The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse
The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse
表演者: Josh Rouse
介质: DVD & CD
发行时间: 2004-06-29
唱片数: 2
出版者: Rykodisc
条形码: 0014431067495
专辑简介
The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse--might suggest, wrongly, that singer-songwriter Josh Rouse is just another slacker musician with an ironic, mocking sense of humor. Rouse, who was 31 at the time of this 2003 live recording, may or may not in fact be a slacker, but the Nebraska-born, Nashville-based artist's sounds really are smooth, making for a very pleasant ride throughout this DVD/CD hybrid package (the concert DVD and accompanying documentary are each about an hour long; the audio-only Rarities CD runs about 45 minutes). Drawing primarily from his '03 1972 CD, Rouse and band play a set that could easily (and apparently intentionally) fit nicely into that year, when the likes of Carole King and James Taylor were in their primes. This is music that's neither lightweight nor especially exciting--titles like "Sunshine," "Love Vibration," and "Feeling No Pain" offer a clue--with nice, hummable melodies delivered by a singer with a decent if unexceptional voice (Rouse also has a likeable enough stage manner, but comments like "How you feelin'? You feelin' good?" don't do much to support the DVD liner notes' contention that he is "a superb entertainer"). Somewhat faint praise, perhaps, but you could do a whole lot worse than spend an evening in Josh Rouse's company.
曲目
Live Concert DVD:
Comeback (Light therapy)
Love Vibration
Sunshine (Come On Lady)
Under Your Charms
Slaveship
1972
Rise
Feelin' No Pain
Miracle
Under Cold Blue Stars
Late Night Conversation
Directions
Flight Attendant
Rarities CD:
Michigan
Princess on the Porch
Knights of Loneliness
I Just Want to Live
A Well Respected Man
Kentucky Flood
Pittsburgh
Me Gusta Dormir
Scenes From a Bar in Toronto
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