James Blunt

[kosmo vinyl]

he was produced by Linda Perry (ex-Four Non Blondes) and someone over on J. Freedom's chat last week heard him in Giant, a Hilton Ad, and  Being raved about on Mix 107.  Draw your own conclusions...  i'd post this hilarious picture i have of him, but fear i'd get reported to the FBI...

[Arlette]

His real last name is Blount, but he changed it to Blunt because as he was starting his music career, people kept asking him how to spell his last name.  He said Blunt was easier.
 
 He served in the British military in Kosovo.
 
 Yes, similar to Mraz, Blunt just opened for him the U.S. and now Mraz is opening for Blunt's UK tour.
 
 His band's second gig was opening for Elton John in front of 25,000 people.  He played Elton's wedding.
 
 Supposedly, he is very dreamy.  Yes, young girls will dig him.  
 
 And how do I know so much, without ever having heard a single song?  Just read a feature on him in Rolling Stone last night.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

So does the fact that he's British means that he's automatically better than John Mayer or Jason Mraz? Sort of like Robbie Williams?

[brennser]

he also opened for Lloyd Cole and the Commotions on their short reunion tour in 04

[helicon1]

Blunt, Mraz, Mayer... They are all shite compared to Tom McRae

[raineybt]

They are all shit compared to anything good.

[Mobius]

Saw him on SNL. I'd say that he is to David Gray or Damian Rice what Coldplay was to Radiohead . . . i.e. dumbed down/watered down version.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Ah, I see. And David Gray/Damien Rice certainly aren't anything to get too excited about.
 
 

Originally posted by Mobius:
  Saw him on SNL. I'd say that he is to David Gray or Damian Rice what Coldplay was to Radiohead . . . i.e. dumbed down/watered down version.

[Bartelby]

Unlike most poster/experts here, I own the CD.  It's excellent.  Hilton Hotel's ad execs. believe so too since they purchased rights to several of his songs and are running them with their newest ad campaign targeting couples/weekend/honeymoon demographics right now. A couple of his songs are soft and romantic; "Jimmy" is downright nasty and mean...so what.
 
 His song Beautiful is getting play on several new network tv shows; you brainiacs can look up which ones.  I like his music when I'm in the mood for something soft and folky...
 
 I'm sorry I didn't get a ticket this a.m., and I'm positive it will sell out tomorrow within minutes.  There are many other assholes like me out there who like him too.
 
 Flame away, bitches.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I'll take the bait.
 
 You told us to listen to Blue Merle. Enough said.    
 
 
   

Originally posted by BadSushi:
  Unlike most poster/experts here, I own the CD.  It's excellent.  Hilton Hotel's ad execs. believe so too since they purchased rights to several of his songs and are running them with their newest ad campaign targeting couples/weekend/honeymoon demographics right now. A couple of his songs are soft and romantic; "Jimmy" is downright nasty and mean...so what.
 
 His song Beautiful is getting play on several new network tv shows; you brainiacs can look up which ones.  I like his music when I'm in the mood for something soft and folky...
 
 I'm sorry I didn't get a ticket this a.m., and I'm positive it will sell out tomorrow within minutes.  There are many other assholes like me out there who like him too.
 
 Flame away, bitches.

Didn't the Flame Away Bitches appear in Marvel comix at about the same time as the Fantastic Four?

[Bartelby]

HAHAHAH, I still like Blue Merle...and I've been to the opera lately and was at a recent DC9 street/hip hop show  too.  So what?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Were you at the opera that Sam Donaldson appeared in?
 
 

Originally posted by BadSushi:
  HAHAHAH, I still like Blue Merle...and I've been to the opera lately and was at a recent DC9 street/hip hop show  too.  So what?

[chaz]

Originally posted by BadSushi:
  HAHAHAH, I still like Blue Merle...and I've been to the opera lately and was at a recent DC9 street/hip hop show  too.  So what?

Your cultural well-roundedness is clearly superior.
 
 Btw, what's your problem?

[kosmo vinyl]

How novel some ad agency bought up a bunch of one artists songs.... groundbreaking i tell ya... so when do his other songs start appearing in ads for perscription drugs, etc...