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Josh Rouse's follow-up to his critically acclaimed album 1972 ventures still deeper into the territory of mellow, nostalgia-tinged '70s FM radio, and this time the results are a little less Philly soul and a little more Laurel Canyon. The gently lilting "Winter in the Hamptons" and "Saturday" find Rouse nestled comfortably between the Rolling Stones' "Tops" and Bob Dylan's "Sweetheart Like You" on the jukebox, while "Carolina" is so light it could make James Taylor cry into his lemonade. Tinkly piano floats under Rouse's breathy vocals on "Sad Eyes" in a manner sure to enhance any romantic yearning to the point of pain, while a boogie-woogie vibe turns up on "Why Won't You Tell Me What." It's great to see this Nebraska singer/songwriter stepping unashamedly into the AOR-ready troubadour mold left empty for decades, and it's a role he inhabits beautifully and proudly. Incidentally, the title of the album refers more to geography (Rouse lived in Nashville for a decade), than rhinestone-spangled cowboy style, though some nice pedal-steel guitar does sweeten up a few tracks.
Live Recording
Recording information: Alex The Great Studios, Nashville, TN.
Photographers: Josh Rouse; Joe Pisapia.
Personnel: Josh Rouse (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards); Josh Rouse; Marc Pisapia (vocals, keyboards, drums); James "Hags" Haggerty (vocals, bass guitar); Al Perkins (pedal steel guitar); Brad Jones (piano, double bass, upright bass); Daniel Tashian (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Curt Perkins (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Joe Pisapia (vocals, keyboards, drums, background vocals); Chris Carmichael (strings).
Audio Mixer: Brad Jones .
Entertainment Weekly (No. 808, p.102) - "[P]ersistently gorgeous....[patches] together Cali rock's orange-sunset warmth with Britpop's relentless longing..." - Grade: A-
Uncut (pp.90-91) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]is crafted, gorgeous cunning won't leave that cityscape in your head for a long, long time."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 - "A journey through Rouse's teenage years seen through the teary haze of a broken heart concludes with a slab of closing-time philosophy." Nashville Music | List Price | $13.98 (You save $1.69) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Rykodisc | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  9168  | | CD Universe Part number | 6823719 | | Catalog number | 10679 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 22, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Brad Jones; Brad Jones | | Engineer | Brad Jones; Brad Jones | | Personnel | Chris Carmichael - strings
Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar
Brad Jones - piano, double bass, upright bass
Daniel Tashian - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Josh Rouse - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
Joe Pisapia - vocals, keyboards, drums, background vocals
Marc Pisapia - vocals, keyboards, drums
James "Hags" Haggerty - vocals, bass guitar
Curt Perkins - vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano
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Josh Rouse Nashville Songs Purchase Nashville CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | VH1 Presents The Corrs: Live In Dublin CD (2002)
Nashville album
 $6.19  
This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
Somewhat more mysteriously, Rolling Stone Ron Wood ...
| | Josh Rouse Under Cold Blue Stars CD (2002)
Nashville CD music
$10.69  
Josh Rouse has a magic touch with a pop melody, and he also writes songs that are full of personal feeling, evocative detail, and hauntingly familiar narratives. It's the sort of combination that sticks with listeners and helps make UNDER COLD BLUE STARS one of Rouse's most satisfying efforts. The album still has much of the stark, bittersweet timbre of the artist's first albums, but there is a bit more sonic and thematic ...
| | Josh Rouse 1972 CD (2003)
Nashville music CDs
$10.45
Initial pressings of 1972 contain a bonus DVD featuring the "Love Vibration" music video and a Josh Rouse documentary film.
From the period-specific cover design to the mellow grooves within, Josh Rouse's 2003 release 1972 is something of a time machine. With its feel-good vibes, earthy structures, and gorgeously crisp, expansive production (courtesy of Brad Jones), the album effortlessly transports us to the year in question. Moreover, it's clear that Rouse has been doing his homework--his excellent batch of songs bears the influence of '70 songwriters like Carole King, Marvin Gaye, and James Taylor, and groups like America and Fleetwood Mac. But Rouse is no mere mimic; he blends his inspirations with flair. His stylistic melange contains clear reference points, yet stands in its own bell-bottomed jeans.
When the intimate, singer/songwriter feel of the title track gives way to a steady, organ-driven groove on "Love Vibration" (which also features Wurlitzer, flutes, ...
| | Lucinda Williams Live @ The Fillmore CDs (2005) Digipak
Nashville songs
$15.09 
Never one to tread the expected path, Lucinda Williams followed her big breakthrough album, CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD, with a pair of low-key records full of sad, quiet, fragile songs (interrupted by the occasional barn-burner). LIVE @ THE FILLMORE concentrates heavily on those latter two releases, unleashing all the intense, burning emotions that lay at their core, making plain the inherent frisson lurking ...
| | Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning CD (2005)
Nashville album
$12.05
In early 2005, young indie icon Conor Oberst (AKA Bright Eyes) unveiled two full-length albums--I'M WIDE AWAKE, IT'S MORNING and DIGITAL ASH IN A DIGITAL URN. Whereas the latter ...
| | Jane Siberry Shushan The Palace: Hymns Of Earth CD (2004)
Nashville CD music
$14.05
| | Tribute To Icp (Insane Clown Posse) CD (2005)
Nashville music CDs
$9.35 
Tributee: Insane Clown Posse.
| | Mick Hart If You Could CD (2007) (Import)
Nashville songs
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| | Charles Milling Soul Mother CD (2008)
Nashville album
$9.35
Born and raised in New Orleans, Charles Milling grew up feeling time backwards. Rock and Pop had conviction and smack yet lacked a backbeat...so he superimposed it in his imagination. Folk and Classical lacked smack and jam, so he re-did the pieces he liked to his own drum tracks ...
| | Afterblack CD (2008)
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$5.99
| | Carlos de Nicaragua y Familia Militante CD (2009)
Nashville music CDs
$16.45
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