大学欧美流行音乐论文.doc

欧美流行歌曲欣赏课程论文 姓名： 专业：学号：*大学标准试卷 科目：欧美流行歌曲欣赏 （校公选课）项目一得分James Hillier Blount Abstract Blunt was an officer in the Life Guards, a Cavalry regiment of the British Army, and served under NATO in Kosovo during the conflict there in 1999. While posted to Kosovo, Blunt was introduced to the work of Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF or Doctors Without Borders). Since then, Blunt has supported MSF by holding meet-and-greet auctions at many of his concerts.1As of 4 October 2009 Blunts primary residence is on the Spanish island of Ibiza.2 I. Introduction James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including Youre Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover, brought him to fame in 2005. His repertoire can be best described as a mix of acoustic-tinged pop, rock and folk. After recording on the independent American label Custard Records, Blunt won two BRIT Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, and by 2006 was nominated for five Grammy Awards. The following year, he released his second album All the Lost Souls (2007). Blunts third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble, was released in November 2010. Worldwide, Blunt has sold over 15 million albums.II. His achievements Blunt recorded Back to Bedlam in 2003 with producer Tom Rothrock at Rothrocks home studio, using session musicians and performing on many different instruments himself.While in Los Angeles, he lodged with actress Carrie Fisher, whom he had met through the family of a former girlfriend. Fisher was very supportive of Blunts aspirations, suggesting the name of the album and providing use of a bathroom in her home for Blunt to record the song Goodbye My Lover. Back to Bedlam was finally released in the UK in October 2004. Blunts debut single in the UK was High (co-written with Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue). This song initially peaked below the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart, however after the subsequent success of Youre Beautiful it finally made the Top 75 before eventually being re-released. However, the song was chosen to appear in a Vodafone commercial in Italy, and was a Top 10 hit in that country. Blunts second studio album, All the Lost Souls, was released on 17 September 2007 in the United Kingdom and one day later in North America. It sold 65,000 units in its first week, and was certified gold in the UK after only four days.By the end of January 2008, the album had sold 600,000 copies in the UK, and 4.5 million copies internationally. Blunt completed the albums songs at his home in Ibiza in the winter of 20062007. He performed five of the ten album tracks during his 20052006 tours; lyrics, melodies, and harmonies were refined for the studio recording, on which his touring band played and Tom Rothrock worked as producer. James Blunts third studio album titled Some Kind of Trouble, was released on November 8, 2010. The album debuted at #4 in the UK with over 100,000 copies sold in the first week. The albums first single Stay the Night was released on October 27, 2010. The single charted in the UK top 40 at number 37, and sat at Number 2 on the European Airplay Chart for 5 consecutive weeks. The second single from the album, So Far Gone was for released on the UK on January 3, 2011. Overall critical reception has been mixed and as of February 2011, worldwide sales stand at over one million copies, making it a commercial success.The third single from the album, If Time Is All I Have was released in the UK on April 4, 2011.III. Why I like James Hillier Blount James Blunt is one of the most famous singer in the world. I like his songs, as well as his own character. His songs are full of energe and love. Before he became a singer, he had a hard life. He was an armyman in his young time. For the dream to become a successful singer, Blunt left the British Army in 2002 so that he could pursue his musical career.Shortly after leaving the Army, he