All The Lost Souls
by James Blunt
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Sep 18, 2007
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. NOW Magazine
    60
    The songs are ridiculously catchy, albeit predictable and overly comfortable in that 70s folk rock vibe he loves so much.
  2. Q Magazine
    60
    A fearsomely efficient follow-up to Back To Bedlam. [Oct 2007, p.92]
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  3. Rolling Stone
    50
    Too much of All the Lost Souls is just pleasant ether, with Blunt showing a gift for drabness on forgettable ballads that make Coldplay seem like the Arctic Monkeys.
  5. Slant Magazine
    50
    James Blunt returns with All the Lost Souls, a more piano-driven period piece that's about as edgy as an episode of "Desperate Housewives."
  6. The A.V. Club
    50
    As background music, it slays. In the foreground, however, not so much.
  7. The Guardian
    40
    Blunt appears to be following a successful formula a little too mechanically for his own good, as if he's ticking boxes.
  8. Blender
    40
    He devotes himself largely to unremarkable romance chronicles and blandly competent hooks. [Oct 2007, p.107]
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  9. Uncut
    40
    The drawback, as ever, is Blunt’s warbly, whining, strangled voice, which sounds increasingly like a bad Weird Al Yankovic parody.
  10. Mojo
    40
    Much of All The Lost Souls is far more icky-yucky than its predecessor. [Oct 2007, p.90]
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  11. New Musical Express (NME)
    40
    He's only gone and come back. And improved, actually: we counted two more hits than "Back To Bedlam." Be very afraid.
  12. PopMatters
    40
    While All the Lost Souls will very likely appeal to the exact same folks who made Blunt’s first album a success, I listen to this album and can’t help thinking that this has all been done before-and better!

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User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 98
  3. Negative: 28 out of 98
  1. RobbieC
    Sep 27, 2007
    2
    It sucks.
  2. StefanV
    Feb 21, 2008
    10
    The best, most emotionally-charged album of 2007, and i listened to the one by Radiohead. Some o fhtis stuff is sheer genius (I Really Want The best, most emotionally-charged album of 2007, and i listened to the one by Radiohead. Some o fhtis stuff is sheer genius (I Really Want You and Shine On) and some of the average stuff (Carry You Home and Give Me Some Love) is better than most songs you may hear on the radio. Blunt is very good at using his own life experiences in his songs - just listen to Same Mistake. This is a talent who isn't selling records, at least this album isn't. Meanwhile, every song off of Rhianna's terrible record is hitting #1. Yes, the state of music today is terrible, and James Blunt is one of the few bright spots.… Full Review »
  3. casc95
    Jul 27, 2017
    10
    James Blunt's best album so far. A great evolution after the well-made "Back to Bedlam", that is already an amazing album. "All The LostJames Blunt's best album so far. A great evolution after the well-made "Back to Bedlam", that is already an amazing album. "All The Lost Souls" is a extremely deep, intense, emotional, and nicely executed album.… Full Review »
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