James Blunt topic deel II

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Op donderdag 13 juli 2006 20:53 schreef PDOA het volgende:
James Blunt met zijn jankstem
Talpa

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Op donderdag 13 juli 2006 23:21 schreef Hapertje het volgende:
James is bezig aan een nieuwe CD... ben benieuwd... vind alleen Wisemen erg goed!

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Op donderdag 13 juli 2006 23:36 schreef Stanley_Climbfall het volgende:

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Ja, het promoten van Back To Bedlam mag afgelopen zijn. Nieuw materiaal, ik koop het blind.

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Op vrijdag 14 juli 2006 00:19 schreef Stanley_Climbfall het volgende:
En qu, heb je 'm meteen besteld? De DVD is rijk van prachtige liedjes en gesprekken met de man zelf.

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Op vrijdag 23 juni 2006 17:30 schreef Jill-RMC het volgende:
Artikeltje gevonden met 3 goede punten: John Mayer, James Blunt en Rob Thomas. Waar positief over geschreven word...het is bijna een magisch artikel

Grammys can't save John Mayer

Poor John Mayer and James Blunt are getting beaten up badly by media bullies who lambaste all music, film and TV with heart. You know, those same macho goons who launch nuclear attacks whenever they hear Celine Dion songs. Because, of course, their manhood must be protected.

Music critics are just like their equivalent film and TV thugs. They're mostly guys blinded by hormones while claiming to make high-minded aesthetic judgments that, curiously, seldom seems to favor chick-friendly fare. You've heard my rants on this topic before, specifically when this gender bias skews the results of journalists' awards bestowed by the Television Critics of America or the New York Film Critics Circle. Happily, we see less of it among the peer-group industry prizes where, hallelujah, Celine Dion reaped Grammys for Record and Album of the Year ("My Heart Will Go On," "Falling Into You") and John Mayer won Song of the Year ("Daughters").

But now Mayer is growing weary of the scorn and ridicule that tough-guy journos continue to heap on him for having the audacity to become so successful singing sensitive music full of personal ache and romantic yearning.

"Go ahead, lynch me, I wrote a hit!" he recently barked back at journalists who mocked his chart-topper "Your Body Is a Wonderland." They accuse him of writing it as a cheesy heart-tugger designed to bamboozle female CD buyers. But, no, he says. Think of things from his point of view: "Imagine that you write it before you ever get a record deal. You're 21 years old and you write a song that's so good at reaching people that they feel almost manipulated. Imagine that you're writing it in your $600 a month apartment with a stained rug. You're writing about this because you're very, very innocent. People don't like hearing about that much innocence. They say, 'You're toying with me.' How bad is that?"

Mayer suffers from the same problem as music-heartthrob-of-the-moment James Blunt, who recently said, sadly, "I'm too good looking. Men don't take me seriously as an artist."

Mayer and Blunt are both superb talents — nay, mega-talents. Their best tunes — and there are many of them — are masterpieces of simple song construction exploring complex feelings. Best of all: Mayer and Blunt are not afraid to surrender to utter romantic abandon and it's obvious from the ache in their voices that these guys mean it. Women are flabbergasted at what their existence suggests: beautiful straight men do exist who love as deeply as they do!

Obviously, these chaps pose a serious threat to the vast majority of straight guys who fake all that schmaltz just to get laid. It's outrageous how fiercely Mayer and Blunt get punished for it by the press.

In response, Mayer and Blunt should follow the lead of another Pretty-Boy-Crooner-with-a-Heart: Rob Thomas. The Matchbox 20 frontman has been bruised and battered for years for daring to sing unapologetically about his tender heart, too, but he's managed to fend off the worst of it because he retains a slight edge of Macho Cool. Meantime, the music industry sure takes him seriously: the Grammys crowned him with Record and Song of the Year in 1999 for "Smooth," his coventure with Carlos Santana.

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Op maandag 10 juli 2006 20:07 schreef saksia het volgende:
it's bloody cold

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Op donderdag 20 juli 2006 16:09 schreef Morpheus2002 het volgende:
Wou je zeggen dat Meneer Blunt geen homo is dan?

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Op vrijdag 21 juli 2006 00:04 schreef Stanley_Climbfall het volgende:
Zo is dat Neel.. Morpheus is gewoon in een soort van hele diepe slaap.

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1st July 2006

It's been 2 months since I've last posted, and the World Tour is still up and running - just. We've been to Japan who are the most polite nation on the planet. They are also very patient. One fan saw me leaving my hotel, and so waited until I returned later to get an autograph - 16 hours later! We flew back to the States for the Coachella Festival and then on to Mexico. The Mexican audiences were the loudest we've ever heard, and for a moment it was like being in the Beatles... I aquired an enormous sombrero, which sadly has since been lost in transit, (Ben ate it), but it was great to wear for one song. This was our first taste of a Latin American audience, and I can only hope we get down to South America in the not-too-distant future. From there we returned to the States. We started doing the Backstage Pass Charity Auction each night in aid of Medicins Sans Frontieres, and remarkably raised $33,400 in ten days. I was blown away by people's generosity. Thank you to all who took part. I have to meet a lot of people after every show, but for me, meeting people who have been part of the auction is always the most rewarding. It seems people were genuinely enthusiastic to be able to donate to a worthy cause rather than just come backstage. It was a great run of shows and good to see so many recognisable faces over there now.

I took my first holiday in a while, but then everyone knows about that because a photographer hiding on the beach sold pictures to the newspapers. I wonder who he photographs when there are no recognisable faces on the beach? My money is all the topless girls. We used to call these people Peeping Toms. Now we pay them.

And now we are back in Britain. The Wireless Festival was great fun. London is home, and I've been away so long, but it was great to be back. There were a whole crowd of boardies to welcome us home. It was great to see all your faces up around the front and I'm glad to hear you had a good time. Thanks for making the effort to come and make us feel at home again! If the weather holds, then we should have some really fun shows in the next few open air shows. At Blenheim Palace, where I am now, we're trying to do something special - as it's the World Cup, and England are through to the quarter-finals, we're replacing our usual projector and screen system that we use to show video behind us during the show, and hiring a huge LED screen so that we can show the football match to all of you who turn up early at the Blenheim Palace show. With a bit of dodgy wiring, we've got the broadcast running through it now, and we've soundchecked early, so are able to open doors to let you in to catch the second half... Of course, Brian, my guitar tech, is Scottish, and has signed the production office "The Portugese Consulate".