03.11.2006, 02:17
"AWAKE" first listen at CANADA COM
CanWest MediaWorks Inc. is pleased to announce that canada.com is the exclusive Canadian destination for an online preview of Josh Groban's new CD, Awake, and an online video broadcast of Groban's first single "You are Loved (Don't Give Up)".
Wer eine gute Sound Anlage am PC hat, sollte da echt mal reinhören.
Am besten nach jedem Song den "Stop" Button drücken und dann das Nächste anklicken, sonst vermischt sich alles, zumindest bei mir.
Da ich Joshs Musik als Fan sicher mit anderen Ohren höre, würde mich euere Meinung mal interessieren. Wohl wissend, dass die meisten hier einen völlig anderen Musikgeschmack haben. :mrgreen: Aber einen Versuch ist es ja wert.
Dass mir von seinen letzten beiden Alben jeder Song ausnahmslos gefallen hätte, kann ich nicht behaupten, aber doch die meisten.
Bei "AWAKE" ist das irgendwie anders. Man merkt deutlich, dass Josh wesentlich mehr selbst geschrieben, komponiert und produziert hat.
Herausgekommen ist eine wirklich gute Mischung verschiedenster Stile und es ist nach wie vor schwer Joshs Musik einem bestimmten Genre zuzuordnen.
TRACKS
1. Mai
2. You Are Loved [Don't Give Up]
3. Un Dia Llegara
4. February Song - mein "Heullied"
Ich habs geahnt, seit ich es in Berlin zum ersten Mal hörte (musste weinen und war sehr erschrocken darüber, da mir noch nie bei einem Lied von Josh die Tränen kamen).
Josh hat es in einer Februarnacht geschrieben, zu einer Zeit als es ihm nicht sonderlich gut ging.
5. L'Ultima Notte
6. So She Dances
7. In Her Eyes
8. Solo Por Ti
9. Now Or Never - entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit Imogen Heap
10. Un Giorno Per Noi [Romeo & Giulietta] - ist nach einer Filmmelodie einer schon etwas älteren Romeo und Julia Verfilmung entstanden
11. Lullaby [with Ladysmith Black Mambazo] - wunderschöner a capella Song, hat Josh zusammen mit Dave Matthews geschrieben
12. Weeping [with Ladysmith Black Mambazo]
13. Machine [with Herbie Hancock] - entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit Eric Mouquet (Deep Forest)
Auf der SE gibt es noch zwei weitere Songs - "Verita" und "Awake" und eine "Making of" DVD.
DVD-Cover
Josh selbst über AWAKE:
* "I learned from touring that my fans are really open-minded, musical, intelligent people and I feel like they want to come on this new journey with me. The music still sounds like it's coming from my heart and my soul and my voice. That is always the most important thing to me. My goal on Awake was to create the music and find the best people to help me create it."
If his reaction to Weeping - one of the tracks on the album - is anything to go by, it's a journey his fans will be happy to take.
"When I heard the song, I was floored," said Groban. "I heard it in South Africa. It was written by a soldier who was fed up by all he had seen."
* "The most important thing is finding great songs and ways to sing them. On the first album, I was very new and I was too afraid to take risks. But with this one, I had a nagging feeling to start creating my own material, so I did some writing and I co-produced three songs. I wanna keep surprising myself and my fans.
I can't screeming death metal in the middle of a song that's primarily romantic, as much I'd like to --- I'm definiteley in the mood sometimes! (Laughs)"
* He has written and produced songs, sold tens of millions of albums, been backed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and had guest spots on TV's Ally McBeal and American Dad!
But ask angelic-voiced, 25-year-old Josh Groban if he thinks he has truly arrived as a singer and he points to the one honour he still longs to add to his stellar CV.
A career-long string of No 1 albums? A week of sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden? A career as varied and lengthy as those of singing legends Streisand or Frank Sinatra?
No doubt, Groban aspires to all of those goals. But for now, he'd settle for a spot alongside Homer, Bart and Krusty the Clown on TV's longest-running sitcom.
"My dream is to have a guest role on The Simpsons," he told Channel NewsAsia with a smile, during an interview in London to promote his new album Awake. "That's when you know you've made it!"
