Where's the sunshine gone?!? Time to travel... :-)
Where's the sunshine gone?!? Time to travel... :-)
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I first heard about James Morrison when I went to see Corinne Bailey Rae in concert back in April, He was her support act and I have to say he was mind blowing then, even with just a couple of guys supporting him on guitar. Tracks that stood out then are the ones that stand out for me on the album - You Give Me Something (current single) and Better Man (last track on the album).
I may be a bit of a softie but when my other half gave me the album and said it was from my 'better man' the tears welled up a little. Perhaps I read a little too much into song lyrics!!
On the whole the majority of the 13 tracks are fantastic and he has the right mix of upbeat songs with ones that you can chill out too.
Other star tracks apart from the 2 I mention above are This Boy - upbeat, James with his guitar at their best, How Come - just suits me, can't explain, The Last Goodbye - is the longest track on the album, it starts slowly but builds to a beautiful song and Wonderful World - is upbeat again and builds to show off James' voice.
The weak link in the picture for me is The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore just because I find it a bit bland and it doesn't show James' voice to its full potential. But of course thats just my opinion and you might feel differently!
The album run-time is just over 50 minutes and each song is an average of 3 1/2 - 4 minutes.
If I hadn't have seen James in the flesh I would find it hard to believe that this early 20's, fresh-faced bloke could write and perform in the way that he does. His voice is incredibly soulful and is refreshing to hear this summer after all the dance and pop tracks that seem to be about.
His own website has a free download if you want a taster of his music before buying the album. I could compare him to other soul artists but you can read about that in the other reviews, and I believe James Morrison stands out on his own merit anyway.
James deserves all the success he is currently receiving and I only hope that I get to see him live again soon (there are some gigs in December but none near me :-( ) in the meantime his album is on loop on my generic MP3 player!!
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Advantages: James has a pleasant voice Disadvantages: Most of the songs are dull
TheIncredibleCheeseSandwich 10.04.2009 (10.04.2009)
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Review of Undiscovered - James Morrison
Advantages: James has a pleasant voice Disadvantages: Most of the songs are dull
TheIncredibleCheeseSandwich 10.04.2009 (10.04.2009)
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