Souled Out - Tower Of Power

Advantages: Fantastic lyrically and musically
Disadvantages: May seem abit sameish to some

..., again slightly mixed in with some recent soulish sound. Very well written especially the chorus and verses. Brilliant listening. ''Torn And Tattered'' is a brilliant pop song again very soulful, jazzy and rockish at same time. The lyrics are amazing. Joss Stone's voice really stands out, again a very gentle and nicely in tune musical background making it perfect soul. ''Killing Time'' is an amazing ballad. The background is very gentle with loud and powerful vocals by Joss, this is brilliant. ''Sleep Like A Child'' is an amazing example of soul music. The song is very gentle with a nice and loud piano. Excellently produced this is fine listening. ''The Soul Sessions'' was for many not an instant buy, as indeed it was an album full of covers. That was the album where Joss Stone sang expectionally well, on lesser known tracks... Read review

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Advantages: An album worth owning, though not his strongest.
Disadvantages: A couple of really forgettable tracks.

...---JAMES BLUNT- All THE LOST SOULS--- After a three year gap Ex Army Captain, James Blunt brought out his long awaited second album 'All the Lost Souls' in September 2007. This was the follow up to his hugely successful debut album 'Back to Bedlam' which came out in 2004. James Blunt was a refreshing change on the music scene and he was to music in 2004, what Damien Rice was in 2003. James Blunt has his own unique style of Folk/Rock. He is a balladeer and his songs deal with subjects such as: Heartbreak, infidelity, failed relationships and love.- James Blunts album 'All the Lost Souls' hit the shelves in 2007, two weeks after the record company released the single taken from the album entitled '1973'. It didn't do too badly in the charts, but this was more to do with the massive airplay it got and not so much to do... Read review

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Advantages: Good uplifting songs
Disadvantages: Few tracks that feel like filler

...to listen to when I feel stressed out or I have problems, it always clears my head and feel better afterwards and ready to face my problems. The longest track on the album, you need to sit back and fade away listening to the lyrics 'It was a cloudy night, or so it looked to me, I felt so lost, I couldn't say why. I needed strength to change my mind but those ghosts stick to me like glue, hating life, believing I was no good'. This song has been described as 'the power of music lifting you from your darkest hour', which is uncanny as when I listened to this album it was a hard year for me, yet these songs helped lift me from that. And with that the Bouncing Souls earned themselves a fan for life. Total album time 34 minutes and 17 seconds On this album bass player Bryan does the album artwork. It all looks very funky with bright... Read review

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