The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse (DVD & CD)

Starring:Josh Rouse
Studio: Rykodisc
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Product Description
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
Smile

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The Smooth Sounds of josh Rouse captures our leading man in the midst of his massive 1972 world tour, and highlights songs from that beloved album alongside classics from his earlier releases.

A gifted singer, a talented guitar player, and a superb entertainer, Josh has gone from strength to strength on his albums, in the nightclubs, and now in the privacy of your home with this DVD/CD package. Josh and band were filmed live on New Year's Eve 2003 before an adoring crowd in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

Also included is a documentary, The Many Moods of Josh Rouse, that puts his tremendous career in perspective, featuring interviews with Josh, his band, and peers from other acclaimed musical acts of the day.

Finally, there is a full album's worth of b-sides and rarities included, hand selected from his personal cupboard of recordings by Mr. Rouse himself. What more could you ask for? So sit back, relax and enjoy The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse.

Format: DVD VIDEO
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The title alone--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. --Sam Graham

The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse (DVD & CD)
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Rouse's Unreleased could be his best stuff.

Josh Rouse does it again

This review is for the bonus disk ONLY, not the DVD!!

The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse (DVD & CD)
Starring: Josh Rouse
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
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Binding: DVD

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Release Date: 2004-06-29

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The title alone--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. --Sam Graham

Product Description

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
Smile

System Requirements:
The Smooth Sounds of josh Rouse captures our leading man in the midst of his massive 1972 world tour, and highlights songs from that beloved album alongside classics from his earlier releases.

A gifted singer, a talented guitar player, and a superb entertainer, Josh has gone from strength to strength on his albums, in the nightclubs, and now in the privacy of your home with this DVD/CD package. Josh and band were filmed live on New Year's Eve 2003 before an adoring crowd in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

Also included is a documentary, The Many Moods of Josh Rouse, that puts his tremendous career in perspective, featuring interviews with Josh, his band, and peers from other acclaimed musical acts of the day.

Finally, there is a full album's worth of b-sides and rarities included, hand selected from his personal cupboard of recordings by Mr. Rouse himself. What more could you ask for? So sit back, relax and enjoy The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse.

Format: DVD VIDEO

Customer Reviews:

Rouse's Unreleased could be his best stuff........2006-11-21

I have enjoyed every album in the Josh Rouse collection; don't get me wrong I love songs on all the rest of the albums from "Dressed up Like Nebraska" to "Subtitulo". Definately, my favorite at this current time. I can't wait for more stuff from Rouse, to enjoy.

Josh Rouse does it again.......2004-12-23

Josh Rouse, is by far, one of the best unknown artists out there. This DVD/CD set includes 2 discs of over 3 hours of pure enjoyment. Let me start out with the DVD:

The DVD contains a live concert during New Years Eve in 2003. The live concert is just awesome. The only disappointing part of the concert is that the band does not have a saxaphone player to accompany the song "Love Vibrations". They play mostly all 1972 songs, but add a little bit of other songs from his earlier albums such as "Under Cold Blue Stars", "Home", and "Dressed up like Nebraska". The other part of the dvd is just a bio to know Rouse a little bit better. He talks about his music, and how it affects him. It just portrays that the singer is having a fun time with his music. The only downer about this DVD is that it shows some highlights from the 1972 DVD, which is just wasted film I've already seen. With that, i give the DVD a 4/5.

The CD is very awesome. The price is really good to get a DVD and an actual album of unreleased songs from Rouse. My favorite song has to be "Pittsburgh". The song has a very jazzy rock feel to it. Most of the CD is very mellow and smooth. Its a great CD to have for old Rouse fans. I rate this a 5/5.

So, one 4, and one 5: 4 1/2. So, I rated this a five star. This is a great collection to own if you are a big Rouse fan. If you've never heard of him, definately go out and purchase his latest CD: "1972". Its awesome.

Can't wait for his new album in 2005!!!

This review is for the bonus disk ONLY, not the DVD!!.......2004-10-03

I have not seen the DVD yet (although I'm sure its good). However I do have the bonus disk. Being a newcomer to Rouse, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. This is in two words, "laid back". Something you would put on while driving along on a summer day with sandy beaches on one side and your hot girlfriend sleeping in the passenger seat next to you. This is the type of feeling Rouse's album evokes, and his ability to craft well-written tunes in the vein of talented singer/songwriter's like Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, etc is top notch. Highly recommended.

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