CanWest MediaWorks Inc. is pleased to announce that canada.com is the exclusive Canadian destination for an online preview of Josh Groban's new CD, Awake, and an online video broadcast of Groban's first single "You are Loved (Don't Give Up)".
Wer eine gute Sound Anlage am PC hat, sollte da echt mal reinhören.
Am besten nach jedem Song den "Stop" Button drücken und dann das Nächste anklicken, sonst vermischt sich alles, zumindest bei mir.
Da ich Joshs Musik als Fan sicher mit anderen Ohren höre, würde mich euere Meinung mal interessieren. Wohl wissend, dass die meisten hier einen völlig anderen Musikgeschmack haben. :mrgreen: Aber einen Versuch ist es ja wert.
Dass mir von seinen letzten beiden Alben jeder Song ausnahmslos gefallen hätte, kann ich nicht behaupten, aber doch die meisten.
Bei "AWAKE" ist das irgendwie anders. Man merkt deutlich, dass Josh wesentlich mehr selbst geschrieben, komponiert und produziert hat.
Herausgekommen ist eine wirklich gute Mischung verschiedenster Stile und es ist nach wie vor schwer Joshs Musik einem bestimmten Genre zuzuordnen.
TRACKS
1. Mai
2. You Are Loved [Don't Give Up]
3. Un Dia Llegara
4. February Song - mein "Heullied"
Ich habs geahnt, seit ich es in Berlin zum ersten Mal hörte (musste weinen und war sehr erschrocken darüber, da mir noch nie bei einem Lied von Josh die Tränen kamen).Josh hat es in einer Februarnacht geschrieben, zu einer Zeit als es ihm nicht sonderlich gut ging.
5. L'Ultima Notte
6. So She Dances
7. In Her Eyes
8. Solo Por Ti
9. Now Or Never - entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit Imogen Heap
10. Un Giorno Per Noi [Romeo & Giulietta] - ist nach einer Filmmelodie einer schon etwas älteren Romeo und Julia Verfilmung entstanden
11. Lullaby [with Ladysmith Black Mambazo] - wunderschöner a capella Song, hat Josh zusammen mit Dave Matthews geschrieben
12. Weeping [with Ladysmith Black Mambazo]
13. Machine [with Herbie Hancock] - entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit Eric Mouquet (Deep Forest)
Auf der SE gibt es noch zwei weitere Songs - "Verita" und "Awake" und eine "Making of" DVD.
DVD-Cover
Josh selbst über AWAKE:
* "I learned from touring that my fans are really open-minded, musical, intelligent people and I feel like they want to come on this new journey with me. The music still sounds like it's coming from my heart and my soul and my voice. That is always the most important thing to me. My goal on Awake was to create the music and find the best people to help me create it."
If his reaction to Weeping - one of the tracks on the album - is anything to go by, it's a journey his fans will be happy to take.
"When I heard the song, I was floored," said Groban. "I heard it in South Africa. It was written by a soldier who was fed up by all he had seen."
* "The most important thing is finding great songs and ways to sing them. On the first album, I was very new and I was too afraid to take risks. But with this one, I had a nagging feeling to start creating my own material, so I did some writing and I co-produced three songs. I wanna keep surprising myself and my fans.
I can't screeming death metal in the middle of a song that's primarily romantic, as much I'd like to --- I'm definiteley in the mood sometimes! (Laughs)"
* He has written and produced songs, sold tens of millions of albums, been backed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and had guest spots on TV's Ally McBeal and American Dad!
But ask angelic-voiced, 25-year-old Josh Groban if he thinks he has truly arrived as a singer and he points to the one honour he still longs to add to his stellar CV.
A career-long string of No 1 albums? A week of sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden? A career as varied and lengthy as those of singing legends Streisand or Frank Sinatra?
No doubt, Groban aspires to all of those goals. But for now, he'd settle for a spot alongside Homer, Bart and Krusty the Clown on TV's longest-running sitcom.
"My dream is to have a guest role on The Simpsons," he told Channel NewsAsia with a smile, during an interview in London to promote his new album Awake. "That's when you know you've made it!"