Closer - Josh Groban

‘Closer’ is the second album from Josh Groban released in 2004 after his debut self titled album from 2001. He has an almost classical style to his music and has worked along many of the big names such as Charlotte Church, The Corrs and Lara Fabian while also having a starring role in Ally McBeal which was a big starting point in his musical success. I first heard of Josh through watching Ally McBeal (thank you so much for re-runs!) where he played a choir singer facing the daunting task of singing in front of his class mates at his Prom. The powerful voice just grabbed me but it wasn’t until much later that I decided to see what I could find out about ...  Read the complete review

'Closer' is Josh Groban's 2nd studio album, following on from his self titled debut. Closer follows on from the first album in general format and style but begins to have more of Groban in it, as he took a more active role in it's production, writing or co-writing a couple of songs. The most notable being 'Remember When It Rained', a song that steadily builds in intensity to a dramatic crescendo. Other highlights of the album include the opener 'Oceano', which Josh used to open each night of his tour and is a very special song, particularly live. This album also includes the well-known anthem 'You Raise Me Up'. A song that was brought to fame by Josh, ...  Read the complete review

Magnificent! My beloved and I were out to dinner last night and the bartender had one of Josh Groban's CD playing. We were both so taken by his voice that we went immediately to the store after dinner to purchase the CD. Only one copy of Closer was available and it's mine now. His voice and passion transcends any need to translate the lyrics of these beautiful songs. Few artists have spoken to my soul in such a way. Josh Groban is a true mystic; his music is not simply the expression of human love - what I heard last night listening to this CD was my soul fall into the embrace of God in Mystical ...  Read the complete review

Josh Groban is definitely the most talented vocalist I have ever heard in my entire life. Although I'm not Italian, nor do I speak any language that Josh sings, I've come to love those songs even more than the english ones. People constantly ask me why I listen to Italian songs if I'm not even Italian..and ofcourse, the answer is clear, "BECAUSE JOSH GROBAN SINGS IT!" I've come to ignore the language barrier since Josh's talent can easily overcome any such hinderance. Closer is especially amazing in the choice of powerful songs which really emanate Josh's voice. For a 22 year old, Josh is definitely way ahead of his ...  Read the complete review