James Blunt's

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:28 am

Voice gets on my tits...that's all.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:44 am

Reminds me of that spoilt little moan a child does when they are pretending to cry.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:47 am

His latest single makes him sound like a really shite Bee Gee.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:52 am

Name rhymes with **** say no more

Mind you I prefer his singing to "Sam (They) Smith" the Dirgemeister...

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:56 am

Hard to imagine he’s a proper war hero isn’t it.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:06 pm

Not just his voice. He gets on my tits full stop.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:12 pm

Bosscat wrote:Name rhymes with **** say no more

Mind you I prefer his singing to "Sam (They) Smith" the Dirgemeister...

I love Sam Smith's voice.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:13 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Not just his voice. He gets on my tits full stop.

he was in the army you know ?

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:16 pm

Steve1956 wrote: he was in the army you know ?

Had to strap his guitar to the outside of his Tank in Kosovo ... as there wasn't room inside for it

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:16 pm

Steve1956 wrote:I love Sam Smith's voice.

I prefer the Beer

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:18 pm

Isn't he a millionaire ?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:22 pm

conyoviejo wrote:Isn't he a millionaire ?

Most millionaire's are tw@ts so yea he probably is.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:24 pm

Bosscat wrote:I prefer the Beer

Sam Smith's Ayingerbrau the best lager I have ever tasted,done some stupid things after a session on that stuff.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:32 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Most millionaire's are tw@ts so yea he probably is.

No we are not

ooooops

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:47 pm

Bosscat wrote:No we are not ooooops

There you go guys, if you want to be rich get into locksmithery (is that even a word?).

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:08 pm

houseboy wrote:There you go guys, if you want to be rich get into locksmithery (is that even a word?).

I had a young man from Rishton ring me at 2am once who said and I quote... "I have a lock that needs 'Smithin' please" he sounded p*****d so I told him I wasn't available and gave him "Steve the Locksmith" from Darwens number... about a month later at 2am one Sunday morning the phone went... and a rather similar sounding drunk young mans voice saying he "was from Rishton and needed a lock 'Smithin' ..."

I said had he rung me a month ago and he got very angry calling me all sorts of names....

I was chatting to Steve a while later and mentioned it and he laughed saying this kid was a regular caller after a few beers as he lived in a flat and was always losing his keys or locking them in his flat (Yale style night latch)

....

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:09 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Voice gets on my tits...that's all.

Don't listen to him then

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:11 pm

Steve1956 wrote:I love Sam Smith's voice.

His, hers or its?

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:22 pm

I actually like James Blunt - loved Three Wise Men the first time I heard it. Back to Bedlam is a fine album. As (I think) George Michael once said (or at least had an album called) Listen Without Prejudice. And I didn't like George Michael (so why am I quoting him to support my argument?). Anyway James Blount (to give him posh Sunday name) is a fine songwriter.

I'll take cover now.

Im_not_Robbie_Blake · Post by **Im_not_Robbie_Blake** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:27 pm

Good spoof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl7yDVy9swY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:28 pm

He needs chucking off somwhere

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:31 pm

Bosscat wrote:I had a young man from Rishton ring me at 2am once who said and I quote... "I have a lock that needs 'Smithin' please" he sounded p*****d so I told him I wasn't available and gave him "Steve the Locksmith" from Darwens number... about a month later at 2am one Sunday morning the phone went... and a rather similar sounding drunk young mans voice saying he "was from Rishton and needed a lock 'Smithin' ..."

I said had he rung me a month ago and he got very angry calling me all sorts of names....

I was chatting to Steve a while later and mentioned it and he laughed saying this kid was a regular caller after a few beers as he lived in a flat and was always losing his keys or locking them in his flat (Yale style night latch) ....

So anyway Boss what is the act of smithing locks actually called? Locksmithery? So someone asks a locksmith what they do all day and he says (I'm making an assumption there as I have never met or heard of a female locksmith) 'Oh I practice the art of'...what?

I've decided I need to know this and can't be bothered to ask Google so I might as well ask a master (master locksmith).

PS: I bet you would have been considered a danger in the days of the chastity belt.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:33 pm

Never in the history of music has one man taken such a career kicking for writing one, highly successful, love song.
If he’s not your genre that’s fine but to me he has become an easy target for the media and comedians then others have jumped on the bandwagon.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:46 pm

houseboy wrote:So anyway Boss what is the act of smithing locks actually called? Locksmithery? So someone asks a locksmith what they do all day and he says (I'm making an assumption there as I have never met or heard of a female locksmith) 'Oh I practice the art of'...what?

I've decided I need to know this and can't be bothered to ask Google so I might as well ask a master (master locksmith).

PS: I bet you would have been considered a danger in the days of the chastity belt.

Normally I would say "If I told you I would have to kill you.."

But as its you Locksmithery isn't actually a word... but it is in an online Thesaurus...

Lock•smith (ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ)

n.
a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
[1200–50]
lock′smith`er•y, n.
lock′smith`ing, n.

I hope this satisfies your curiosity...

Chastity belts are notoriously easy to open ... however

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:29 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote:Never in the history of music has one man taken such a career kicking for writing one, highly successful, love song.
If he’s not your genre that’s fine but to me he has become an easy target for the media and comedians then others have jumped on the bandwagon.

He's like a lot of songwriters mate (Chris de Burgh comes to mind) who write one rubbish but highly successful song and then become defined by it. Blunt (and de Burgh) are great songwriters and both can really sing (particularly de Burgh) but they are forever tarnished with the success of one pretty awful but highly successful love song. Anyone who has a downer on Blunt listen to Tears and Rain, the weird Out of My mind or the harrowing No Bravery (based on his experiences in Kosovo I believe). These are seriously good songs, beautifully crafted and performed. You might just possibly change your mind (or not - it depends on what you like).

