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Title: Pseudo-serious pop
Review: The production is lush. Mr. Blunt has that kind of raspy tenor that sounds sincere and inoffensive at the same time. It's elevator music, the kind of music some people put on to chill. Kem, Norah Jones and a long list of others make this kind of candy. It sells because it fills a need. But is stuff like this memorable or profound? No. Look at the lyrics of this CD. It reads like bad high school poetry. Are the melodies particularly interesting? It's the kind of stuff someone with very modest musical talent can thump away on a piano or guitar.Why the hype for this CD? I have no idea. It's a pleasant enough listen and is well produced. It's decent enough music to smooch to. I can point to tens of CDs made this year that are of this ilk that haven't been selling nearly as well. Someone has to be anointed by the press, and this is James Blunt's turn. Lucky guy. He's won the lottery with rather ordinary music.
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