Review: Josh Groban
Josh Groban 'Awake': Aidin Vaziri | It's easy to see why so many people hate Josh Groban. He thinks he's a 500-pound Italian opera star, but he's really just a 25-year-old kid from Los Angeles with really bad taste. His idea of romance is derived largely from tampon commercials. And, really, is there a worse genre of music than pop-classical crossover? But you have to admire the ambition that went into making his soon-to-be-multiplatinum third album, "Awake." Guests include Dave Matthews, producer Glen Ballard and Herbie Hancock; at least three languages are covered; and there's a nod to Paul Simon in his epic collaborations with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Does that make heavily synthesized ballads like "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" and "February Song" even remotely tolerable by the average White Stripes fan? No. But at least Mom's Christmas present is all sorted out.
posted by Aidin at Sunday, November 05, 2006
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