![]() But it's impossible to resist Blunt's troubadour yearning. Of course this is Seventies-lite without any of the politics and sense of social unrest. The anthemic 'Shine On' is exquisitely crafted while 'I Can't Hear the Music' hooks into your brain with its James Bond-style orchestration. Actually, it was written and mixed at his rock-star pad in Ibiza, and Blunt wasn't born until 1974, but don't let a little fact like history worry you.Ĭertainly Blunt captures the era brilliantly, from the dissonant guitar chords to the curly-wurly typography on the album cover. You can just see girls in loon trousers shimmering past on Space Hoppers. New single '1973' samples Cat Stevens and James Taylor, and is utterly addictive. So how to recapture that original raw innocence - and worldwide sales of 14 million - with the tricky second album?īlunt opts for an open-hearted 1970s vibe. Since then of course Blunt has emerged as a Casanova with the ladies. T wo years on it's fashionable to loathe 'You're Beautiful' - but it was a genius pop moment (women are a sucker for a man stripped emotionally and physically naked because it happens so rarely). ![]()
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