第一次听到James Blunt的歌曲“Goodbye My Lover”的时候,是在挪威乡下路边的小乡村酒吧里.一个人.当然,整个挪威就是一个宁静的小山村.虽然James Blunt的嗓音带有明显的中性化特征,但如在耳边喃喃细语而给你揪心和心疼的感觉,真实的细微,平淡的真实.
James Blunt,这位标准的英国本土音乐人.却有着战争独特的人生体会，一手拿着枪，一手拿着吉他的James Blunt把他们都创作成为了歌曲。给人真实却无奈旋律.
无意中在amazon看到乐评人Robert Burrow这样评论James Blunt的这张Back to Bedlam的唱片:
As a piece of propaganda, James Blunt’s album Back to Bedlam does more for changing the face of the British Army than a series of television adverts ever could. Swapping a rifle for a guitar, the former cavalryman’s ballad-heavy debut is a clearly aiming to win the battle for the public’s hearts and minds. The U.K. success of singles like "You’re Beautiful" and "No Bravery" (inspired by his time stationed in Bosnia) are both heartfelt and sensitive, the latter packing an additional emotional punch beyond the typical lovelorn ballads of his contemporaries like Damien Rice. But Blunt also sings with conviction about matters of the heart, and that’s the territory that most of Back to Bedlam visits, with songs of loss like "Goodbye My Lover", "So Long Jimmy" and "Billy". And throughout, the arrangements remain understated yet effective, thanks to the input of such heavyweight producers and songwriters like Linda Perry and Guy Chambers. All of which prove that there’s a lot of depth to this modern, musical hero.
