I Believe- this is a Stevie Wonder cover and Josh does a really good job on this I love the choir and the big finish with drums. I like the arrangement and use of instruments on this. Hollow Talk- this one is interesting, it is not like anything on any other Joah album so it is a standout because of that, it took me a few listens, but now it is one of my favourites on the album. Happy in My Heartache- this is another one Josh wrote, it is more mid tempo and has a more pop sound and again has moving lyrics. It has very moving lyrics and suites his voice well.įalling Slowly-great choice of cover, beautiful melody. I think this song has a great message and is catchy and I like the use of a female vocal as it reminds me of oceano on Closer.įalse Alarms- this one Josh co-wrote. Josh is, however a brilliant song writer and he has written some great songs for this album.īrave- the first single and one of the more upbeat songs. Also, I liked the arrangements of the songs more on illuminations as it was something I had not heard from Josh before, but this one sounds more like some of his previous albums in terms of production and song choice. I think I prefer Illuminations because the songs that he wrote himself are better on that album than this one and I loved more of those songs instantly, but on this album many had to grow on me. However, there are many great songs on this album and so I would still definitely recommend it to any Josh fan. I decided to give this album four stars because overall I think it is not quite as good as Illuminations which I think is The best Josh album so far. Let's hope Louis Walsh never hears it.įind more music at the BBC This link will take you off Amazon in a new window This singer knows what suits his voice, an undeniably rich and powerful instrument, and uses it without showing off.īe warned though: his cover of Stevie Wonder's I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) is shamelessly cheesy and dangerously effective. Mostly though, All That Echoes is as hard to take issue against as Groban himself. Un Alma Más is sung in Spanish so naturally there's loads of flamenco guitar. When Groban covers She Moved Through the Fair, a traditional Irish folk song, overbearing bagpipes are used to create a vaguely Celtic vibe. There are no clunkers here, but Cavallo's production can be crass. Images of "wicked winds… blowing through the halls" and "the burning red sun" are typical. It's a welcome test for Groban, whose songs tend to be straightforward and sprinkled with clichés. The other highlight is Hollow Talk, a moody ballad with ambiguous lyrics. Below the Line is basically Groban's take on Paul Simon's Graceland sound, which sounds horrific but just about works. However, the album does contain one or two surprises. As ever, Groban really gets his money's worth from his string section. It begins with a You Raise Me Up-style anthem called Brave, before mixing up savvy cover versions with classy originals, some sung in romantic-sounding foreign languages. He's sold 25 million records since his 2001 debut and All That Echoes is business as usual. At the age of 31, is Groban about to swap classical pop for punk and emo tunes? That said, asking rock producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Paramore) to oversee his sixth album initially sounds like a joke. Trouble is, the LA-born singer comes across very well in interviews, displaying a playful sense of humour that's not present in his music. After all, it was his version of You Raise Me Up that Westlife copied and turned into an X Factor favourite. It's tempting to dismiss Josh Groban as yet another classical crossover villain: a kind of one-man Il Divo. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #9. Featuring the single 'Brave' and other brand new songs, the album also includes covers of Stevie Wonder's 'I Believe' and Glen Hansard's 'Falling Slowly'. Sixth studio album from the American singer/songwriter, produced by Rob Cavallo.
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