All The Lost Souls

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Reading some of the less than flattering reviews I wondered 'could the lovely James have delivered a stinker here? Secondly the lyrics: All The Lost Souls is presumably a paean to the heartbreaking sadness of human existence and the life-affirming power of James' words.

Although not the best of Blunts albums to date he has improved with each release, this being the second of his four studio albums. The fourth and final single from the standard edition of the album, " I Really Want You", was only released as a promotional single, although a music video does exist. In Argentina, Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy and the UK, the album peaked at number one on the album charts. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.The second single taken from the album was " Same Mistake", which failed to chart in the US and had a differing successes in other countries, however, it was a major hit in many South American countries.

In other words, he still adheres to the Gray template the second time around, but he opens things up slightly with some spacy textures reminiscent of Coldplay and a heavy dose of classic popcraft" and finished the review saying "This makes All the Lost Souls soothing, not haunting. Although I owned nearly all versions of this album this was one I missed until now, playing through a great DVD player and an amp with some quality speakers the DVD quality shines through. On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at number four, despite being at number one on the Airplay charts. Just a humble advice: Listen when you need to relax, when you want to watch the clouds roll by and when you need time to stand still. Two or three of these tracks are reasonably catchy and uplifting, in a Chris-Martin-on-an-off-day kinda way.The fact is that Blunt rode in on the first wave of a resurgence of olde worlde songcraft and sensitivity that now bursts at the seams with more promising talent. Once you heard any of his songs on the radio,switch off the radio QUICKLY and just enjoy his cd at your own pace. After an hour of listening to it exclaim platitudes and clichés over plucked strings and Elton-lite keys, drowning kittens seems like a really fine way to spend the afternoon. The anthemic 'Shine On' is exquisitely crafted while 'I Can't Hear the Music' hooks into your brain with its James Bond-style orchestration" and finished saying "But snobbery apart, this is a terrific album. Moving slowly away from the laboured tracks of the first album, there are some superb uplifting tracks here, James proving he can provide a beat, more electric guitar than he is really comfortable with at this stage, but it doesn't show in the recordings themselves.