" and "Wives and Daughters cut and raped" truly leave no room for courage and heroic deeds. Conclusion: great music, great lyrics. Hopefully only the beginning of a long career,
