- Audio CD (Mar 17 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Warner
- ASIN: B00005UOWM
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #73,853 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Twilight |
| 2. Nothing Ever Gives Me Pleasure |
| 3. Miracle |
| 4. Christmas With Jesus |
| 5. Under Cold Blue Stars |
| 6. Ugly Stories |
| 7. Feeling No Pain |
| 8. Ears To The Ground |
| 9. Summer Kitchen Ballad |
| 10. Women And Men |
| 11. The Whole Night Through |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
Under Cold Blue Stars, the third album from native Nebraskan, Josh Rouse, is full of elegant, melodic pop songs--both deftly understated and with hooks as catchy as Coldplay (who the opening song "Twilight" bears an uncanny resemblance to). This is music for folk in love with Americana and timeless pop: a gentle hinterland of melancholy and hope. A loose concept lies behind Under Cold Blue Stars; that of a fractious couple in the late 1950s, trying to come to terms with their life and relationship. "Christmas With Jesus" is an unashamedly beautiful realisation of their struggles, as is the upbeat title track: the music touching on sources as diverse as Nils Lofgren, The Cure and even Bruce Springsteen (albeit, a Springsteen shorn of all pride and aggrandisement). All this adds up to make Under Cold Blue Stars rather special. --Everett True
Chronique amazon.fr
Ses confrères ne tarissent pas d'éloges méritées à son sujet. Kurt Wagner de Lambchop voit en lui un génie, tout comme Michael Timmins des Cowboy Junkies. Dès son premier album en 1998, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, la critique voit dans le Nashvillien Josh Rouse un des talents en devenir de l'americana des années 00. Cet essai, il le transforme sur Home, avant d'enchaîner avec le présent Under Cold Blue Stars, plus mature encore. Douze chansons, inspirées par ses relations avec ses amis et sa famille, écrites sur la route alors qu'il assurait la première partie de David Gray, vont droit au cœur. Subtils, les arrangements évoquent le meilleur de Sparklehorse. Dans le genre, Josh Rouse s'impose en 2002 comme un des songwriters les plus importants avec Kelly Joe Phelps. Finalement, Nick Drake a fait des émules. --Hervé Comte
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Album by an amazing performer...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Under the Cold Blue Stars (Audio CD)
This is one of the most hypnotic alternative albums of the decade! I love this cd. There really are no words to describe how great the music is. The songs are all beautifully performed and the melodies are all intoxicating and catchy. I'm not usually a fan of male vocals but I love this album. Definetly one of the best cds I have ever owned.
5.0 out of 5 stars
No question, one of the best,
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This review is from: Under the Cold Blue Stars (Audio CD)
If you like heartfelt acoustic rock, this is the album for you. Josh's laid back, matter of fact voice blends perfectly with the funk rhythm on Under the Cold Blue Stars (think almost Remy Shand) and the moving Nothing Gives Me Pleasure. I can shut my eyes and imagine myself walking through Manhattan late in a January evening with the wind nipping at my face. Despite that, no matter what my mood is, there is something on this album that speaks to me each time I play it and the complex layers always keep me coming back to this album, time and again. You won't go wrong with this album, there's not a weak song on it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected,
By Dark Lord "M. Haynoski" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Under the Cold Blue Stars (Audio CD)
I first heard Josh Rousse on a Various Artists album, and this was the first Josh Rousse album I've purchased. I was dissipointed to find out that it wasn't much like the song of his that I heard (Laughter). The album itself is not bad, it has a easy-going, laid back feel, similar artists would be Jack Johnson and Duncan Sheik. The tracks mold together, giving it a somwhat bland feel to it, but overall worth the money.
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