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All The Lost Souls
by James Blunt


5.7

based on 21 reviews
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The English singer wrote half of the songs while at Ibiza.

LABEL:	Atlantic
RELEASE DATE:	18 September 2007
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Pop

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Entertainment Weekly

Lost improves on the first disc at least five times over, partly because its starker focus might really take you back to...well, certainly not a club, but maybe an AM radio-equipped kid's bedroom circa 1973. [21 Sep 20007, p.80]

Amazon.com

Here's a set that suggests rock has got its head screwed on straight again, that the path to real feelings need not necessarily be led by Norah Jones.

Billboard

He shows the abandon and confidence of a long-term artist, not just a one-hit wonder.

Observer Music Monthly

But snobbery apart, this is a terrific album.

All Music Guide

It will seduce anybody already won over by his 2005 debut, "Back to Bedlam," since it's a tighter, more assured record than that. But chances are, they were seduced by Blunt already.

Boston Globe

Blunt has turned his attention away from his sound hole and his sensitive soul, refocusing his energies on the '70s and unearthing a measure of depth and ingenuity.

Los Angeles Times

There's plenty to scorn on All the Lost Souls; Blunt loves a well-worn phrase, and his attempts at humor can be surprisingly crude. But he's onto something. He's not making background music.

NOW Magazine

The songs are ridiculously catchy, albeit predictable and overly comfortable in that 70s folk rock vibe he loves so much.

Q Magazine

A fearsomely efficient follow-up to Back To Bedlam. [Oct 2007, p.92]

The Onion (A.V. Club)

As background music, it slays. In the foreground, however, not so much.

Rolling Stone

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.

Slant Magazine

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."

Mojo

Much of All The Lost Souls is far more icky-yucky than its predecessor. [Oct 2007, p.90]

New Musical Express

He's only gone and come back. And improved, actually: we counted two more hits than "Back To Bedlam." Be very afraid.

Uncut

The drawback, as ever, is Blunt’s warbly, whining, strangled voice, which sounds increasingly like a bad Weird Al Yankovic parody.

The Guardian

Blunt appears to be following a successful formula a little too mechanically for his own good, as if he's ticking boxes.

Blender

He devotes himself largely to unremarkable romance chronicles and blandly competent hooks. [Oct 2007, p.107]

PopMatters

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!

Hartford Courant

It's more of the same on his second album, a collection so bland, it makes hardtack seem sumptuous.

Dot Music

His voice still sounds like it could curdle milk, an anaemic whine with no substance. Song-wise, this is mass-production fodder about which there's very little one can say.

Sputnikmusic

There are no surprises (other than the lyrics about cutting himself) and nothing all that redeeming to take away from the listen.

The average user rating for this album is 5.7 (out of 10) based on 67 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

t_tmiao kenix gave it an8:
Nothing to complain much.

Stefan V gave it a10:
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.

Carmel C gave it a10:
Awwh its a heartfelt cd that I am sure was started with great passion hopefully his passion and depth will continue I am sure the 3rd cd will be fab as well. James you're far too hard on yourself, you're by no means a 0 its 10 all the way luv.

Laura gave it a9:
Great Album, different from the first one but full of good songs! Buy it!

Michael the Archangel gave it a10:
Flipping haunting, Bloke!

Starfish Rizzi gave it an8:
Can't understand why he gets so slated by the people so called 'in the know'. Jealousy perhaps? If you don't like the music or his voice, that's your right. But to disparage his composing abilities and his musicality is like saying the Mona Lisa is crap because you don't like her dress! It's a good album. Sometimes I feel his lyrics fit the music rather than express something but basically I like it.

Cheryl W. gave it a9:
It is not as good as the first one, but the average is not bad at all. Excellent work for listeners. Like 1973, this is the best piece, but i am still waiting a piece as good as Goodbye my Lover.

All The Lost Souls by James Blunt

All The Lost Souls
by James Blunt