Josh Groban
by: Josh Groban
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Artist: GROBAN,JOSH
Title: JOSH GROBAN
Street Release Date: 11/20/2001
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP
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There are worse things in life than making your acting debut on the much ballyhooed season finale of Ally McBeal, though teen operatic baritone Josh Groban doesn't seem destined to encounter them anytime soon. As the awkward high school student-client who asks the typically romance-jinxed Ally to his senior prom, Groban performed this debut album's "You're Still You" (adapted from film-composing legend Ennio Morricone's Academy Award-nominated score for Malèna, with lyrics by Linda Thompson) as a heart-tugging, literal showstopper. The young phenom was just 17 when veteran producer-writer David Foster tapped him to fill in for Andrea Bocelli at rehearsals for the 1999 Grammys, where Groban found himself suddenly dueting with Celine Dion.
Indeed, such were his fortunes that the young Foster protégé was forced to drop out of Carnegie Mellon when professional commitments--including this record--interfered. And if this collection tends to hew sometimes uncomfortably close to Foster's own MOR sonic instincts, the material offers enough challenges to display Groban's talent and the potential of his warm, mature voice: a lyrical take on another Morricone classic, "Cinema Paradiso"; melancholy readings of Don McLean's "Starry, Starry Night" and Albert Hammond's "Alejate"; masterfully dramatic takes of the Neapolitan "Alla Luca Del Sole" and "Canto Alla Vita," the latter featuring the Corrs. Many of Groban's performances here, including a neo prog-rock-opera take on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (with Lili Haydn), seem both bigger and bolder than their precious musical frameworks, a telling hint that Grand Opera can't be far from his grasp. As said earlier, there are worse things in life. --Jerry McCulley
No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: GROBAN,JOSH
Title: JOSH GROBAN
Street Release Date: 11/20/2001
Genre: ROCK/POP
Amazon.com:
There are worse things in life than making your acting debut on the much ballyhooed season finale of Ally McBeal, though teen operatic baritone Josh Groban doesn't seem destined to encounter them anytime soon. As the awkward high school student-client who asks the typically romance-jinxed Ally to his senior prom, Groban performed this debut album's "You're Still You" (adapted from film-composing legend Ennio Morricone's Academy Award-nominated score for Malèna, with lyrics by Linda Thompson) as a heart-tugging, literal showstopper. The young phenom was just 17 when veteran producer-writer David Foster tapped him to fill in for Andrea Bocelli at rehearsals for the 1999 Grammys, where Groban found himself suddenly dueting with Celine Dion.
Indeed, such were his fortunes that the young Foster protégé was forced to drop out of Carnegie Mellon when professional commitments--including this record--interfered. And if this collection tends to hew sometimes uncomfortably close to Foster's own MOR sonic instincts, the material offers enough challenges to display Groban's talent and the potential of his warm, mature voice: a lyrical take on another Morricone classic, "Cinema Paradiso"; melancholy readings of Don McLean's "Starry, Starry Night" and Albert Hammond's "Alejate"; masterfully dramatic takes of the Neapolitan "Alla Luca Del Sole" and "Canto Alla Vita," the latter featuring the Corrs. Many of Groban's performances here, including a neo prog-rock-opera take on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (with Lili Haydn), seem both bigger and bolder than their precious musical frameworks, a telling hint that Grand Opera can't be far from his grasp. As said earlier, there are worse things in life. --Jerry McCulley
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- Don't think I ever received it
I ordered this for a friend who lost her husband during the visiting, and funeral following the news of his death.I never received it, and had forgotten about it until hearing from this site.I can't really fault the vender as things were so topsy turvy during that time, that I may have received it and missplaced it. I have owed the CD for a few years, and thought she would like #5 on the album.
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- That Soothing Voice ...
I bought his "Closer" album at Wal-mart about 4 months ago and loved it. I heard it so many times I wanted to hear some of his other ones so I purchased "Awake" and this album. I was very disappointed with Awake and only cared for 4 of the songs. On the other hand, I have been enjoying most of his songs on this "Josh Groban" album. His soothing voice always makes me relax. Highly recommended if you like this style of singing / music.
Rating: - Not his best song selections
Love Josh Groban's voice, but I think his song selections sometime reflect more of what he wants to sing and less about what the public would like to hear.
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- one of my favorites
This is one of my favorite cd's. He has such a beautiful and soothing voice.
Rating: - Josh Groban
The music and songs are wonderful.I have this CD in my car and listen to it over and over.It is especially well done. I am enjoying every song the more I listen to them."The Prayer" with Charlotte Church is one you can sing to.
- Don't think I ever received itI ordered this for a friend who lost her husband during the visiting, and funeral following the news of his death.I never received it, and had forgotten about it until hearing from this site.I can't really fault the vender as things were so topsy turvy during that time, that I may have received it and missplaced it. I have owed the CD for a few years, and thought she would like #5 on the album.
- That Soothing Voice ...I bought his "Closer" album at Wal-mart about 4 months ago and loved it. I heard it so many times I wanted to hear some of his other ones so I purchased "Awake" and this album. I was very disappointed with Awake and only cared for 4 of the songs. On the other hand, I have been enjoying most of his songs on this "Josh Groban" album. His soothing voice always makes me relax. Highly recommended if you like this style of singing / music.
- Not his best song selectionsLove Josh Groban's voice, but I think his song selections sometime reflect more of what he wants to sing and less about what the public would like to hear.
- one of my favoritesThis is one of my favorite cd's. He has such a beautiful and soothing voice.
- Josh GrobanThe music and songs are wonderful.I have this CD in my car and listen to it over and over.It is especially well done. I am enjoying every song the more I listen to them."The Prayer" with Charlotte Church is one you can sing to.
