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Call Me Irresponsible
Michael Buble
Track List
1. 1973
2. One Of The Brightest Stars
3. I'll Take Everything
4. Same Mistake
5. Carry You Home
6. Give Me Some Love
7. I Really Want You
8. Shine On
9. Annie
10. I Can't Hear The Music
Amazon.com says: All the Lost Souls,, the sophomore effort from the Brit responsible for restoring the seriousness of "beautiful" as a compliment, brims with big build-ups, epic-sounding ballads, and lyrics to lose yourself in. The vibe, laid out neatly on first single and opening track "1973," is clear-eyed and heavy-hearted; in anybody over 35, it'll produce nostalgia tempered by hopefulness--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. In anybody younger, it'll cause the unsinkable suspicion that a lot of modern balladeers should be digging deeper.
Entertainment Weekly says: Nobody wants to be known as the Wimpmaster General, but James Blunt certainly wore that mantle last summer, when his unforgettable (no matter how hard you tried) "You're Beautiful" commandeered the airwaves. That led to the Brit's appearance on a recent Billboard cover alongside the headline "How His New Album Will Make Soft-Rock History," which is a little like damning somebody with fey praise. A less confident artist might have tried to contest his wussy image by crafting a tougher and faster follow-up. Not Blunt, whose sophomore effort is, if anything, even quieter. There's something almost punk rock about his steadfast refusal to rock.
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