

The EP Bedroom Classics Vol 2 (2005) introduced a more experimental side Typical, the bluesy Why Won't You Tell Me What and the

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With frequent echoes of Elton John and Billy Joel. His style is still, fundamentally, guitar-driven soul-pop, Nashville (Rykodisc, 2005) has little in common with the capital ofĬountry music. Point of sounding like a revival of Daryl & Hall and the likes. Rouse's rock was becoming softer and mellower, to the L'ambizioso ciclo di canzoni Under Cold Blue Stars (Slow River, 2002), ambientato nell'America rurale degli anni '50, non ha però risposto alle aspettative, nonostante l'impiego di stili ed arrangiamenti differenti ( Feeling No Pain, Ears To The Ground, Women And Men, Christmas With Jesus).ġ972 (Rykodisc, 2003), dedicated to his own birth year, continued theĪutobiographical journey taking advantage of an even more varied (and carefully (Translation by/ Tradotto da Stefano Marino)Ĭresciuto nel Nebraska ma poi trasferitosi a Nashville, Josh Rouse ha debuttato con Dressed Up Like Nebraska (Slow River, 1998), un disco che sposava l'orecchiabilita` del pop all'indolenza depressa dell'alt-country.ĭopo l'EP Chester (1999), in collaborazione con il chitarrista dei Lambchop Kurt Wagner (autore dei testi), Rouse ha pubblicato un album dalle atmosfere ancora più pop, Home (Slow River, 2000), con brani come Laughter e Directions, in un certo senso sulla scia di Freedy Johnston. Home (Slow River, 2000), featuring Laughter andīut the ambitious song-cycle Under Cold Blue Stars (Slow River, 2002),ĭid not live up to expectations, despite trying several different stylesĪnd arrangements ( Feeling No Pain, Ears To The Ground, Guitarist Kurt Wagner (who writes the lyrics), Rouse released an even poppier album, Raised in Nebraska but relocated to Nashville, Josh Rouse debuted withĭressed Up Like Nebraska (Slow River, 1998), an album that wed theĬatchiness of pop music and the depressed feelings of alt-country.įollowing the EP Chester (1999), a collaboration with Lambchop's ( Copyright © 1999 Piero Scaruffi | Legal restrictions - Termini d'uso ) Josh Rouse: biography, discography, reviews, links
