Some Kind of Trouble - James Blunt
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  • Summary: The UK's singer-songwriter returns with an album of crooning love-tinged lyrical gems sung over melodious piano chords and guitars.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. All Music Guide
    Jan 18, 2011
    70
    Some Kind of Trouble is a step in the right direction for Blunt, a move toward love songs free of pretension.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Jan 18, 2011
    60
    When Blunt sticks to playing it safe, he offends the least. And whilst it seems contrived to applaud an artist for sticking to his zone, this man is an exceptional case.
  3. Boston Globe
    Jan 18, 2011
    50
    From the plinky, high-tuned acoustic guitar to the mindlessly skippy rhythm to the "whoa-oh-oh-ooh" chant, there's not a major element of "Stay the Night" that doesn't sound exactly like "Hey, Soul Sister." For some, that's a selling point; for others, a warning siren.
  4. PopMatters
    Feb 7, 2011
    30
    Aside from the brilliant departure offered by the album's opener, Blunt has lost all concept of how to sound like himself. His voice is the same, but it's singing songs that don't sound like his songs.

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  1. Jai11elas
    9
    Nice..Fresh and acceptable.............Better than his last album but not lives up to Back To Bedlam ..........songs like Stay The Night and Calling Out Your Name are the best on this record… Expand
  2. crimson518
    6
    This album is an attempt at a happy pop album from James Blunt which feels like he didn't really put his soul into the songs like he did with previous albums. The songs have less emotion. They are however still good songs and are extremely catchy. You will be humming along after the first course of most of the songs. So not a bad listen but he can do much better.… Expand

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