Awake Live CD/DVD

I have watched this DVD two times since buying it yesterday and I must say it is by far THE BEST of all of Josh Groban's DVD's! The entire concert is excellent, but it is worth the price alone for the live version of the song "Awake"! If you are a Josh Groban fan, this CD/DVD is an absolute must have!! It blows his other DVD's away!

I was able to attend this concert and it was so much fun to watch it all over again. Especially since this time I could actually see him (I could only get tickets WAY in the back) and be able to hear him (we had some VERY annoying screaming girls behind us). However, I was very disappointed to see how much of the concert had been cut out.

This DVD mainly only showed his singing, which was beautiful, but there were SO many fun parts that they'd taken out. They took out where his guest (sorry. I forgot her name) was showing him how to dance. Hilarious! Then he also was given some gifts by the audience, including a cowboy hat and "Elton John" glasses (as he called them) and would sing as he wore them making impersonations. But my FAVORITE part was when he was signing autographs for a minute for the audience and a little girl came and sat down next to him. He had her sign autographs too and then a little while later he sang "Not While I'm Around" to her (which is one of my...Read more

I have already watched this DVD through twice, and couldn't wait to sit down and write a review. In short, it is absolutely FANTASTIC! The sound quality is perfect (just as good as "Josh Groban in Concert") and the camera work is terrific (Josh is all over the place, and there are more than enough camera angles to cover him and his band/orchestra.) Josh's voice is incredible, even with all his movement across the stage his voice is strong and lovely.

Highlights for me were:
1. In Her Eyes- if you haven't seen it elsewhere I won't ruin it for you, but I LOVE how he does this and still sounds so perfect!
2. Aurora/Kashmir by Lucia Micarelli- she's fabulous, keep on rockin', Lucia!
3. Pearls (duet with Angelique Kidjo)- a very different and haunting duet, performed perfectly;
4. Un Giorno Per Noi- not really 'pop concert' material, but performed just as beautifully live as in the studio recording;
5. Awake- beautifully done, words slightly...Read more