![]() ![]() ![]() This ride has started way back, back with his second album „Closer”, back where world music surfaced beside the grandiose melodies targeted at conservative audiences. There are folk and country elements in here, a-plenty there are instruments unheard before in his songs (the trained will tell us exactly what instruments, all I know is that I have heard them before on all those albums I love by folk and alt-country artists), and if you expected – well – anything, you better hold onto your seats. It is a shock but despite his repeatedly stated dislike for country music, he is almost there! You’re on the borderline, Josh, admit it, admit that you’re a sucker for country music, that simple humanity and unassuming spirituality that country (and its sub-genres) has to offer. With this new album, the singer is treading on grounds untouched before. At the risk of losing fans by the thousands, he has sung pop, he has again and again sung world music, he is ready to sing jazz, and gospel. Nevertheless, he has always been ready to embark on new adventures and discard all expectations, all pressure from labels and public alike. Josh had commented several times on the blessing and curse of his voice there really is not much you can do when you’ve got a voice like this in your throat, it’s like a beast ready to unleash its fury on the unsuspecting. If you have heard some of his previous work, you will know that Mr Groban is comfortable both in classical melodies and – well – everything else. Moreover, try shoving him into any musical genre or category and he will bounce back right into your face. This could have been Josh Groban’s description, at any point in his career, if he were just one of the many singers blessed with a beyond ordinary voice. “An operatic voice that soars into superhuman heights and makes us reach for our handkerchiefs, tacky lyrics and a boring style, melodramatic songs”, etc. ![]()
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