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:59 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:He needs chucking off somwhere

Blackpool tower should finish the warbling prick off

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:12 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Blackpool tower should finish the warbling prick off

Nobody's perfect Steve.

I loved Bowie (as I know you did) in the 70's and later in his career but the sh!te he was turning out in the 80's was dire (in my opinion). The 'Let's Dance' era was dreadful and that song gets right up my nose. Thankfully he got it out of his system but was never better than his 70's stuff.

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:16 pm

I thought you were referring to Wrongo and Muffit.

Reckoner · Post by **Reckoner** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:20 pm

Despite being a terrible songwriter he is hilarious and can laugh at himself. fair play.

https://www.dailyedge.ie/james-blunts-c ... 2-Apr2017/

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:32 pm

houseboy wrote:Nobody's perfect Steve. I loved Bowie (as I know you did) in the 70's and later in his career but the sh!te he was turning out in the 80's was dire (in my opinion). The 'Let's Dance' era was dreadful and that song gets right up my nose. Thankfully he got it out of his system but was never better than his 70's stuff.

Loved Bowie in the 70s Ian, after the Diamond dogs album I lost interest in him,That latest Blunt single makes Bowies lyrics understandable can stand the guy or his voice.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:40 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Loved Bowie in the 70s Ian, after the Diamond dogs album I lost interest in him,That latest Blunt single makes Bowies lyrics understandable can stand the guy or his voice.

To be fair bud I haven't heard his latest single or indeed anything from him for a while. I think Diamond Dogs was about the time I lost interest in Bowie as well. When I was in the band we only did a few covers (we were attempting with devastating failure to be 'original') but we always did Starman going straight into Suffragette City and those two songs always went down a storm. Ziggy Stardust was a unique and original masterpiece.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:52 pm

houseboy wrote:To be fair bud I haven't heard his latest single or indeed anything from him for a while. I think Diamond Dogs was about the time I lost interest in Bowie as well. When I was in the band we only did a few covers (we were attempting with devastating failure to be 'original') but we always did Starman going straight into Suffragette City and those two songs always went down a storm. Ziggy Stardust was a unique and original masterpiece.

Hunky Dory for me mate,nothing else comes close....The Bewlay Brothers ..a masterpiece

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:56 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Hunky Dory for me mate,nothing else comes close....The Bewlay Brothers ..a masterpiece

Hunky Dory was excellent too bud.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:37 pm

houseboy wrote:Hunky Dory was excellent too bud.

This fits a few on here

https://youtu.be/1Oet1pKb0Vo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

groove · Post by **groove** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:42 pm

James *unt i call him. I think Sam Smiths okay. But that George Ezra geezer and the singer from Bastille, every time I hear them I die a little inside. Total crap!

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:52 pm

groove wrote:James *unt i call him. I think Sam Smiths okay. But that George Ezra geezer and the singer from Bastille, every time I hear them I die a little inside. Total crap!

I was introduced to this fine song by my Grandchildren around the sametime as Babyshark

https://youtu.be/ECmpUJdgm-g" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:56 pm

The voice is a choice. Personally I cannot stand the sound of Madonna (she sounds like Mini Mouse) or Rhianna (dreadful unearthly almost non-human). Many 'great' singers are no more than ordinary outside of the studio. Even the late great Freddie Mercury cheated like f*ck live (he was great but definitely cheated).

groove · Post by **groove** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:05 pm

houseboy wrote:The voice is a choice. Personally I cannot stand the sound of Madonna (she sounds like Mini Mouse) or Rhianna (dreadful unearthly almost non-human). Many 'great' singers are no more than ordinary outside of the studio. Even the late great Freddie Mercury cheated like f*ck live (he was great but definitely cheated).

How do they cheat? Voice enhancing drugs?

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:42 pm

Not my cup of tea musically, but he seems like an okay sort of guy.

I'm not sure how he managed to side step claims about the obvious musical similarities between his big hit and the " Lonely Man " theme tune from the Hulk though. Must have been his military training in evasion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwYsCVQ7Ia8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

chipbutty · Post by **chipbutty** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:00 am

Reckoner wrote:Despite being a terrible songwriter he is hilarious and can laugh at himself. fair play.

https://www.dailyedge.ie/james-blunts-c ... 2-Apr2017/

He is hilarious on Twitter

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:46 am

groove wrote:How do they cheat? Voice enhancing drugs?

Or twiddling a knob backstage to change the pitch or lengthen the note.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:07 am

groove wrote:How do they cheat? Voice enhancing drugs?

Most people don't notice it but singers always do. The most common way is when the progression of the song goes up but because the note can't be reached for whatever reason the singer goes down a full octave. If you are good at it (as Freddie was) few will notice. A lot of singers who tour heavily will often 'cheat' to save the wear and tear on the voice, which is understandable.

The best voice enhancing drug is water.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:24 am

Reckoner wrote:He is funny, fair play.

https://www.dailyedge.ie/james-blunts-c ... 2-Apr2017/

Just read some this and decided (assuming it was Blunt) I like James Blunt ....

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:48 pm

Bosscat wrote:Just read some this and decided (assuming it was Blunt) I like James Blunt ....

He's always great on Celebrity Juice as well. I can't understand why people try to get one up on him on Twitter, he's intelligent, witty and has good old army humour. There's nothing wrong with the guy, it's just one of those fashionable fads to dislike him, you know, when sheep can't think for themselves so latch on to something that has been said by others.