Make that *renewed* super fan.
Reprise
My name is Sarah, and I was a "Grobanite" at 14 years old. In other words, I was a Josh Groban ~super fan~. I was the girl who wasn't allowed to listen to most pop music (sorry, Justin Timberlake and whoever else had a big album in 2005), so Josh Groban's multi-lingual love-themed ballads fit the bill. It's been awhile since I've sat down and listened to Josh, but last week he released a new album, Stages, and I decided to give it a listen and ~document~ the experience. Would his voice make me break into tears like "Starry, Starry Night" did in middle school? Would anything speak to me now like "You're Still You" did when I was a lovesick 14-year-old?
I had to press play to find out.
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1. Okay. Hitting play. Josh's latest album is Stages. It's show tunes, which means there is a 95% chance I will love this album based on this fact alone.
2. First is "Pure Imagination." He hasn't even started to sing yet, and I already feel a catch in my throat.
3. *regresses to being a 14 year old*
4. OH MY GOD THAT VOICE.
5. I also just love this song, and IN FACT, sang it to myself on my first day at BuzzFeed because I'm a dork.
6. Remember that AT&T commercial from a few years ago with the smiley-paper monsters? I think that's the moment I realized how magical this song is.
7. Because sure, Gene Wilder is swell, but the chocolate room isn't all that great.
8. Josh holds the notes so well. Next time I'll count how many seconds.
9. The 3:00 minute mark when his voice melds and soars with the orchestra. And then he ends with a note he holds for 17 seconds.
10. I'm so glad I didn't wear make up today. Just like when I was 14.
11. But the music, right? No, you're swooning.
12. Kleenex, anyone?
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