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Title: Arrangements
Review: I first heard Josh Groban on the radio with "To Where You Are". It was magnificent and I decided I had to buy the CD. I was surprised (and delighted) to hear the Italian and Spanish presentations. My only criticism: Every arrangement of every song is the same. Each one contains a modulation as the "build up" to the finale. While modulation can be effective to create drama and passion to the end of a piece of music, when it is used every time, it not only loses its dramatic effect, it becomes a canned Hollywood production. Hopefully, that will be addressed in future albums. He's entitled to every opportunity to use the gift he has with attention on the substance of his voice rather than the form of each rendition.
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