Review: JOSH GROBAN: ALL THAT ECHOES ARTIST CUT is a Stroke of Genius

"Josh Groban: All That Echoes Artist Cut" opened in over 500 cinemas across the world last night. The 100-minute documentary was filmed mostly at a February 4 concert in The Allen Room at Lincoln Center in New York City. The film was a magnificent way to bring Groban up close and personal to his fans, and music lovers in all parts of the planet.

Groban said in the film "I used to live 65 floors high in this place," before singing "Falling Slowly" and other songs from his latest recording, "All That Echoes." Behind him, the hustle and bustle of Manhattan was in clear view beyond massive glass wall. Lincoln Center is a complex of many buildings, including the Metropolitan Opera, Avery Fisher Hall, the New York State Theater, the Juilliard School (including Alice Tully Hall for recitals and a chamber music hall), the Vivian Beaumont Theater, The Library-Museum of the Performing Arts, the Guggenheim Bandshell, and several Fordham University buildings.

Groban appeared as his casual self, with slightly tousled hair and a day's worth of stubble. At age 31, he still has acne, he said, but in all the close-up shots he either has a magician for a make-up artist, or he has amazingly flawless skin. Whatever the case, the performer is extremely good-looking.

Some of the best songs he performed during the unique concert was Vincent (Starry Starry Night), You Raise Me Up, Smile (by Charlie Chaplin) and Stevie Wonder's I Believe When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever.

Groban has a polished voice, polite disposition, youthful tenor voice, and a "Good Kid" presence on stage. He handles the audience with finesse and graceful skill rarely seen in an artist who is only 31 years old. Fathom Events shows a stroke of genius in this documentary, which is well-worth seeing.

Photos Courtesy of Reprise Records

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