Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions (Bonus Dvd) [Import]

James Blunt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Atlantic UK
• ASIN: B000DXSF42
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,920 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wisemen (Live)

2. High (Live)

3. Cry (Live)

4. Goodbye My Lover (Live)

5. So Long, Jimmy (Live)

6. Sugar Coated (Live)

7. You're Beautiful (Live)

8. Billy (Live)

9. Fall At Your Feet (Live)

10. Tears & Rain (Live)

11. No Bravery (Live)

12. Where Is My Mind? (Live)

13. Billy (Live @ The Bbc)

14. High (Live @ The Bbc)

15. Wisemen (Live @ The Bbc)

16. Goodbye My Lover (Live @ The Bbc)

17. Tears & Rain (Live @ The Bbc)

18. Out Of My Mind (Live @ The Bbc)

19. So Long Jimmy (Live @ The Bbc)

20. You're Beautiful (Live @ The Bbc)

See all 34 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

CD/DVD (NTSC/Region 2-5). James Blunt sought entry into the music industry upon finishing four years in the Army. At 2003's South by Southwest conference, Blunt caught the attention of songwriter/producer Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera, Pink), who signed him to her Custard label. Back to Bedlam, Blunt's debut album, was produced in large part by Tom Rothrock (Beck, Elliott Smith). It was released in 2005, but not before lead single 'You're Beautiful' spent five weeks at #1 on the U.K. singles chart. The CD is comprised of 12 live tracks that were recorded in Ireland, including 'You're Beautiful'. The DVD contains 11tracks. Warner. 2006. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth. Every. Penny., March 14, 2006

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Taylor Clark (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions (Bonus Dvd) (Audio CD)

I fell in love with James Blunt back in November, and I've been starved for anything of his ever since...which is why it's no surprise that I bought this the day it was released.

It's worth every penny, and more.

With this DVD/CD pack, you get a full CD of his songs (live, which is equal - if not better - to his studio-recording), plus a few others (Sugar-Coated, Where Is My Mind) that you won't get on the regular CD.

You also get a live DVD version of him playing all his songs (in a studio with about 30 people), and the quality is stellar. The video is excellent, giving great footage of both him (up close) and his band, and the sound quality is equally great. He's a stellar performer, singing brilliantly, if not better, than his studio version. In particular, his piano versions of "Goodbye My Lover" and "No Bravery" are gripping and heartwrenching. Unlike most popular singers today, Blunt digs into the soul with each song, reaches for that part of himself that he tapped into when he originally wrote the song, and it makes for a stellar piece of work when he's singing it. The raw emotion and talent therein is astounding.

And if all of that wasn't enough, you get all of his music videos (excluding the most recent re-release of Wisemen), plus Making-Ofs of his music videos (the Making-Ofs for the original High and Wisemen video are hilarious, but the rest of them are less than stellar because they don't actually feature James speaking at all in them; rather you have the boring director blathering on about nothing for about 30 seconds). You also get two extremely long and hilarious interviews with James about his songs, his life, his career, and where he aspires to go. All awesome stuff.

It's worth every penny, people. It's worth double the price. If you even remotely like James Blunt, and like seeing an awesome live show and getting a great bargain, pick this one up. You won't regret it.

EDIT: I'd recommend for those that are getting faulty Amazon discs to get a refund/exchange immediately; but for those that don't want to bother, and have DVD players on their computers/laptops, just toss the DVD in your computer and when it prompts you to change your region code, switch it to Region 2 (or whichever), and you should be good to go.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beware. Region 2 DVD Won't Play on US Players, June 8, 2006

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Phil J (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions (Bonus Dvd) (Audio CD)

Please be aware that the DVD contained with is product is Region 2 encoded and will not play on most US DVD players which are Region 1. You can buy player which will ignore the region code on Amazon - just search for "multi region dvd player".

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Partial DVD workaround, March 16, 2006

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Robert (Bensalem, PA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions (Bonus Dvd) (Audio CD)

I just got my CD/DVD, and like everyone else, was disappointed that the DVD would not play. Luckily I did not delete the BBC concert from my DVR (it was broadcast several weeks ago and I taped it.)

For those who want to watch the DVD, the freeware VLC media player will play it just fine on your PC. Download VLC from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/. It is a small file and easy install. I realize this is not as good as watching it on your TV, but it is better than nothing while we wait to see what Amazon and Atlantic are going to do for us.