{"product_id":"stages-1","title":"Stages","description":"Audio Mixers: Humberto Gatica; Martin Nessi.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Abbey Road, London, England; Avatar Studios, New York, NY; Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Lionshare Studios, Hollywood, CA; MSR, New York, NY; Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA; SoulFuel Studios, Nashville, TN; Tal Bergman Studios, Los Angeles, CA; United Recording, Hollywood, CA; Westlake Studios, West Hollywood, CA.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: James Dimmock.\u003cbr\u003eJosh Groban always skirted the edges of middlebrow pop so it's a certain relief to hear the classical singer go all in on 2015's Stages, a tribute to the great songs of the Great White Way. He throws a few movie tunes in for good measure, including the opening \"Pure Imagination\" from Charlie \u0026amp; The Chocolate Factory and \"Over the Rainbow,\" but the concentration is on A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, The Fantasticks, Into the Woods, and Sunday in the Park with George -- lots of Sondheim, lots of musicals from after the peak of '60s crossover. Nevertheless, in its handsome deliberation, Stages does feel like a throwback to '60s LPs comprised of tunes everybody knows, sung by singers everybody knows. Groban in some ways benefits from a less operatic setting, as it naturally scales back his soaring excess, and the record is also nicely modulated -- a mellow, attractive journey to the middle of the road, a place that seems to suit Groban just fine. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45594103972127,"sku":"093624934394","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/c41ae9058edf7baacd0fac33573e1f30_711396e4-5924-4cde-9a1f-b59ab9026cc4.jpg?v=1777815806","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/stages-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}