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Josh Rouse - Subtitulo
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Pat Boland
Format:Audio CD
After the career-high of Josh Rouse's magnificent fourth album '1972' and last year's slightly less gripping (but no less impressive) 'Nashville', 'Subtitulo' is something of an exercise in treading water. Sure, there's no shortage of tunes and the instrumentation is, if anything, a toned-down version of 'Nashville' but there the similarities between 'Subtitulo' and it's two predecessors end. In some cases, it actually sounds like a collection of out-takes from the aforementioned 'Nashville' with none of it's warmth, humour or melodic invention. It's a pity; Rouse is one of the best songwriters around but 'Subtitulo' is a long way short of the standard I have come to expect from him.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first track of this (rather brief) album sets the mood, and it is full of sunishine. Rouse sounds perfectly at home on this smooth collection of spanish-inflected tracks, unfussed and unhurried. The instrumental track is curiously a real highlight, perhaps because it lifts and shifts the pace a little and if anything the album does lack a real standout track that will have you singing in the kitchen.
It is still a worthwhile addition to his catalogue, and the spanish influences promise better to come-he really seems to have found his groove.
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This was my first Josh Rouse album, and I liked it so much that I bought `Nashville' a week later.
Subtítulo seems to me a smaller-scale affair, in simple length terms as well as feel. There's one `big' track: `His Majesty Rides', which could be my favourite. This has a great rhythm, and I love the way it hots up half way through. Great chorus too.
`It Looks Like Love' is almost as big, but it's a bit softer and more whimsical. Few pop songs have such sweet vocals as this catchy little number. You will probably have to sing along every time this comes on.
Oh, and there's a `disco' song too: the very catchy `Givin' it Up', which I think is okay, but perhaps a tad repetitive.
I like the soft opening track that's a touching portrait of somebody enjoying a new life in a new place. `Wonderful' and `Jersey Clowns' are quiet and underplayed, like much of the music on the album, but always compelling thanks to Josh's voice and the beautiful way the music is put together.
The only track that I'm not so keen on is `The Man Who Doesn't Know How to Smile', which has a rather annoying chorus (but is otherwise a nice duet with a Spanish female singer).
This is an album that grows on you the more you play it. Some people will probably think it's dull, but you have to get to know it. It's an album full of musical treats.
Subtítulo seems to me a smaller-scale affair, in simple length terms as well as feel. There's one `big' track: `His Majesty Rides', which could be my favourite. This has a great rhythm, and I love the way it hots up half way through. Great chorus too.
`It Looks Like Love' is almost as big, but it's a bit softer and more whimsical. Few pop songs have such sweet vocals as this catchy little number. You will probably have to sing along every time this comes on.
Oh, and there's a `disco' song too: the very catchy `Givin' it Up', which I think is okay, but perhaps a tad repetitive.
I like the soft opening track that's a touching portrait of somebody enjoying a new life in a new place. `Wonderful' and `Jersey Clowns' are quiet and underplayed, like much of the music on the album, but always compelling thanks to Josh's voice and the beautiful way the music is put together.
The only track that I'm not so keen on is `The Man Who Doesn't Know How to Smile', which has a rather annoying chorus (but is otherwise a nice duet with a Spanish female singer).
This is an album that grows on you the more you play it. Some people will probably think it's dull, but you have to get to know it. It's an album full of musical treats.
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Give it a chance
On first listening I thought this was bland stuff. However, stick with it. As always Josh Rouse continues to surprise with his constant changes in direction. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2006 by Alex Gardiner
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Another side of Mr Rouse
Far more laid-back and upbeat than any previous effort, this album is (on first listen) a fair effort but nothing special. Read more
Published on 21 April 2006 by The Truth
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How does this guy do it?
Seriously though, how does he do it? Just one year after the outstanding Nashville, Mr Rouse has excelled himself yet again. A flawless (really! Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2006 by James Arlington
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Published on 20 Mar 2006 by Curlynob
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