2008 Woodie Awards
Blunt's Succeeding Album Vastly Differs From Debut
People disappointed in album's differences, but fans enjoy new sound.
Gaelle De Mot
Issue date: 10/10/07 Section: Entertainment
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After the huge success of this album, Blunt's fans waited for him to write a second album as entertaining as the first. That is what he did with his second album "All The Lost Souls."
All tracks of this second album are a mix of pop and acoustic rock. This album has an autobiographical side as Blunt wrote and sung everything he could not say aloud.
Each song is about a different feeling, a different state of mind. The lyrics and melodies are simple. All of the songs are based on acoustic rhythms and piano melodies, with a mix of electric instruments, which make this album sound like the Swedish band "The Perishers."
The first single of this album is "1973." This track relates the singer's nights out in the world-renowned night club, Pacha located on the Island of Ibiza (one of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain) and is a look back at the good times he had with his friends.
Blunt writes about the way fame can change a person in "One of the Brightest One" and "Annie." "Carry You Home" and "I'll Take Everything" both describe the fragile morality we have as humans, while "I Really Want You" and "Same mistake" show us Blunt's vulnerability as he realizes he did something wrong but does not want to make the same mistake again.
Blunt's sophomore album is certainly different from his debut album, but this was Blunt's sought after effect. The vast differences between the albums may be the reason why many people are disappointed in "All the Lost Souls." However, despite the differences and uniqueness in the second album, it still maintains the Blunt spirit that was first created in "Back to Bedlam."
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